Matt Rohrmann

Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. (KBW) is a full-service investment bank and broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF). KBW offers sales and trading in equities securities of financial services companies.

Founded in 1998, inCode was a boutique professional services firm providing business strategy, telecom technology consulting, and enterprise solutions to the telecommunications industry. inCode distinguished itself with its combination of deep technological expertise and exceptional strategic vision. Its industry focus allowed it to integrate business insight with technology foresight, delivering tangible impact and sustainable value to its clients. inCode was committed to: Focusing on its client's success. The firm defined its success based on its clients' successes. Providing unmatched technology expertise and industry insight, derived from its unique industry focus and experience. Driving business transformations with vision, strategy, and intelligence. Delivering tangible impact and sustainable value to its clients through its unparallel ability to execute.

Nomura Securities International, Inc. (NSI) is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City and was founded in 1969. The firm is a division of Nomura Holding America, Inc. and their ultimate parent is Nomura Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: NMR, TYO: 8604, AMS: 8604). NSI provides securities brokerage services, as well as asset management, domestic retail, global markets, global investment banking and global merchant banking services. The firm's fixed-income business consists of bond sales and trading, origination and product supply for securitization deals and real estate-focused asset finance operations (in cooperation with Investment Banking). In the equity markets, NSI offers sales and trading of domestic and foreign stocks on a global basis, primarily for institutional investors.

Willis Group Holdings Plc operates as a holding company that through its subsidiaries provides insurance brokerage, reinsurance and consulting services to its clients worldwide. The company operates through the following business segments: North America, International, and Global. The North America segment provides risk management, insurance brokerage, employee benefits brokerage and consulting services in the United States, Canada and Mexico. The International segment provides reinsurance and risk management services in Western Europe, Central and Eastern Europe, the United Kingdom, Asia, Australasia, the Middle East, South Africa and Latin America. The Global segment provides brokerage and consulting services. Willis Group Holdings was founded in 1828 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Hovde Financial, Inc. provides financial services. The private company is based in Washington. The American company was founded by Eric Donald Hovde.