Laurence Robert Smith

Founded in 1999, Credit Suisse Asset Management LLC (CSAM) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse Group AG (NYSE: CS), a publicly owned foreign bank holding company based in Switzerland.

JPMorgan Investment Management, Inc. (JPMIM) is a global, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2000 as the result of Chase Manhattan's purchase of Robert Fleming Holdings and the subsequent merger of Chase and JPMorgan. In January 2010, JPMorgan Investment Advisors merged into JP Morgan Investment Management. JPMIM is a subsidiary of JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM). The firm primarily provides investment advisory services to both US and non-US institutional and retail clients.

Forefront Capital Advisors LLC is an investment management firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Bradley C. Reifler in 2009 and is a subsidiary of Forefront Management Group LLC. They provide investment advice to various clients.

Founded in 2004 by Robert Birnbaum and Laurence Smith, Third Wave Global Investors LLC is a hedge fund manager located in Greenwich, Connecticut