Gregory M. van Kipnis

TIG Advisors LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Carl Tiedemann, III in 2006 and is wholly-owned by TIG Trinity Management LLC. TIG Advisors provides discretionary investment advisory services to clients who consists of pooled investment vehicles intended for institutional investors and other sophisticated investors and separately managed accounts.

American Investment Services, Inc. (AIS) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1978 and is wholly-owned by American Institute for Economic Research (AIER), a non-profit scientific and educational organization. AIS provide asset management services to individuals, estates, trusts, retirement plans and charitable organizations.

Jefferies LLC is a global investment bank and institutional securities firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Jefferies Group LLC, ultimately held by Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF). Jefferies provides corporate clients with research and execution services in equity, fixed income, and foreign exchange markets, as well as a full range of investment banking services such as underwriting, mergers and acquisitions, restructuring and recapitalization, and other advisory services, with all businesses operating in the Americas, Europe and Asia.

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1987 and provides debt and equity services including underwriting, M&A advice, securities dealing and brokerage and trade execution. Their client base ranges from large global institutional investors to hedge funds at the cutting edge of innovation in the industry.