Stephen Ferguson

IVAX LLC discovers, develops, manufactures, and markets generic pharmaceuticals, respiratory drugs, and cancer treatments. It offers drugs for the treatment of multiple sclerosis, brain cancer, asthma, and epilepsy. The company was founded by Phillip Frost and Jane H. Hsiao in 1985 and is headquartered in Weston, FL.

Conexant Systems LLC provides semiconductor solutions for imaging, audio, embedded modem, and video surveillance applications. The company is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

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.

LNR Property LLC develops and sells commercial and multi-family residential real estate properties. It owns and manages a portfolio of real estate properties and real estate finance investments. The firm acquires portfolios and its assets which include rental apartment communities, office buildings, industrial warehouse facilities, retail centers, hotels and land. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Miami Beach, FL.

LNR Capital Corp. provides real estate services. It handles the real estate finance business for its parent LNR property. Through LNR capital operating partnership, the firm invests primarily in real estate related securities, typically backed by apartments, office buildings, shopping centers, warehouses and hotels. It also invests in collateralized debt obligations, real estate subordinated loans and mezzanine, mortgage and bridge loans located across the US. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Miami Beach, FL.

Commercial Real Estate Finance Council, Inc. is a trade association for the commercial real estate finance industry. The non-profit company is based in New York, NY and has subsidiaries in the United States. Its members include balance sheet and securitized lenders, loan and bond investors, private equity firms, servicers, and rating agencies. The council has been promoting liquidity, transparency, and efficiency in the commercial real estate finance markets for 30 years. It also acts as a legislative and regulatory advocate for the industry, setting market standards and best practices, and providing education for market participants.

Arthur Andersen LLP used to provide accounting services. It was also into consulting services for clients that operate businesses throughout the United States and around the world. Arthur Andersen was founded in 1913 and was headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Fitch Ratings, Inc. is a global rating agency and investment research firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by John Knowles in 1913 as Fitch Publishing Co. They are a subsidiary of Fitch Group, Inc., ultimately owned by The Hearst Family Trust. Fitch Ratings seeks to provide independent and prospective credit opinions, research and data to the world's credit markets. Their approach is based on a foundation of local market experience that covers capital markets in over 150 countries. The firm's ratings analysis and rating decisions are based on established criteria, methodologies and ratings definitions which they apply in a consistent manner. Fitch Ratings provides coverage of the following markets: Economics, Banks, Insurance, Sovereigns, Corporates, Structured Finance, Public Finance – International, Public Finance – US, Infrastructure & Project, and Finance.

Contrarian Capital Management LLC (Contrarian) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut. The firm was founded in 1995 by Jon Bauer, Janice Stanton and Gil Tenzer. Contrarian provides advisory services on a discretionary basis to institutional investors and pooled investment vehicles.

Part of Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc., Heitman Financial Ltd. is a commercial property management company. The company is based in Newington, VA. Heitman Financial was acquired by Kennedy-Wilson, Inc., a subsidiary of Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc. from Old Mutual (US) Holdings, Inc. on July 17, 1998 for $20 million.

BAWAG P.S.K. AG operates as a credit union. The firm provides financial savings management and international banking services. It offers checking and savings accounts, deposits, loans, leases, mortgages, credit cards, automated teller machine networks, securities brokerage, investment banking, insurance, as well as mutual and pension funds. The company was founded by Georg Coch on May 28, 1882 and is headquartered in Vienna, Austria.

easybank AG provides banking services to private and corporate clients. Its products and services include current accounts, credit cards, savings, financial leasing, consumer and housing loans, securities, and pension. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Vienna, Austria.

Bawag PSK Leasing GmbH & Co. Mobilienleasing KG provides leasing services, including real estate and automobile leasing. It supports private or commercial investments. The company is headquartered in Vienna, Austria.

Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod LLP offers legal advisory services to public and private companies and individuals. It provides litigation, capital restructuring, bankruptcy, merger and acquisition, government compliance and tax advisory services. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Miami, FL.

BankUnited NA engages in the provision of commercial and consumer banking services. The company was founded on May 21, 2009 and is headquartered in Miami Lakes, FL.

Greenberg Traurig LLP provides legal services. The firm specializes in business aviation, futures and derivatives, financial regulatory and compliance, financial services litigation, project and infrastructure finance, public finance, restructuring, bankruptcy, and structured finance. The company was founded by Larry J. Hoffman, Mel Greenberg and Robert H. Traurig in 1967 and is headquartered in Miami, FL.

Center for Strategic & International Studies, Inc. provides strategic insights & policy solutions to decision makers in government, international institutions, the private sector, and civil society. Its projects focus on areas such as AIDS, arms control, conflict resolution, NATO, the environment, immigration, intelligence, trade, health care, OPEC, space policy, and terrorism. The company was founded in 1962 by David M. Abshire and Admiral Arleigh Burke and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

The Council of American Ambassadors operates an association of non-career ambassadors. The non-profit company is based in Washington.

Council on Foreign Relations, Inc. provides and disseminates ideas on foreign policies to individuals, corporate members, journalists and policy makers. It operates a forum for government officials, students and other interested parties to study and discuss world issues and impact on American foreign policies. The company publishes Foreign Affairs, a magazine that comes out six times a year, along with books and studies by its own scholars. Council on Foreign Relations was founded in 1921 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

University of Miami (Florida) is a private research university with students from around the world that is focused on teaching and learning, the discovery of new knowledge, and service to the South Florida region and beyond. The university was founded in 1925 and it is headquartered in Coral Gables, FL.

The Urban Land Institute operates as a non-commercial research organization. It provides leadership in the responsible use of land and in creating and sustaining thriving communities worldwide. The company was founded on December 14, 1936 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Part of Sampo Oyj, CASA is a Finnish company that builds tools for bitcoin self-custody, allowing individuals to hold their own bitcoin private keys in a secure manner. The company is based in Esposo, Finland. The company envisions a future where self-custody is the norm, and everyone can manage their own wealth and personal data. CASA helps people store bitcoin and other digital assets by empowering them to own, secure, and manage their private keys safely and easily. CASA was acquired by Sampo Oyj on July 01, 2000 for $14.22 million.