Andrew Braithwaite

Xenith Bankshares, Inc. is a holding company, which engages in the provision of a broad selection of commercial and retail banking products. Its wholly owned subsidiary Xenith Bank engages in commercial banking specifically targeting banking needs of middle market and small businesses, local real estate developers and investors, and retail banking clients. The company was founded on February 28, 2001 and is headquartered in Richmond, VA.

Avalon Advisors LLC, do-business-as Avalon Investment & Advisory (Avalon), is a wealth management firm and SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Houston, Texas. The firm was founded in 2001 by Henry Lartigue, Willie Langston and Kevin Lilly. They were acquired in 2023 by CI Financial Corp. (TSX: CIX) in Canada through its indirect subsidiaries. Avalon provides both discretionary and non-discretionary investment advice, asset allocation and related services to high net-worth separate account clients and institutional investors. The firm also acts as investment manager for several privately placed pooled investment funds.

Brand Group Holdings, Inc. operates as bank holding company for The Brand Banking Company. It provides full bank services for the needs of individuals and businesses. It offers personal and commercial banking services and real estate investment services. The company was founded on December 16, 2003 and is headquartered in Lawrenceville, GA.

The Carlyle Group LP (Global Private Equity) is a private equity firm founded in the year 1990 by William E. Conway, Jr. and Daniel A. D'Aniello. The firm is headquartered in Washington DC.

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.

Steward Partners Global Advisory LLC provides wealth management and investment advisory services. It offers advisory services, banking and lending strategies, wealth planning solutions, institutional consulting, and insurance planning, The company is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Cynosure Group /Private Equity/ (Cynosure Group) is a private equity firm founded in 2014 by Herbert Scruggs, Keith Taylor, and Spencer Eccles. The firm is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Conifer Financial Services LLC provides investment services. It offers innovative solutions, services and technologies. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.