Michael F. Broudo

A division of Cargill Financial Services, Black River Asset Management LLC is an independently run global hedge fund manager located in Hopkins, Minnesota. The firm is wholly-owned by Cargill, Inc. and was founded in 2003.

Founded in 1982, Miller Tabak + Co. LLC is a broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm offers a full array of investment services to institutional investors ranging from hedge funds to large institutions, with emphasis on executing trading and hedging strategies with an aggressive approach. They provide clients with overview and analysis of a variety of markets including stocks, bonds, options, futures and currencies. Their research covers a variety of industries and focuses on undervalued companies.

SG Securities (Paris) SAS is a company based in Puteaux, France.

CIBC World Markets is a full-service investment bank headquartered in New York City. CIBC provides an internationally integrated research product through three primary strategies. In the US, the firm provides research coverage available in areas of focus, including technology, telecommunications, healthcare, energy, power generation and technology, financial institutions, consumer growth, real estate and media. In Canada, the firm offers the full spectrum of coverage for all of the sectors that form the TSE 300 Index. Their broad investment grade analysis of return bond Indices provides daily performance of the Canadian bond market. The sectors covered are: government of Canada bonds, provincial and municipal bonds and corporate bonds rated AAA/AA, A and BBB. Also available is a monthly ABS/MBS market report that provides information on ABS market conditions, market summary data and monthly performance reports on outstanding transactions. This report includes information about the MBS market, including key statistics on MBS spreads and prepayments. Another report contains MBS trading data, cash flows and other key data. A separate monthly Portfolio Valuation Report provides month end pricing for ABS and MBS transactions. Corporate debt research produces highly targeted credit analysis and research for investment grade and high yield debt securities. The corporate bond review covers bond market action, new issues, price/yield movements, rating changes, and buy/sell recommendations. The fixed-income research group produces actionable fundamental and technical analysis, strategies, products, and runs bond indexes and quantitative models relating specifically to fixed income markets, bond portfolios, and individual securities. CIBC provides risk management solutions to corporations, investors, financial institutions, and governments across all asset classes: interest rates, equities, credit, currency, and commodities. CIBC World Markets is a subsidiary of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce.

Miller Tabak Advisors LLC provides investment advice. The company is based in New York, NY and was founded in 2009.