Bill Smith

Renaissance Capital LLC is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut. The firm was founded in 1991 by Linda Killian, Kathy Smith and William (Bill) Smith. Renaissance Capital provides IPO Intelligence, a pre-IPO research and IPO market analytics service, to institutional investors, which include mutual funds, hedge funds, asset managers, pension plans, underwriters and advisory firms. The firm also provides IPO Pro, an IPO tracking service, to investors, advisors and professionals. Renaissance Capital serves as the Adviser to the Renaissance IPO ETF and the Renaissance International IPO ETF.

Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc. is a global investment banking, securities trading and brokerage firm located in New York City with additional offices in Dallas, Boston and San Francisco. The firm is a subsidiary Bear Sterns Cos., Inc. (NYSE: BSC). Their equity research team consists of senior analysts located throughout the world. In addition to domestic coverage, they have research teams focusing on Latin America, Asia and Europe. The analysts use a bottom-up approach to stock selection. The Bear Stearns fixed-income research department provides coverage of every sector of the fixed-income universe. The financial analytics and structured transactions group (F.A.S.T) provides investment research, fixed-income portfolio management and analytical systems, trading technology and general financial expertise. The group also provides a broad range of services to financial institutions including asset-liability management, balance sheet restructuring, receivables-based financing analysis, security and portfolio analysis, peer analysis, and historical and real-time market-based information.

Part of Arthur Andersen LLP, Touche Ross Financial Services Ltd. is a British company that provides financial advisory services. The company is based in London, UK.