Samuel Palmer

Fred Alger Management LLC (FAM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1964, the firm is wholly-owned by Alger Group Holdings LLC, which is wholly-owned by Alger Associates, Inc. FAM provides both discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to institutional investors through separate accounts, US and foreign registered and privately offered funds, as well as through third-party sponsored funds and bank sponsored collective investment trusts; and to retail investors through wrap programs and US and foreign registered funds.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC provides assurance, tax and advisory services. Its services include audit and assurance, consulting, deals, human resources, legal, tax, and family business. The firm also offers accountability, risk management, structuring, mergers and acquisitions, and performance and process improvement. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.

Founded in 1999 by Malcolm Fairbairn, Ascend Capital LLC is a registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager located in Orinda, California. The firm generally provides investment advice to private investment funds and institutional separate accounts. Investors in the funds include: pension and profit sharing plans; trusts, estates and charitable organizations; funds-of hedge-funds (whether organized as partnerships, corporations or other entity types); and high net-worth individuals and family offices.