Mark Pfeiffer

Ladenburg Thalmann & Co., Inc. (Broker) is the broker/dealer division of Ladenburg Thalmann & Co., Inc., ultimately held by Advisor Group Holdings, Inc. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1876 and offers a full suite of capital markets products and services, including proprietary equity research and a fixed-income trading desk. For institutional asset management clients, the firm provides liquidity, execution, high-quality idea-generating research, and access to corporate management teams. Their institutional coverage includes relationships with over asset management companies all over the world. To corporate clients, they bring access to investor capital, broad distribution capabilities and financial markets advisory. Ladenburg Thalmann is a leader in financing growing middle-market public companies across various industry verticals, including Healthcare & Life Sciences, Yield-Oriented Securities (BDCs, REITs, MLPs), Energy, Power & Infrastructure, and Telecom, Media & Technology.

Founded in 1998 by Avi Cohen, Avian Securities LLC is a broker/dealer headquartered in Boston with an additional office in New York City. The firm is a member of FINRA, NQX, ARCA BATS and the SIPC. Avian Securities specializes in providing brokerage services and information technology research for institutional investors. Their clients range from very large mutual fund families to smaller hedge funds and cross-over funds. Avian Securities focuses on the following sectors: enterprise software, storage, telecommunications, semiconductors and PCs, LCD, RFID and special situations. The firm's research coverage universe includes companies located primarily in the U.S. and Asia.