Sanford R. Rich

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. provided wealth management, securities trading and sales, corporate finance and investment banking services. Merrill Lynch was a global trader and underwriter of securities and derivatives across a range of asset classes and serve as a strategic advisor to governments, institutions and individuals worldwide. The company was founded in 1913 and was headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

GEM Capital Management is a New York City-based registered investment advisor

Cypress Capital Management LLC (Cypress) is a wealth management firm and registered investment advisor headquartered in Greenville, Delaware. The firm was founded by Richard Arvedlund in 1984 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of WSFS Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: WSFS). Cypress provides portfolio management services to individuals, corporate pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, foundations, endowments, and trusts.

Matrix USA LLC provides brokerage and asset management services. The company provides investment research, capital markets, and private placement consultancy and financial advisory services. It also offers corporate performance evaluation, portfolio selection and reviewing, and online research systems solutions. It provides services to the consumer goods, healthcare, financial services, information technology, telecommunications, and utilities sectors. Matrix USA was founded by Shari Popkin-Fleischer in 1994 and is headquartered in New York City, NY

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. (PBGC) is an independent pension fund manager headquartered in Washington, DC. Founded in 1875, PBGC protects the retirement security and retirement incomes of several American workers, retirees, and their families in private sector defined benefit pension plans.

BenefitStreet, Inc. provided employee benefit and consulting services. The company was founded in 1993 and was headquartered in San Ramon, CA.