Eric Isaiah Hemel

Founded in 2002, Alson Capital Partners LLC is a New York City-based hedge fund manager. They manage the Alson Signature Fund Offshore Ltd

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.

Founded in 2008 by Robert Dewey, Access 342 is an independent, global equity research firm located in New Canaan, Connecticut. The firm's products enable institutional investors to identify, price and access research from leading sell-side analysts. Access 342 employs a proprietary pricing model to arrive at a market-based price for sell-side research. The firm's research focuses on the defense/aerospace and publishing/advertising sectors