Kevin T. Hipp

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.

JPMorgan Investment Management, Inc. (JPMIM) is a global, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2000 as the result of Chase Manhattan's purchase of Robert Fleming Holdings and the subsequent merger of Chase and JPMorgan. In January 2010, JPMorgan Investment Advisors merged into JP Morgan Investment Management. JPMIM is a subsidiary of JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM). The firm primarily provides investment advisory services to both US and non-US institutional and retail clients.

Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. (KBW) is a full-service investment bank and broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF). KBW offers sales and trading in equities securities of financial services companies.

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.

AllianceBernstein LP (AB) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. Founded in 2000, the firm is owned by Equitable Financial Life Insurance Co., ultimately held by Equitable Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: EQH). AB provides investment advice to investment companies, pension and profit-sharing plans, banks and thrift institutions, trusts, estates, government agencies, charitable organizations, individuals, corporations and other business entities.

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.

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).

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

Wells Fargo Securities LLC (WFS) is the broker/dealer subsidiary of EVEREN Capital Corp., ultimately owned by Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC). Headquartered in New York, WFS delivers a comprehensive suite of banking, capital markets and advisory solutions, such as a full complement of sales, trading and research capabilities, to corporate, government and institutional clients.

Arthur Andersen LLP used to provide accounting services. It was also into consulting services for clients that operate businesses throughout the United States and around the world. Arthur Andersen was founded in 1913 and was headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Moody's Investors Service, Inc. is a credit rating and investment research firm headquartered in New York City. They are a subsidiary of Moody's Corp. (NYSE: MCO). The firm performs international financial research and analysis on commercial and government entities and provides a variety of analytic tools for assessing credit risk. Their clients include creditors, investment banks and commercial banks.

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.

CreditSights, Inc. is an independent investment research firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was co-founded by Paul Ciasullo, Reena Mithal, Glenn Reynolds and Peter Petas in 2000. They are a subsidiary of Fitch Group, Inc., ultimately owned by The Hearst Family Trust. CreditSights provides fundamental, in-depth credit research for buy-side decisionmakers, sell-side intermediaries and wealth managers and private banks globally. The firm actively covers more than 5,000 companies in North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific representing over 56 countries.

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.

Multi Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. is the asset management subsidiary of Hyun-Joo Park's Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. in South Korea. Formerly known as KDB Asset Management Co., Ltd., the firm was founded in 1996 as Seoul Investment Trust. They changed their name to KDB Asset Management in 2004 and became Multi Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. in 2016. Headquartered in Seoul, Multi Asset Global Investments provides comprehensive services to clients worldwide – including asset management, wealth management, investment banking, and life insurance.

Part of Zayo Group Holdings, Inc., Zayo Group LLC is a company that provides tailored connectivity and edge solutions. The company is based in Boulder, CO. Zayo Group was founded in 2007 by John Louis Scarano, Matthew Erickson, Daniel Philip Caruso, and Sandi Mays. The company's future-ready network spans over 17.5 million fiber miles and 142,500 route miles, enabling carriers, cloud providers, data centers, schools, and enterprises to deliver exceptional experiences from core to cloud to edge. Stephen Michael Smith has been the CEO of the company since 2020.

White Star Petroleum LLC operates as an independent oil and natural gas company. It focuses on the acquisition, development, operation and production of unconventional oil and natural gas properties. The company was founded by Aubrey Kerr McClendon in 2013 and is headquartered in Oklahoma City, OK.

General Motors Asset Management Corp. provides investment management services. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Newton Investment Management North America LLC (NIMNA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 2021 and is a subsidiary of MBC Investments Corp., ultimately owned by The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (NYSE: BK). NIMNA provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advice to institutional clients, including US and global pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, trusts, central banks, endowments, foundations, insurance companies, registered mutual funds, other pooled investment vehicles and other institutions.

Beacon Pointe Advisors LLC (Beacon Pointe) is the asset management subsidiary of Beacon Pointe Advisors Holdings LLC, headquartered in Newport Beach, California. The firm was founded in 2002 by Matthew Cooper, Shannon Eusey, Mollie Rosing, Douglas Allison, Felix Lin, and Garth Flint, and is ultimately held by KKR North America XIII (Polyphony) Blocker LLC. Beacon Pointe offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment and non-investment-related consulting services and investment advisory services to institutional and individual clients.

Clarion Partners LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1999 and is a subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE: BEN). Clarion Partners provides investment advisory, sub-advisory, and other services principally to institutional investors, focusing on sourcing, underwriting and managing real estate and real estate-related investments.