Mary K. Pircon

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.

Xerox Business Solutions, Inc. provides business technology solutions. Its solutions include managed print services, office and production systems, software solutions, service and supplies, and network integration. The firm offers service contracts that include maintenance, supply, network management, technical support and training. The company was founded by Thomas S. Johnson in 1994 and is headquartered in Tampa, FL.

Cowen & Co. LLC is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Cowen Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by The Toronto-Dominion Bank (TSE: TD) in Canada. Cowen & Co. offers industry-focused investment banking for growth-oriented companies, domain knowledge-driven research and a sales and trading platform for institutional investors. Their institutional sales and trading business serves both equity and fixed-income clients. Sales and trading execution platform is structured around the following key verticals: (1) healthcare (2) technology, telecommunications and media (TMT) (3) REITs and financials (4) aerospace and defense (5) consumer and (6) alternative energy.

KeyBanc Capital Markets, Inc. is a registered investment bank and broker/dealer headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio. The firm was founded in 1983 and is a subsidiary of KeyCorp. (NYSE: KEY). KeyBanc Capital Markets provides investment banking, commercial lending, treasury management, derivatives, foreign exchange, equity and debt underwriting and trading and syndicated finance products and services to large corporations and middle-market companies.

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.

Wellspring Capital Management LLC (Wellspring Capital Management) is a private equity firm founded in 1995 by Greg Feldman and Martin Davis. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Tiger Global Management LLC (Tiger Global) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2001 by Charles Coleman III. Tiger Global provides discretionary investment advisory services to private funds that are pooled and/or co-investment vehicles intended for sophisticated investors and institutional investors.

Beanfields PBC produces beanfields bean and rice tortilla chips. The company was founded by Reed Glidden, Liza Braude and Roy Glidden in 1989 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

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.

Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc. (Stifel) is a dual-registered broker-dealer and investment adviser headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. Founded in 1890, the firm is a subsidiary of Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF), a financial service holding company. Stifel provides full-service brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals and their families, institutions and businesses, and financial advisors.

BB&T Securities LLC, doing business as BB&T Capital Markets, is the broker/dealer subsidiary of BB&T Corp. (NYSE: BBT). The firm is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. They offer a full array of investment, trading and execution services to middle-market companies. BB&T Capital Markets' sales and trading arm is comprised of 2 groups: Debt Securities Sales & Trading and Equity Sales & Trading. The Debt Securities Sales & Trading group focuses on: (1) Government and agency securities (2) corporate bonds (3) municipal bonds (4) asset-backed securities (5) mortgage-backed securities (6) preferred securities and (7) money market desk (short-term securities including BB&T funding). The Equity Sales & Trading group focuses on: (1) institutional block execution services (2) institutional distribution of proprietary research (3) providing proprietary access to industry leading conferences and management teams (4) serving as a NASDAQ market maker for over 250 securities (5) stock buybacks including 10b-18 and 10b5-1 trading plans and (6) 144 stock sales, individual 10b5-1 trading plans (buy and sell) and employee cashless stock option programs. BB&T Capital Markets provides research coverage of the communications, defense and government services, energy, financial services, furnishings and consumer durables, healthcare, industrial services, retail/consumer durables and transportation services sectors.

RBC Capital Markets LLC is a full-service brokerage and financial services firm headquartered in New York City. They are a direct subsidiary of RBC USA Holdco Corp. and a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada (TSE, NYSE: RY). Founded in 2010, the firm is comprised of 3 major business lines: the Private Client Group, the Fixed-Income Group and the Clearing and Execution Services Group. The Private Client Group serves individual investors, while the Fixed-Income Group provides services to institutions, municipalities and non-profit organizations. The Clearing and Execution Services Group is a provider of clearing and execution services to independent brokers/dealers throughout the US. RBC Capital Markets focuses on the following sectors: communications, media, consumer/retail, diversified industries, energy, financial institutions, forest products, healthcare, infrastructure finance, mining & metals, real estate, social infrastructure, technology and the US municipal markets.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.

KPS Capital Partners LP (KPS Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1997 by Eugene Keilin, Michael Psaros and David Shapiro. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Moody's Investors Service, Inc. is a credit rating and investment research firm headquartered in New York City. They are a subsidiary of Moody's Corp. (NYSE: MCO). The firm performs international financial research and analysis on commercial and government entities and provides a variety of analytic tools for assessing credit risk. Their clients include creditors, investment banks and commercial banks.

Mercer Alternatives Ltd is a private equity firm founded in 1998 by John A Hess and Jenny Fenton. The firm is headquartered in London.

Gladstone Management Corp (Gladstone management) is a private equity subsidiary of Gladstone Holding Corp founded in 2001 by David J. The firm is headquartered in McLean, Virginia.

NexPhase Capital LP (NexPhase Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2016 by Kurt B.Larsen, Edward Doukju Yun and Ted Yun. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Aztec Software LLC has been providing computerized skills remediation to improve the lives of adults and young adults since 1980. The company is based in Morristown, NJ, and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company's focus is on core academic subject areas and skills for ABE and HSE test preparation. Aztec Software has expanded its product set beyond academic material and into all aspects of transitioning workers retraining and survival. The company's platform provides instructors and students with the tools they need to diagnose, remediate, instruct, and learn, while utilizing ongoing formative assessments to guide the learning and instructional process. The company was founded in 1980, and the CEOs are Stephen A. Hoffman and Jonathan Blitt.

57 Stars LLC (57 Stars) is a private equity and venture Capital firm founded in 2005 by Stephen H. O'Neill, Gene Vincent Pohren and Steve A. Cowan. The firm is headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia.

Founded in 2012, Interval Partners LP is a registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager located in New York City. The firm provides discretionary investment advice to private investment funds and certain separately managed accounts.

Ernst & Young Global Ltd. engages in the provision consulting services. Its services include assurance, consulting, strategy and transaction, and tax. The company was founded on November 26, 2001 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Boyne Capital Partners LLC (Boyne Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2006 by Jim R. Malone and Derek A. McDowell. The firm is headquartered in Miami, Florida.

Murphy's Naturals, Inc. manufactures and produces natural products for health and wellness comes from the environment. The company was founded by Philip Freeman in 2014 and is headquartered in Raleigh, NC.

PricewaterhouseCoopers International Ltd. operates as an international association of accounting and consultancy firm. The company was founded on June 24, 1998 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Shenandoah Valley Organic LLC operates as an organic chicken processor and wholesaler. The firm offers boneless, bone-in, seasoned items, fully cooked products, and chicken bone broth. The company was founded by Corwin Heatwole and Jefferson Heatwole in 2013 and is headquartered in Harrisonburg, VA.

MBA Fund /Venture Capital/ (MBA Fund) is a venture capital firm founded in 2018 by Hansae Catlett, Josh Hoffman-Senn, Hiro Tien and Sieva Kozinsky. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

CMK Resources Ltd. owns and operates SASA zinc, lead and silver mine. The firm provides smelting services. The company was founded by Christopher James, Florian Dax and Stefan Peschke in 2015 and is headquartered in Makedonska Kamenica, Macedonia.