Kashif Sheikh

Barings LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. Founded in 1940, the firm is direct subsidiary of MM Asset Management Holding LLC and their ultimate parent is Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. (MassMutual). MassMutual?s affiliated companies include financial services companies that provide investment management services and individual protection insurance to clients worldwide. Barings provides a broad range of investment advisory and management services to institutional clients, registered investment companies, and other pooled investment vehicles.

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.

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. (DBSI) is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1971 and is a wholly-owned investment banking and brokerage arm of DB U.S. Financial Markets Holding Corp., ultimately held by Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE: DB, FRA: DBK) in Germany. DBSI provides securities brokerage and investment advisory services to domestic and international private clients and institutions. They are also a primary dealer in US government securities as designated by the Federal Reserve.

Founded in 1993, Auerbach Grayson & Co. LLC is a broker/dealer/located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Auerbach Grayson Holdings LLC. Through their worldwide network of broker partners, the firm offers research, execution and clearance in equities, derivatives and fixed-income instruments. They also provide and implements hedging and arbitrage strategies. Auerbach Grayson & Co. is a member of FINRA and the SIPC. They employ bottom-up research to identify undervalued, under-represented and misunderstood companies. The firm covers a broad range of small-cap, mid-cap and emerging market equities.

Tangent Medical Technologies, Inc. develops and commercializes IV therapy products. It offers NovaCath, a peripheral intravenous catheter system that integrates catheter stabilization, tubing management, closed system blood control, and passive needle encapsulation on IV start. The company was founded by Adrienne Harris, Elyse Kemmerer, Merrell Sami, and Steven White in 2009 and is headquartered in Columbus, MI.

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.

McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Michigan Venture Capital Association operates as a non-profit trade organization designed to bring together venture capital industry participants in the state of Michigan. The company was founded by 2002 by Terry Cross and David P. Weaver in 2002 and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI.

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.

Strength Capital Partners LLC (Strength Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2000 by Mark McCammon and Mike Bergeron. The firm is headquartered in Birmingham, Michigan.

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.

Evercore Group LLC is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1995 and is a subsidiary of Evercore BD Investco LLC, which is owned by Evercore, Inc. (NYSE: EVR). Evercore Group delivers equity research and equity sales and agency trading execution, in addition to providing wealth and investment management services to high net worth and institutional investors.

PointState Capital LP is an independent, SEC-registered investment manager and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2011 by Joshua Samuelson and Zachary Schreiber. PointState Capital provides discretionary investment advisory services, which include but not limited to, managing and directing the investment and reinvestment of assets for private investment funds and has provided these services to a discretionary separately managed account. Investors in the PointState Funds primarily consist of charitable foundations, institutions, endowments, funds of funds, private or family-owned investment entities, trusts and high net-worth individuals.

Huron Capital Partners LLC (Huron Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 1999. The firm is headquartered in Detroit, Michigan.

Invest Detroit Ventures (Invest Detroit Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of Invest Detroit founded in 2009. The firm is headquartered in Detroit, Michigan.

Cboe Exchange, Inc. provides options exchange services. It trades equity options, security index options, options on exchange traded notes and products, binary options, one-week and quarterly options, long-term equity anticipation securities options, and flexible exchange options. The firm also provides information on various stock and options trading strategies, options trading tools, stock and option quotes and data; and options information and education. Additionally, they offer access to product information, conference notices, portfolio management tools, and educational materials for institutional investors and products and strategies for advisors to protect client’s portfolios. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP provides legal services. It specializes in the areas of corporate law, securities, corporate, litigation, mergers, real estate, pro bono, investment management and taxation. Their clients include industrial, commercial, financial, private funds, governmental, educational, charitable and cultural enterprises and entities. The company was founded by Algernon Sydney Sullivan and William Nelson Cromwell in 1879 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

States Title, Inc. provides digital transformation services for the mortgage industry. It uses predictive analytics to underwrite the title on a property, helping customers close real estate transactions. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Beneficial State Bank provides banking products and services. It offers personal loans, checking accounts, business loans and line of credit. The company was founded Tom Steyer and Kat Taylor in 2007 and is headquartered in Oakland, CA.

Kylin Management LLC is a hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2005 and is a subsidiary of Kylin Capital Management LP. Kylin Management provides discretionary investment advice to private investment funds and discretionary investment advice to separately managed accounts.

Wizehire, Inc. provides recruiting services. The firm helps small business owners find and hire the right talent by transforming the hiring process. The company was founded by Sid Upadhyay and Jay Niblick and in 2014 and is headquartered in Royersford, PA.

Shepherd Intelligent Systems LLC develops fleet management software to locate vehicles. The company is based in Ann Arbor, MI. The company was founded by Adrian M. C. Fortino, Jahan N. Khanna.