Sherman Chao

Impala Asset Management LLC (Impala) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Palm Beach, Connecticut. The firm was founded by Robert Bishop in 2004. Impala provides investment advice to private investment funds consisting of partnerships and foreign companies. It also provide investment management services to clients through separately managed accounts and other investment vehicles.

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. (MLPFS) is the SEC-registered broker/dealer subsidiary of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., ultimately held by Charlotte-based Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC). The firm was founded in 1958 and is headquartered in New York City. In 2010, Banc of America Securities LLC merged with MLPFS and the firm uses the trade name Bank of America Merrill Lynch. MLPFS's global strategy and economics team serves institutional and individual investors using a wide range of macroeconomic disciplines. Their analysis of global issues provides clients with investment ideas, market forecasts, macro overviews and specific sector recommendations across asset classes, regions and disciplines. Their equity research team conducts fundamental analysis on companies globally and provides institutional and retail clients with industry-specific and in-depth research and analysis on numerous industries. The firm's global fixed-income and equity-linked research focuses on fixed-income and equity derivatives, fixed-income strategy, convertibles, commodities, high-yield, mortgages, municipals and global foreign exchange.

Tiger Management LLC is an independent hedge fund manager founded by Julian Robertson in 1980. Headquartered in New York City, the firm manages Mr. Robertson's personal assets.

Impala Asset Management LLC (Impala) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Palm Beach, Connecticut. The firm was founded by Robert Bishop in 2004. Impala provides investment advice to private investment funds consisting of partnerships and foreign companies. It also provide investment management services to clients through separately managed accounts and other investment vehicles.