Mark G. Baillie

Thomas Weisel Partners Group, Inc. is an investment banking company, which engages in the provision of investment banking, brokerage, equity research, and asset management services. Its services include brokerage services, tax and estate planning strategies, investment management consulting, alternate investments, and corporate client services. The company was founded by Thomas W. Weisel in 1999 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

SoundView Technology Group, Inc. provides on-line investment banking and brokerage services. The company's brokerage operations provide sales and trading services to institutional investors. Its investment banking services include public underwriting, mergers & acquisitions advisory services, strategic advisory services, and private equity placements. SoundView Technology Group was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Old Greenwich, CT

Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc. (Stifel) is a dual-registered broker-dealer and investment adviser headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. Founded in 1890, the firm is a subsidiary of Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF), a financial service holding company. Stifel provides full-service brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals and their families, institutions and businesses, and financial advisors.