Barbara Cappaert

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP provides legal services. The firm specializes in corporate, financial services, litigation, real estate, commercial finance, intellectual property, trusts and estates, antitrust, bankruptcy, international trade, employee benefits and executive compensation, employment, environmental, public finance and tax. The company was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

The Colony Group LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1986, the firm is a wholly owned subsidiary of Focus Financial Partners LLC, which is ultimately owned by Focus Financial Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: FOCS). The Colony Group offers a suite of wealth management services to individuals, families, institutions, and businesses.

Preston Ventures, Inc. provides real estate investment services. It funds and takes an active role in the day-to-day operations of growth-stage companies. The company is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Its Burger Time Restaurant Group, Inc. operates as a development stage company. The firm is organized to serve as a vehicle for a business combination through a capital stock exchange, merger, reverse acquisition, asset acquisition or other similar business combination. The company is headquartered in Long Beach, NY.

ApplePie Capital, Inc. provides investment advisory services. The firm enables franchise entrepreneurs to efficiently access capital from network of individual and institutional investors. The company was founded by Denise Thomas and Steve Pelletier in 2013 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

KDP Investment Advisors, Inc. (KDP) is an investment advisory firm headquartered in Montpelier, Vermont. The firm was founded by Kingman D. Penniman in 1996. In 2023 they became a subsidiary of Obra Institutional Credit LLC, which is owned by Obra Capital, Inc. KDP provides credit research and analysis to institutional client base such as hedge funds, pension plan sponsors, mutual fund companies, sell-side firms, and other financial institutions.

KDP Asset Management, Inc. (KDP) is an asset management firm headquartered in Montpelier, Vermont. The firm was founded in 1999. They are a subsidiary of Obra Institutional Credit LLC, ultimately owned by Reverence Capital Partners LLC. They manage the KDP Defensive High Yield LP and provide investment and portfolio management services to individuals and institutional clients.

The Debt Exchange, Inc. operates an online marketplace for loan sales. It serves commercial banks, investment banks, insurance companies, and government-sponsored enterprises. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Flexpoint Ford LLC (Flexpoint Ford) is a private equity firm founded in 2005 by Donald Joseph Edwards, Ethan Abraham Budin and Charles Earle Glew. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois with an additional office in New york.

J.V.B. Financial Group LLC (JVP) is a SEC-registered broker-dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2008 and formerly known as PrinceRidge Group LLC and C&Co/PrinceRidge LLC. They are a subsidiary of J.V.B. Financial Group Holdings LP, owned by Cohen & Co., Inc. (NYSEAMERICAN: COHN) in the US. With trading desks manned by seasoned professionals, JVB distributes a variety of asset classes, such as Certificates of Deposit, Investment-Grade Corporates, High-Yield Corporates, Government Agencies, US Treasuries, Municipal Bonds, Mortgage-Backed Securities, Asset-Backed Securities, Structured Products, Closed-End Funds, Rates, and Structured Credit. The JVB Dealer Desk provides efficient and widespread distribution of fixed income securities.

Obra Capital, Inc. operates as an asset management company. It specializes in the structuring, servicing, financing and management of life settlements, synthetic products, annuities, notes, and structured settlements. The company was founded by Jeffrey Robert Serra in 2009 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Renew Energy LLC manufactures and sells ethanol products. The company was founded by Jeffrey R. Serra and Joseph S. Sheperd and is headquartered in Jefferson, WI.

Part of National Life Insurance Co., Equity Services, Inc. (ESI) is a broker-dealer and registered investment adviser located in Montpelier, VT. The company helps businesses turn their visions into reality by providing commission and fee-based solutions, as well as offering flexibility in how businesses structure themselves and market their brand. ESI believes in doing good for their clients, employees, and community, and offers securities and investment advisory services through registered representatives and investment adviser representatives. The company's advisory platform, ESI Illuminations, is sponsored through an ongoing agreement with Envestnet.

Part of Mount Logan Capital, Inc., Ovation Partners LP provides investment and asset management services. The company is based in San Antonio, TX. The company was founded in 2011 by Michael Rovner, Jeffrey Robert Serra. Michael Rovner has been the CEO since 2011. Ovation Partners was acquired by Mount Logan Capital, Inc. from Ovation Financial Services, LP on July 05, 2023 for $6.85 million.

Part of BT Brands, Inc., BTND LLC operates eating places and food courts. The company is based in West Fargo, ND. BTND was acquired by BT Brands, Inc. from Its Burger Time Restaurant Group, Inc. on July 30, 2018.

Stronghold Investment Management LLC (Stronghold) is a private equity firm founded in 2016 by Ryan A. Turner and William T. Fennebresque. The firm is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.