Esther Sherman

Third Avenue Management LLC (TAM) is a registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered New York City. The firm was founded by Martin J. Whitman in 1986 as EQSF Advisers, Inc. They are a subsidiary of Third Avenue Holdings Delaware LLC, ultimately held by Affiliated Manager's Group, Inc. (NYSE: AMG). TAM provides investment advice to registered investment companies, private funds, offshore funds, individuals, corporations, pension plans, trusts, estates, educational institutions, endowments and foundations.

NewSouth Capital Management, Inc. (NewSouth) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee. The firm was founded in 1985 by David Morrow and Paul Gillespie, Jr. NewSouth manages assets for institutional and private clients across four concentrated equity strategies.

Tremont Group Holdings LLC provides investment services. It offers investment for hedge fund products and multi-manager portfolio. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Rye, NY.

Philips Electronics Ltd. manufactures and distributes lighting products. Its products include incandescent and halogen, compact and standard fluorescent, automotive, high intensity gas discharge and special lamps, fixtures, and advance ballasts. The company offers lighting applications such as downlights, spotlights, and wall washing. Philips Electronics was founded in 1934 and is headquartered in Markham, Canada.

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Safra National Bank of New York provides banking services. It provides international, commercial, and domestic banking services. The firm’s products include equities, fixed income securities, funds, certificate of deposit, and money market accounts. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Reich & Tang LP, also known as r&t, offers deposit and liquidity solutions to financial intermediaries across the United States. The private company is based in New York, NY. The company's demand deposit marketplace program provides banks with access to billions in reciprocal deposits and underlying customers with high levels of FDIC insurance through participating banks. The company is a trusted vendor of large broker-dealers and other financial institutions that administers their insured cash sweep programs. The company is focused on providing unmatched client service by creating, improving, and delivering smarter ideas to help banks, brokerages, trust/wealth managers, RIAs, and public and private sector companies maximize the value of their deposit, liquidity, and short-term investment programs.

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.

Anchin, Block & Anchin LLP provides accounting and advisory services. Its services include audits, reviews and compilations of financial statements, tax preparation and strategies, detailed analysis of acquisitions and financial restructuring, expert financial advice, tax incentives and strategies, management and succession advisory services, litigation support and forensic accounting & business profitability consulting. The company was founded in 1923 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Douglas Steel Fabricating Corp. provides detailing, designing, fabrication, and erection of structural and miscellaneous steel. It has projects in education, healthcare, office, commercial, sports, culture, industrial, and automotive. The company was founded by Douglas Reniger and Paul Gillett in 1952 and is headquartered in Lansing, MI.