Scott Kay

PFM Health Sciences LP (PFM) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded by Chris James in 2004 as Partner Fund Management LP. PFM serves as an investment advisor to private investment funds in which qualified investors invest directly.

Founded in 1998 by Alan Reid, Forward Management LLC is a registered investment advisor located in San Francisco, California. The firm is a subsidiary of Salient Partners LP.

Founded in 2001 by Daniel Benton, Andor Capital Management LLC is a hedge fund manager headquartered in Rye Brook, New York. The firm is a subsidiary of Andor Capital Management, Inc. They provide portfolio management services primarily to pooled investment vehicles and managed accounts for pension and profit sharing plans

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.

Founded in 2012, Asymmetry Capital Management is a registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager located in San Francisco, California. Scott C. Kay is the founder, principal owner and CIO of the firm. Mr. Kay is also the manager of the firm’s general partner, curis cognitio LLC, and the manager of ACM HC, LLC, the firm's sole limited partner. Asymmetry provides investment management services primarily to private investment funds, which are offered exclusively to sophisticated investors. The Firm also provides investment management services to other private funds or sophisticated investors on a discretionary basis through separately managed accounts.

Balyasny Asset Management LP (BAM) is a multi-strategy hedge fund manager and SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm’s predecessor, Balyasny Capital Management LLC (BCM), was founded in 2001 by Dmitry Balyasny, Scott Schroeder and Taylor O'Malley. In 2003, BCM converted from a limited liability company to a limited partnership. Then, in January 2004, their name was changed to Balyasny Asset Management LP. They are a subsidiary of Balyasny Asset Management Holdings LP. BAM provides investment advisory services to high net-worth individuals and institutional clients through privately offered pooled investment funds.