Andrew P. St. Martin

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.

Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC (dba GMO) is a privately-held, registered global investment management firm headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. GMO was founded was founded in 1977 and provides investment advice to a wide variety of clients.

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.

Prio Wealth LP is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1988 and formerly known as Seaward Management Corp. Prio Wealth provides investment management and financial planning advice to high-net-worth individuals, families, and non-profit institutions.

Westwood Management Corp. (Westwood) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Dallas, Texas. The firm was founded by Susan Byrne in 1983 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Westwood Holdings Group, Inc. (NYSE: WHG). Westwood provides portfolio management services to individuals, investment companies, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, state and municipal government entities, and pooled investment vehicles.

FNY Capital Management LP is an independent investment manager headquartered in New York City. The firm manages assets of individual and institutional clients.

UBS Securities LLC is an investment bank and registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 as UBS Warburg LLC. They are a subsidiary of UBS Americas Holding LLC, ultimately held by UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG, NYSE: UBS) in Switzerland. UBS Securities is a primary dealer in US Government securities and provides a full range of investment banking services which includes corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, trading and sales, fixed-income, equity research, private banking, underwriting and prime brokerage operations. The firm also provides advisory services and access to capital markets for corporate, institutional, intermediary and alternative asset management clients.

Founded in 1997, Imperial Capital LLC is a full-service investment banking firm and broker/dealer headquartered in Los Angeles. The firm is a subsidiary of Imperial Capital Group LLC and their ultimate parent is Imperial Capital Group Holdings LLC. Imperial Capital offers a range of proprietary products and services to institutional investors, middle-market companies and private equity firms. The firm provides institutional clients research and sales and trading of high yield and distressed debt securities, bank debt, convertible bonds, preferred stocks, and equities. They also provide middle-market companies and financial sponsors with capital markets, M&A, capital structure, restructuring and recapitalization advisory services. For their institutional clients, Imperial Capital offers a variety of research products including bank debt, investment grade debt, high yield, distressed and special situations, convertibles and busted convertibles, equities, preferred securities and industry analysis. Imperial Capital's research focuses on the following sectors: aerospace, defense and government services; airlines/transportation; business services; clean energy; consumer; energy; financial services; gaming and leisure; general industrials; healthcare; homebuilding and real estate; media and telecommunications; security and homeland security; and technology.

Founded in 2003, Ruane Cunniff & Goldfarb LLC is a brokerage services company. The company is based in New York, NY.

University of Washington functions as a College/University. The company is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

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.

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.

Covington Associates LLC (CAL) is an investment banking, financial advisory and broker/dealer headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts and was founded in 1991. CAL provides investment banking services, as well as advisory services in the areas of mergers and acquisitions (M&A), capital raising, strategic advisory services, fairness opinions and valuations and capital restructuring. They focus on four distinct areas including business services, consumer & industrials, healthcare and technology. Covington Associates provides an array of trading and execution services for their clients. They do not provide any internal research.

Aberdeen Capital Management LLC (Aberdeen Capital Management) is a private equity subsidiary of abrdn Holdings Ltd founded in 1994. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Wood Mackenzie Ltd. provides research reports and consulting services for the global energy industry. The firm provides objective analysis and advice on assets, companies and markets. Its clients include international and national energy and metals companies as well as financial institutions and governments. The company was founded in May 1973 and is headquartered in Edinburgh, the United Kingdom.

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

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

Provident Healthcare Partners LLC operates as healthcare investment banking firm. Its servicers include merger and acquisition advisory, alternative capital, board advisory, and direct investment. The company was founded by Robert Ciardi and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Cambridge Associates LLC is a privately-held, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1973 by James Bailey and Henry Lewis. Cambridge Associates provides investment management and advisory services to colleges and universities, foundations and other non-profit institutions. They also act as an investment adviser to private clients, family offices, corporations, healthcare institutions, insurance groups, pension plans and ERISA pools and public and government-related groups.

BNY Mellon, NA operates as a nationally chartered commercial bank. The company is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

Part of State Street Corp., State Street Global Services provides fund management services. The company is based in Boston, MA. Joseph L. Hooley has been the CEO of the company since 1986.

The Massachusetts Bar Association is a non-profit organization that serves the legal profession and the public by promoting the administration of justice, legal education, professional excellence, and respect for the law. The MBA is based in Boston, MA. The organization offers various membership advantages, volunteer opportunities, and educational resources such as CLE programs, practicing with professionalism courses, and publications like the ejournal and Lawyers Journal. The MBA also provides advocacy services, public resources, and exclusive benefits to its members such as the Lawyer Referral Service, Insurance Agency, and MBA On Demand.

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.

Lighter Capital, Inc. provides investment services. It specializes in business lending, revenue based financing, growth capital, startup funding and financing. The company was founded by Andy Sack in 2012 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb LP (RCG) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2016 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb, Inc. RCG provides investment advisory services on a discretionary basis to its clients, which include individuals and institutions with separately managed accounts and the Sequoia Fund, a registered investment company.

Argus Information & Advisory Services LLC provides information and advisory services to financial institutions. The company was founded by Leonard Laufer and is headquartered in White Plains, NY.

SaaS Capital, Inc. provides financial debt to software companies. It offers loan packages specifically designed for the SaaS market, allowing companies to tap into their predictable revenue streams to fund operations. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, OH.

USA Hockey, Inc. promotes sports. It promotes sport of hockey, including ice hockey and in-line hockey. The company develops guidelines for coaches, players, parents of youth hockey participants, and young hockey players. USA Hockey was founded in 1936 and is headquartered in Colorado Springs, CO.

Kingstown Capital Management LP (KCM) is an independent hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Michael Blitzer and Guy Shanon in 2006. KCM provides portfolio management services to private funds.

ATL Hawks LLC owns and operates a professional basketball team that plays in the National Basketball League. Its franchises include NBA's Atlanta Hawks, NHL's Atlanta Thrashers, and Philips Arena. The company was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.