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Collect financials, performance, issuance and transaction data from various commercial and proprietary market databases, regulatory sources, internet sites of private and public companies, media and other resources for the following purposes:
1.1 analyzing trends in the market and specific industry sectors
1.2 analyzing individual companies
1.3 conducting an analysis of the capital structure and valuation metrics of comparable companies
1.4 performing relative valuation analysis regarding positioning (the company’s relative position when comparing its valuation with other companies within the same industry)
1.5 tracking recent securities offerings and mergers and acquisitions (i.e., precedent transactions) executed by the firm, as well as recent deals executed by competitors information would be found in schedules, reports, statements and forms filed pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
1.1.1 Current Reports on Form 8-K (SEA Rule 13a-11, SEA Rule 15d-11)
1.1.2 Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q (SEA Rule 13a-13, SEA Rule 15d-13)
1.1.3 Transition Reports (SEA Rule 13a-10, SEC Rule 15d-10)
1.1.4 Filing of Schedules 13D and 13G (SEA Rule 13d-1,)
1.1.5 Reports by Institutional Investment Managers of information with Respect to Accounts Over Which They Exercise Investment Discretion (SEC Rule 13f-1)
1.1.6 Filing Requirements (Proxy Rule 14a-6)
1.1.7 Definition of Terms (SEA Rule 16a-1)