Abby Lynch

Manulife Investment Management (US) LLC (Manulife IM (US)) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1968 and is a subsidiary of John Hancock Subsidiaries LLC, ultimately held by Manulife Financial Corp. (NYSE, TSX: MFC), a Canadian-based financial services firm. Manulife IM-US manages assets for a variety of institutional and other types of clients, such as public and private pension funds, foundations, mandatory provident funds outside the US, financial institutions, investment trusts, separately managed account clients, and high net-worth individuals. The firm also manages registered funds, which includes UCITS, US and Canadian open- and closed-end mutual funds and privately offered unregistered investment funds.

Fitch Ratings, Inc. is a global rating agency and investment research firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by John Knowles in 1913 as Fitch Publishing Co. They are a subsidiary of Fitch Group, Inc., ultimately owned by The Hearst Family Trust. Fitch Ratings seeks to provide independent and prospective credit opinions, research and data to the world's credit markets. Their approach is based on a foundation of local market experience that covers capital markets in over 150 countries. The firm's ratings analysis and rating decisions are based on established criteria, methodologies and ratings definitions which they apply in a consistent manner. Fitch Ratings provides coverage of the following markets: Economics, Banks, Insurance, Sovereigns, Corporates, Structured Finance, Public Finance – International, Public Finance – US, Infrastructure & Project, and Finance.

Indus Capital Partners LLC (Indus) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2000 by David Kowitz, Sheldon Kasowitz and Byron Gill. Indus provides investment supervisory and management services on a discretionary basis primarily to commingled private investments funds and institutional clients.

PA Capital LLC (PA Capital) is a private equity subsidiary of New York Life Investments Alternatives LLC founded in 1997 by Louis William Moelchert. The firm is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia.

Vitatech Electromagnetics LLC offers electromagnetic field surveys, measurements, assessments and magnetic shielding solutions. Its services include system design and engineered integration, concept development and requirement analysis and strategic planning for technology programs and activities. The company was founded by Louis S. Vitale in December 1984 and is headquartered in Fredericksburg, VA.

NextGen Venture Partners LLC (NextGen Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm, a subsidiary of Brown Advisory Inc, founded in 2011 by Daniel Mindus and Grant Allen. The firm is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland.

Part of Focus Financial Partners, Inc., Cassaday & Co. Wealth Management LLC is a registered investment advisor based in McLean, VA. The company has over $4.30 billion in assets under management and offers a full-scale wealth management service, including investment management, financial planning, retirement planning, tax planning, death and disability planning, estate planning, insurance solutions, income and asset protection, and life transition services to its clients. Securities are offered through Royal Alliance Associates, member FINRA/SIPC, and investment advisory and insurance services are offered through Cassaday & Company, Inc., a registered investment adviser not affiliated with Royal Alliance. Neither RAA nor its registered representatives offer tax or legal advice. Stephan Quinn Cassaday has been the CEO of the company since 2022.