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Next Generation Equity Research LLC is an independent equity research firm located in Chicago. The firm is a subsidiary of Hudson Securities, Inc. and their ultimate parent is Hudson Holding Corp. Next Generation Equity Research provides research on high quality small- to mid-cap growth companies. They seek to identify companies that have high and sustainable earnings growth and offer the potential to become market leaders within their sectors. The firm's research tends to focus on the industrial and transportation sectors.

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.