Travis Cocke

Ascendant Advisors LLC is an investment management firm headquartered in Houston, Texas. The firm was originally formed in 1970 as Texas Investment Management Co. and was later renamed John H. Lee & Co. In 1983, they became known as Pension Management Co. In July 2009, the firm was purchased by a group of strategic investors, acquired new management and became known as Ascendant Advisors LLC. They are a subsidiary of Ascendant Advisors Group LLC. Ascendant Advisors manages assets of individual and institutional clients.

Voss Capital LLC (Voss) is an independent registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Houston, Texas. The firm was founded by Travis Cocke and George N. Giannukos in 2011 as Southpaw Capital LLC. Voss provides discretionary investment advice to private funds organized as a Cayman Islands-based master-feeder structure.

SAMEX Mining Corp. is a junior resource company. It engages in the acquisition and exploration of mineral properties in South America, particularly in the country of Chile. The company explores for deposits of precious and base metals. The company was founded on December 15, 1967 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.