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Goldman Sachs Asset Management LP (GSAMLP) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm is a wholly owned subsidiary of GSAM Holdings LLC, and their ultimate parent is Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). Founded in 1988, GSAMLP provides investment solutions to a range of individual and institutional investors worldwide.

Formerly known as Lincoln Capital Fixed Income Management Co. LLC, Lehman Brothers Asset Management LLC (LBAM) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:LEH)

Van Asset Management is a registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Houston, Texas. The firm traces its origins to 1927 when Kenneth Stevens Van Strum founded Van Strum Financial Service. In 1934, the firm was renamed Van Strum & Towne, Inc. In 1994, Van Kampen Merritt and American Capital merged, creating Van Kampen American Capital. In June 1996, Van Kampen American Capital was acquired by Morgan Stanley. In 1998, Van Kampen American Capital changed their name to Van Kampen Asset Management. Can Kampen Asset Management is a division of Morgan Stanley Investment Banking. Their ultimate parent is Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS). The firm's products include mutual funds, closed-end funds, separately managed accounts, 529 portfolios, unit trusts and insurance trusts.