Ben Burud

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.

BNP Paribas Securities Corp. engages in the provision of brokerage services. It offers commercial banking, corporate and institutional banking, asset management, fleet services, and real estate. The company was founded on September 7, 1984 and is headquartered New York, NY.

Wells Fargo Capital Finance, Inc. provides senior secured financing solutions for businesses in the United States and Canada. It serves manufacturing, wholesale and distribution, service companies, software and technology, retail, vacation ownership and specialty commercial finance companies. The company was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Santa Monica, CA.

Spinnaker Capital LLC (Spinnaker Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 1997 by Tas Parafestas. The firm headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

State Street Corp. (Fund Distributor) is a fund distributor located in Boston. The firm is a subsidiary of State Street Corp. ((NYSE: STT)

Founded in 1978, State Street Global Advisors' Advanced Research Center is the research arm of State Street Global Advisors. The firm is a subsidiary of State Street Corp. (NYSE: STT), a leading provider of financial services to institutional investors including corporations, retirement plans, public funds, endowments, foundations and third-party distributors. They provide quantitative research and develop quantitative models for active strategies in equities, fixed-income, asset allocation and currencies