Jack Haraburda

Cohen & Co. LLC engages in the provision of financial services. It specialzies in asset management, capital markets, loan trading, and investment services. The company was founded in 1999 is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

Alesco Financial, Inc. operates as a real estate investment trust, which makes investments in real estate-related and other securities. It invests in subordinated debt financings originated by its manager or third parties, primarily in the form of trust preferred securities, issued by banks or bank holding companies and insurance companies, and surplus notes issued by insurance companies; leveraged loans made to small and mid-sized companies in a variety of industries, including the consumer products and manufacturing industries, and mortgage loans, other real estate-related senior and subordinated debt securities, and residential mortgage-backed securities. The company is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

ALESCO Financial Trust (ALESCO) operates as a real estate investment trust (REIT). It makes investments in real estate-related and other securities. Its portfolio consists of investments in Trust Preferred Securities (TruPS), Mortgage Backed Securities (MBS) and Corporate Loan Obligations (CLO). It is externally managed by Cohen Brothers Management, LLC an affiliate of Cohen Brothers, a research, investment banking and asset management firm. It is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA

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.

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.