Gilbert D. Scharf

Financial Services Acquisition Corp. provides brokerage services. It serves as an inter-dealer broker, its money market deals consist of negotiating cash deposits between multinational banks. The company was founded on October 25, 1994 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Hudson Institute, Inc. is a non-profit organization that provides interdisciplinary studies in defense, international relations, economics, health care, technology, culture, and law. The company was founded by Herman Kahn and Max Singer in 1961 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Gildale Advisors LLC is a hedge fund firm located in New York City

Niagara Corp. operates as an investment holding company with interests in manufacturing commodity steel bars. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Hammond, IN.

Maxcor Financial, Inc. is a broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. They provide research and execution to the institutional money management community, corporations with publicly-traded securities and other institutional clients. They specialize in municipal securities, corporate bonds (including high grade and high yield), convertible securities and equities. Their analysts provide trading ideas and market insights to the client base. Maxcor is a subsidiary of Maxcor Financial Group, Inc.