Matthew Thornton

Truist Securities, Inc. is a registered broker-dealer headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The firm was founded in 1894 as SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. In 2020, the firm was renamed following the integration of SunTrust Robinson Humphrey and BB&T Capital Markets. The firm is a subsidiary of Truist Financial Corp. (NYSE: TFC) and is an active market maker in equity and fixed-income products. Truist Securities delivers a comprehensive range of strategic advisory, capital raising, risk management, and financing solutions, as well as a dynamic suite of sales, trading, and research services in both fixed-income and equity. Their strategies are carefully tailored to meet the needs and vision of their clients.

Signal Data Corp. provides a proprietary retail analytics software platform for investors, lenders, retailers and real estate owners. The company was founded in 2010 by Stephen Blose and Greg Metro and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Founded in 1998 by Avi Cohen, Avian Securities LLC is a broker/dealer headquartered in Boston with an additional office in New York City. The firm is a member of FINRA, NQX, ARCA BATS and the SIPC. Avian Securities specializes in providing brokerage services and information technology research for institutional investors. Their clients range from very large mutual fund families to smaller hedge funds and cross-over funds. Avian Securities focuses on the following sectors: enterprise software, storage, telecommunications, semiconductors and PCs, LCD, RFID and special situations. The firm's research coverage universe includes companies located primarily in the U.S. and Asia.

FTN Equity Capital Markets Corp., formerly FTN Midwest Securities Corp., is an institutional equity research, sales and trading firm headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio. They provide institutional investors with bottom-up, fundamental research on domestic companies in a broad array of industries including consumer, health care, manufacturing, business services, technology and financial services. The firm is also a full-service investment banking firm offering equity and debt underwriting and mergers and acquisition services. FTN Equity Capital Markets Corp is a registered broker/dealer and a wholly-owned subsidiary of First Tennessee Bank NA, which is owned by First Horizon National Corp. (NYSE: FHN). The firm is a member of the NASD and the SIPC.

Bainco International Investors LLC (Bainco) is a wealth management firm headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. It was founded by Samuel Bain in 1987. The firm was acquired by Cerity Partners LLC in 2021. Bainco provides asset management services to high-net worth individuals and families as well as their related trusts, foundations, partnerships, retirement accounts and insurance policies.