Kate Houlihan

USAA Investment Services Co. (ISCO) is a SEC-registered investment adviser headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. The firm was founded in 1970 as USAA Investment Management Co. (IMCO). They are a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of USAA Investment Corp. and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of the United Services Automobile Association (USAA), a diversified financial services organization. In 2020, ISCO’s brokerage and advisory businesses, including client accounts, were sold to Schwab Holdings, Inc., an affiliate of The Charles Schwab Corp. (Schwab) (NYSE: SCHW). ISCO’s business is now limited to referring prospective clients to Schwab or Victory Capital, performing certain referral-related marketing activities, and providing advice with respect to saving for retirement and retirement income.

Raymond James & Associates, Inc. (RJA) is a registered broker-dealer headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Raymond James Financial, Inc. (NYSE: RJF), a diversified holding company. RJA offers a full array of capital markets services, strategic advice and planning for institutional investors.

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. (DBSI) is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1971 and is a wholly-owned investment banking and brokerage arm of DB U.S. Financial Markets Holding Corp., ultimately held by Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE: DB, FRA: DBK) in Germany. DBSI provides securities brokerage and investment advisory services to domestic and international private clients and institutions. They are also a primary dealer in US government securities as designated by the Federal Reserve.

Quantum Capital Group LLC (Quantum Capital Group) is a private equity firm founded in 1998 by Wil VanLoh, Toby R. Neugebauer and A. V. Jones. The firm is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Part of U.S. Capital Advisors LLC, USCA Securities LLC is a financial services boutique based in Houston, TX. USCA Securities offers securities, investment advisory, and municipal advisory services through its subsidiaries. The primary business lines of the company are wealth management and capital markets. The company has a team of wealth management advisors and advisor teams in Houston, Austin, and Dallas, and also offers institutional sales and trading, investment banking, merchant banking, public finance, and asset management services. The company was founded in 1999 by Patrick Michael Mendenhall, who has been the CEO since then.

Southern Methodist University is a private university near the center of Dallas, SMU offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs through seven schools in the humanities and sciences, business, the performing, visual, and communication arts, engineering, education and human development, law, and theology.

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.

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.

ISN Software Corp. provides online contractor management database services. Its services includes information collection, accuracy verification and results reporting. It is designed to meet internal and governmental record keeping and compliance requirements. The firm is a global resource for connecting hiring clients with safe and reliable contractors. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Ares Secondaries Group (Ares Secondaries) is a private equity subsidiary of Ares Holdings LP founded in 1989 by Brent R.Nicklas. The firm is headquartered in Simsbury, Connecticut.

Blue Sage Service LP (Blue Sage Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2003 by Peter Huff and Jim McBride. The firm is headquartered in Austin. Texas.

RBC Capital Markets LLC is a full-service brokerage and financial services firm headquartered in New York City. They are a direct subsidiary of RBC USA Holdco Corp. and a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada (TSE, NYSE: RY). Founded in 2010, the firm is comprised of 3 major business lines: the Private Client Group, the Fixed-Income Group and the Clearing and Execution Services Group. The Private Client Group serves individual investors, while the Fixed-Income Group provides services to institutions, municipalities and non-profit organizations. The Clearing and Execution Services Group is a provider of clearing and execution services to independent brokers/dealers throughout the US. RBC Capital Markets focuses on the following sectors: communications, media, consumer/retail, diversified industries, energy, financial institutions, forest products, healthcare, infrastructure finance, mining & metals, real estate, social infrastructure, technology and the US municipal markets.

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).

EIG Global Energy Partners LLC (EIG Global Energy Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2011. The firm is headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia.

EIV Capital LLC (EIV Capital) is a private equity firm co-founded by Anthony Annunziato and Patricia B. Melcher in 2009. The firm is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors LP (Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors) is a private equity subsidiary of Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors LP founded in 1991. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

Tailwater Capital LLC (Tailwater Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2013 by Edward Herring and Jason Downie. The firm headquartered in Texas, US.

Saudi Agriculture & Livestock Co. engages in the production of agriculture crops and provision of investment services. It invests in agricultural, livestock and associated value chains around the world to help improve food security. It mainly invest in wheat, barley, corn, soybean, rice, sugar, edible oil, green fodder and red meat, aquaculture, milk products, and poultry products. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Flatrock Energy Advisors LLC (Flatrock Energy Advisors) is a private equity firm founded by William D. Waldrip, William Robert Lemmons and Dennis F. Jaggi in 2008. The firm is headquartered in San Antonio, Texas.

Founderpath Inc. provides a way for bootstrapped SaaS founders to get capital without selling equity. Founderpath is based in Dallas, TX. The company integrates with various platforms to analyze the strength of a SaaS company, and the stronger the company, the more capital founders can take. The team is remote and funded by bootstrappers.

RealCo Accelerator Manager LLC (RealCo) is a venture capital firm founded in 2017. The firm is headquartered in San Antonio, Texas.

Active Venture Partners LLC (Active Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2017 by Pat Matthews and Cat Dizon. The firm is headquartered in San Antonio, Texas.

Iron Horse Midstream LLC constructs natural gas compressor stations. The company is headquartered in Mustang, OK.

Cardinal Midstream LLC provides natural gas treatment and distribution services. It focuses on natural gas gathering and transmission, natural gas processing, crude oil gathering, centralized compression facilities, condensate stabilization, vapor recovery and natural gas treating. The company was founded by G. Marc Lyons, R. Mack Lawrence, Doug Dormer and Timothy A. Roberts in 2008 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Edge Natural Resources LLC (Edge Natural Resources) is an independent private equity firm founded in the year 2015 by Roy Aneed, Jesse Bomer, Oscar Pate & Stacie Moore. The firm is Headquartered in Texas.

Raidah Invetment Co (RIC) is a private equity subsidiary of Public Pension Agency headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The firm was founded in 2007.

KIMC (US), Inc. is an American company.

Zenstone Venture Capital LLC (Zenstone Venture Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2014 by Farris Wu and Fay Yang. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Abdullah Al Othaim Investment Co. manages, markets, and operates commercial centers. The company is headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

DecorMatters, Inc. engages in the provision of interior design mobile application for home decor and decorating ideas from interior designers. The company was founded on May 13, 2016 and is headquartered in Milpitas, CA.