activities. Its institutional sales and trading activities provide sales and trading services for bank debt, debt securities, hybrid securities, preferred and common equity, and special situation claims to institutional investors. These operations also cover thinly-traded, illiquid, and bankruptcy and post-bankruptcy securities. The company’s investment banking and restructuring activities offer debt and equity financing, merger and acquisition, restructuring, and other strategic advisory services for corporate, private equity, and institutional investor clients by advising on, and implementing value enhancing solutions and transactions. Its institutional research operations publish company-specific reports, macro-economic industry reports, and real-time desk analysis with a focus on 14 industry sectors. These company-specific reports provide insights into the relative value of an issuer’s capital structure, including its bank debt, debt securities, hybrid securities, preferred and common equity, and special situation claims. Its industry reports highlight macro trends and key events in target industries; and desk analysis focuses on event-driven and real-time identification of capital structure trading opportunities. Imperial Capital Group, Inc. also provides asset management services and manages two investment vehicles through Imperial Capital Asset Management, LLC, a registered investment advisor. The company also focuses on providing loan trading services through is other subsidiary, Imperial Capital Loan Trading, LLC. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.