Richard K. Aland

Demand Pooling, Inc. operates a platform which enables state and local government buyers to buy capital equipment and selected commodities. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

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.

Kuhn Loeb & Co., Inc. provided investment banking services. The company was headquartered in New York, NY.

UBS Corp. Bhd. developed and provided business application software and training for small and medium-sized companies. The company was headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.