Rob Pankratz

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.

UBS Financial Services, Inc. is a registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Weehawken, New Jersey. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of UBS Americas Inc., ultimately held by UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG; NYSE: UBS) in Switzerland. Founded in 1969, UBS Financial Services provides investment advisory services to individuals, banks, thrift institutions, mutual funds and other investment companies, pension and employee benefit plans, trusts, estates, charities, corporations and other business and government entities.

Private Management Group, Inc. (PMG) is an independent SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Irvine, California. The firm was founded by Dennis Reiland in 1986. PMG provides advisory services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans and other ERISA accounts, trusts, estates, business entities, and other similar parties.

D. A. Davidson & Co. is a dually SEC-registered investment adviser and FINRA broker-dealer headquartered in Great Falls, Montana. The firm was founded in 1935 and is a subsidiary of D.A. Davidson Companies, a financial service holding company. They provide liquidity and execution in small & mid-cap stocks to a wide range of institutional investors, including mutual fund and money managers around the world.

Sand Hill Global Advisors LLC (SHGA) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Palo Alto, California. The firm was founded in 1982 by Jane Williams. SHGA provides investment management and wealth management services to high net-worth individuals, families, trusts, not-for-profit organizations, pension and profit-sharing plans, limited liability companies, partnerships, corporations, and business entities.

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.

Mizuho Securities USA LLC is the US-based securities broker/dealer and futures commission merchant arm of Mizuho Americas LLC, ultimately held by Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (TYO: 8411, NYSE: MFG) in Japan. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1994 and provides institutional and corporate clients access to commodity and financial markets around the world. Mizuho Securities USA covers the following industries: Consumer, Energy, Financial Institutions, Financial Sponsors, Healthcare, Industrial & Diversified Industries, Power, Utilities & Infrastructure, Real Estate, and Technology, Media & Telecom (TMT). The firm and their affiliates hold memberships on all major futures and options exchanges worldwide.

Xoft, Inc. develops Electronic Brachytherapy systems for radiation therapy applications. Its products include the Axxent Controller, which utilizes a miniaturized high dose rate (HDR) X-ray source to apply radiation directly to the cancerous tumor bed; Axxent HDR X-ray Source, a low energy radiation treatment without the use of radioactive isotopes; Axxent Applicators, which provides a channel for the Axxent X-ray Source to deliver high dose rate, low energy radiation directly to the targeted area; and Axxent Accessories, an accessory product line designed to support and aid a physician during a procedure or treatment of cancer radiation. The company was founded by Michael Forman in 1998 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Part of C.M. Capital Corp., C.M. Capital Advisors LLC is a company that provides investment advice. The company is based in Palo Alto, CA.

Founded in 2008, Northcoast Research Partners LLC is an independent, full-service, institutional equity research firm located in Cleveland, Ohio. The firm is a subsidiary of Northcoast Research Holdings LLC. Their research coverage include: business services, consumer, healthcare, industrial/basic materials and accounting/tax policy.

Nelson Capital Management LLC (Nelson Capital) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Menlo Park, California. The firm was founded by Brooks Nelson and Brian Roberts in 2004 as Nelson Roberts Investment Advisors LLC. Nelson Capital provides investment advisory services to individuals and high net-worth individuals, trusts, estates or charitable organizations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and other investment advisers.

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.

Accel-KKR LLC (Accel-KKR) is a private equity firm founded in 2000 by Thomas Barnds. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.

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.

Eptura, Inc. is a company based in Atlanta, GA with subsidiaries in Singapore, the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, and Belgium. The CEO of the company is Brandon Holden.

JMI Management, Inc. (JMI Equity) is a private equity and venture capital firm founded in 1992 by Harry S. Gruner and Charlie E. Noell. The firm is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland.

Columbia Pacific Advisors LLC (Columbia) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Seattle, Washington. The firm was founded in 2006 by Stan Baty, Dan Baty and Alex Washburn. They are controlled by and majority-owned by Columbia Pacific Advisors Holdings LP. Columbia provides discretionary investment management services and acts as the general partner or investment manager of various pooled investment vehicles. In addition, the firm provides investment advice to several high-net-worth individuals’ separately managed accounts.

Acterra operates as a non profit organization with interest in natural environment. The firm provides environmental education in the areas of energy, climate change and corporate sustainability, advocacy to build an informed and empowered citizenry. The company was founded in 1920 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

RIOS Corp. engages in the provision and development of automation solutions for factory industry. It offers DX-1 robot, an artificial intelligence (AI) platform with machine neutral processing unit, sense of touch, and perception system. The company is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

Simility, Inc. operates as a fraud prevention and risk management platform. It offers real-time risk and fraud decisioning solutions to protect global digital businesses. The firm combines artificial intelligence and big data analytics, that helps businesses orchestrate complex decisions to reduce friction and solve complex fraud problems. The company was founded by Rahul Pangam, Kedar Samant and Uttam Phalnikar in 2014 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

Celera, Inc. provides software services. The CEO of the American company is Abid Hussain.

Media Venture Partners LLC provides financial advisory services. It serves clients across the TMT sector, providing mergers and acquisitions advisory, capital formation, and other advisory services. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Tau Ventures LLC (Tau Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2018 by Amit Garg and Sanjay K. Rao. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

HealthQuest Capital Management Co LLC (HealthQuest Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2013 by Garheng Kong and Randy L. Scott. The firm is headquartered in Redwood City, California.

Acxiom LLC provides data, technology, and services to power exceptional customer experiences everywhere. It offers omnichannel audience, omnichannel analytics, identity, omnichannel collaboration and risk mitigation solutions. The company was founded in 1969 Rand and is headquartered in Conway, AR.

Alamo Angels (Alamo Angels) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Amit Mehta and Michael Girdley. The firm is headquartered in San Antonio, Texas.