David Chu

Emerald Advisers, Inc. (Emerald) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Leola, Pennsylvania. The firm was founded in 1991 by Joseph Besecker and Scott Rehr. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of Emerald Asset Management PA LLC, ultimately held by 1251 Capital Group, Inc. Emerald provides discretionary advisory services to institutional, governmental, trusts, estates, charitable and high net worth individuals.

Invesco Advisers, Inc. is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. They are a subsidiary of Invesco Group Services, Inc., ultimately held by Invesco Ltd. (NYSE: IVZ). The firm was founded in 1986 and previously known as Invesco Institutional NA, Inc. until April 2010 when Invesco Ltd. consolidated the businesses of their US investment advisors (Invesco AIM Advisors, Inc., Invesco AIM Capital Management, Inc., Invesco AIM Private Asset Management, Inc. and Invesco Global Asset Management NA, Inc.) under the name Invesco Advisers, Inc. They provide discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to individuals, institutional and high net-worth clients through separate accounts, wrap fee programs and US registered investment companies and other Commingled Funds.

Founded in 1993, Banc of America Capital Investors is a private equity and mezzanine investment partnership that manages capital for Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, the firm is part of Bank of America's overall private equity and mezzanine investment business called Banc of America Equity Partners

Wachovia Wealth Management is an investment management firm located in Winston-Salem North Carolina with an additional office in New York City. The firm is a division of Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC)

JPMorgan Investment Management, Inc. (JPMIM) is a global, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2000 as the result of Chase Manhattan's purchase of Robert Fleming Holdings and the subsequent merger of Chase and JPMorgan. In January 2010, JPMorgan Investment Advisors merged into JP Morgan Investment Management. JPMIM is a subsidiary of JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM). The firm primarily provides investment advisory services to both US and non-US institutional and retail clients.

Morgan Stanley Investment Management, Inc. (MSIM) is an investment management firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1975 and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS). MSIM provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management services and products to institutional clients and individual investors. The firm also advises clients as to the appropriate allocation of assets among multiple separate accounts and/or investment companies or other pooled vehicles that the firm advises.

Willingdon Wealth Management LLC (Willingdon) is an investment management firm headquartered in Huntersville, North Carolina. The firm was founded by Lewis Kayes III in 2003 and they are a subsidiary of Execial Wealth Advisors LLC. Willingdon provides investment management services for high net-worth individuals and business owners.