Gregory Scott Markel

State Street Research & Management Company (SSR), with a history dating back to 1924, is one of the nation's first investment management organizations. The Boston-based firm is a subsidiary of MetLife (NYSE:MET), one of the world's largest financial services companies. The firm, together with its affiliate SSR Realty, actively manages stock, bond, balanced and real estate portfolios for both institutional and individual investors. SSR manages pension money for many of the largest U.S. corporate pension plans. SSR also manages money for public and union pension plans, foundations, endowments, and mutual funds.

Formerly Red Coat Capital, long/short hedge fund manager Stadia Capital LLC (SC) was founded in 2001. The firm is located in New York City.

Founded in 2001, FrontPoint Partners LP is a hedge fund manager headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut. The firm's clients are private pooled investment vehicles which are offered to investors on a private placement basis and separately managed accounts for institutional investors

Iridian Asset Management LLC (Iridian) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Westport, Connecticut. The firm was founded by Harold Levy and David Cohen in 1995 and is a subsidiary of Iridian Employee Holdings LLC. Iridian provides investment management services to individual and institutional clients on a discretionary basis.

ARS Investment Partners LLC (ARS) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Arnold Schmeidler in 1971 as A.R. Schmeidler & Co., Inc. They are majority-owned by Artemis US Corp., ultimately held by Artemis Corp. ARS provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to separately managed accounts (SMAs) and pooled investment vehicles.

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.