George P. Lucaci

Founded in 2002 by Ben Chinea, James Craig and Ben Pfeffer, Direct Access Partners LLC a broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a member of NYSE Euronext, FINRA and the SIPC. Direct Access Partners provides complete anonymity and non-conflicting multi-asset class agency execution sales and trading, a state of the art electronic trading platform, NYSE direct access, soft dollar services, compliance services, prime brokerage, global prime services, independent research and introductions to their alliances with capital raising services. Their clients include U.S. and international hedge funds, mutual funds, insurance companies and government agencies. The firm does not engage in proprietary trading, market making activities or investment banking.

Channel Capital Group, Inc. owns and operates a web-site for providing hedge fund information and performance data. It provides hedge fund news and data for hedge fund managers and institutional investors. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. provided wealth management, securities trading and sales, corporate finance and investment banking services. Merrill Lynch was a global trader and underwriter of securities and derivatives across a range of asset classes and serve as a strategic advisor to governments, institutions and individuals worldwide. The company was founded in 1913 and was headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

Citibank NA engages in the provision of banking services. It offers retail and commercial banking; credit cards; banking, capital markets, and advisory; markets and securities services; private banking; and treasury and trade solutions. The company was founded on June 16, 1812 and is headquartered in New York, NY.