Manny Friedman

Arlington Asset Investment Corp. engages in the acquisition and holding a portfolio of residential mortgage-backed securities. Its portfolio consists of agency mortgage-backed securities and mortgage credit investments. The company was founded by Eric Francis Billings and William Russel Ramsey in 1989 and is headquartered in McLean, VA.

Kodiak Funding LP provides long-term structured financing services. It offers services for the public and private real estate companies, investment trusts, and operating companies, builders, and developers. The company was founded in December, 2005 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

EJF Capital LLC (EJF) is an employee-owned alternative asset management firm headquartered in Arlington, Virginia. The firm was founded by Emanuel J. Friedman and Neal J. Wilson in 2005. EJF provides discretionary investment advisory services and sub-investment advisory services to pooled investment vehicles and single investor funds.

Founded in 1996, FBR Fund Advisers, Inc. is a registered investment advisor located in Arlington, Virginia. They are a subsidiary of FBR Capital Markets Corp. (NasdaqGS: FBCM). The firm is the distributor of the following funds: the Pegasus Fund (FBRPX), the Pegasus Mid Cap Fund (FRRMX), the Pegasus Small Cap Fund (FBRYX), the Pegasus Small Cap Growth Fund (FBRCX), the Focus Fund (FBRVX), the Large Cap Financial Fund (FBRFX), the Small Cap Financial Fund (FBRSX), the Technology Fund (FBRTX) and the Gas Utility Index Fund (GASFX).

Founded in 1989, FBR Capital Markets & Co., formerly Friedman, Billings, Ramsey & Co., is a broker/dealer headquartered in Arlington, Virginia with additional offices throughout the US. The firm is a subsidiary of FBR Capital Markets Holdings, Inc.. and their ultimate parent is FBR & Co. (NASDAQ: FBRC). In 2007, FBR Capital Markets Corp. was spun out from FBR Group as an independent investment bank, of which FBR Group retained majority ownership. FBR Capital Markets is registered with the SEC and is a member of FINRA, Nasdaq and the SIPC. FBR Capital Markets' Equity Sales & Trading Group provides institutional sales and trading services to over 1300 institutional accounts in the US, Canada, Europe, Australia and Asia. Their clients include mutual funds, hedge funds, money managers, endowments, foundations, banks, insurance companies and pension and profit sharing plans. They actively trade on behalf of clients and make markets in almost 1000 stocks traded on the NYSE, listed and OTC markets and trade more than $100 billion of securities on a per annum basis. In 2009, FBR Capital Markets began making markets in selected stocks traded on the London Stock Exchange and Euronext. In addition to agency trading in listed securities markets, they act as market-maker in Nasdaq and other OTC securities. They are one of the largest distributors of the shares of small- and mid-cap companies in public and private securities offerings and have deep trading expertise in the vertical industry groups in which the firm's investment banking and research teams specialize. These sectors include: (1) consumer (2) diversified industrials (3) energy and natural resources (4) financial institutions (5) healthcare (6) insurance (7) real estate (8) Washington policy analysis and (0) technology, media and telecommunications. The firm's analytical coverage includes a large number of small- and mid-cap companies in addition to large companies. Research is provided by FBR Capital Markets' research department, which is independent from the firm's investment banking department and has the sole authority to determine which companies receive research coverage and the recommendation contained in the coverage.

Part of EJF Capital LLC, Rocade Capital Fund IV LP functions as a private equity fund. The company is based in Arlington, VA. The CEOs of the company are Emanuel Joshua Friedman, Neal J. Wilson.

EJF Acquisition Corp. is a blank check company. It was formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses. The company was founded on December 22, 2020 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.