Thad Davis

Aureus Asset Management LLC (Aureus) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 2005 by David W. Scudder and Karen (Kari) Firestone. Aureus provides investment management and wealth management services to high-net-worth individuals and families as well as institutional investors.

Putnam LLC provided financial services. It investment products included institutional portfolios, IRAs and other retirement plans, mutual funds, variable annuities and alternative investments for institutions and high-net-worth investors. The company was founded in 1937 and was headquartered in Boston, MA.

Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Banc of America Securities (BAS) is the investment banking subsidiary of Bank of America Corp (NYSE: BAC). The firm provides both the domestic and international equity and investment banking markets, and pursues a strategy pioneered by Citigroup that combines corporate lending with investment banking advice and services. They provide high-yield debt underwriting and leveraged finance, in addition to industry coverage groups such as healthcare, media and telecom, financial institutions, real estate and gaming. BAS also does a significant amount of work for Financial Sponsors, or private equity firms, often financing leveraged transactions. Following the strategy of Goldman Sachs, the firm lacks a standalone mergers and acquisitions department, instead employing mergers and acquisitions senior bankers throughout the industry coverage groups. The firm is registered as a broker/dealer with the SEC, is a member of the NYSE, and the NASD. The use of Banc in the BAS's name is indicative of the fact that the company is not a bank, and their deposits and other holdings are not insured by the FDIC.

Bear Stearns Asset Management Inc (Bear Stearns) is a Private Equity/Venture Capital firm, a subsidiary of The Bear Stearns Cos LLC founded in 1985. The firm is headquartered in the US.