Soumyo Sarkar

Founded in 1999, Credit Suisse Asset Management LLC (CSAM) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse Group AG (NYSE: CS), a publicly owned foreign bank holding company based in Switzerland.

Deutsche Bank Investment Management, Inc. is an investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE: DB).

In 1915 Charles Edward Merrill founded Merrill Lynch & Co. (NYSE: MER) with Edmund C. Lynch in Baltimore, Maryland. The modern Merrill Lynch was formed in 1940 through mergers with E.A. Pierce & Cassatt and, soon after, Fenner & Beane. In 1973, Merrill Lynch adopted a holding company format, with Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. as the parent and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith as the operating subsidiary. Merrill Lynch Asset Management, Inc. (MLAM) was created as an integral business unit in the Merrill Lynch family in 1976. Fund Asset Management, doing business as Mercury Asset Management, was acquired in December 1997. In 2000, MLAM and Mercury were combined under the name Merrill Lynch Investment Managers. MLAM manages the Merrill Lynch family of mutual funds, as and acts as sub-advisor to other mutual funds.

Formerly known as Lincoln Capital Fixed Income Management Co. LLC, Lehman Brothers Asset Management LLC (LBAM) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:LEH)

Solomon Brothers Holding Co., Inc. provides non-banking financial services. The private company is based in New York, NY.

Founded in 2010, Sumit Capital LLC is an independent, institutionally-oriented, SEC-registered investment advisor located in New York City.