Mark L. Bell

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Credit Suisse Securities USA) is the broker/dealer division of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, an investment banking company headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse (USA), Inc., ultimately owned by Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN) in Switzerland. Credit Suisse Securities USA offers a suite of equities, solutions and credit products and services which includes global securities sales, trading and execution, prime brokerage and comprehensive investment research. Their clients include financial institutions, corporations, governments, institutional investors, such as pension funds and hedge funds, and private individuals around the world.

Donaldson & Co., Inc. provides soft dollar and commission recapture programs to the institutional investment community. It offers programs in which a portion of the commissions for trades executed through it can be directed by fund managers back to their fund. Donaldson was founded in 1984 by John Donaldson and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.