Nikos Vasilakos

Columbia Management Investment Advisers LLC (CMIA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (NYSE: AMP). The firm was formed in 2010 due to Ameriprise Financial Services' (AFS) acquisition of the long-term asset management business of Columbia Management Group (CMG) from Bank of America. AFS merged CMG's long-term asset management business with their subsidiary, RiverSource Investments LLC, under the name Columbia Management Investment Advisors. CMIA offers equity and fixed-income retail and institutional investment products for various types of clients.

Merganser Capital Management LP is an independent registered investment advisory firm that specializes in fixed-income management. Merganser was established in 1985 as a subsidiary of Polaroid Corporation to act as the in-house investment advisor actively managing the fixed-income portion of its corporate and retirement trust funds. The founding principals acquired the firm from Polaroid in 1987 and began operating it as an independent entity.