William J. Beckett

Gefinor Ventures Management LLC (Gefinor Ventures Mgmt) is a venture capital firm founded in 2002. The firm is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

ADC Dolls, Inc. manufactures and distributes play dolls. It offers collectible dolls, baby dolls, and play dolls. The firm sells products through specialty retailers, as well as on-line through its company website. The company was founded in 1923 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

US Boston Capital Corp. provides wealth management services. The private company is based in Lincoln, MA and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company was founded in 1969 by Leon Peter Okurowski and Willard Lee Umphrey.

Pear Tree Partners LP (Pear Tree Partners) is a private equity, a subsidiary of US Boston Capital Corp founded in 2000. The firm is headquartered in Lincoln, Massachusetts.

Gefinor SA engages in investment holding activities. It focuses on private equity and real estate investments. The company was founded in 1960 and is headquartered in Luxembourg.

In 1915 Charles Edward Merrill founded Merrill Lynch & Co. (NYSE: MER) with Edmund C. Lynch in Baltimore, Maryland. The modern Merrill Lynch was formed in 1940 through mergers with E.A. Pierce & Cassatt and, soon after, Fenner & Beane. In 1973, Merrill Lynch adopted a holding company format, with Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. as the parent and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith as the operating subsidiary. Merrill Lynch Asset Management, Inc. (MLAM) was created as an integral business unit in the Merrill Lynch family in 1976. Fund Asset Management, doing business as Mercury Asset Management, was acquired in December 1997. In 2000, MLAM and Mercury were combined under the name Merrill Lynch Investment Managers. MLAM manages the Merrill Lynch family of mutual funds, as and acts as sub-advisor to other mutual funds.