Grace Chang

Stonebridge Capital Management, Inc. (Stonebridge) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded by Julian Weiss in 1946. Stonebridge specializes in the management of growth equity portfolios for institutional investors and high net-worth individuals.

Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Banc of America Securities (BAS) is the investment banking subsidiary of Bank of America Corp (NYSE: BAC). The firm provides both the domestic and international equity and investment banking markets, and pursues a strategy pioneered by Citigroup that combines corporate lending with investment banking advice and services. They provide high-yield debt underwriting and leveraged finance, in addition to industry coverage groups such as healthcare, media and telecom, financial institutions, real estate and gaming. BAS also does a significant amount of work for Financial Sponsors, or private equity firms, often financing leveraged transactions. Following the strategy of Goldman Sachs, the firm lacks a standalone mergers and acquisitions department, instead employing mergers and acquisitions senior bankers throughout the industry coverage groups. The firm is registered as a broker/dealer with the SEC, is a member of the NYSE, and the NASD. The use of Banc in the BAS's name is indicative of the fact that the company is not a bank, and their deposits and other holdings are not insured by the FDIC.

Analytic Investors, Inc. is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was formed in 1970 as Analytic Investment Management. In 1985, the firm was purchased by United Asset Management (UAM). At that time, Analytic Investors became a wholly-owned subsidiary of UAM. Analytic acquired TSA Capital Management and later changed their name to Analytic Investors, Inc. The firm’s ownership structure changed in October 2000 when Old Mutual plc purchased UAM. At that time, Analytic Investors became an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Old Mutual plc (LSE: OM). To implement an equity ownership plan, the firm changed their corporate form by merger with and into a newly formed Delaware limited liability company on October 24, 2007. The new LLC assumed all of the assets and liabilities of the California corporation. On December 20, 2007, Old Mutual (US) Holdings switched to being a majority owner. The remaining minority owner was Analytic Investors Holding LP. On December 31, 2012, Analytic Investors closed their management buy-back transaction with its former parent company, Old Mutual (US) Holdings, resulting in a fully independent and employee-owned firm. Analytic Investors' business consists primarily of managing investment advisory accounts for large institutional investors, including public and corporate pension plans, commingled investment vehicles and mutual funds. The firm may also act in a sub-advisory capacity for a public or private fund. ^