John Forbes Parker

Founded in 2003, DNB Markets, Inc. is a broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of DNB Bank ASA and their ultimate parent is DNB ASA. They offer investment banking services and access to the U.S. capital market. The firm has participated as an advisor in several international mergers and acquisitions transactions and offerings in the U.S. equity and bond market. Their main focus areas are international customers in shipping, logistics and the oil and energy sector, as well as Norwegian clients that want access to the U.S. capital market or international mergers and acquisitions advisory services. DNB Markets provides a full array of trading and execution services for their clients. They do not provide any internal research.

Jefferies LLC is a global investment bank and institutional securities firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Jefferies Group LLC, ultimately held by Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF). Jefferies provides corporate clients with research and execution services in equity, fixed income, and foreign exchange markets, as well as a full range of investment banking services such as underwriting, mergers and acquisitions, restructuring and recapitalization, and other advisory services, with all businesses operating in the Americas, Europe and Asia.