Hugh Frater

A subsidiary of Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., Lehman Brothers, Inc. is a broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. They provide global equity and fixed research. The equity research department covers more than 100 sectors. They use a fundamental, quantitative, strategic and tactical research approach. In addition to these Lehman has also developed special products, such as 10 uncommon values and 10 uncommon eurovalues.

Anthracite Capital, Inc. is a specialty finance company, which invests in commercial real estate assets on a global basis. Its primary activities are investing in high yielding commercial real estate debt and equity. The company focuses on acquiring pools of performing loans in the form of commercial mortgage-backed securities, issuing secured debt backed by CMBS and providing capital for the commercial real estate industry in the form of mezzanine loan financing and equity. Anthracite Capital was founded in November 1997 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

BlackRock Advisors LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1994 and is a subsidiary of BlackRock Capital Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK). BlackRock Advisors manages assets for US-registered investment companies and 529 Plans.

VEREIT, Inc. operates as a real estate investment trust, which provides real estate investment services. It owns and manages the portfolios of single-tenant commercial properties in the U.S. The company operates through the following segments: Real Estate Investment and Cole Capital. The Real Estate Investment segment acquires, owns and operates single tenant, freestanding, commercial real estate properties, primarily subject to long term net leases with high credit quality tenants. The Cole Capital segment engages in raising capital for and managing the affairs of certain non-traded real estate investment trusts. VEREIT was founded on December 2, 2010 and is headquartered in Phoenix, AZ.

Midland Loan Services, Inc. originates, services, and securitizes commercial loans. The company is based in Overland Park, KS.

Mortgage Bankers Association is an American company that provides web, virtual event, and mobile solutions to its clients. The non-profit company is based in Washington and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company has over 20 certifications and dedicated success specialists to ensure their clients' satisfaction. The company offers industry-leading engagefully and engagefully events apps and platforms that power year-round member engagement as well as in-person, hybrid/blended, and virtual events on both mobile and desktop devices. The company is a Sitefinity Gold Partner with years of experience delivering results-driven association websites using the Sitefinity platform. The CEO of the company is Robert D. Broeksmit.