Ethan Whitney

Chartwell Investment Partners LLC (Chartwell) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Berwyn, Pennsylvania. The firm was founded by Timothy Riddle in 1997 and is a subsidiary of Carillon Tower Advisers, Inc. (dba Raymond James Investment Management), which is owned by Raymond James Financial, Inc. (NYSE: RJF) in Great Britain. Chartwell provides investment supervisory services on a continuous basis to a variety of individual, institutional, investment company, private fund and corporate clients. The firm is a sub-adviser to investment companies registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co. LLC (GGHC) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Richard Gilder in 1968. GGHC provides investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, LLC’s, partnerships, pension and profit-sharing plans, and investment clubs.

Duff & Phelps Investment Management Co. (Duff & Phelps) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was established in 1979, evolving from the Duff & Phelps investment research firm founded in 1932. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of Virtus Partners, Inc., itself wholly-owned by Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRTS). They provide investment supervisory services and manages investment advisory accounts for registered investment companies, pooled investment vehicles, and institutional and individual separate accounts. Duff & Phelps is a signatory to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI).

Shikiar Asset Management, Inc. (Shikiar) is an independent registered investment advisor and wealth manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Stuart Shikiar in 1995. Shikiar provides portfolio management services to high net worth individuals, families, corporations, trusts, foundations and tax-exempt portfolios.

A.G.P. / Alliance Global Partners Corp. (AGP) is a FINRA-registered broker-dealer headquartered in Westport, Connecticut. Formerly known as Euro Pacific Capital, Inc., the firm was founded by Peter Schiff in 1997 and is a subsidiary of Alliance Global LLC. AGP provides prime brokerage services to hedge funds, family offices, professional traders and top tier small/mid-cap investment funds. It offers multi-clearing, cloud based, high-touch client service solutions tailored to each client’s business needs.

Berenberg Capital Markets LLC (BCM) is a broker-dealer firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2011 and is a subsidiary of Berenberg Americas LLC, ultimately held by Joh. Berenberg, Gossler & Co. KG in Germany. BCM provides equity execution services to institutional and corporate clients.

Jefferies LLC is a global investment bank and institutional securities firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Jefferies Group LLC, ultimately held by Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF). Jefferies provides corporate clients with research and execution services in equity, fixed income, and foreign exchange markets, as well as a full range of investment banking services such as underwriting, mergers and acquisitions, restructuring and recapitalization, and other advisory services, with all businesses operating in the Americas, Europe and Asia.

H.I.G. Capital LLC (H.I.G Capital) is a private equity division of H.I.G. Capital LLC founded in 1993 by Sami W Mnaymneh and Anthony A Tamer. The firm is headquartered in Miami, Florida with offices in Europe, Latin America and Middle East.

Riverside Partners LLC /New York/ (Riverside Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1988 by Bela Szigethy. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts with additional offices across the globe.

Leerink Partners LLC is a full-service brokerage and investment banking firm headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded by Jeffrey Leerink in 1995 and formerly known as SVB Securities LLC. They rebranded as Leerink Partners in 2023. The firm is a subsidiary of SVB Securities LLC. Leerink Partners provides institutional sales, equity research, institutional trading, and corporate finance and asset management services to the healthcare and technology industries. They offer superior execution capabilities in common stock, convertibles and derivatives with a singular focus on healthcare and a knowledge-led approach.

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.

Altair Advisers LLC provides investment advice. The private company is based in Chicago, IL. The company was founded in 2002 by Brett Rentmeester. Rebekah L. Kohmescher has been the CEO of the company since 2002.

Founded in 1898, Northeastern University is a private research university located in the heart of Boston. Northeastern teaches worldwide experiential learning, urban engagement, and interdisciplinary research that meets global and societal needs. The University offers a range of undergraduate and graduate programs leading to degrees through the doctorate in nine colleges and schools.

Shandong Luye Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. researches, develops, produces, and sells pharmaceutical drugs. The company was founded on June 8, 1994 and is headquartered in Yantai, China.

Marlin Management Co LLC (Marlin Equity Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2005 by David McGovern. The firm is headquartered in Hermosa Beach, California.

Netrix LLC provides information technology services. It designs, implements and manages networks, systems, applications, websites hardware, software and call center infrastructure. The firm's services include change communication, end user computing and mobility, custom application development, managed services, online productivity, network infrastructure, security services, systems services, unified communications and web, and creative services. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Bannockburn, IL.

Parkway Capital Investors LLC (Parkway Capital Investors) is a private equity subsidiary of Calvert Street Capital Partners, Inc. founded in 2000 by J. Drexel Knight, Christopher A. Pope and Scott Franzblau. The firm is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland.

BMO Capital Markets Corp. (Broker) is the broker/dealer division of BMO Capital Markets Corp., a full-service North American financial services provider headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a subsidiary of BMO Financial Corp., which is owned by Bank of Montreal (NYSE, TSX: BMO) in Canada. BMO Capital Markets offers corporate, institutional and government clients access to a variety of products and services including equity and debt underwriting, corporate lending and project financing, merger and acquisitions advisory services, merchant banking, securitization, treasury and market risk management, debt and equity research and institutional sales and trading.

Wolfe Research LLC is a FINRA-registered sell-side research firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Edward Wolfe in 2008 and is a subsidiary of Wolfe Holdco LLC. Wolfe Research provides bespoke research of various stocks in every major GIC sector for institutional clients. The firm has established a reputation for macro research underpinning coverage in Industrials, Utilities/Energy, Consumer/Retail, Financials/REITS, Healthcare and TMT.

Cash Flow Management, Inc. manufactures software providers and cash automation hardware. Its technology include CFM S4, iQ, NORM, RTA, and hardware certification. The company was founded by Nathan Moore and J. C. Chen in 2006 and is headquartered in Chandler, AZ.

OceanSound Partners LP (Oceansound Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2018 by Joe Benavides, Jeff Kelly, and Theodore Coons. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Newlight Partners LP (Newlight Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2018. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Fort Point Capital LLC (Fort Point Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2009 by Brooke Ablon, Paul Lipson and James Spencer. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Ardian US LLC (Ardian US) is a private equity subsidiary of Ardian SA founded in 1996. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Part of Sanofi, Sanofi US Services, Inc. engages in the research, production and distribution of pharmaceutical products. The company is based in Bridgewater, NJ.

TZP Group LLC (TZP Group) is a private equity firm founded in 2007 by Sam L. Katz. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Nephron Research LLC provides investment research. The private company is based in New York, NY.

Harkness Capital Management LLC (Harkness Capital Management) is a private equity firm founded by Vikram Talwar in 2014. The firm is headquartered in New York.

A&M Capital Advisors LP (AMC) is a private equity subsidiary of A&M Capital Advisors GP LLC founded in 1983. The firm is headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut.

Silver Lake Management Co. LLC (Silver Lake Management) is a private equity firm, a subsidiary of Silver Lake Group LLC founded in 1999 by Jim Davidson and David Roux. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California with offices in San Francisco, New York, London, Hong Kong and Singapore.

Corsair Capital LLC (Corsair Capital) is a private equity subsidiary of Maximillian Management LLC founded in 2015 by Nicholas B. Paumgarten. The firm is headquartered in New York.

RMA Group, Inc. is a leading provider of professional services in environmental consulting, geosciences, and materials testing and inspection for critical public and private infrastructure assets. RMA Group, Inc. is based in Glendale, CA and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company's team of engineers, geologists, inspectors, and technicians help infrastructure asset owners, engineering firms, and construction companies maintain compliance with strict regulatory and operating requirements through a range of geotechnical, environmental, and materials testing services. The company was founded in 1962 by E. Duane Lyon and Richard Mills. The CEO is Ruben Babayan.

Dreamit Ventures LLC (Dreamit Ventures) is a venture capital and accelerator firm founded in 2008 by David Bookspan, Michael Levinson and Steve D. Welch. The firm is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA with an office in New York, NY.

Adit Ventures Management LLC (Adit Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2014 by Daniel Francis McCooey and Eric Lawrence Munson. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Dymedex Consulting LLC provides market development consulting services. It specializes in market analysis, strategic consulting and corporate integration. The company was founded in 2007 by Joseph Galatowitsch and Ross Meisner and is headquartered in St. Paul, MN.

Founded in 1958, Merrill Lynch Piece Fenner & Smith, Inc. is an SEC registered broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of BAC North America Holding Co. and their ultimate parent is Bank of America Corp. (NYSE BAC).

BofA Securities, Inc. is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of NB Holdings Corp., ultimately held by Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC). Headquartered in New York, the firm was founded in 2015 and offers trade execution, trading or brokerage services to institutional clients.

Rally Cap Ventures (Rally Cap VC) is a venture capital firm founded in 2020 by Hayden Simmons. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

NewSpring Growth (NewSpring Growth) is a private equity division of NSV II Management Co. LLC founded in 1999 by Michael A. DiPiano and Marc R. Lederman. The firm is headquartered in Radnor, Pennsylvania.

Guggenheim Securities LLC (Research) (Guggenheim Securities-RE) is the investment research division of Guggenheim Securities LLC, a financial services firm headquartered in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Links Holdings LLC, which is owned by Guggenheim Partners LLC. Guggenheim Securities-RE offers equity research for institutional investors in their research focus sectors: Consumer, Energy & Power, Healthcare, and Technology & Media.