Don T. McDonald

Founded in 2010, Consilium Global Research LLC is an independent investment research firm located in St. Petersburg, Florida. The firm's research focuses on high-quality small- and mid-cap companies that are underfollowed by Wall Street. They provide coverage on all industry groups. Consilium Global Research seeks to help undercovered companies achieve greater recognition in the investment community.

Part of Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., Shearson Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. provides security broker services. The company is based in New York, NY.

Hill River Capital, Inc. (Hill River Capital) is a private equity subsidiary of Raymond James Financial, Inc. founded in 1997. The firm is headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida.

Hilltop Securities, Inc. (dba HilltopSecurities) is a broker/dealer firm headquartered in Dallas, Texas. The firm was founded in 1946 as Southwest Securities, Inc. and they a subsidiary of Hilltop Securities Holdings LLC. Hilltop Securities provides a full array of trading and execution services for their clients.

Jesup & Lamont, Inc. provides securities brokerage, investment banking, market making research, investment advisory, asset management services. Its brokerage services are provided to both retail and institutional customers. The company's current growth strategy is a combination of growth by acquisition and organic growth of the existing and acquired businesses. Jesup & Lamont was founded in 1877 and is headquartered in Longwood, FL.

C.K. Cooper & Co. is a full-service investment banking and broker/dealer headquartered in Irvine, California. The firm was founded in 1982 as a wholly-owned subsidiary of C & K Capital Corp., and a sister company to Paladin Capital Partners, Inc. The services provided by C.K. Cooper & Co. were expanded in 1996, when a management team led by Alexander G. Montano purchased the firm. In 2001, C.K. Cooper & Co. began to offer brokerage services to individual investors. The firm is a member of the NASD. C.K. Cooper & Co. focuses on the oil and gas sectors. Their primary focus within the oil and gas sectors is the exploration and production sub-sector. The core thesis of the firm's research is based on what they refer to as the feeding frenzy, suggesting that there are constant business cycles within the E&P sector. These cycles are predicated on the need for larger oil and gas companies to acquire smaller exploration and production companies to maintain rates of growth.