Leila B. Heckman

Mesirow Financial Private Equity, Inc. (Mesirow Financial Private Equity) is a private equity subsidiary of Mesirow Financial Holdings, Inc. founded in 1982. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc. is a global investment banking, securities trading and brokerage firm located in New York City with additional offices in Dallas, Boston and San Francisco. The firm is a subsidiary Bear Sterns Cos., Inc. (NYSE: BSC). Their equity research team consists of senior analysts located throughout the world. In addition to domestic coverage, they have research teams focusing on Latin America, Asia and Europe. The analysts use a bottom-up approach to stock selection. The Bear Stearns fixed-income research department provides coverage of every sector of the fixed-income universe. The financial analytics and structured transactions group (F.A.S.T) provides investment research, fixed-income portfolio management and analytical systems, trading technology and general financial expertise. The group also provides a broad range of services to financial institutions including asset-liability management, balance sheet restructuring, receivables-based financing analysis, security and portfolio analysis, peer analysis, and historical and real-time market-based information.

Part of South Street Securities Holdings, Inc., Heckman Global Advisors LLC is a company that provides equity investment research services. The company is based in New York, NY. Heckman Global Advisors was acquired by Lebenthal Asset Management LLC from Bear Stearns Asset Management, Inc. on February 06, 2014.

AllianceBernstein LP (AB) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. Founded in 2000, the firm is owned by Equitable Financial Life Insurance Co., ultimately held by Equitable Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: EQH). AB provides investment advice to investment companies, pension and profit-sharing plans, banks and thrift institutions, trusts, estates, government agencies, charitable organizations, individuals, corporations and other business entities.

Part of Citigroup, Inc., Citibank, Inc. is a commercial bank based in New York, NY. Citibank, Inc. provides commercial banking services. Michael Louis Corbat has been the CEO of the company since 2020.

The Roosevelt Investment Group LLC (dba Roosevelt Investments) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by P. James Roosevelt in 1971 as P. James Roosevelt, Inc. and changed their name to The Roosevelt Investment Group, Inc. in 1993. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of CI Private Wealth LLC, an indirect majority-owned subsidiary of CI Financial Corp. (TSE: CIX, NYSE: CIXX) in Canada. Roosevelt Investments offers services to institutional and retail clients and wrap program sponsors.

Sanford C. Bernstein Asset Management is an investment advisor located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of AllianceBernstein LP and their ultimate parent is AXA SA (NYSE: AXA). They manage portfolios for individuals, trusts, pensions, endowments and foundations.

Founded in 2007, Lebenthal Asset Management LLC is a wealth management firm and registered investment advisor located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Lebenthal Holdings LLC. They provide advisory services both on a discretionary and non-discretionary basis to individuals, pension and profit sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations and other business entities with separately managed accounts. Lebenthal Asset Management may also serve as a sub-advisor for accounts managed by third-party advisors.