James Trafford

Advent International LP (Advent) is an independent private equity firm founded in 1984 by Henry H. Haight. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

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.

Medtronic, Inc. operates as a medical technology company. It offers implantable cardiac pacemakers, eternal defibrillators, inferior turbinate surgery products, and continuous glucose monitoring device. The company was founded by Earl E. Bakken and Palmer J. Hermundslie on April 29, 1949 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

HarbourVest Partners LLC (HarbourVest Partners) is a private equity & venture capital firm founded in 1982 by David Brooks Zug. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts with additional offices around the world.

Blackboard, Inc. provides software applications and related services to the education industry. The firm offers recruitment, student success, and consulting services. Its services are utilized by academic institutions around the globe, including colleges, and universities. The company was founded by Michael L. Chasen, Daniel E. Cane, Stephen Gilfus and Matthew L. Pittinsky in 1997 and is headquartered in Reston, VA.

JPMorgan Securities LLC (JPMS) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1985 and is a subsidiary of JPMorgan Broker-Dealer Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by JPMorgan Chase & Co., Inc. (NYSE: JPM). JPMS provides research on fixed income, credit, derivatives, emerging markets, foreign exchange, structured finance, technical analysis and bond indices. Their equity analysts cover equities throughout North America, EMEA, Asia/Pacific and the emerging markets. The firm's fixed income team formulates trading and portfolio recommendations for investors in global bonds and other fixed-income markets based on valuations, analytics and market dynamics.

Agilence, Inc. develops cloud-based data analytics for store operations. It offers data analytics for retail, pharmacies, and restaurants. The company was founded by Robert W. Klemme, Thomas Bernetich, and John Sullivan in September 2006 and is headquartered in Mount Laurel, NJ.

Traina Interactive Corp. operates as an online marketplace. The firm specializes in local experiences, charitable giving, corporate events, corporate gifting, small business, activities, experience gifts, marketplace, travel and distribution. The company was founded by Trevor D. Traina in 2012 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Keyedin Solutions Holdings, Inc. operates as an international business software company. The company was founded by Lauri Klaus and Brad Klaus and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

RealtyShares, Inc. operates as platform for crowd funding real-estate development. It offers real estate borrowers and sponsors looking for access to more efficient capital than what banks and other private capital sources are able to provide. The firm’s platform also assists investors in various investing activities that include execution of legal documents and transfer of investor funds. The company was founded by Navjot Athwal and Ray Sturm in 2012 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Canaan Management, Inc. (Canaan Management) is a venture capital firm founded in 1987 by Eric A. Young. The firm is headquartered in Westport, CT.

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1987 and provides debt and equity services including underwriting, M&A advice, securities dealing and brokerage and trade execution. Their client base ranges from large global institutional investors to hedge funds at the cutting edge of innovation in the industry.

McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

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.

Catterton Management Co. LLC (L Catterton) is a private equity subsidiary of L Catterton Management Ltd. founded in 1989. The firm is headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut.

Palladium Equity Partners Advisor LLC is a Private Equity firm founded in 1997 by Marcos A. Rodriguez and Robert J. Lanigan. The firm is headquartered in New York.

SB Investment Advisers (UK) Ltd. is a Private Equity firm, a subsidiary of SoftBank Group Corp. founded in 2016 by Masayoshi Son. SB Investment Advisers (UK) Ltd. is headquartered in London, UK.

Firstup, Inc. develops workforce communications applications. It offers email, mobile app, modern intraneet and microsoft 365 services. The company was founded by Nicole Alvino and Jim Larrison in 2008 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

ICIX International, Inc. engages in connecting, sharing data and managing the performance and risk of global supply chains. The company’s network and risk management applications enable trading partners to connect and collaborate in order to verify and monitor business-critical information on products, trading partners and facilities. The company was founded by Matthew J. Smith and Tim Marchington in 2004 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

Embotics Corp. provides enterprise-class cloud management software. Its products include vCommander, vCommander architecture and ecosystem integrations. The firm’s solutions include applications/PaaS, cloud governance, cloud expense management, DevOps automation, lab automation, Microservices and containers. The company was founded by Jay Litkey on March 2006 and is headquartered in Kanata, Canada.

ServiceAide, Inc. engages in the provision of information technology (IT) service management solutions. It offers the Luma Digital Labor Product Suite, which applies breakthroughs in artificial intelligence, machine learning, and natural langue processing to deflect requests, incidents, and user inquiries. The company was founded by Wai M. Wong in 2016 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Drake Star Partners Ltd. provides investment services. It focuses on the technology, media and communications sectors. The firm has offices in New York, London, Paris, Munich, Los Angeles, Berlin, Amsterdam, Geneva and Tokyo. The company is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

University of Southern California is a private research university that mainly offers undergraduate, graduate & other higher education. The university was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Sourcepoint Technologies, Inc. provides compensation platform for premium publishers. The firm offers CMP, consent vault, strategic services, declared data capture, altpay, altad and ad block management. The company was founded by Geir Magnusson, Jr., Brian Kane, Benjamin Barokas, Joseph P. Carlucci, Max Newbould and Jeroen Seghersand in 2015 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Appvance, Inc. develops mobile web applications performance solutions. It offers training and support, application performance certification, integration development, and on-site and online training services to large enterprises worldwide. The firm's solutions include performance & load testing, app pen testing and IoT services testing. The company was founded by Frank Cohen in 2013 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Odyssey Energy Solutions, Inc. is the all-in-one industry platform to make distributed energy data useable and actionable. The company was founded by Cathy Zoiand and Emily McAteer and is headquartered in Boulder, CO.

Italic, Inc. operates as a marketplace that gives shoppers access to factories making products for luxury brands like Celine, Prada, Cartier, Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Christian Louboutin, Givenchy, Coach, Burberry, and Miu Miu. It offers products in the areas of bed linens and handbags, electric toothbrushes, and yoga gear. The company was founded by Jeremy Cai in 2018 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Roman Health Ventures, Inc. engages in the provision and development of technology platform for the healthcare industry. Its product enables customers to connect with a doctor and get treatment when and where they need it. The company was founded by Zachariah Reitano, Saman Rahmanian, and Robert Schutz in 2017 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Papa, Inc. engages in the development of end to end companionship platform for seniors. The firm offers airport and senior transportation, house needs, grocery shopping, and technology services. The company was founded by Andrew Parker and Alfredo Vaamonde in 2016 and is headquartered in Miami, FL.

Case Western Reserve University provides educational services. It offers a variety of undergraduate degree courses and graduate and professional options such as arts and sciences, dentistry, engineering, law, management, medicine, nursing, social work, and more. The firm also offers dual-degree programs. The company was founded in 1826 and is headquartered in Cleveland, OH.

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.

Impresa Management LLC(Impresa Management) is a Private Equity/Venture Capital firm, a subsidiary of Devonshire Investors LLC founded in 1946.The firm is headquartered in Boston.

Binswanger Management Corp. provides commercial real estate services. It provides transaction, advisory & consulting, management, financial, global asset recovery, appraisal, and marketing services. The company was founded by Frank G. Binswanger Sr. in 1931 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

Stepstone Group Real Estate LP is a Private Equity firm, a subsidiary of StepStone Group, Inc. founded in 2007. Stepstone Group Real Estate LP is headquartered in New York.

StepStone Group LP (StepStone) is a private equity firm founded in 2006 by Monte M. Brem, Tom Porter Keck and Jose A. Fernandez. The firm is headquartered in New York.

SeaTown Holdings International Pte Ltd. (SeaTown) is an alternative investment firm headquartered in Singapore. The firm was founded in 2009 and is wholly-owned by Seatown Holdings Pte Ltd., ultimately held by state-owned Temasek Holdings (Pte) Ltd. SeaTown manages multi-asset and public credit strategies through open-end funds as well as private investments strategies in closed-end funds.