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Smith, Graham & Co. Investment Advisors LP (Smith Graham) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Houston, Texas. The firm was founded in 1990 by Gerald Smith and is a subsidiary of SGC Ventures, Inc. Smith Graham manages portfolios for a broadly diversified, institutional client base which includes public funds, corporations, endowments and foundations, sovereign wealth and Taft-Hartley funds.

NCM Capital Advisers, Inc. provides investment management and advisory services. It offers services to high net worth individuals. The firm manages separate client focused equity and fixed income portfolios for its clients. It also invests in public equity and fixed income markets of United States. The company was founded by Maceo Kennedy Sloan in 1986 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Xavier Capital Management LLC is an investment banking aggregator and corporate finance advisory firm that creates value for every respective party involved in a transaction, including sellers, buyers, shareholders, investors, and lenders. The private company is based in an undisclosed world-class city and serves the leadership of emerging, small and middle market businesses all over the globe. Xavier Capital Management provides unparalleled guidance to clients by combining deep product and sector expertise with ready access to capital. The American company's advisory teams provide data and analytics on more than 400 million companies, in every industry, across the globe, yielding the most comprehensive intelligence on deals, companies, and comparables.

Founded in 1989, FBR Investment Management, Inc. (FBRIM) is a hedge fund manager located in Arlington, Virginia. The firm is a subsidiary of FBR Capital Markets Corp. FBRIM manages private funds and individual accounts which invest with third party managers and proprietary strategies through an open architecture platform. FBRIM and their affiliates manage a variety of alternative asset investment vehicles, including hedge funds, private equity funds and venture capital funds. Their clients include high net-worth individuals, corporations and endowments.

NCM Capital Management LLC (NCM) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Ramsey, New Jersey. The firm was founded by Nicholas “Nick” LaVerghetta in 2009. NCM provides fee-based financial planning and portfolio management services to individual investors, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, foundations, pension and profit-sharing plans and various businesses.

USF&G Corp. provided insurance services. It offered a wide variety of quality commercial, personal, fidelity and surety, life, and reinsurance products. The company was headquartered in Baltimore, MD.

Founded in 2000, Piedmont Investment Advisors LLC is a registered investment advisor located in Durham, North Carolina. The firm provides portfolio management services to corporate pension and profit-sharing plans, public pension plans, Taft-Hartley plans, foundations, endowments, municipalities, and individuals.

Founded in 1986 by Maceo Sloan, NCM Capital Management Group, Inc. is a registered investment advisor located in Durham, North Carolina. The firm provides equity and fixed-income investment management services for institutional clients.