Robert M. Regan

Regan Investments, Inc. (RII) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The firm was founded by Robert M. Regan in 1967. RII provides investment management services to individuals, trusts, corporations, and non-profits.

Thomcorp Holdings, Inc. provided information, news, and technology solutions to the financial community. The company was founded in 1980 and was headquartered in New York City, NY.

Ashton Partners LLC provides investor relations and corporate communications services. The firm offers investor relations services such as perception research, strategic messaging and pre and post IPO programs. Its corporate communications services include media relations, crisis management, analyst relations and reputation management services. The company was founded in 1997 by Elizabeth Saunders and Christian Hodges and is headquartered in Chicago, IL

In 1915 Charles Edward Merrill founded Merrill Lynch & Co. (NYSE: MER) with Edmund C. Lynch in Baltimore, Maryland. The modern Merrill Lynch was formed in 1940 through mergers with E.A. Pierce & Cassatt and, soon after, Fenner & Beane. In 1973, Merrill Lynch adopted a holding company format, with Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. as the parent and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith as the operating subsidiary. Merrill Lynch Asset Management, Inc. (MLAM) was created as an integral business unit in the Merrill Lynch family in 1976. Fund Asset Management, doing business as Mercury Asset Management, was acquired in December 1997. In 2000, MLAM and Mercury were combined under the name Merrill Lynch Investment Managers. MLAM manages the Merrill Lynch family of mutual funds, as and acts as sub-advisor to other mutual funds.