Jeffrey J. Doran

Founded in 1980 by William Green, Westchester Capital Management, Inc. is located in Valhalla, New York. The firm is also known as Green & Smith Investment Management LLC. In December 2010 the firm's investment portfolio was taken over by their successor firm, Westchester Capital Management LLC.

Putnam Investment Management LLC (PIM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1971 and is a subsidiary of Putnam US Holdings I LLC, ultimately held by Power Corp. of Canada (TSX: POW). PIM provides investment advice across all asset classes to individuals and institutions worldwide through separately managed accounts and pooled investment funds.

Credit Agricole Securities (USA), Inc. (Credit Agricole Securities USA) is a full service broker-dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2004 and formerly known as Calyon Securities USA, Inc. and Credit Lyonnais Securities, Inc. They are a subsidiary of Crédit Agricole Global Partners, Inc., which is owned by Rue la Boétie SAS’s Credit Agricole SA (EPA: ACA) in France. Credit Agricole Securities USA provides investors’ customized solutions to ensure they achieve their execution objectives in the tradition of service excellence and product innovation.

SG Americas Securities LLC (SGAS) is the securities broker/dealer subsidiary of SG Americas Securities Holdings LLC, which in turn is owned by Société Générale SA (EPA: GLE) in France. Headquartered in New York City, SGAS offers capital markets and securities services for retail and institutional clients.

MML Investors Services, Inc. (MMLIS) is a SEC-registered broker-dealer and investment advisor headquartered in Springfield, Massachusetts. The firm is principally owned by MassMutual Holding LLC, itself a subsidiary of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. Founded in 1981, MMLIS generally provides advice to individuals, high net worth individuals, trusts, estates, endowments and foundations, Fidelity Charitable donor-advised accounts, business entities and/or qualified plans.

Security Investors LLC (do-business-as Guggenheim Investments) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Rydex Holdings LLC, ultimately held by Guggenheim Partners LLC. Security Investors provides investment advisory services to separately managed accounts (SMAs) and pooled investment vehicles that are registered as investment companies. The Funds include open-end registered funds, closed-end registered funds, and exchange-traded funds. Their SMA clients may include institutions, such as insurance companies, other financial institutions, pension and profit-sharing plans, US and non-US governmental entities, colleges, hospitals, charitable organizations, endowment funds and foundations, and certain individuals and trusts.

Virtus Event Opportunities Trust operates as an open-end management investment company that provides risk-adjusted returns with relative volatility in virtually all market environments. The fund invests in event-driven stocks of companies involved in publicly announced mergers, takeovers and other corporate reorganizations, asset sales or other divestitures, restructurings, re-financings, recapitalizations, reorganizations and other special situations. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Valhalla, NY.

untapt, Inc. develops a recruiting platform focused on the financial services technology. Its platform disintermediates the recruiters, matches the candidates and managers, and connects them in real-time using short video pitches. The firm serves banks, financial institutions, hedge funds, and startups. The company was founded by Ed Donner, Geoff Massam, and Max Kantelia in 2013 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

SSgA Funds Management, Inc. (SSgA FM) is a registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1978 and is a subsidiary of State Street Global Advisors, Inc., ultimately held by State Street Corp. (NYSE: STT). SSgA FM provides investment advisory services to US investment companies and certain pooled investment vehicles.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.

University of Southern California is a private research university that mainly offers undergraduate, graduate & other higher education. The university was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Charles River Ventures, Inc. is a venture capital firm founded in 1970. The firm is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

BOLT Solutions, Inc. offers online sales and client service platform for anyone to sell or buy insurance online. It develops and markets technology solutions for the insurance marketplace. The firm’s software enables customers, PandC insurance carriers, agents, brokers and wholesalers to transmit and receive data in real-time and leverage existing systems to automatically interact with one another. BOLT Solutions is software as a service and combines all the elements required to provide this experience within a powerful sales and distribution system that integrates people, processes, markets and technology. The company was founded in 2000 by Eric Gewirtzman and Ari Katz and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Renewable Biofuels, Inc. produces biodiesel and by-products. It is produced from renewable sources such as vegetable oils and animal fats and is a cleaner-burning replacement for petroleum-based diesel fuel. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Houston, TX .

FXI Holdings, Inc. engages in the provision of foam solutions. It offers bedding, furniture, transportation, and tehcnical solutions. The firm serves the home, healthcare, electronics, industrial, personal care, and transportation industries. The company was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Radnor, PA.

Westchester Capital Management LLC (Westchester) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Valhalla, New York. The firm was founded by Roy Behren and Michael Shannon in 2010 as the successor to Westchester Capital Management, Inc., a hedge fund manager that was originally formed in 1980 by William Green. In 2021, the firm was acquired by Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRTS). Westchester provides investment advice to registered investment companies. Their flagship fund is The Merger Fund®, which was launched in 1989.

Tsai Capital Corp. is an SEC-registered investment adviser founded in 1997 by Christopher Tsai, who serves as the President and Chief Investment Officer. The private company is based in New York, NY and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company's investment activities are led by Mr. Tsai, who has over two decades of experience in the industry and comes from a family with a long history of financial investment dating back to World War II.

Seven Post Investment Office LP (Seven Post) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded in 2011 by Ali Bastani, Eldridge E. Gray and Charles Wyman. Seven Post provides their investment management services to clients with substantial assets such as individuals, families, endowments, foundations and other institutions.

Ropes & Gray LLP provides legal and private equity services. Its practice areas include asset management, banking, business and commercial litigation, business restructuring, capital markets and corporate governance and compliance. The company was founded in 1865 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Oceanus LLC provides diving, welding, electrical engineering, and marine service. The company is headquartered in Morgan, LA.

Tsai Ventures LLC (Tsai Ventures) is the Venture Capital arm of Tsai Capital Corporation founded in 2014. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Spoke Resources Ltd. operates as an exploration and production company. The company is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

Founded in 1958, Merrill Lynch Piece Fenner & Smith, Inc. is an SEC registered broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of BAC North America Holding Co. and their ultimate parent is Bank of America Corp. (NYSE BAC).