Laura Thompson

The Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) is a state-owned pension fund manager headquartered in Austin, Texas. The firm was founded by the Texas Legislature in 1937 to provide service and disability retirement benefits to teachers and administrators of the public school systems of Texas, which include institutions of higher education. In 1949, legislation expanded membership eligibility to include all employees of public education institutions. In 1985, TRS was assigned responsibility to administer health insurance program for public school retirees. The firm invests funds under its stewardship and delivers benefits to members as authorized by the Texas Legislature.

Ernst & Young LLP engages in the provision of accounting, assurance, tax, transaction, and advisory services. It specializes in the actuarial, analytics and big data, cyber security, accounting compliance and reporting, center for board matters, international financial reporting standards, country tax advisory, global trade, tax accounting, and climate change and sustainability. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Cardtronics, Inc. engages in the provision of convenient automated consumer financial services through its network of automated teller machines and multi-function financial services kiosks. It operates through the following segments: North America; Europe and Africa; and Australia and New Zealand. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Exact Payments Opco LLC is an American company that offers payfac-as-a-service to monetize payments. The company aims to provide better experiences for their clients' platforms while handling the heavy lifting.

Beneplace LLC provides voluntary benefits and employee discount programs. Its services include auto and home, critical illness, dental, disability, group legal, long-term care and other voluntary benefits. The firm serves employers, government agencies and institutions. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

The CapStreet Group LLC (Capstreet Group) is a private equity firm founded in 1990 by George B. Kelly and Fred R. Lummis. The firm is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Beacon Funeral Holdings LLC is an investment holding private company. The company is based in Sugar Land, TX. The CEO of the company is Mark Bruce.

Expedition Water Solutions Colorado LLC operates as water midstream company. The firm has principal operations in the Denver- Julesburg Basin (“DJ Basin”) of Colorado and the Powder River Basin (“PR Basin”) of Wyoming. The company was founded by Jim Goddard in 2013 and is headquartered in Greeley, CO.

Dynamic Glass LLC is a leading glass and glazing contractor based in the United States. The company is based in Houston, TX and has subsidiaries in the United States. Dynamic Glass offers a wide range of glass and metal cladding products and solutions to the commercial construction market through its three divisions: exterior glass, interior glass, and metal panels. The exterior glass division fabricates and installs exterior glass systems primarily for new commercial and specialty construction projects, while the interior division focuses on interior glass. Dynamic Glass provides glass and metal panel products and services for exterior and interior cladding applications, with the exterior division primarily focusing on exterior window systems and metal panels for buildings ranging from 2 stories up to 60 stories. The company was founded in 1990 by Chuck Cieslewicz and Rick Cieslewicz and has since grown into one of the largest glass and glazing contractors in the country.

Encino Energy LLC operates as an oil and gas acquisition and development company. It targets operated and non-operated working interests, minerals, and equity interests in exploration and production. The company was founded by John Hardy Murchison in 2011 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Evergreen Industrial Holdings LLC engages in the provision of industrial and environmental cleaning solutions and services. It serves the refining, power generation, petrochemical, manufacturing, mining, waste to energy, and paper industries. The company was founded by Jon Hodges Jr. in 2000 and is headquartered in DE.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC provides assurance, tax and advisory services. Its services include audit and assurance, consulting, deals, human resources, legal, tax, and family business. The firm also offers accountability, risk management, structuring, mergers and acquisitions, and performance and process improvement. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.

Envoy Mortgage Ltd. operates as a mortgage broker company. Its mortgage loan programs include conventional and conforming loans, non-conforming, government, and mortgage bond. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

July Business Services, Inc. provides national retirement plan recordkeeping and administration services. The firm supports financial advisors and third-party administrators to deliver successful retirement plan strategies through its fully independent, open architecture retirement plan platform. The company was founded by Jim Hudson and John M. Humphrey in July 1994 and is headquartered in Waco, TX.

Firestone & Robertson Distilling Co. operates as a artisanal whiskey distillery. It offers TX whiskey, TX bourbon, and cocktails. The company was founded by Leonard L. Firestone and Troy Robertson in 2010 and is headquartered in Fort Worth, TX.

NGP Energy Capital Management LLC operates as a private equity firm in the natural resources industry. It considers investment in companies specializing in the oil and gas acquisitions and exploitation; oil and gas development drilling; midstream acquisitions and development opportunities; and oil and gas minerals and royalties. The company was founded by Kenneth Alfredo Hersh and David Russell Albin in 1988 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Santa Barbara Tax Products Group LLC provides tax-related financial products and services to tax professionals and taxpayers in the United States. It offers its products and services through a network of tax preparation franchises, independent tax professionals, and online tax preparation providers. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

ALM First Group LLC engages in the provision of financial advisory services for banks and credit unions. The firm offers advisory partnerships, asset liability management, hedging and derivatives services, investment management, and specialty financial services. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

South Coast Terminals LLC provides blending, bulk liquid, and packaging services. The private company is based in Houston, TX. The company focuses on the health and safety of its employees while offering reliable services to its customers. The company specializes in toll manufacturing of specialty chemicals, lubricant building blocks, and finished products for heavy industry and OEM consumers. South Coast Terminals also offers warehouse storage for packaged raw materials and finished products. The company facilitates direct transfers from inbound railcars to commercial tank trucks, from imported ISO containers to railcars or tank trucks, or from marine vessels to shore tanks. The company was founded in 1964, and the CEO is Kenneth F. Owen. South Coast Terminals was acquired by KMCO LLC, a subsidiary of Brenntag SE, from Sudbury, Inc. on January 02, 1996 for $18.25 million.

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.

Alliance Payroll Services LLC engages in the provision of human capital management solutions. Its services include online applicant tracking, paperless new hire onboarding, payroll processing, tax processing and benefit administration. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in The Woodlands, TX.

Natural Gas Partners LLC (NGP) is a private equity firm, a subsidiary of NGP Energy Capital Management, LLC founded in 1988 by David Russell Albin and Kenneth Alfredo Hersh. The firm is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

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.

VetIQ Staffing, Inc. provides staffing services. The company is based in Dallas, TX. The company was founded by Elise Burns. Elise Burns has been the CEO since incorporation.

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.

Trilantic Capital Management LP (Trilantic Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2009 by Danny James. The firm is headquartered in New York.

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.

THL Credit Group LP (THL Credit) is a private equity subsidiary of Thomas H. Lee Partners LP founded in 2007. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

First Eagle Investment Management LLC (FEIM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and holding firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1864 and formerly known as Arnhold & S. Bleichroeder Advisers, Inc. FEIM provides investment advisory services primarily to mutual funds, private funds, collective investment trusts and institutional separately managed accounts (SMAs), as well as to a registered, closed-end interval fund. The firm serves as the investment adviser to the First Eagle Funds, First Eagle Variable Funds and to the First Eagle Credit Opportunities Fund, which are registered investment companies.

AB Private Credit Investors LLC (AB Private Credit Investors) is a private equity/venture capital subsidiary of Alliance Capital Management LLC founded in 2014. The firm is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

Balyasny Asset Management LP (BAM) is a multi-strategy hedge fund manager and SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm’s predecessor, Balyasny Capital Management LLC (BCM), was founded in 2001 by Dmitry Balyasny, Scott Schroeder and Taylor O'Malley. In 2003, BCM converted from a limited liability company to a limited partnership. Then, in January 2004, their name was changed to Balyasny Asset Management LP. They are a subsidiary of Balyasny Asset Management Holdings LP. BAM provides investment advisory services to high net-worth individuals and institutional clients through privately offered pooled investment funds.

TriWest Capital Management Corp (TriWest Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 1998 by Cody Church, Lorne Jacobson and Ron Jackson. The firm is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

PillarFour Capital, Inc (PillarFour Capital) is an independent private equity firm founded in 2015 by Paul Colucci and Matt Colucci. The firm is headquartered in Calgary, Canada with additional office in London, UK.