James L. Carruthers

Part of SAVIA SA de CV, DNA Plant Technology Corp. is engaged in testing for improved agriculture. The company is based in Riverton, NJ.

Shartsis Friese & Ginsburg LLP provides legal services. The private company is based in San Francisco, CA.

Freedom Tax Credit Plus LP owns and operates residential complexes. It operates leveraged low-income multi-family residential complexes that are eligible for the low-income housing tax credit in the United States. Related Freedom Associates LP and Freedom GP, Inc. serve as the general partners of the company. The company was founded on August 28, 1989 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Summit Partners LP (Summit Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1984 by Gregory Avis, Roe Stamps and Stephen Woodsum. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Citizens JMP Securities LLC (Citizens JMP) is a full-service investment bank and broker/dealer headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded by Joseph Jolson in 2002 and was formerly JMP Securities LLC. The firm is a subsidiary of JMP Holding LLC, ultimately held by Citizens Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: CFG). Citizens JMP provides equity research, institutional brokerage, and investment banking services to public and private growth companies and their investors. They are a research-driven, growth-oriented firm that provides services to small- and mid-sized companies and the institutions that invest in them. The firm specializes in four high-growth sectors of the economy: technology, healthcare, financial services, and real estate.

Piper Sandler & Co. (Broker) (PSC-Broker) is the full-service brokerage division of Piper Sandler & Co., a financial service firm headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They are a subsidiary of Piper Sandler Companies (NYSE: PIPR). The firm was founded in 1969 and previously known as Piper Jaffray & Co. They became Piper Sandler & Co. when Piper Jaffray Companies and Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P. merged to become Piper Sandler Companies in 2020. PSC-Broker provides brokerage and investment banking services to financial institutions, corporations and other financial investors. Their core focus sectors are Agriculture, renewables & cannabis, Business services, Chemicals & Materials, Consumer, Diversified industrials & services, Energy, Financial services, financial sponsors, Healthcare, and Technology.

Brilliant Light Power, Inc. provides research and development services to generate power, light and new chemicals. It develops a non-polluting source of energy from water. The firm’s SunCell catalytically converts H2O-based solid fuel directly into light which is converted to electricity using photovoltaic panels. The company was founded by Randell L. Mills in 1986 and is headquartered in Cranbury, NJ.

Performance Plants, Inc. discovers and develops second generation agricultural biotechnologies. The firm’s patented technologies enhance plant productivity (including seed yield and plant biomass) and weatherproof food and non-food biofuel crops through periods of drought and heat stresses resulting in a more abundant, consistent and cost-effective harvests for farmers. Its technology products include yield protection technology, heat & drought tolerance technology, technology development pipeline and trait technology stacking. The company was founded by David Dennis in 1995 and is headquartered in Kingston, Canada.

Athena Biotechnologies, Inc. develops biotechnology products. The firm offers services to the pharmaceutical and agricultural industries. Athena Biotechnologies was founded by Barry L. Marrs in January 2005 and is headquartered in Newark, DE.

Jefferies LLC is a global investment bank and institutional securities firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Jefferies Group LLC, ultimately held by Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF). Jefferies provides corporate clients with research and execution services in equity, fixed income, and foreign exchange markets, as well as a full range of investment banking services such as underwriting, mergers and acquisitions, restructuring and recapitalization, and other advisory services, with all businesses operating in the Americas, Europe and Asia.

Arancia Industrial SA de CV operates as a holding company which engages in financial investment and shareholding activities. Its interests focus on the biotechnology, textiles, and logistics sectors. The company was founded in 1925 and is headquartered in Guadalajara, Mexico.

Parallel Investment Partners (Parallel Investment) is a private equity firm founded in 1999 by Frank Barron Fletcher. The firm is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP is an international law firm that provides legal services to clients. The company serves multinational corporations, international financial institutions, sovereign governments and its agencies and domestic corporations and financial institutions. The company was founded by George Cleary, Leo Gottlieb, Henry Friendly, Mel Steen, Hugh Cox, Fowler Hamilton and George Ball in 1946 and it is headquartered in New York, NY.

Part of Corteva, Inc., Protein Technologies International, Inc. is a company that supplies soy proteins to the food and paper processing industries. The company is based in St. Louis, MO. Protein Technologies International was acquired by EIDP, Inc., a subsidiary of Corteva, Inc. from Nestle Purina PetCare Co. on December 03, 1997 for $1,500 million.

Young Electric Sign Co., Inc. manufactures sign boards. It provides the smallest retail kiosk to the largest multinational organization and it design, manufacture, install and maintain an identification package that is tailored to business specific needs. The company was founded in 1920 by Thomas Young and is headquartered in Salt Lake City, UT.

Finistere Partners LLC is a Private Equity firm, a subsidiary of Finistere founded in 2001. The firm is headquartered in San Diego.

Longwood Gardens, Inc. owns and operates garden centers. The firm primarily focuses on managing and operating longwood gardens, which is a horticultural display garden. The company was founded by Pierre S. du Pont in 1914 and is headquartered in Kennett Square, PA.

Goodwill Industries of San Francisco, San Mateo & Marin is a non profit organization. It provides job placement services and structured on-the-job training for people ready to transform their lives. The company focuses on those who have been out of work for a long time due to homelessness, military service, single parenting, incarceration, addiction, or job displacement. The company was founded by Edgar J. Helms in 1916 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Blockchain Capital LLC (Blockchain Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2013 by Alison Davis, William Bradford Stephens, Paul Bartlett Stephens, and Brock Pierce. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Finistere Ventures LLC (Finistere Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded by Spencer Maughan and Arama Kukutai in 2005. The firm is headquartered in Newport Beach, California.

ORIX Advisers LLC (ORIX Capital Partners) is a private equity subsidiary of ORIX USA Corp founded in 2016. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Centerline Holding Co. operates in real estate financial and asset management services. The company was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Albany, NY.

Hunt Mortgage Group LLC provides real estate finance and investment services. The firm offers every layer of capital for multifamily, conventional, retail, office, mixed use and industrial properties through the different business groups. The company was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Quartermaster, Inc. operates apparel retail stores in California and Nevada. It provides clothing, handcuffs, flashlights, eyewear, batons, bags and packs, holsters, knives and tools, parade and drill products, uniforms, tactical uniforms, women's gear, footwear, equipment, duty gear, gloves, badges and IDs, watches, and body armor products. The company was founded by James R Dirosa in 1974 and is headquartered in Cerritos, CA.

Marmalade LLC operates as a restaurant and cafe. Its products include breakfast, brunch, lunch, dinner, drinks, cocktails, and wine. The company was founded by Selwyn L. Yosslowitz, Bobby Burns, and Bonnie Burns in November 1990 and is headquartered in Santa Monica, CA.

The Fragrance Outlet, Inc. retails fragrances, cosmetics, and related products. The company’s concept is based upon offering assortment of branded men’s, women’s, and children’s fragrances to consumers at discounts below traditional department store and mall-based specialty retailer prices. The company was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Miami, FL.

New Moosejaw LLC engages in the retail of outdoor gears and apparels. It offers wide selection of climbing backpacks, footwear, fitness accessories, trekking poles, headlamps and casual jackets. The company was founded by Jeffrey Wolfe, David Jaffe, and Robert Wolfe in 1992 and is headquartered in Madison Heights, MI.

CH Investments Partners LLC. The firm is headquartered in Texas.

National Research Council of Canada, provides research & development. It services include research programs and collaboration opportunities, technical and advisory services, licensing opportunities and industrial research assistance program. The company was founded by Graham W. Burton and is headquartered in Ottawa, ON.

Part of NMI Holdings, Inc., National Mortgage Insurance Corp. is a company that provides mortgage guaranty insurance services. The company is based in Emeryville, CA. The company was founded by Bradley M. Shuster. Claudia J. Merkle has been the CEO of the company since 2012.