Steven J. Solmonson

Park Place Capital Ltd. (Park Place) an independent investment advisory firm which was founded in 1992 by Giuseppe Ciardi. Headquartered in London with a representative office in New York, the firm manages hedge funds for private investors, fund-of-funds, boutique fund-of-funds, professional investment consultants, pension managers and family offices. Their flagship fund is the Park Place Europe Fund, a long/short European equity hedge fund. The firm offers SRI-screened versions of their investment products.

A subsidiary of Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., Lehman Brothers, Inc. is a broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. They provide global equity and fixed research. The equity research department covers more than 100 sectors. They use a fundamental, quantitative, strategic and tactical research approach. In addition to these Lehman has also developed special products, such as 10 uncommon values and 10 uncommon eurovalues.

Spectrum Asset Management, Inc. (SAM) is an investment advisor headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut. The firm was founded in 1987 by Mark Lieb. In 2001, they were acquired by Principal Global Investors Holding Company (US) LLC (PGI), the asset management arm of The Principal Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: PFG). SAM provides portfolio management services to registered mutual funds, private investment funds, foreign funds such as UCITS, sponsors of wrap account programs, corporate pension and profit–sharing plans, charitable institutions, insurance companies, foundations, endowments, and other US and international institutions.