Matt Lewis

BlackRock Advisors LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1994 and is a subsidiary of BlackRock Capital Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK). BlackRock Advisors manages assets for US-registered investment companies and 529 Plans.

Clinton Group, Inc. is a registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by George E. Hall in 1991 and is a subsidiary of Madison Avenue Capital Holdings, Inc., which is owned by CGI Holdings, Inc. Clinton Group serves as investment manager primarily for an offshore private investment fund, as well as pools of collateralized debt obligations (CDOs), collateralized bond obligations (CBOs) and other structured products for which the the firm as collateral manager.

Agire Mortgage Corp. provides mortgage lending services. The firm provides online lending and brokerage services to its customers through its website. The company was founded by Robin Cook-Auerbach in October 2006 and is headquartered in Anaheim, CA.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

Axiom Bank NA operates as a nationally chartered community bank. It offers retail banking services, including checking, deposit, and money market accounts. It specializes in commercial banking, treasury management services and commercial loans for both real estate and business purposes. The company is headquartered in Orlando, FL.

Founded in 2008, NewOak Capital Markets LLC is a broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of NewOak Securities Holdings LLC. They are a Member FINRA, SIPC and MSRB. NewOak specializes in analyzing and valuing complex and illiquid financial instruments. The firm's solutions platform offers clients analytics at a granular and structure level, with capabilities spanning from performing forensic analysis on securities, valuation, structuring, collateral to performing dispute resolution and restructuring services. Their expertise focuses on valuation and analysis of complex structured credit fixed income securities and collateral, especially in illiquid and hard-to-price assets.