Andrew Alspaugh

Stephens, Inc. is a full-service investment bank and brokerage firm headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas. The firm was founded in 1933 and is a subsidiary of Susi Holdings, Inc., which is owned by Stephens Financial Services LLC. Stephens provides comprehensive securities sales and trading services, including customized solutions for clients in North America and abroad.

Raymond James & Associates, Inc. (RJA) is a registered broker-dealer headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Raymond James Financial, Inc. (NYSE: RJF), a diversified holding company. RJA offers a full array of capital markets services, strategic advice and planning for institutional investors.

Reinhart Partners, Inc. is a privately-held, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Mequon, Wisconsin. The firm was founded by James Reinhart in 1991 and was formerly known as Reinhart & Mahoney Capital Management, Inc. Reinhart Partners provides investment advisory services to mutual funds, corporations, other investment advisers, pension and profit-sharing plans, Taft-Hartley plans, municipalities and other public institutions, foundations, trusts, individuals and other separate accounts. They also provide model portfolio recommendations to sponsors of managed account programs.

Natural Gas Partners LLC (NGP) is a private equity firm, a subsidiary of NGP Energy Capital Management, LLC founded in 1988 by David Russell Albin and Kenneth Alfredo Hersh. The firm is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

Nuance Investments LLC (Nuance) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri. The firm was founded by Scott Moore in 2008 and they are owned by SA Moore Family Corp. Nuance provides investment management services and investment products and services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, retirement plans and business entities through separate accounts and mutual funds.

Bluescape Energy Partners LLC (Bluescape Energy Partners) is a private equity subsidiary of Bluescape Resources Co. LLC founded in 2015. The firm is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

KPMG LLP engages in the provision of audit, tax, and advisory services. It serves the banking and capital markets, building, construction and real estate, consumer and retail, energy, natural resources and chemicals, financial services, government and public sector, healthcare and life sciences, industrial manufacturing, insurance, media and entertainment, private equity, technology, telecommunications, and venture capital industries. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Bain & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It offers advisory services to the companies on their critical issues and opportunities: strategy, marketing, organization, operations, technology and mergers and acquisitions, across all industries and geographies. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

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.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

Pomelo Fashion Co. Ltd. operates online fashion retail for women. It focuses on fashions from Tokyo, Hong Kong, Seoul and makes it available for Thai people. The firm is a fashion eCommerce destination offering clothes, shoes and accessories for the fashion-forward consumer. The company was founded by David Jou, Win Thanapisitikul, and Casey Liang in 2013 and is headquartered in Bangkok, Thailand.

Amai Proteins produces beverages and food products. The company was founded by Ilan Samish and is headquartered in Rehovot, Israel.

The Yield Lab Manager LLC (Yield Lab Manager) is a venture capital firm founded in 2014 by Thad W Simons and Thomas Adamitis. The firm is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri.

Sterilex LLC, based in Hunt Valley, MD, is a company that provides solutions for sanitation and microbial challenges. The company offers a line of proprietary biocides, disinfectants, and rapid biofilm diagnostic tools that can be used in various applications such as food and beverage protection, animal health, and water treatment. Sterilex is a leading developer of innovative solutions that improve food safety and enhance public health. The company was founded in 1989, and Alex Josowitz has been the CEO since 2006.

Axiota Animal Health Inc delivers products for all stages of beef and dairy cattle production that help manage risk and support health, performance, and well-being. The private company is based in Fort Collins, CO and has subsidiaries in Ireland and United States. The company's products provide trace minerals and support for rumen health and development to prepare dairy cattle to thrive during transition and stress. William C. Weldon has been the CEO of the company since 2022.

Kemin Industries, Inc. develops and manufactures nutritional ingredients. It operates through two business units: Animal Nutrition & Health and Food & Human. The Animal Nutrition & Health business unit offers products that provide nutrition and health benefits for animals. The business unit?s products include ButiPEARL, ButiPEARL Z, CholiPEARL, CLOSTAT, ENDOX and FRESH CUT Plus. The Food & Human business unit offers products that benefits human health. The business unit?s products include AssuriTEA, FloraGLO, Neumentix, Slendesta and XSurge. The firm manufactures specialty ingredients for the global feed and food industries as well as the health, nutrition and beauty markets. The company operates offices and manufacturing facilities in Asia Pacific, China, EMEA, India, North America and South America regions. Kemin Industries was founded by Rolland W. Nelson and Mary Ann Nelson in 1961 and is headquartered in Des Moines, IA.

Kaiima Bio Agritech Ltd. provides breeding and agro-biotechnology, agro technology and energy services. The firm offers food, feed crops and castormax solutions. It uses its enhanced ploidy platform to increase crop productivity. The company was founded by Doron Gal, Zohar Benner and Amit Avidov, Dror Maayany and Alon Lerner in 2007 and is headquartered in Lower Galilee, Israel.

The World Bank (Research) (World Bank-Research) is the investment research division of The World Bank, an international financial institution headquartered in Washington, DC. It provides loans and grants to the governments of low- and middle-income countries for the purpose of pursuing capital projects. World Bank-Research provides research to developing nations to aid economic advancement.

Part of McKinsey & Co., Inc., McKinsey & Company Holdings Ltd. is a consulting firm that partners with leaders on strategy, innovating to net zero, leading with tech, and building capabilities for a sustainable, inclusive, growing future. The company is based in London, UK. The British company specializes in Consumer Packaged Goods and has conducted research, articles, and reports on the changes that matter most for the challenges and opportunities ahead. The company was founded in 2011 by Brian K. Stafford.

Digital Pay Network, Inc. provides mobile content services. The firm offers its customers with a mobile e-mail account. Its mobile e-mail account allows users to send, receive, and post messages worldwide and also messages can be sent and received via cell phones, PDA devices or web-based IP addresses. The company is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

ORIX Private Equity Solutions (ORIX) is a private equity subsidiary of ORIX USA Corp founded in 2012. The firm is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

Oliver Technology Corp. engages in the provision of legal services. It develops a platform that read pleadings, capture data, and coordinate appearances. The company was founded by Austin Chang, Eric Sonnier, and Thomas Michael in 2015 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Stone Point Capital LLC (Stone Point Capital) is a Private Equity firm founded in 1985. The firm is headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut.

Emergency Medical Services Authority offers pre-hospital emergency medical care services. It provides ambulance service to more than 1.1 million residents in central and northeast Oklahoma. The company was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Tulsa, OK.

AlixPartners LLP engages in the provision of restructuring, consulting, and financial advisory services. It specializes in management consulting, strategic planning, corporate restructuring, go-to-market strategies, business growth and performance investments, and accelerated business transformation. The company was founded by Jay Alix in 1981 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Level Equity Management LLC (Level Equity) is a private equity firm founded in 2009 by Benjamin Levin, George W. McCulloch and Sarah Sommer. The firm is headquartered in New York.