John Ghirardelli

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Credit Suisse Securities USA) is the broker/dealer division of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, an investment banking company headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse (USA), Inc., ultimately owned by Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN) in Switzerland. Credit Suisse Securities USA offers a suite of equities, solutions and credit products and services which includes global securities sales, trading and execution, prime brokerage and comprehensive investment research. Their clients include financial institutions, corporations, governments, institutional investors, such as pension funds and hedge funds, and private individuals around the world.

Lord Abbett & Co. LLC (Lord Abbett) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey. Founded in 1929, Lord Abbett provides advisory services to a variety of institutional clients, the Lord Abbett Funds and other registered investment companies sponsored by third parties, the Lord Abbett UCITS Funds, the Lord Abbett Luxembourg Fund, other foreign funds, privately offered commingled funds and various separately managed accounts.

Massachusetts Financial Services Co., do-business-as MFS Investment Management (MFS), is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1924 and is a subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (US) Financial Services Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by Sun Life Financial, Inc. (TSE, NYSE: SLF) in Canada. The firm provides investment advisory and sub-advisory services to a range of institutional clients and pooled investment vehicles. MFS is a responsible investor and signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI).

Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inc. (Cohen & Steers) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Martin Cohen and Robert Steers in 1986. They are a subsidiary of Cohen & Steers, Inc. (NYSE: CNS). Cohen & Steers serves institutional and individual investors through a wide range of investment products and services, which includes separately managed accounts, registered funds in the US and Europe, and private funds.

General Atlantic LLC (General Atlantic) is a private equity firm founded in 1980 by Charles F. Feeney. The firm is headquartered in New York.

ASB Capital Management, Inc. (ASBCM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland. The firm was founded in 1983 and is owned by Chevy Chase Trust Holdings LLC, ultimately owned by Chevy Chase Holdings LLC. ASBCM provides investment management services to qualified individual and institutional clients that include Taft-Hartley plans, pension and retirement programs, separate accounts, endowments and foundations, corporations and other types of accounts, and private investment vehicles.

D. E. Shaw & Co. LP (DESCO) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1992 by David Elliot Shaw. DESCO serves as the managing member, manager and/or investment advisor of certain entities in the D. E. Shaw Group and provides investment advice to several affiliated hedge funds and other entities. The investor base of the funds includes institutional investors and other highly sophisticated, high-net worth participants.

Merrill Lynch Canada, Inc. is a Canadian broker/dealer headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. They are a subsidiary of Midland Walwyn, Inc. and their ultimate parent is Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC). The firm offers brokerage and investment banking services as well as commercial lending, global high-yield debt, global equity, and M&A services to institutional and retail clients.

JPMorgan Securities LLC (JPMS) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1985 and is a subsidiary of JPMorgan Broker-Dealer Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by JPMorgan Chase & Co., Inc. (NYSE: JPM). JPMS provides research on fixed income, credit, derivatives, emerging markets, foreign exchange, structured finance, technical analysis and bond indices. Their equity analysts cover equities throughout North America, EMEA, Asia/Pacific and the emerging markets. The firm's fixed income team formulates trading and portfolio recommendations for investors in global bonds and other fixed-income markets based on valuations, analytics and market dynamics.

Core Security SDI Corp. provides threat-aware identity, access, authentication, and vulnerability management solutions. It specializes in identity and access management, from provisioning to governance to identity and access intelligence. The firm also provides insight from analyzing the big data generated from an organization’s identity and access relationships so users can identify and minimize risks and maintain continuous compliance. The company is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1987 and provides debt and equity services including underwriting, M&A advice, securities dealing and brokerage and trade execution. Their client base ranges from large global institutional investors to hedge funds at the cutting edge of innovation in the industry.

Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc. (Stifel) is a dual-registered broker-dealer and investment adviser headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. Founded in 1890, the firm is a subsidiary of Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF), a financial service holding company. Stifel provides full-service brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals and their families, institutions and businesses, and financial advisors.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Barclays Capital, Inc. is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1997 and is a subsidiary of Barclays Group US, Inc., ultimately owned by Barclays plc (LON: BARC) in Great Britain. Barclays Capital provides large corporate, government and institutional clients a full spectrum of prime brokerage services which includes equities and fixed income financing, OTC Clearing, Futures and Foreign Exchange Prime Brokerage and access to industry insights and analytics from their Strategic Consulting team.

Founded in 1958, Merrill Lynch Piece Fenner & Smith, Inc. is an SEC registered broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of BAC North America Holding Co. and their ultimate parent is Bank of America Corp. (NYSE BAC).

The Group's principal activities are to provide investment, financing, advisory, insurance and related products and services on a global basis. The Group's services includes securities brokerage, trading, insurance, record keeping and underwriting through its broker, dealer, banking, insurance and other financial services subsidiaries. The Group operates in three business segments: Global Markets and Investment Banking group, Global Private Client, and Merrill Lynch Investment Managers. The principal subsidiary of the Group is Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc., which provides securities brokerage, option contracts, commodity and financial futures contracts, selected insurance products, options, corporate and municipal securities, investment banking and business advisory services. The Group operates in Europe, Middle East, and Africa, Pacific Rim, Canada and Latin America. In 2005, the Group acquired Pax Clearing Corp, the advest Group and Amvescap Plc.

Point72 Asset Management LP (Point72) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut. The firm was founded in 2014 and formerly known as Stamford Harbor Capital LP. They are a subsidiary of Point72 LP, which is owned by Point72 Capital Holdings LP. Point72 provides investment management services to the Point72 Funds.

Wafra Partners LLC (Wafra Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1993 by Yousef Al-Humaidhi. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Part of Canaccord Genuity Group, Inc., Sawaya Partners LLC provides investment advisory services. The company is based in New York, NY. The company was founded in 2001 by Fuad Sawaya. Sawaya Partners was acquired by Canaccord Genuity Group, Inc. on December 31, 2021.

Energy Intelligence Group, Inc. collects, analyses and publishes information about the energy sector. It offers daily and weekly newsletters via Web, e-mail, fax, or print media formats; online data sources comprising spreadsheets; and research reports. The firm also delivers real-time information related to energy markets, such as upstream, downstream, gas and liquid natural gas, markets, politics, and finance areas. It also offers research, advisory support, and executive training and topical seminars; and conducts onsite forums, as well as Webinars. The company was founded in 1956 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Goulston & Storrs PC provides legal services. It offers banking and finance, bankruptcy and restructuring, capital markets, litigation, data privacy, hospitality and recreational, innovation development and licensing, real estate, and public law and partnership solutions. The company was founded in 1900 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

TPG Capital LLC is a Private Equity firm, a subsidiary of TPG Capital Advisors LLC founded in 1992 by William S. Price and James George Coulter. The firm is headquartered in Fort Worth with additional offices in London and São Paulo.

Recycle Track Systems, Inc. provides waste and recycling management services. The firm offers a waste management application for in-demand trash collection, custom waste disposal services, and commercial dumpster solutions. It serves the following industries: hotels and hospitality, restaurants and food services, property management, stadiums and venues, schools and universities, grocery stores, hospitals, and municipalities. The company was founded by Gregory Lettieri and Adam Pasquale in 2014 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Core SDI, Inc. provides computer software services. The company is based in Roswell, GA. The CEO of the company is Jeffrey Kukowski.

Core Security Technologies, Inc. provides information technology security solutions. It offers core security attack intelligence platform, an attack intelligence platform that helps customers to identify the vulnerable areas of their IT environments to improve the effectiveness of remediation efforts and secure the business. The firm services include comprehensive penetration tests, application penetration tests, web services assessments, source code audits and wireless penetration tests. The company was founded by Emiliano Kargieman, Ariel Futoransky, Jonatan Altszul and Ivan Arce in 1996 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

K1 Investment Management LLC (K1 Investment Management) is a venture capital firm founded by R. Neil Malik in 2011. The firm is headquartered in Manhattan Beach, California.

Abacus Finance Group LLC (Abacus Finance) is a private equity firm founded in 2011 by Tim Clifford and Sean McKeever. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Enlightenment Capital LLC (Enlightenment Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2012 by Devin L Talbott and Pierre A Chao. The firm is headquartered in Chevy Chase, Maryland.

PineBridge Private Equity Group (PineBridge Private Equity) is a private equity firm an operating division of PineBridge Investments LLC founded in 1996. The firm is headquartered in New York.

1901 Group LLC provides information management solutions. Its services include infrastructure, security and application services. The company was founded by Sonu Singh in 2009 and is headquartered in Blacksburg, VA.