Larry Cordisco

Founded in 1977 by Richard F. Aster, Jr., Aster Investment Management Co., Inc. is a registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager located in Larkspur, California. The firm manages the Meridian family of no-load mutual funds including the Meridian Equity Income Fund, the Meridian Growth Fund and the Meridian Value Fund.

Accenture Ltd. provides services to management consulting, technology services and outsourcing organizations. It provides management consulting, technology, systems integration and outsourcing services and solutions to the communications, electronics, high technology, media and entertainment industries. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda.

Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Banc of America Securities (BAS) is the investment banking subsidiary of Bank of America Corp (NYSE: BAC). The firm provides both the domestic and international equity and investment banking markets, and pursues a strategy pioneered by Citigroup that combines corporate lending with investment banking advice and services. They provide high-yield debt underwriting and leveraged finance, in addition to industry coverage groups such as healthcare, media and telecom, financial institutions, real estate and gaming. BAS also does a significant amount of work for Financial Sponsors, or private equity firms, often financing leveraged transactions. Following the strategy of Goldman Sachs, the firm lacks a standalone mergers and acquisitions department, instead employing mergers and acquisitions senior bankers throughout the industry coverage groups. The firm is registered as a broker/dealer with the SEC, is a member of the NYSE, and the NASD. The use of Banc in the BAS's name is indicative of the fact that the company is not a bank, and their deposits and other holdings are not insured by the FDIC.

ArrowMark Colorado Holdings LLC (ArrowMark) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Denver, Colorado. Formerly known as Arrowpoint Asset Management LLC, the firm was founded in 2007 by David Corkins, Karen Reidy, and Minyoung Sohn. They are owned by CF Shirtsleeves LLC. ArrowMark provides investment management services to high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients, collateralized loan obligations (CLOs), privately offered limited partnerships and corporate investment vehicles (funds), and registered investment companies (mutual funds).

Osterweis Capital Management, Inc. (Osterweis) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded by John Osterweis in 1983. Osterweis offers investment advisory services to various types of clients which include individuals, trusts, institutions, mutual funds, and other entities.