John A. Walton

Walton Johnson Group, Inc. makes investments in multi-family real estate and the securities industry. The private company is based in Dallas, TX and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company was founded by John A. Walton, who has been the CEO since incorporation.

Peat Marwick Main & Co. provides audit, tax, and advisory services. The private company is based in San Mateo, CA.

In 1915 Charles Edward Merrill founded Merrill Lynch & Co. (NYSE: MER) with Edmund C. Lynch in Baltimore, Maryland. The modern Merrill Lynch was formed in 1940 through mergers with E.A. Pierce & Cassatt and, soon after, Fenner & Beane. In 1973, Merrill Lynch adopted a holding company format, with Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. as the parent and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith as the operating subsidiary. Merrill Lynch Asset Management, Inc. (MLAM) was created as an integral business unit in the Merrill Lynch family in 1976. Fund Asset Management, doing business as Mercury Asset Management, was acquired in December 1997. In 2000, MLAM and Mercury were combined under the name Merrill Lynch Investment Managers. MLAM manages the Merrill Lynch family of mutual funds, as and acts as sub-advisor to other mutual funds.

Biscayne Advisors, Inc. is an alternative investment firm founded in 1986 and based in Dallas, Texas with an office in Key Biscayne, Florida. Biscayne Advisors is a subsidiary of Walton Johnson Group, Inc. Their clients are institutions and high-net worth individuals.