Christoper M. Downie

Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc. is a global investment banking, securities trading and brokerage firm located in New York City with additional offices in Dallas, Boston and San Francisco. The firm is a subsidiary Bear Sterns Cos., Inc. (NYSE: BSC). Their equity research team consists of senior analysts located throughout the world. In addition to domestic coverage, they have research teams focusing on Latin America, Asia and Europe. The analysts use a bottom-up approach to stock selection. The Bear Stearns fixed-income research department provides coverage of every sector of the fixed-income universe. The financial analytics and structured transactions group (F.A.S.T) provides investment research, fixed-income portfolio management and analytical systems, trading technology and general financial expertise. The group also provides a broad range of services to financial institutions including asset-liability management, balance sheet restructuring, receivables-based financing analysis, security and portfolio analysis, peer analysis, and historical and real-time market-based information.

MidWave Wireless, Inc. owns and operates a terrestrial and satellite networks. It provides two-way mobile and internet communications solutions, as well as wireless electronic mail services. The company was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Reston, VA.

Part of Royal Bank of Canada, Daniels & Associates LP is a company that provides financial services. The company is based in Denver, CO. Daniels & Associates was acquired by RBC Capital Markets LLC on January 11, 2007.

TerreStar Networks, Inc. provides IP mobile communication network services. It specializes in Satellite Communications, First Satellite/Cellular Smartphone, M2M Communications and Mobile Satellite Services. The company was founded in 2002 by Lon C. Levin and is headquartered in Reston, VA.

CTA, Inc. provides robotic systems integration for the aerospace and other industries. The firm manufactures industrial robot systems to provide precision coating, manufacturing, and material handling services. It specializes in robotic systems for application of precision coatings and material handling. The company was founded by Christina M. Talarico in 1992 and is headquartered in Huntsville, AL.

Flexential Colorado Corp. provides information technology and infrastructure solutions. The firm’s services include Colo and network services, cloud, security, applied trust consulting and data solutions. The company was founded by Roy J. Dimoff, Brian Dimoff and Nancy Phillips in April 1999 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

The Telx Group, Inc. provided interconnectivity, data center, and cloud enablement services. The firm served the telecommunications carriers, internet service providers, cloud providers, content providers, and enterprises. It increases speed to market and reduce connectivity costs by providing direct connectivity to the industry's performance networks. The company was founded by Rory J. Cutaia in 2000 and was headquartered in New York, NY.

Flexential Corp. provides information technology, infrastructure, cloud and managed services. It offers colocation, cloud, connectivity compliance, data protection and managed solutions. The company was founded by Mark Whetstone, Nicholas L. Kottyan and Dave H. Jones in March 2000 and is headquartered in Charlotte, NC.