Jeffrey B. Lane

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.

JPMorgan Investment Management, Inc. (JPMIM) is a global, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2000 as the result of Chase Manhattan's purchase of Robert Fleming Holdings and the subsequent merger of Chase and JPMorgan. In January 2010, JPMorgan Investment Advisors merged into JP Morgan Investment Management. JPMIM is a subsidiary of JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM). The firm primarily provides investment advisory services to both US and non-US institutional and retail clients.

LB Hercules Holdings LLC provides investment management and broker dealer services. It offers tax and financial planning, fiduciary services, financial advocacy and trust services to individuals, pension and profit sharing plans, banking and thrift institutions, investment companies, pooled investment vehicles, charitable organizations, corporations and state government entities. The company manages separate client focused equity, fixed income, balanced portfolios, no-load equity, fixed income mutual funds, closed-ended municipal bond funds, real estate funds and hybrid funds. Neuberger Berman Holdings was founded by Roy R. Neuberger, Robert Berman and Howard Lipman in 1939 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Willis Group Ltd. provides insurance brokerage services. The company specializes in providing services to the Banking & Finance, Global Markets, International Business, Healthcare and Human Resources & Law industry. It is located in London, UK.

Bear Stearns Asset Management Inc (Bear Stearns) is a Private Equity/Venture Capital firm, a subsidiary of The Bear Stearns Cos LLC founded in 1985. The firm is headquartered in the US.

Willis Group Holdings Ltd. provides insurance, reinsurance brokerage and risk management consulting services. It develops and delivers insurance, reinsurance, risk management, financial and human resource consulting, and actuarial services. The company provides specialized risk management advisory and other services to clients in various industries, including aerospace, marine, energy, and construction industries. It acts as an intermediary between clients and insurance carriers by advising clients on risk management requirements. The company also offers various services to its clients, which enable them to identify and control their risks. The services primarily comprise strategic risk consulting, including providing actuarial analyses; due diligence services; and practical on-site risk control services, such as health and safety, or property loss control consulting. The company was founded in 1828 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

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.

Neuberger Berman BD LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in New York City. It is directly owned by Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC, which is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Neuberger Berman Group LLC, which is owned by NBSH Acquisition LLC. The firm traces their origin back to the 1939 founding of Neuberger & Berman, its predecessor firm. In 1950, Neuberger Berman became one of the first firms to offer a no-load mutual fund to individual investors. Neuberger Berman BD manages a range of equity, fixed income, private equity and hedge fund strategies on behalf of institutions, advisors and individual investors worldwide.

Willis Group Holdings Plc operates as a holding company that through its subsidiaries provides insurance brokerage, reinsurance and consulting services to its clients worldwide. The company operates through the following business segments: North America, International, and Global. The North America segment provides risk management, insurance brokerage, employee benefits brokerage and consulting services in the United States, Canada and Mexico. The International segment provides reinsurance and risk management services in Western Europe, Central and Eastern Europe, the United Kingdom, Asia, Australasia, the Middle East, South Africa and Latin America. The Global segment provides brokerage and consulting services. Willis Group Holdings was founded in 1828 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.