David Pascal

Salient Partners LP (Salient) is an asset management boutique headquartered in Houston, Texas. The firm was founded in 2002 by Andrew Linbeck, Jeremy Radcliffe and Haag Sherman. In 2003, the firm merged with Pinnacle Management & Trust Co. to form Salient Partners & Pinnacle Trust Co. Two years later the firm adopted the name Salient Partners LP. In 2022, they were acquired by Westwood Holdings Group, Inc. (NYSE: WHG). Salient provides real assets, tactical equity alternatives, and private solutions for institutional investors and investment advisors.

Salient Private Access Master Fund LP is a non-diversified, closed-end management Investment Company. The investment objective is to preserve capital and to generate consistent long-term appreciation and returns across a market cycle. The firm primarily pursues its investment objective by investing its assets in a variety of investment vehicles including limited partnerships, limited liability companies, hedge funds, offshore corporations and other foreign investment, registered investment companies and direct investments in marketable securities and derivative instruments. The company was founded on April 1, 2003 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Sanders Morris Harris LLC (SMH) is an SEC-registered broker-dealer and member FINRA, SIPC, located in Houston, Texas. The firm is also an SEC-registered investment advisor. SMH was formed in January 2000 as the result of a merger between Sanders Morris Mundy, Inc. and Harris Webb & Garrison, Inc. The firm is now wholly-owned by Summer Wealth Management LLC. The ultimate principal owners of Summer Wealth Management, LLC are Lee Equity Partners LLC and The Edelman Financial Center, Inc. through intermediaries. SMH provides provides brokerage, asset management and similar services to individuals, high net-worth individuals, pension and profit sharing plans, trusts, estates, and corporations and other business entities.

KPH-Consolidation, Inc. provides healthcare services. Its services include acute care, cardiovascular, emergency, imaging, neonatal intensive care unit, rehabilitation, pediatrics, and women's healthcare services. The company is headquartered in Kingwood, TX.

Salient Private Access Institutional Fund LP is a closed-end investment Fund/Investment Trust. It engages in generating consistent long-term appreciation and returns across a market cycle. The company was founded on February 1, 2010 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

The Endowment Institutional Tei Fund W LP is a mutual fund closed-end investment trust. It engages in preserving capital and generating long-term appreciation and returns in the market cycle. The company is headquartered in Houston, TX.

VARtopia LLC provides enterprise-level channel transaction management software to improve relations between vendors and partners. The company is based in Jackson, WY. VARtopia's founding team created a solution built by partners, for partners, to support all ecosystem participants. The company's proprietary software, the vartopia platform, enables vendors and partners to collaborate more effectively by sharing and working from the same data sets. The company was founded by Michael Reilly, and he has been the CEO since incorporation.

PlainsCapital Bank engages in the operation of a state chartered commercial bank. It offers commercial loans, savings and money market, mortgage loans, wealth management, and investment services. The company was founded by Alan B. White, John C. Owens, and De Pierce in 1988 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

TRC Ventures LP provides investment advice. The company was founded on August 31, 1998 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

State Bar of Texas provides legal educational programming services. The private company is based in Austin, TX.

Mercury Partners Management LLC (Mercury Partners) is a venture capital subsidiary of Threshold Ventures Inc. founded in 2005 by Dan Watkins and Blair Garrou. The firm is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Geovox Security, Inc. is based in Houston, TX. Geovox Security, Inc. specializes in the development of the avian heartbeat detector™. Geovox Security was founded in 1998.

Part of Emerge Energy Services LP, Emerge Energy Services GP LLC operates as a holding company. The company is based in Southlake, TX.

Hilltop Corp. operates hotels and motels. The private company is based in Custer, SD.

Tectonic Financial, Inc. operates as a financial holding company. It offers banking, trust, investment advisory, securities brokerage and insurance services to high net worth individuals, small businesses and institutions. The company operates through the following segments: Banking, Other Financial Services, and HoldCo. The Banking segment includes both commercial and consumer banking services. The Other Financial Services segment offer investment advisory and brokerage services to individuals and businesses, private trust services, and financial management services, including personal wealth management, retirement plan design and administrative services, and insurance brokerage services. The HoldCo segment represents operations of the financial holding company that serves as parent for the group overall. The company was founded in October 2016 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Spruce Services, Inc. engages in the development of online booking application. Its product offers chores, housekeeping, pet care, and laundry services. The company was founded by Ben Johnson and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Path Environmental Technology LLC is a technology-enabled, decarbonizing industrial services platform. The firm serves the agriculture, chemical, food and beverage, petrochemical, pulp and paper, and refining industries. The company is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Sweat Equity Partners (Sweat Equity) is a venture capital firm founded in 2010. The firm is headquartered in Houston, Texas.