Tom Mandel

Lazard Freres & Co. LLC provides corporate advisory, capital market, and asset management services. The company was founded on April 13, 1992 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

John W. Bristol & Co., Inc. (JWB) is an employee-owned, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by John W. Bristol in 1937 to advise on college and university endowment funds. In addition to endowments, JWB also serves charitable foundations, trusts, high net worth individuals, partnerships, as well as pension and other institutional clients.

Founded in 1999, Credit Suisse Asset Management LLC (CSAM) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse Group AG (NYSE: CS), a publicly owned foreign bank holding company based in Switzerland.

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.

Insurance Services Office, Inc. provides data and analytic information about risk management. It provides data, analytics and decision-support solutions to professionals, includes insurance, finance, real estate, health services, government and human resources. The company was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Jersey City, NJ.

Part of Jefferies Financial Group, Inc., Bonds Direct Securities LLC is a company that provides brokerage, trading, and corporate finance services. The company is based in New York, NY. The company was founded by Christopher C. Dewey, Lee Fensterstock. Bonds Direct Securities was acquired by Jefferies LLC on September 22, 2004.

Founded in 1969, HSBC Securities (U.S.A.) Inc. is an SEC-registered brokerage firm and registered futures commission merchant located in New York City. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of HSBC North America Holdings, Inc. and their ultimate parent is HSBC Holdings Plc. (NYSE: HBC). HSBC Securities (U.S.A.) is a member of FINRA, the NYSE and the SIPC. Their securities and annuity products are provided by registered representatives and insurance agents of HSBC Securities (U.S.A.). In California, HSBC Securities (U.S.A.) conducts insurance business as HSBC Securities Insurance Services. Insurance products are offered through insurance agents of HSBC Insurance Agency (U.S.A.) Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of HSBC Bank U.S.A. NA and an indirectly wholly-owned subsidiary of HSBC Holdings plc. The company also engages in investment banking underwriting, dealing and brokering of debt and equity securities and futures contracts and is a primary dealer in U.S. Government and federal agency securities.

Founded in 2002 by Dennis Rhee and Yung Lim, Treesdale Partners LLC is a hedge fund manager located in New York City. The firm's clients include insurance companies, endowments, pensions, banks and wealth managers around the world.

CAVU Securities LLC provides brokerage services. Its services include capital markets, advisory, raising capital, mergers and acquisitions, institutional brokerage, and funds distribution. The firm serves to the investment managers, investors, and private companies. The company was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

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.

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.

Investor Force, Inc. develops internet technology platform. The company was founded on March 16, 1999 and is headquartered in Wayne, PA.

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.

Corbin Capital Partners LP (Corbin) is a specialized alternative investment management firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was co-founded by Glenn Dubin and Henry Swieca in 1984 as Dubin & Swieca Capital Management LLC. They are a subsidiary of Corbin Capital Partners Group LLC. Corbin creates and manages differentiated commingled and bespoke portfolios for institutional investors globally.

Digi-Key Corp. distributes electronic components. It also distributes semiconductors, discrete, electromechanical parts. Its products include audio products, batteries, cable assemblies, capacitors, computer & video accessories, connectors, crystals & oscillators, discrete semiconductor products and many more. The company was founded by Ronald A. Stordahl in 1972 and is headquartered in Thief River Falls, MN.

Citigroup Private Bank is the private banking subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C) in the US. Headquartered in New York City, the firm serves worldly and wealthy individuals and their families with a customized private banking service that crosses borders. They also provide services to professional investors, family offices, and lawyers and law firms.

Alta Semper Capital is an private equity firm founded by Afsane Jetha, Ronald Lauder and Richard Parsons in 2015. The firm is headquartered in London, UK.

ZT Corporate (ZT Corporate) is a private equity firm founded in 1997 by Taseer A. Badar and Kraig W. Killough. The firm is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Bloomberg, Inc. provides market data research and publishing services. It offers online publishing and marketing services. The firm provides data, news, analytics and solutions for professional, corporate and government. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

J.V.B. Financial Group LLC (JVP) is a SEC-registered broker-dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2008 and formerly known as PrinceRidge Group LLC and C&Co/PrinceRidge LLC. They are a subsidiary of J.V.B. Financial Group Holdings LP, owned by Cohen & Co., Inc. (NYSEAMERICAN: COHN) in the US. With trading desks manned by seasoned professionals, JVB distributes a variety of asset classes, such as Certificates of Deposit, Investment-Grade Corporates, High-Yield Corporates, Government Agencies, US Treasuries, Municipal Bonds, Mortgage-Backed Securities, Asset-Backed Securities, Structured Products, Closed-End Funds, Rates, and Structured Credit. The JVB Dealer Desk provides efficient and widespread distribution of fixed income securities.

BV Legacy LP provides mortgage investment services. It offers residential and commercial mortgage, securities and small balance commercial mortgage. The firm''s customers include real estate investors, mortgage companies, banks, savings institutions and securities brokers. BV Legacy was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Coral Gables, FL.

Fish & Richardson PC provides legal services. The firm specializes in intellectual property, litigation, transactional, and regulatory services. the company was founded in 1878 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.