Mark H. Dransfield

Founded in 1999, Advanced Equities, Inc. is a venture capital/private equity firm located in Chicago with additional offices in New York City and San Francisco. The firm is a subsidiary of Advanced Equities Financial Corp.

Financial Network Investment Corp. provides securities brokerage services. Its products and services include mutual funds, life insurance, stocks, bonds, annuities, asset management accounts, disability insurance, and cash management accounts. The company was founded by John S. Simmers in 1983 and is headquartered in El Segundo, CA.

Part of Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., Shearson Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. provides security broker services. The company is based in New York, NY.

Founded in 1993, First Allied Securities, Inc. is an independent, SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in San Diego, California. The firm is a member of FINRA, the NASD and the SIPC. First Allied Securities Inc. was previously a subsidiary of Advanced Equities Financial Corp. In April 2006, Advanced Equities Financial Corp. acquired First Financial Planners and merged it with First Allied Securities. In 2008, the firm acquired First Montauk Securities Corp. from First Montauk Financial Corp. In 2011, Lovell Minnick Partners LLC and the management team of First Allied Advisory Services acquired the firm from Advanced Equities Financial Corp. First Allied Securities is affiliated with First Allied Advisory Services, Inc., a registered investment advisor. The firm provides a full array of trading and execution services for their clients. They do not provide any internal research.