Kevin H. Kading

W.H. Reaves & Co., Inc. (doing business as Reaves Asset Management) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey. The firm was founded by William H. Reaves in 1961. Reaves Asset Management provides investment management services to endowments, foundations, insurance companies, electric public utility, nuclear decommissioning trust funds, other institutions, defined benefit and contribution plans, high-net-worth and other individuals.

H-Quotient, Inc. is a software development company that specializes in designing, creating and marketing cost-effective custom software, information collection and intranet network systems for the healthcare industry. It supplies hospitals and extended care facilities with an electronic information system that provides a single access to records of a patient's care and medical history for the medical facility and its staff. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Vienna, VA.

A subsidiary of Mesirow Financial Holdings, Inc., Mesirow Financial, Inc. is a broker/dealer headquartered in Chicago with an additional office in New York City. The firm provides a full array of trading and execution services for their clients. They do not provide any internal research. Mesirow was founded in 1937 by Norman Mesirow.

The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC provides securities listing, trading and information products and services. The company is headquartered in Rockville, MD.

Nasdaq ISE LLC operates equity and trading options exchange. It transformed the options industry by creating efficient markets through innovative market structure and technology. It provides investors with a transparent marketplace for price and liquidity discovery on centrally cleared options products. The company was founded by David Krell in May 2000 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

EPEC Biofuels Holdings, Inc. engages in the production, distribution, and utilization of ethanol. The company was founded in October 9 2008 and is headquartered in Plantation, FL.

Part of Nasdaq, Inc., Nasdaq GEMX LLC operates as a securities exchange. The company is based in New York, NY. Thomas A. Wittman has been the CEO of the company since 2016.

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.

Hilltop Securities, Inc. (dba HilltopSecurities) is a broker/dealer firm headquartered in Dallas, Texas. The firm was founded in 1946 as Southwest Securities, Inc. and they a subsidiary of Hilltop Securities Holdings LLC. Hilltop Securities provides a full array of trading and execution services for their clients.

ClearBridge Investments LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. They are a subsidiary of Legg Mason, Inc., ultimately held by Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE: BEN). The firm was founded in 2005 as ClearBridge Advisors, which operated through Citigroup Asset Management NA, and was acquired by Legg Mason that year. They changed their name to ClearBridge Investments LLC in 2012. ClearBridge Investments manages separate accounts for both institutional and retail clients. The firm also acts as adviser or sub-adviser to the ClearBridge Funds which are part of the Legg Mason family of mutual funds.

NYSE Euronext operates financial markets and provides trading solutions. It offers an array of products and services in cash equities, futures, options, swaps, exchange-traded products, bonds, clearing operations, market data, commercial technology solutions and carbon trading, all designed to meet the evolving needs of investors, issuers, financial institutions and market participants. The company was founded by Jean-François Théodore in 2007 and is headquartered 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.

Schwab Capital Markets LP provides security brokerage services. The company is headquartered in Piscataway, NJ

Verity Solutions Group, Inc. specializes in software and services developed for administration of the federal 340B drug pricing program. Its solutions include split billing, contract pharmacy, specialty contract pharmacy, audit & compliance services, compliance manager, purchase analytics and VHUB. The company was founded by James E. Torina in 2002 and is headquartered in Kirkland, WA.

FinlogiK, Inc. engages in the development and provision pf financial software solutions. It offers investment engineering, data analysis, and self-directed investing. The company was founded on January 31, 2008 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

Part of Nasdaq, Inc., Nasdaq PHLX LLC is a financial services company based in New York, NY. The company offers a range of trading products, including equities, fixed income, options, and exchange-traded funds. It also provides market data, technical documentation, and regulatory information. Tal Cohen has been the CEO of the company since 2021.

Vela Trading Systems LLC provides electronic trading solutions for the financial industry. It offers market data, feed handling, consolidated feed, terminal usage optimization, market access and order execution services. The company was founded by Srinivasan Ramiah and Dipanjan Chatterjee in 2007 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Coinbase, Inc. engages in the design and development of a digital currency wallet and platform. It offers coinbase application. The company was founded by Brian Armstrong and Fred Ehrsam in June 2012 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Independent Trading Group (ITG), Inc. (ITG) is an independent brokerage firm headquartered in Toronto, Canada. The firm was founded by Peter Sokolow in 1992. ITG is dedicated specifically to professional trading. It provides Market Making and Liquidity Provider services for Traders, Marketplaces and Issuers.

Vela Trading Systems UK Ltd. wholesales computer, computer peripheral equipment and software. The company was founded on December 19, 2013 and is headquartered in Belfast, the United Kingdom.

Part of FMR LLC, Fidelity Digital Asset Services LLC is a full-service enterprise-grade platform for securing, trading, and supporting digital assets. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Boston, MA. Fidelity Digital Assets combines the operational and technical capabilities of the broader Fidelity organization with dedicated blockchain expertise to deliver a completely new offering for institutional investors. Fidelity is a service provider to BlockFi, but there is no form of legal partnership, agency affiliation, or similar relationship between the two companies.

Part of Professional Trading Solutions, Inc., PTS Financial Technology LLC is a leading provider of professional trading technology solutions for equities, equity options, and futures markets. The company is based in Chicago, IL, and was founded in 2001. The company's comprehensive product suite includes EMS trading platforms, OMS, and risk and margin solutions, backed by a dedicated in-house support team. Sterling Trading Tech (STT), a subsidiary of PTS Financial Technology, provides tailored solutions to over 100 clients, including leading brokers, clearing firms, and prop groups in over 20 countries. The CEO is Jennifer Peggy Joan Nayar.

Archipelago Capital Partners LLC is a private investment firm that invests in search funds to help entrepreneurs become successful CEOs. Archipelago Capital Partners is based in Boston, MA. The private company is passionate about sharing their knowledge with their searchers. The company works with their searchers to identify valuable intangibles, build rapport with the seller, craft a compelling offer, and close the deal. The company invests their private capital to take a patient approach to grow a lasting and successful business. The company has backed over 75 search funds and have created a framework to guide searchers through the acquisition process.