Katherine Harding

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Credit Suisse Securities USA) is the broker/dealer division of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, an investment banking company headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse (USA), Inc., ultimately owned by Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN) in Switzerland. Credit Suisse Securities USA offers a suite of equities, solutions and credit products and services which includes global securities sales, trading and execution, prime brokerage and comprehensive investment research. Their clients include financial institutions, corporations, governments, institutional investors, such as pension funds and hedge funds, and private individuals around the world.

Acacia Life Insurance Co. is engaged in the provision of death benefits to widows and orphans. The company was founded on March 3, 1869 and is headquartered in Bethesda, MD.

QuatRx Pharmaceuticals Co. manufactures and develops therapeutic compounds. Its clinical products, ospemifene and fispemifene, treat hormone deficiencies that result from aging in women and men. The firm's preclinical program is designed to address sex steroid dependent diseases through inhibition of 17beta- hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (HSD) enzymes. The company was founded by Robert Zerbe, Christopher Nicholas, and Stuart Dombey on November 20 2000 and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI.

SmithBucklin Corp. provides management consulting services. It offers offer full-service management and outsourced services to trade associations, professional societies, technology user communities, industry consortia, charitable organizations, corporations and government institutes. The company was founded in 1949 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Greenberg Traurig LLP provides legal services. The firm specializes in business aviation, futures and derivatives, financial regulatory and compliance, financial services litigation, project and infrastructure finance, public finance, restructuring, bankruptcy, and structured finance. The company was founded by Larry J. Hoffman, Mel Greenberg and Robert H. Traurig in 1967 and is headquartered in Miami, FL.

Butzel Long PC is a top law firm based in Michigan that specializes in business law. The firm has offices in several cities in Michigan, including Detroit, Ann Arbor, and Lansing.

Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP provides legal services. Its client roster includes institutional, entrepreneurial and individual clients, including public and private companies, investment banks, hedge and private equity funds, domestic money centers and foreign commercial banks, broker-dealers, investment advisers, private investment partnerships, venture capitalists and pension funds. The firm expertise in domestic and cross-border acquisitions to high-stakes litigations, multilayered financings, high-profile real estate deals, debt restructurings, and estate and trust administration. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP provides legal advisory services. Its practice areas include mergers and acquisitions, finance, litigation, corporate finance, insurance, tax, labor and employment, political law, private equity, corporate, antitrust, white collar crime, international, regulatory, and legislation. The company was founded by Marshall Skadden, John Slate, and Les Arps in 1948 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

American Bar Association provides legal services. It provides law school accreditation, continuing legal education, legal information and other services to assist legal professionals. The firm has members which include judges, court administrators, law professors, and non-practicing attorneys. The company was founded on August 21, 1878 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

ForeSee Results, Inc. provides online survey services. It captures and analyzes online voice of customer data to help its clients increase sales, loyalty, recommendations and website value. The company was founded by Larry S. Freed in 2001 and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI.

RGIS LLC provides supply chain, inventory, merchandizing and optimization solutions. The firm offers physical, fixed asset, long term care and medical device inventory services. It offers its services to retail, healthcare and commercial industries. The company was founded by Thomas J. Nicholson in 1958 and is headquartered in Auburn Hills, MI.

Henry Ford Health System, Inc. engages in the provision of health care services. It offers services in the areas of addiction treatment, allergy and immunology, anesthesiology, autism and developmental disabilities, bariatric surgery center, behavioral health, cancer, center for integrative medicine, colon and rectal surgery, dermatology, diabetes, emergency, family medicine, gastroenterology, general surgery, genetics, heart and vascular, brain tumor, hospital medicine, infectious diseases, internal medicine and endocrinology, and bone mineral disorders. The company was founded by Henry Ford in 1915 and is headquartered in Detroit, MI.

Plunkett & Cooney PC provides transactional and litigation services. It offers administrative and regulatory law, appellate law, banking and financial service litigation, civil rights, construction law, environmental law, franchise law, healthcare law, immigration law, intellectual property, labor and employment law, real estate law, tax law, and telecommunication law. The company was founded in 1913 and is headquartered in Bloomfield Hills, MI.

McDermott Cue Manufacturing, Inc. manufactures handcrafted cues and intimidator high performance shafts, equipment and accessories for the billiards and game room industry. Its products include cue models, cue shafts, cue cases and cue accessories. The company was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Menomonee Falls, WI

Young Presidents' Organization, Inc. is a global leadership community of over 30,000 chief executives from 142 countries. The non-profit company is based in Irving, TX and has a global presence of subsidiaries in several regions. The company's mission is to help its members become better leaders and better people. The company was founded in 1950 by Ray Hickok, Khalid Mohamed Jassem Kanoo. Thayer Smith has been the CEO of the company since 2007.

State Bar of Michigan is a professional organization that provides a wide range of services to its members, including career center, employment, ethics helpline, and resources. State Bar of Michigan is based in Lansing, MI. The organization also offers legal assistance to the public, including lawyer referral service, legal aid programs, and probate information.

CincyTech LLC (CincyTech) is a venture capital firm founded in 2007. The firm is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Errand Solutions LLC provides customized services for corporate, health care and hospitality clients. The firm services enable organizations to offer various benefits that create results in employee attraction, retention, and productivity, as well as overall patient satisfaction. The company was founded by Marsha McVicker in 2000 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Belle Capital Management LLC (Belle Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2010. The firm is headquartered in Gross Pointe Farms, Michigan.

Founded in 2003, Ascent Real Estate Advisors LLC is a real estate, development and consulting firm located in Stamford, Connecticut with an additional office in New York City.

Eved LLC develops software solutions for the event and meeting industry. It provides an online marketplace where clients, venue managers, service providers and event suppliers can interact and transact business. The company was founded by Talia C. Mashiach in 2010 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Dragon Alliance LLC designs and markets sunglasses. It offerings include visually distinct sunglasses, snow goggles, motorsport goggles and softgoods. The company was founded by William Howard in 1993 and is headquartered in San Clemente, CA.

TicketsNow.com, Inc. operates as an online resale marketplace for sports, concert and theater tickets. Its online marketplace enables buyers to choose and purchase event tickets from licensed brokers and individual sellers. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Rolling Meadows, IL.

Evanston Partners LLC (Evanston Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1900. The firm is headquartered in Evanston, Illinois.

Fresca Mexican Foods LLC manufactures and produces flour and corn tortillas in domestic and export foodservice market. It offers heat-pressed and hand-stretched flour and corn tortillas and tortilla chips in various sizes, weights, and flavours. The company was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Boise, ID.

FengHe Fund Management Pte Ltd (FengHe ) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Jiong Wu and Matt Hu. The firm is headquartered in Singapore.

DerbySoft (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. provides distribution services to different businesses that work together to serve customers in the hospitality industry. It helps hotel suppliers, distributors, metasearch engines and other technology providers. The company was founded by Feng Ou, D. Teddy Zhang and HuanJie Zhang in 2002 and is headquartered in Shanghai, China.