Jared D. Schramm

Sidoti & Co. LLC (S&C) is a registered broker and equity research firm headquartered in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Sidoti Holding Co. LLC and was founded in 1999. S&C provides research exclusively to institutional investors. The firm covers the following sectors: housing, retail, basic industries, technology, business services, capital goods, automotive, computer software, regional banking, telecommunications, entertainment, healthcare and consumer products. Their analysts conduct their own due diligence which includes visiting companies and meeting with operating and financial management. In addition, the firm's analysts focus on fundamentals, particularly cash flow from operations and EPS.

LD Micro is an investment research firm headquartered in San Ramon, California. The firm was founded in 2006 by Chris Lahiji. In 2023, they were acquired by Freedom US Markets LLC, a subsidiary of Freedom Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: FRHC). LD Micro provides intraday information for the benefit of everyone in the small and microcap universe.

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.

Jade Capital Advisors LLC (Jade Capital) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Essex Fells, New Jersey. The firm was founded by Robert McHugh and James Stanley in 2018. Jade Capital provides discretionary investment advisory and sub-advisory services to one sub-advised account.

BlueCrest Capital Management (New York) LP (BCM) is a hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a subsidiary of BC Capital Management Services Ltd. BCM provides investment advisory and management services to high-net-worth clients.