James Palen

Brean Capital is an independent investment bank and registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1973 and provides equity research, corporate finance and advisory investment banking, equity institutional sales and trading, and asset management to institutional investors and corporate clients. Their fixed income business provides sales, trading, research and banking services on a wide range of mortgage and asset-backed, US Treasury and government agency securities, structured products, corporate bonds, and municipal debt. The fixed income sales team employs a highly analytical approach to bond selection, trade execution, and overall bond portfolio management. Under the guidance of fixed income strategists, the fixed income team uses a combination of qualitative and quantitative analyses to create custom investment portfolios and develop targeted, executable bond trading strategies to complement their clients? balance sheets.

Lease Corporation International Ltd. provides commercial aircraft and helicopter leasing services. It maintains a portfolio of modern, wide and narrow bodied aircraft and helicopters from leading manufacturers. The firm offers leasing services to national flag carriers, airlines and customers. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.

White, Weld & Co. Securities LLC provides investment advisory services. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.