Sy Jacobs

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JAM Equity Partners LLC

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Mr. Seymour M.
Jacobs is a Founding Member at JAM Equity Partners LLC, a Managing Partner at Jacobs Asset Management LLC and a Chairman at Venture For America, Inc. He is on the Board of Directors at First Investors Financial Services Group, Inc. Prior to founding JAM in 1995, Mr. Jacobs spent 12 years as a research analyst covering specialty financial services and bank stocks at Alex.
Brown and Sons, Mabon Nugent, L.F.
Rothschild and Co., and Salomon Brothers, Inc. He earned his Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, from the University of Michigan and his MBA at New York University.

Sy Jacobs active positions

Companies	Position	Start
First Investors Financial Services Group, Inc. First Investors Financial Services Group, Inc. Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance Provides automobile finance services	Director/Board Member	01/11/2000
Jacobs Asset Management LLC Jacobs Asset Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance JAM’s hedge fund seeks to generate maximum appreciation through a hedged portfolio of mostly equity securities with a focus on US financial stocks. The fund sells short stocks they believe are overvalued and uses other instruments to neutralize market risk so that the performance of the fund reflects their stock picking results rather than the fluctuations and trends of the broader stock market.	Chief Executive Officer	01/01/1995
JAM Equity Partners LLC JAM Equity Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance JAM Equity Partners seeks to make and manage long term, high return investments in small to mid-sized, privately-help financial services companies. The firm also looks for investments in publicly-traded, illiquid fallen-angels. JAM will evaluate investments outside of the financial services industry should a compelling opportunity arise in either the branded consumer products or transportation industries. Companies should have viable business models and positive market momentum and adhere to JAM's value-driven and contrarian investment philosophy. JAM invests in companies with market-cap less than $250 million and trade at deep discounts to long-term realizable value. They seek opportunities to assist companies in evaluating going-private transactions. JAM considers investments in assets such as loan portfolios or residual interests in performing or underperforming loan portfolios. Investment size is $2 million to $10 million. They prefer a 3 to 5 year time horizon. JAM focuses on Southern California and the Western states. The firm will also consider investments on the East Coast.	Founder	27/04/2011
Venture For America, Inc. Venture For America, Inc. Personnel ServicesCommercial Services Provides recruitment and training services	Chairman	-
JSOV I TB LLC JSOV I TB LLC Investment ManagersFinance Functions as a private equity fund	Corporate Officer/Principal	-

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Former positions of Sy Jacobs

Companies	Position	End
PROVIDENT FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC.	Director/Board Member	-

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Private companies	8
First Investors Financial Services Group, Inc. First Investors Financial Services Group, Inc. Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance Provides automobile finance services	Finance
Provident Financial Holdings, Inc. Provident Financial Holdings, Inc. Savings BanksFinance Operates as a bank holding company whose subsidiary functions as savings bank	Finance
Jacobs Asset Management LLC Jacobs Asset Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance JAM’s hedge fund seeks to generate maximum appreciation through a hedged portfolio of mostly equity securities with a focus on US financial stocks. The fund sells short stocks they believe are overvalued and uses other instruments to neutralize market risk so that the performance of the fund reflects their stock picking results rather than the fluctuations and trends of the broader stock market.	Finance
New York University New York University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
University of Michigan University of Michigan Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
JAM Equity Partners LLC JAM Equity Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance JAM Equity Partners seeks to make and manage long term, high return investments in small to mid-sized, privately-help financial services companies. The firm also looks for investments in publicly-traded, illiquid fallen-angels. JAM will evaluate investments outside of the financial services industry should a compelling opportunity arise in either the branded consumer products or transportation industries. Companies should have viable business models and positive market momentum and adhere to JAM's value-driven and contrarian investment philosophy. JAM invests in companies with market-cap less than $250 million and trade at deep discounts to long-term realizable value. They seek opportunities to assist companies in evaluating going-private transactions. JAM considers investments in assets such as loan portfolios or residual interests in performing or underperforming loan portfolios. Investment size is $2 million to $10 million. They prefer a 3 to 5 year time horizon. JAM focuses on Southern California and the Western states. The firm will also consider investments on the East Coast.	Finance
Venture For America, Inc. Venture For America, Inc. Personnel ServicesCommercial Services Provides recruitment and training services	Commercial Services
JSOV I TB LLC JSOV I TB LLC Investment ManagersFinance Functions as a private equity fund	Finance

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