Bruce Lee Prescott

The Talbots, Inc. operates as a specialty retailer that offers women's clothing, shoes and accessories. It operates under an integrated omni-channel platform selling its merchandise through its Talbots stores in the United States and Canada, its circulation of catalogs. The company was founded by Rudolf Lorbacher Talbot and Nancy Talbots in 1947 and is headquartered in Hingham, MA.

Founded in 2009, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC (MSSB) is a registered investment adviser, a registered broker-dealer, a registered futures commission merchant, and a member of the New York Stock Exchange. Headquartered in Purchase, New York, MSSB is one of the largest financial services firms in the US with branch offices in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The firm was initially owned by a joint venture company which was indirectly owned 65% by Morgan Stanley and 35% by Citigroup, Inc. On June 28, 2013, Morgan Stanley purchased Citi’s 35% interest in MSSB. As such, the firm is now a direct subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Holdings LLC and they are a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS).