Michael Joseph Giarla

Amundi Smith Breeden is an investment advisor headquartered in Durham, North Carolina. The firm is a subsidiary of Amundi Pioneer Asset Management, Inc. after their merger with Pioneer Investment Management, Inc. The firm was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Founded in 1982, Smith Breeden Associates, Inc. is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Durham, North Carolina. The firm manages equity and fixed-income portfolios for institutional investors including pension plans and financial institutions

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.

Community First Financial Group, Inc. is a bank holding company. The company is based in Chapel Hill, NC. Community First Financial Group was acquired by BNC Bancorp on June 02, 2014 for $25.96 million.