Steven M. Fortuna

Part of Entertainment Arts Research, Inc., Blossom Water LLC is a company that creates botanical water infused with fruit and flower botanicals. The company is based in Westwood, MA. Each bottle is fortified with 50 mg of Staimune®, an inactivated form of the probiotic GanedenBC30 that is scientifically proven to reinforce healthy immune function. The company was founded in 2010 by Steven M. Fortuna, who has been the CEO since then. Blossom Water was acquired by Entertainment Arts Research, Inc. on July 14, 2022.

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. (MLPFS) is the SEC-registered broker/dealer subsidiary of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., ultimately held by Charlotte-based Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC). The firm was founded in 1958 and is headquartered in New York City. In 2010, Banc of America Securities LLC merged with MLPFS and the firm uses the trade name Bank of America Merrill Lynch. MLPFS's global strategy and economics team serves institutional and individual investors using a wide range of macroeconomic disciplines. Their analysis of global issues provides clients with investment ideas, market forecasts, macro overviews and specific sector recommendations across asset classes, regions and disciplines. Their equity research team conducts fundamental analysis on companies globally and provides institutional and retail clients with industry-specific and in-depth research and analysis on numerous industries. The firm's global fixed-income and equity-linked research focuses on fixed-income and equity derivatives, fixed-income strategy, convertibles, commodities, high-yield, mortgages, municipals and global foreign exchange.