Wayne M. Fitzpatrick

Wedbush Securities, Inc. is a full-service investment bank and brokerage firm headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded in 1955 as Wedbush Morgan Securities, Inc. They are a subsidiary of Wedbush Financial Services LLC, which is owned by Wedbush, Inc. Wedbush Securities provides a wide range of securities brokerage, wealth management, and investment banking services to private and institutional clients. Their research focuses on providing coverage of small and mid-sized companies in the following industries: (1) consumer products and services (2) technology (3) entertainment and media (4) life sciences and (5) industrial growth and clean technology.

Citizens JMP Securities LLC (Citizens JMP) is a full-service investment bank and broker/dealer headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded by Joseph Jolson in 2002 and was formerly JMP Securities LLC. The firm is a subsidiary of JMP Holding LLC, ultimately held by Citizens Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: CFG). Citizens JMP provides equity research, institutional brokerage, and investment banking services to public and private growth companies and their investors. They are a research-driven, growth-oriented firm that provides services to small- and mid-sized companies and the institutions that invest in them. The firm specializes in four high-growth sectors of the economy: technology, healthcare, financial services, and real estate.

Modern Bank NA operates as a commercial wholesale bank that provides financing and banking solutions. It offers commercial and industrial lending, commercial real estate, and private client services. The company was founded by Bippy M. Siegal in 2006 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Founded in 1986, Merriman Capital, Inc. is an SEC-registered broker/dealer and investment banking firm headquartered in San Francisco. The firm is a subsidiary of Merriman Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: MERR), a financial services firm that focuses on fast-growing companies and their institutional investors. Merriman provides advisory and investment banking, equity research, institutional services, corporate services and venture services primarily to corporate clients. Merriman Capital provides research, brokerage and trading services primarily to institutional clients. The firm offers a full range of specialized and integrated services including: equity research, specialized trade execution, equity capital markets, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, sales and trading, market making, corporate and venture services, restructurings and strategic advisory services. Merriman Capital employs bottom-up, fundamental analysis of small-cap companies in select industries including clean technology, healthcare, technology and consumer/Internet/media. The firm also has expertise in emerging markets, with emphasis on emerging markets in China. Merriman Capital is known to engage in shareholder activist investment strategies. Merriman Capital is a member of the NASD, the SIPC and FINRA. The firm serves as an introducing broker/dealer for Pershing LLC. They do not hold or maintain funds or securities or provide clearing services for other broker/dealers.

The Bancorp Bank engages in the provision of commercial and retail banking services and related other banking services including private label banking, health savings accounts, stored value prepaid debit cards, and merchant card processing to both regional and national markets. The firm also offers fintech solutions, institutional banking, commercial lending, and real estate bridge lending. The company was founded by Betsy Z. Cohen on December 30, 1999 and is headquartered in Sioux Falls, SD.

University of Miami (Florida) is a private research university with students from around the world that is focused on teaching and learning, the discovery of new knowledge, and service to the South Florida region and beyond. The university was founded in 1925 and it is headquartered in Coral Gables, FL.

Citigroup Private Bank is the private banking subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C) in the US. Headquartered in New York City, the firm serves worldly and wealthy individuals and their families with a customized private banking service that crosses borders. They also provide services to professional investors, family offices, and lawyers and law firms.

Founded in 1998 by William R. Hambrecht, WR Hambrecht + Co. LLC is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm offers a full array of investment services. They provide research that focuses on the (1) Asia-Pacific, biotechnology, business applications and services sectors (2) the China Internet and technology sector (3) consumer (4) enterprise software and Internet (5) gaming technology (6) Internet (7) medical technology (8) nanotechnology (9) networking and data infrastructure (10) semiconductors and devices and (11) specialty pharmaceuticals.

Winona Capital Management LLC (Winona Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2003 by Laird Koldyke and Luke Reese. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Jacob Burns Film Center operates as a cultural arts center located in Pleasantville. It specializes in independent and documentary films; the center hosts a variety of special events. The company was founded by Stephen Apkon, Lisa Hertz Apkon and Sabrina Coughlin in 2001 and is headquartered in Pleasantville, NY.

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA provides commercial banking services. It offers investment banking, merchant services, and institutional asset management services. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Fusion Academy & Learning Center offers customized academic learning programs and tutoring services. The firm operates as a college preparatory private institution that offers full-time classes, summer courses, tutoring sessions, or supplement credit programs. It specializes in the development and implementation of personalized mentoring programs, allowing students to customize their own class schedules and begin a new semester at any time of the year. It also offers art workshops, music classes, and homeschooling solutions. The company was founded by Peter G. Ruppert and Michelle Rose Gilman in 1989 and is headquartered in Solana Beach, CA

Peter Millar LLC manufactures and markets lifestyle apparels. It offers casual clothing for men and women. Its products include knit shirts, woven sport shirts, sweaters, shoes, and collegiate apparel. The company was founded by Chris Knott in 2001 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Founded in 2009, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC (MSSB) is a registered investment adviser, a registered broker-dealer, a registered futures commission merchant, and a member of the New York Stock Exchange. Headquartered in Purchase, New York, MSSB is one of the largest financial services firms in the US with branch offices in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The firm was initially owned by a joint venture company which was indirectly owned 65% by Morgan Stanley and 35% by Citigroup, Inc. On June 28, 2013, Morgan Stanley purchased Citi’s 35% interest in MSSB. As such, the firm is now a direct subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Holdings LLC and they are a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS).

Syncora Guarantee, Inc. provides guarantee US municipal bonds; asset-backed securities; debt backed by utilities and selected infrastructure projects; specialized risks, including future flow securitizations and bank deposit insurance; and collateralized debt obligations. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Sallie Mae Bank operates as a commercial bank. The firm specializes in deposits, certificate of deposit, debit card, makes loans and provides other services for education and career training purpose. The company was founded on November 03, 2005 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

ProSteel Security Products, Inc. is engaged in the gun safe, home security and vault door industry. It manufactures gun safes, residential and commercial vault, security, and tornado doors. The company was founded by F. L. Shurtliff in 1947 and is headquartered in Provo, UT.

Matts Cookie Co. operates as a wholesale bakery. It offers cookies in different varieties including; chocolate chip, oatmeal raisin, peanut butter, peanut butter chocolate chip, cranberry walnut, and chocolate chip pecan and premium fig bars in assorted varieties and flavors. The company was founded by Grant Pierce in 1972 and is headquartered in Wheeling, IL.

Redberry Investments Group, Inc. franchises fast food restaurants. Its franchisees partners include Burger King and Pizza Hut. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Qu?bec, Canada.

City Capital Ventures, LLC (City Capital Ventures) is a private equity firm founded in 2015 by Dan Kipp. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Camberlink LLC provides investment advice. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Syncora Capital Assurance, Inc. engages in providing insurance services. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.