Chris J. Longiaru

Acclaro Growth Partners, Inc. provides strategic consulting and capital advice. It offers research, mergers and acquisitions advisory, due diligence, growth planning and management consulting services. The company was founded by Christopher Lisle in September 2000 and is headquartered in Reston, VA.

Sidoti & Co. LLC (S&C) is a registered broker and equity research firm headquartered in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Sidoti Holding Co. LLC and was founded in 1999. S&C provides research exclusively to institutional investors. The firm covers the following sectors: housing, retail, basic industries, technology, business services, capital goods, automotive, computer software, regional banking, telecommunications, entertainment, healthcare and consumer products. Their analysts conduct their own due diligence which includes visiting companies and meeting with operating and financial management. In addition, the firm's analysts focus on fundamentals, particularly cash flow from operations and EPS.