Eric S. Stein

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1987 and provides debt and equity services including underwriting, M&A advice, securities dealing and brokerage and trade execution. Their client base ranges from large global institutional investors to hedge funds at the cutting edge of innovation in the industry.

FSI Group LLC (FSIG) is an independent hedge fund management firm headquartered in Upper Arlington, Ohio. The firm was founded by Steven and John Stein in 1995 to manage Financial Stocks LP, a long/short equity hedge fund focused in Financial Services sector.