Doug Melancon

A subsidiary of Robeco Investment Management, Robeco Weiss, Peck & Greer Investments is an investment adviser headquartered in New York City with an additional office in Menlo Park, California. The firm was founded in 1970. Their ultimate parent is Cooperative Centrale Raiffeisen Boerenleenbank.

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. (MLPFS) is the SEC-registered broker/dealer subsidiary of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., ultimately held by Charlotte-based Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC). The firm was founded in 1958 and is headquartered in New York City. In 2010, Banc of America Securities LLC merged with MLPFS and the firm uses the trade name Bank of America Merrill Lynch. MLPFS's global strategy and economics team serves institutional and individual investors using a wide range of macroeconomic disciplines. Their analysis of global issues provides clients with investment ideas, market forecasts, macro overviews and specific sector recommendations across asset classes, regions and disciplines. Their equity research team conducts fundamental analysis on companies globally and provides institutional and retail clients with industry-specific and in-depth research and analysis on numerous industries. The firm's global fixed-income and equity-linked research focuses on fixed-income and equity derivatives, fixed-income strategy, convertibles, commodities, high-yield, mortgages, municipals and global foreign exchange.

Advent Capital Management LLC (Advent) is a privately-owned, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Tracy V. Maitland in 1995 as a division of Utendahl Capital Management LP and became independent in 2001. They manage assets across several traditional and alternative strategies on behalf of both institutional investors and private clients. Advent is a signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI) and supporter of the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).

Founded in 1998 by Dr. Stuart T. Weisbrod, New York City-based Merlin BioMed Group LLC manages a family of funds that encompass hedge funds, a long-term capital appreciation fund and private equity funds. Their investor base consists of institutions, pension funds, endowments, funds of funds, family offices and high net worth individuals.

Advent Convertible & Income Fund operates as a closed-end investment fund, which focuses on convertible securities and non-convertible income securities. The company was founded on February 19, 2003 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1987 and provides debt and equity services including underwriting, M&A advice, securities dealing and brokerage and trade execution. Their client base ranges from large global institutional investors to hedge funds at the cutting edge of innovation in the industry.

Advent Claymore Enhanced Growth & Income Fund operates as a closed-end investment fund/investment trust. The company was founded on January 30, 2004 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Advent Claymore Global Convertible Securities & Income Fund. is a Closed-End Investment Fund/Investment Trust. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban Health provides healthcare services. The firm engages in training health care professionals. It designs, implements, and evaluates community-based initiatives that address the social determinants of health. The company was founded by Arthur Ashe on December 3, 1992 and is headquartered in Brooklyn, NY.