Sheila Baird

Monarch Capital Group LLC is a full-service investment banking firm headquartered in New York City. The firm is owned by Monarch Holdings LLC. Monarch Capital Group seeks to identify small- and micro-cap investment opportunities with substantial emerging-growth potential. They structure, manage and execute transactions in both foreign and domestic Debt and Equity Capital Markets for corporate, institutional and high-net-worth individual investors. Monarch Capital Group is a member of The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC).

Founded in 1990 by Liam Dalton, Axiom Capital Management, Inc. is a full-service broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm offers traditional fixed-income and equity services including separately managed accounts through mutual funds, hedge funds, fund of funds and exchange funds. They serve high net-worth individuals, pension plans, profit sharing plans and other institutions. Axiom Capital Management is member of FINRA/SIPC. Axiom assists start-up and transitional hedge funds in selecting the prime broker best suited for their funds. The firm's services include: soft dollar reimbursements, execution of foreign market derivatives, turnkey information technology infrastructure solutions. Axiom can meet the needs of hedge funds worth up to $1 billion. Axiom is an experienced soft-dollar broker. The firm works their large, diverse institutional customer base to arrange equitable and compliant soft-dollar agreements. The firm's trading desk adheres to the highest compliance standards combining state-of-the-art technology and experienced traders to deliver quality executions in most domestic and international products.

Part of Stifel Financial Corp., Hampshire Securities Corp. is an investment bank specializing in small and emerging companies. The company is based in New York, NY. Hampshire Securities was acquired by Gruntal & Co. LLC on November 20, 1997.