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Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. (DBSI) is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1971 and is a wholly-owned investment banking and brokerage arm of DB U.S. Financial Markets Holding Corp., ultimately held by Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE: DB, FRA: DBK) in Germany. DBSI provides securities brokerage and investment advisory services to domestic and international private clients and institutions. They are also a primary dealer in US government securities as designated by the Federal Reserve.

Keane Capital Management, Inc. provides investment advice. The company was founded by Peter Keane in 1999 and is headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

Brightleaf Capital LLC is a venture capital firm located in Durham, North Carolina. They manage the Brightleaf Capital LP.

Hatteras Investment Partners LP (Hatteras) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina. The firm was founded by David Perkins in 2003 as Hatteras Funds LP. Hatteras provides investment management services and investment advisory services to registered investment companies and private funds.

Founded in 2009, Hatteras Alternative Mutual Funds LLC is a registered investment advisor located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The firm is a subsidiary of Hatteras Investment Partners LLC and its ultimate parent is RCS Capital Corp. (NYSE: RCAP).

BB&T Securities LLC, doing business as BB&T Capital Markets, is the broker/dealer subsidiary of BB&T Corp. (NYSE: BBT). The firm is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. They offer a full array of investment, trading and execution services to middle-market companies. BB&T Capital Markets' sales and trading arm is comprised of 2 groups: Debt Securities Sales & Trading and Equity Sales & Trading. The Debt Securities Sales & Trading group focuses on: (1) Government and agency securities (2) corporate bonds (3) municipal bonds (4) asset-backed securities (5) mortgage-backed securities (6) preferred securities and (7) money market desk (short-term securities including BB&T funding). The Equity Sales & Trading group focuses on: (1) institutional block execution services (2) institutional distribution of proprietary research (3) providing proprietary access to industry leading conferences and management teams (4) serving as a NASDAQ market maker for over 250 securities (5) stock buybacks including 10b-18 and 10b5-1 trading plans and (6) 144 stock sales, individual 10b5-1 trading plans (buy and sell) and employee cashless stock option programs. BB&T Capital Markets provides research coverage of the communications, defense and government services, energy, financial services, furnishings and consumer durables, healthcare, industrial services, retail/consumer durables and transportation services sectors.