Christopher F. Anci

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.

Founded in 1986 by John Ciarleglio and David Seeley, Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC is a registered investment advisor located in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm offers discretionary investment management services primarily to US-based institutions, including banks, corporations, foundations, family offices, insurance companies, mutual funds, pension plans, Taft-Hartley plans, and not-for-profit organizations.

Wall Street Capital Corp. provides investment advice services. The private company is based in New York, NY.

Founded in 1922, Weeden & Co. LP is a broker/dealer headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut with additional offices in Boston, Chicago, Minneapolis and San Francisco. The firm offers a full array of investment services with independent value-added research covering various sectors. Weeden's research goal is to produce independent, actionable long/short ideas that are free from the inherent conflicts created by investment banking. The firm vigilantly monitors proprietary, quantitative and fundamental indicators across all asset classes to identify and communicate important inflection points within the marketplace to clients. Their equities trading division specializes in difficult-to-execute orders. They are a member of the FINRA, NASDAQ and the SIPC.

Lighthouse Financial Group LLC provides home equity, commercial, refinancing and construction loans. It offers custom solutions for residential mortgage financing. The company is located in Vancouver, WA.

Third Seven Capital LLC is an investment banking and advisory firm.

Part of JWGenesis Financial, Inc., Genesis Merchant Group Securities LLC provides security brokerage and dealer services. The company is based in Miami, FL. The company was founded by Barry S. Rosenstein. Genesis Merchant Group Securities was acquired by JWGenesis Financial, Inc. on June 12, 1998 for $15.95 million.

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

Fordham University provides college and university. It offers undergraduate colleges and graduate & professional schools. The company was founded in 1841 and is headquartered in Bronx, NY.

RBC Capital Markets LLC is a full-service brokerage and financial services firm headquartered in New York City. They are a direct subsidiary of RBC USA Holdco Corp. and a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada (TSE, NYSE: RY). Founded in 2010, the firm is comprised of 3 major business lines: the Private Client Group, the Fixed-Income Group and the Clearing and Execution Services Group. The Private Client Group serves individual investors, while the Fixed-Income Group provides services to institutions, municipalities and non-profit organizations. The Clearing and Execution Services Group is a provider of clearing and execution services to independent brokers/dealers throughout the US. RBC Capital Markets focuses on the following sectors: communications, media, consumer/retail, diversified industries, energy, financial institutions, forest products, healthcare, infrastructure finance, mining & metals, real estate, social infrastructure, technology and the US municipal markets.

Community Capital Management, Inc. (CCM) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Weston, Florida. Formerly known as Crafund Advisors, Inc., the firm was founded in 1998.CCM provides investment supervisory services to financial advisors, banks or thrift institutions, investment companies, pooled investment vehicles, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates or charitable organizations, corporations or other business entities and individuals.

Iroquois Capital Management LLC (Iroquois Capital) is an independent hedge fund management firm headquartered in Scarsdale, New York. The firm was founded by Ricahrd Abbe, Joshua Silverman and Scot Cohen in 2003. Iroquois Capital provides discretionary advice to funds that are formed as pooled investment vehicles. Investors in the funds include high net-worth individuals, family offices, pension plans and other institutional investors.

Adit Ventures Management LLC (Adit Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2014 by Daniel Francis McCooey and Eric Lawrence Munson. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Cleveland Museum of Natural History is a non-profit organization operating as a museum. It offers exhibits, a wildlife center, and an observatory. The company was founded in 1920 and is headquartered in Cleveland, OH.

Hilton Capital Management LLC (Hilton) is SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Garden City, New York. The firm was founded by William Garvey in 2001 and they are principally owned by Rafferty Holdings LLC. Hilton actively manages balanced and equity strategies for a diverse client base that includes corporate and public pensions, endowments, foundations, financial advisors, mutual funds, family offices, wealth managers, and individuals, nationwide.

Part of Nautilus Holdings Ltd., International Property Finance (Spain) Ltd. is an investment holding British company. The company is based in Reigate, UK. Founded in 2004.

Founded in 1996, Five Arrows Finance Ltd. is a subsidiary of Rothschild Concordia SAS and functions as an investment holding British company. The company is based in London, UK.