Matthew Phillips

Guggenheim Securities LLC is a SEC-registered broker-dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1999 and is a subsidiary of Links Holdings LLC, ultimately held by Guggenheim Partners LLC. Guggenheim Securities’ specializations include the sales and trading of fixed-income securities and sophisticated structured products. The firm offers in-depth analysis and expert execution of trading opportunities to large institutional investors and asset originators. They offer sales and trading services relating to a wide range of instruments.

Accordion Partners LLC provides investment banking services. The firm’s services include operational & technical accounting, strategic financial planning & analysis, transaction execution and performance improvement. The company was founded by Nicholas V. Leopard in 2008 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. (Broker) (CGMI-Broker) is the broker/dealer division of Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., an investment bank headquartered in New York City with additional offices across the US. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Citigroup Financial Products, Inc., ultimately held by Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C). CGMI-Broker covers all market capitalizations of the major global indices and provides macro and quantitative analysis of global markets and sector trends. Their core focus of the group is to help investing clients make informed decisions by providing value-added, independent, insightful analysis.

Clarkson Capital Markets LLC (dba Clarksons Platou Securities) is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2001 as CIS Capital Markets LLC. They are a subsidiary of Clarkson USA, Inc., ultimately held by Clarkson Plc (LON: CKN) in Great Britain. Clarksons Platou Securities offers services such as equity and fixed income sales and trading, equity and credit research, corporate access and corporate finance services, including advising clients on a range of equity and debt capital markets and M&A transactions. They have a broad and diverse global institutional client base, specializing in the Clarksons Group’s core maritime, oil services and natural resources sectors.