Brad M. Johnson

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.

Polen Capital Credit LLC (PCC) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts. Formerly known as DDJ Capital Management LLC, the firm was co-founded by David Breazzano in 1996 and was acquired by Polen Capital Management LLC in 2022. PCC provides discretionary investment advice to corporate domestic and foreign pension plans, public pension and retirement plans and Taft-Hartley plans. They also act as investment sub-advisors to certain US and non-US investment advisors and asset managers. PCC is a signatory to the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI).

Knight Capital Group, Inc. is a global financial services firm, which provides access to the capital markets across multiple asset classes to a broad network of clients, including buy and sell side firms, dealers, brokers, institutions, and corporations. It operates business through four segments: Market Making, Institutional Sales and Trading, Electronic Execution Services and Corporate and Other. The Market Making segment consists of market making in global equities and listed domestic options. It includes client, and to a lesser extent, non-client electronic market making activities in which they operate as a market maker in equity securities. The Institutional Sales and Trading segment includes global equity, exchange traded funds and fixed income sales and trading; reverse mortgage origination and securitization; capital markets; and asset management activities. Its business consists of execution and facilitation equities and fixed income transactions as agent on behalf of institutional clients, and they commit capital on behalf of its clients when needed. The Electronic Execution Services segment offers access via its electronic agency-based platforms to markets and self-directed trading in equities, equity options, fixed income, foreign exchange and futures contracts. The Corporate and Other segment invests in strategic financial services-oriented opportunities, allocates, deploys and monitors all capital, and maintains corporate overhead expenses and all other income and expenses that are not attributable to the other segments. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Jersey City, NJ.

Part of Wells Fargo & Co., Forum Capital Markets LLC is a convertible securities boutique. The company is based in Old Greenwich, CT. Forum Capital Markets was acquired by Wachovia Corp. on May 03, 2000.

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.

UBS AG's (NYSE: UBS) New York City-based wealth management arm is known as UBS Private Banking (US). The firm provides a range of customized wealth management products and services for private clients.

Credit Suisse (USA), Inc. provides investment services. It offers securities underwriting and trading, mergers & acquisitions advice, research, private equity investment & derivative, and risk management services. The company was founded in 1959 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Citadel Enterprise Americas LLC (Citadel Enterprise) is an independent hedge fund management firm headquartered in Miami, Florida. The firm was founded by Kenneth C. Griffin and Reade Griffith in 1990 and formerly known as Citadel LLC. Citadel Enterprise provides investment banking, institutional trading and fund administration services to many types of US and non-US domiciled clients.

AllianceBernstein LP (AB) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. Founded in 2000, the firm is owned by Equitable Financial Life Insurance Co., ultimately held by Equitable Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: EQH). AB provides investment advice to investment companies, pension and profit-sharing plans, banks and thrift institutions, trusts, estates, government agencies, charitable organizations, individuals, corporations and other business entities.

RCR International, Inc. manufactures foamed plastics. Its products include doors, windows and patio doors, garage doors, air conditioner and air vents, electric outlets and switches, hatches and ceiling lights, joints between baseboards and floors and unsealed wall openings and cracks. The company was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Boucherville, Canada.

RPS Composites, Inc. designs and manufactures corrosion resistant pipe systems and process equipment. The firm offers tanks, vessels, piping systems, pipe supports, inspection and repair services for composite pipes and equipment; custom products, such as ducts, fume stacks, settling tanks, electro winning cells, electrolytic cells, cell covers, chlorine headers, strainers, hoods scrubbers, washer drum relining, linings, penstocks, baffles, weirs, and penstocks; engineering services, such as specification, material selection, component design, stress analysis, finite element analysis, and support design. The company was founded in 1956 and is headquartered in Mahone Bay, Canada.

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

Fordham University provides college and university. It offers undergraduate colleges and graduate & professional schools. The company was founded in 1841 and is headquartered in Bronx, NY.

Part of Citigroup, Inc., Citicorp Securities, Inc. provides security brokerage services. The company is based in New York, NY.

Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. engages in the provision of securities regulation, complementary compliance, and technology-based services. Its services include writing and enforcing rules governing the activities of securities firms with brokers, examining firms for compliance with those rules, fostering market transparency, and educating investors. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Milrose Consultants, Inc. provides consulting services. The firm offers code and zoning consulting, due diligence research, municipal filings and approvals, and fire department services. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Founded in 2009 by Antonio Cacorino and Fredrick Chapey, StormHarbour Securities LP is an independent full-service broker/dealer headquartered in New York City with additional offices in London, Singapore, Hong Kong and Geneva. The firm is a subsidiary of StormHarbour Partners LP. StormHarbour Securities focuses on distribution, client solutions and capital markets and has extensive experience in the fixed-income credit and alternatives markets. Their services include execution, sourcing/distribution, primary and secondary, reverse inquiry and buy-backs and full asset/capital structure coverage. StormHarbour Securities' clients include hedge funds/other asset managers, banks/insurance companies, pensions. endowments, SWFs, GSEs and other international financial groups. StormHarbour Securities' credit products include: investment grade corporates, high yield, distressed, convertibles and emerging markets. Their securitized products include: ABS (vanilla and exotic), RMBS (prime, alt-A and sub-prime), CMBS, CDOs, CLOs and synthetic structures.

Jacobs & Thompson, Inc. engages in laminating and converting foam parts. The company was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Vanguard Dealer Services LLC engages in the provision of automotive consulting, dealership training, and finance and insurance products. It offers automotive management training, compliance review, dealer incentive management, dealership digital retailing, finance and insurance training, motivational and directional compensation plans, onsite automotive training, sales strategy and proficiency analysis, and service contract follow-up program. The company was founded by James R. Polley in 1999 and is headquartered in Fairfield, NJ.

Founded in 2010 Andrew R. Bodner, Double Diamond Investment Group LLC is a registered investment advisor located in Parsippany, New Jersey.

BioPharm Communications LLC operates as a medical communications and marketing company. It specializes in non-personal, peer-to-peer, targeted marketing solutions, and multi-channel delivery. The firm offers a suite of targeted marketing programs that help clients reach their customers with their brand advertisements, messages, clinical data, patient profiles, product samples, and vouchers. The company was founded on December 28, 2009 and is headquartered in New Hope, PA.

Security Services Acquisition Sub Corp. provides investment services. The private company is based in Norwalk, CT.

Security Services Holdings LLC provides security guard services. The firm specializes in nationwide security guard management, permanent, temporary, and emergency guard services, real-time incident reports, risk mitigation, quality assurance, accurate billing, and reducing guard budgets. The company was founded by Chris Copenhaver and Patrick Henderson in 2006 and is headquartered in Daleville, VA.

Painewebber & Co., Inc. provides stock brokerage and asset management services. The private company is based in Los Angeles and has subsidiaries in the United States. The American company was founded by Brent D. Williams.

Southfield Capital Advisors LLC (Southfield Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2002 by A. Andrew Levison. The firm is headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut.