Victor Fan Leong

Wedbush Securities, Inc. is a full-service investment bank and brokerage firm headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded in 1955 as Wedbush Morgan Securities, Inc. They are a subsidiary of Wedbush Financial Services LLC, which is owned by Wedbush, Inc. Wedbush Securities provides a wide range of securities brokerage, wealth management, and investment banking services to private and institutional clients. Their research focuses on providing coverage of small and mid-sized companies in the following industries: (1) consumer products and services (2) technology (3) entertainment and media (4) life sciences and (5) industrial growth and clean technology.

Pacific Growth Equity Management LLC is a hedge fund manager located in San Francisco. The firm is a subsidiary of Pacific Growth Holdings LLC and their ultimate parent is Wedbush, Inc. They manage the PGE Partner Fund LP, the PGE Yield Fund LP, the PGE Partner Fund II LP, the Pacific Growth Equities LLC and the PGE Sector Strategies Fund LP.

Ridgecrest Capital Partners, Inc. provides investment banking services. The private company is based in Larkspur, CA. The CEO of the company is Joshua M. Rafner.

BlackRock Fund Advisors (BFA) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded in 1984 and is a subsidiary of BlackRock Delaware Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK). BFA manages assets for US registered investment companies, including ETFs. Mandates include cash management, equity, fixed income, multi-asset and index strategies.