| Through our joint venture, Whitney Advisors, the
Whitney Group has added an important new service, providing M&A consulting
and advice to our clients. Our expertise is focused primarily on alternative
investment management companies, hedge funds and fund of funds, although
we expect over time to broaden our capabilities to other areas of financial
services. Whitney Advisors know-how extends from the identification and evaluation of suitable hedge fund and fund of fund acquisition candidates, to the negotiation and structuring of the financial transactions. We have represented several such acquisition candidates through the process to closing. However, we can provide the same analysis and service to purchasers. Our expertise includes the valuation of the entities considered for partial and full acquisition. Jeffrey Silver, Senior Partner of Whitney Advisors, heads our services in this area. Jeffrey has substantial experience in the above-noted fields and has written and lectured on this subject for and to industry participants. He initiated some of the earliest transactions in this field, and has brought his operations directly into our joint venture. Through our joint venture, Whitney Advisors, the Whitney Group has added an important new service, providing M&A consulting and advice to our clients. Our expertise is focused primarily on alternative investment management companies, hedge funds and fund of funds, although we expect over time to broaden our capabilities to other areas of financial services. Whitney Advisors know-how extends from the identification and evaluation of suitable hedge fund and fund of fund acquisition candidates, to the negotiation and structuring of the financial transactions. We have represented several such acquisition candidates through the process to closing. However, we can provide the same analysis and service to purchasers. Our expertise includes the valuation of the entities considered for partial and full acquisition. Jeffrey Silver, Senior Partner of Whitney Advisors, heads our services in this area. Jeffrey has substantial experience in the above-noted fields and has written and lectured on this subject for and to industry participants. He initiated some of the earliest transactions in this field, and has brought his operations directly into our joint venture. |