Stephen Kenneth Fane

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC provides assurance, tax and advisory services. Its services include audit and assurance, consulting, deals, human resources, legal, tax, and family business. The firm also offers accountability, risk management, structuring, mergers and acquisitions, and performance and process improvement. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.

Founded in 1986, Merriman Capital, Inc. is an SEC-registered broker/dealer and investment banking firm headquartered in San Francisco. The firm is a subsidiary of Merriman Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: MERR), a financial services firm that focuses on fast-growing companies and their institutional investors. Merriman provides advisory and investment banking, equity research, institutional services, corporate services and venture services primarily to corporate clients. Merriman Capital provides research, brokerage and trading services primarily to institutional clients. The firm offers a full range of specialized and integrated services including: equity research, specialized trade execution, equity capital markets, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, sales and trading, market making, corporate and venture services, restructurings and strategic advisory services. Merriman Capital employs bottom-up, fundamental analysis of small-cap companies in select industries including clean technology, healthcare, technology and consumer/Internet/media. The firm also has expertise in emerging markets, with emphasis on emerging markets in China. Merriman Capital is known to engage in shareholder activist investment strategies. Merriman Capital is a member of the NASD, the SIPC and FINRA. The firm serves as an introducing broker/dealer for Pershing LLC. They do not hold or maintain funds or securities or provide clearing services for other broker/dealers.

Zinio LLC operates as a digital publishing technology company. Its product ZINIO PRO converts print magazines to digital content through a SaaS platform that converts PDF to XML. The company was founded by Richard A. Maggiotto, Kevin B. McCurdy and John Kelleher in 2000 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Rancho Valencia Resort operates as hotel. Its facilities include accommodations, dining, fitness & wellness, resort recreation, tennis, golf, pool and babymoon. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Rancho Santa Fe, CA.

Part of Barnes & Noble Education, Inc., B & N Education LLC is a company that develops digital reading applications. The company is based in New York, NY. B&N Education LLC was acquired by Barnes & Noble, Inc., part of Elliott Capital Advisors LP from August 07, 2019.

Tommy's Superfoods LLC provides frozen vegetables/grain. It offers Brussels sprouts, veggie medley, cauliflower and green beans, super greens, Asian fusion, and root fusion. The company is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Aspen Skiing Co. provides unparalleled mountain sports. It offers accommodation, restaurants, and mountain tours. It also promotes its properties summer activities including gondola rides, skiing, mountain bike riding, and naturalist programs. The company was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Aspen, CO.

Good Ideas, Inc. creates eco-friendly home and outdoor products such as rain savers, rain barrels, composters, and raised bed gardens. The private company is based in Lake City. The American company offers a unique selection to help customers create their dream outdoor living space. Good Ideas was founded by Björn Öste and he has been the CEO since its incorporation.

SUTUS, Inc. develops integrated data, telecommunication, and information technology solutions to small businesses. The company was founded October 2002 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada

The Wakaya Club & Spa is a company that specializes in producing powders, teas, and capsules made from pink Fijian ginger, Fijian turmeric, Nicaraguan turmeric, and Nicaraguan ginger. The private company is based in Suva, Fiji. The company also produces Fijian and Tongan kava powders, teas, and capsules, Fijian kosher sea salt, and 100%% pure arctic omega-3 capsules. The CEO of the company is Doug M. Carlson.

PricewaterhouseCoopers Corporate Finance LLC provides financial advisory services. The company is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Part of Liquid Media Group Ltd., Leading Brands of Canada, Inc. is a Canadian company that produces and distributes beverages. The company is based in Vancouver, Canada. The CEO of the company is Ralph D. McRae.

Part of Imperial Capital Group Holdings LLC, Dabney/Resnick/Imperial LLC is a full-service investment bank, brokerage firm, and asset manager. The company is based in Beverly Hills, CA. Dabney/Resnick/Imperial was acquired by Imperial Capital LLC on August 14, 1996.

Founded in 1997, Imperial Capital LLC is a full-service investment banking firm and broker/dealer headquartered in Los Angeles. The firm is a subsidiary of Imperial Capital Group LLC and their ultimate parent is Imperial Capital Group Holdings LLC. Imperial Capital offers a range of proprietary products and services to institutional investors, middle-market companies and private equity firms. The firm provides institutional clients research and sales and trading of high yield and distressed debt securities, bank debt, convertible bonds, preferred stocks, and equities. They also provide middle-market companies and financial sponsors with capital markets, M&A, capital structure, restructuring and recapitalization advisory services. For their institutional clients, Imperial Capital offers a variety of research products including bank debt, investment grade debt, high yield, distressed and special situations, convertibles and busted convertibles, equities, preferred securities and industry analysis. Imperial Capital's research focuses on the following sectors: aerospace, defense and government services; airlines/transportation; business services; clean energy; consumer; energy; financial services; gaming and leisure; general industrials; healthcare; homebuilding and real estate; media and telecommunications; security and homeland security; and technology.

Wells Fargo Securities LLC (WFS) is the broker/dealer subsidiary of EVEREN Capital Corp., ultimately owned by Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC). Headquartered in New York, WFS delivers a comprehensive suite of banking, capital markets and advisory solutions, such as a full complement of sales, trading and research capabilities, to corporate, government and institutional clients.