Lauren Carroll

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.

Summit Partners LP (Summit Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1984 by Gregory Avis, Roe Stamps and Stephen Woodsum. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Allianz Life Insurance Co. of North America engages in the provision of individual annuities and life insurance products. It operates through the following segments: Individual Annuities, Life, Questar, and Legacy. The Individual Annuities segment includes fixed, fixed-indexed, variable, and variable-indexed annuities that are provided through independent distribution channels made up of agents and registered representatives. The Life segment issues fixed-indexed universal life insurance products, as well as maintains term and whole life in-force blocks that the company no longer sells or distributes. The Questar segment distributes a range of securities products, including mutual funds, variable life insurance, and annuity contracts; and also processes general securities transactions through a clearing arrangement with a third-party provider. The Legacy segment consists of closed blocks of long-term care and special markets products. The company was founded in 1896 and is headquartered in Minneapolis. MN.

Maverick Capital Ltd. (Maverick) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Dallas, Texas. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cohasset Ltd. The firm was founded by Lee Ainslie III in 1993. Maverick provides advisory services to hedge funds, funds of funds, funds making venture capital investments, a private equity fund and related co-investment vehicle, other pooled investment vehicles, and institutional investors.

Founded in 1999 by Jerry Castellini and Ed Clark, CastleArk Management LLC is a registered investment adviser located in Chicago, Illinois. The firm provides investment advisory services to a variety of institutional clients, but their clients are predominantly pension plans, including corporate plans and state and local government plans. CastleArk also serves as adviser or sub-adviser to investment companies and collective trusts. Their clients may also include foundations and corporate accounts, plus a few high net-worth individuals. CastleArk's affiliated adviser CastleArk Alternatives, L.L.C. sponsors hedge funds for qualified investors.

Piper Sandler & Co. (Broker) (PSC-Broker) is the full-service brokerage division of Piper Sandler & Co., a financial service firm headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They are a subsidiary of Piper Sandler Companies (NYSE: PIPR). The firm was founded in 1969 and previously known as Piper Jaffray & Co. They became Piper Sandler & Co. when Piper Jaffray Companies and Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P. merged to become Piper Sandler Companies in 2020. PSC-Broker provides brokerage and investment banking services to financial institutions, corporations and other financial investors. Their core focus sectors are Agriculture, renewables & cannabis, Business services, Chemicals & Materials, Consumer, Diversified industrials & services, Energy, Financial services, financial sponsors, Healthcare, and Technology.

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.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.

Wind Point Advisors LLC (Wind Point Advisors) is a private equity firm founded in 1984 by Rich Kracum and Bob Cummings. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

William Blair & Co. LLC (William Blair) is a SEC-registered broker/dealer firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded by William McCormick Blair in 1935 and is a subsidiary of WBC Holdings LP. Until 1941, they were known as Blair, Bonner & Co. William Blair provides broking services to individual, institutional and issuing clients.

Walton Street Capital LLC is a Private Equity firm, a subsidiary of Walton Capital Advisors LP founded in 1994. Walton Street Capital LLC is headquartered in Chicago.

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.

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.

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.

Waud Capital Partners LLC (Waud Capital Partners) is an Independent Private Equity firm. The firm is founded in 1993 by Reeve Byron Waud. It is headquartered in Chicago,US.

Franklin Park Associates LLC (Franklin Park) is a venture capital and private equity firm founded in 2003 by Bradley T Atkins, Michael D Bacine, Narayan R Chowdhury, Karl J. Hartmann & James B. McGovern. The firm is headquartered in Philadelphia with an additional office in Dublin, Ireland.

IrishAngels Inc (IrishAngels) is a venture capital subsidiary of Vitalize Venture Group founded in 2012 by Thomas Jordan Curnes, David Wieland and Gale Wilkinson. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

ITE Management LP (ITE Management) is a private equity firm founded in 2014 by Jason Koenig, David Smilow and James Unger. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Chicago Venture Partners LP seeks investment opportunities in middle market companies located in the United States with minimum revenue of $15 million. The fund targets companies operating in the fields of software, e-commerce, telecommunications, consumer devices and information technology. It provides financing for LBOs, MBOs, buyouts, PIPEs, recapitalizations and growth capital requirements with a investment size ranging from $5,00,000 to $10,000,000 million and transaction size up to $30 million. It makes control and follow-on investments.

Morningstar, Inc. (Research) is the investment research arm of Morningstar, Inc. (NASDAQ: MORN), an American financial services firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded by Joseph Mansueto in 1984 and provides independent portfolio information offering star ratings and analysis of managed funds. They also provide economic commentary and asset allocation information based on qualitative research.

Pace Global is a leading energy consulting and management company. They combine deep industry knowledge with commercial, technical, financial, and regulatory expertise to help organizations maximize value and manage risk in today’s complex energy and environmental markets. For more than 35 years and in over 60 countries, they have worked closely with their clients to define strategies and implement solutions. They offer a unique, integrated perspective of their clients have come to trust. Some call this synergy. They call it the Power of Integration.

Angeles Investors, Inc. (Angeles Investors) is a venture capital firm founded in 2019 by Marcelo De Santis, David Olivencia, and Juan Carlos Gutierrez. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

The National Museum of Mexican Art is a cultural institution founded in 1982 that showcases the richness of Mexican art and culture. The museum is based in Chicago, IL. Visitors can immerse themselves in the exhibits and experience the beauty of Mexican art.

Window To The World Communications, Inc. operates and manages TV broadcasting stations. It broadcasts arts, children's current events, humanities, and science programmes through its Chicago television station and radio station. The company's focuses on cultural and educational topics. It was founded in 1955 by Edward Ryerson and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Invest Southwest is an organization that connects investors with emerging growth companies in the region. The private company is based in Phoenix, AZ. The company provides valuable information on topics important to the investment community and offer year-round opportunities for investors to connect with these companies. The company's signature event, Venture Madness, is a competition presented in partnership with the Arizona Commerce Authority where thoroughly evaluated emerging companies compete against each other to be crowned the champion of champions.

Arizona Founders Fund LLC (Arizona Founders Fund) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Romi S. Dhillon. The firm is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona.