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Founded in 1988 by Richard Messina, the Benchmark Co. LLC is a full-service broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm provides equity research, sales and trading services for institutional and private clients. They focus on the media, energy, enterprise software, infrastructure software, biotechnology, specialty pharmaceuticals, REITs, Internet and communications sectors. The Benchmark Co.'s clearing agent is JP Morgan Clearing Corp.

Founded in 1999, Frost Securities, Inc. (FSI) is an investment banking firm and broker/dealer located in Dallas, Texas. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. (NYSE: CFR). They provide clients with financial advisory services related to mergers & acquisitions, recapitalizations and board-level analyses of strategic alternatives. FSI's execution capabilities include raising private institutional capital such as senior debt, mezzanine debt, preferred stock and common stock. The firm provides services primarily to middle-market companies in the Southwestern US. FSI's experience covers a wide range of comprehensive capital structure alternatives across a variety of industries including general industrial, healthcare, manufacturing, media, restaurant/food services, retail, business services, financial services, technology and telecommunications. Frost Securities is a member of FINRA.

Drexel Hamilton LLC is a registered broker-dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2007 and is a subsidiary of Drexel Hamilton Holdings LLC. Drexel Hamilton provides underwriting and executing securities transactions for corporations, municipalities and financial institutions. They offer meaningful employment opportunities for service-disabled veterans in the field of financial services.

Accenture LLP provides management consulting, technology, and outsourcing services. Its services encompass customer relationship, finance, human resources, service, supply chain, information management, business process, and infrastructure outsourcing services. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

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.

Loop Capital Markets LLC is provider of a broad range of integrated capital solutions for corporate, governmental, and institutional entities. They serve clients in public and corporate finance, equity, taxable and tax-exempt securities sales and trading and municipal research. Since their founding in 1997, they have served as managing underwriter on financings, participated in corporate bond underwritings, served as an underwriter in IPO and other equity offerings, and earned a reputation as a dedicated, resourceful partner with new ideas and new avenues of distribution. Loop Capital Markets is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, They serve clients on a national basis.

Hilltop Securities, Inc. (dba HilltopSecurities) is a broker/dealer firm headquartered in Dallas, Texas. The firm was founded in 1946 as Southwest Securities, Inc. and they a subsidiary of Hilltop Securities Holdings LLC. Hilltop Securities provides a full array of trading and execution services for their clients.

Founded in 2004, WFG Investments, Inc. is a full service broker-dealer located in Dallas, Texas. The firm is a subsidiary of Williams Financial Group, Inc., a financial services firm founded in 1988 by Wilson Williams. WFG Investments is a member of the NASD and the SPIC. The firm provides support, investment products and a broad array of services to a select group of U.S. financial advisors and their clients.