Chris Gaughan

Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc. is a global investment banking, securities trading and brokerage firm located in New York City with additional offices in Dallas, Boston and San Francisco. The firm is a subsidiary Bear Sterns Cos., Inc. (NYSE: BSC). Their equity research team consists of senior analysts located throughout the world. In addition to domestic coverage, they have research teams focusing on Latin America, Asia and Europe. The analysts use a bottom-up approach to stock selection. The Bear Stearns fixed-income research department provides coverage of every sector of the fixed-income universe. The financial analytics and structured transactions group (F.A.S.T) provides investment research, fixed-income portfolio management and analytical systems, trading technology and general financial expertise. The group also provides a broad range of services to financial institutions including asset-liability management, balance sheet restructuring, receivables-based financing analysis, security and portfolio analysis, peer analysis, and historical and real-time market-based information.

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.

Big Sky Capital LLC is a Santa Monica, California-based hedge fund manager.

Dalton Investments LLC (Dalton) is a hedge fund manager headquartered in El Segundo, California. The firm was founded by James Rosenwald and Steven Persky in 1999. They are a subsidiary of Rosenwald Capital Management, Inc., ultimately owned by the Rosenwald Family Trust. Dalton actively manages long-only and long/short strategies for pensions, endowments, foundations, financial institutions, and family offices.

Illumination Asset Management LLC is an independent hedge fund manager headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded in 2012 by Todd Sherer and Chris Gaughan. They provide discretionary investment advisory services to private investment funds.

SineWave Ventures LLC (SineWave Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2014 by Yanev Suissa. The firm is headquartered in McLean, Virginia.