Michael J. Cerminaro

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.

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.

Apogem Capital LLC (Apogem) is a SEC-registered investment advisory firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2020 as New York Life Investments Alternatives LLC and renamed into Apogem Capital LLC in 2022. They are a subsidiary of New York Life Investment Management Holdings LLC, which is wholly owned by New York Life Insurance Co. Apogem provides investment management services to commingled and single investor private funds and separately managed accounts.

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.

STG Partners LLC (STG Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2002 by Romesh Wadhwani, Robert L. Evans and William F. Chisholm. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California with an additional offices in Milan and Bangalore.

PA Capital LLC (PA Capital) is a private equity subsidiary of New York Life Investments Alternatives LLC founded in 1997 by Louis William Moelchert. The firm is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia.

ScribeAmerica, Inc. provides healthcare solutions and services. It offers medical scribing, care coordination and real-time coding across a range of care settings. The firm?s solutions are offered through the following channels: ScribeAmerica, QueueLogix and CareThrough. The company was founded by Michael Murphy and is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, FL.

Transition Equity Partners LLC (Transition Equity Partner) is a private equity firm founded in 2020 by Patrick Christopher Eilers. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Ascribe Capital LLC (Ascribe Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2006 and headquartered in New York, USA. The firm is a subsidiary of American Securities LLC.

Sculptor Capital LP /Private Equity/ (Sculptor Capital) is a private equity subsidiary of Sculptor Capital LP founded in 1994. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Part of D.O.R.C. Dutch Ophthalmic Research Center (International) BV, Peregrine Surgical LLC is a manufacturer, packager, and developer of single-use devices used for ophthalmic surgery. The company is based in New Britain, PA. Peregrine Surgical has served the ophthalmic community as a private label manufacturer for reusable and disposable products routinely used in both anterior and posterior segment surgeries. Peregrine Surgical has launched many effective products, including re-sposable forceps, illuminated endo-laser probes, flexible membrane scrapers, and illuminated picks. Peregrine Surgical continues to provide services to the largest surgical supply companies in the world with products that deliver high standards of quality and reliability. The company was founded in 1991 by Sheila Richmond, John Richmond, and Todd Richmond has been the CEO of the company since 1997. Peregrine Surgical was acquired by D.O.R.C. Dutch Ophthalmic Research Center (International) BV on October 14, 2022.

Pollen Street Capital Ltd (Pollen Street Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 1980 by Lindsey Villon McMurray. Pollen Street Capital Ltd. is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Part of Affiliated Managers Group, Inc., Affiliated Managers Group Ltd. is a British asset management company that partners with independent firms to generate superior growth through best-in-class, actively managed strategies and SMAs. Founded in 2008, the company is based in London, UK. The company's focus is on partnering with outstanding boutique investment firms around the world to provide access to alpha-generating strategies.

Gryphon Investors,LLC (Gryphon Investors) is a private equity firm founded in 1995 by R.David Andrews. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

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

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).

Xfund Management Co. LLC (Xfund) is a venture capital firm founded in 2011 by Hugo van Vurren. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

Part of General Electric Co., GE Equity (UK) is a venture capital firm. The company is based in London, UK.

Blackstone Alternative Credit Advisors LP (BACA) is a registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Stephen Schwarzman in 2005 as GSO Capital Partners LP and changed their name to Blackstone Alternative Credit Advisors LP in 2020. They are a subsidiary of GSO Holdings I LLC, ultimately owned by The Blackstone Group, Inc. (NYSE: BX). BACA provides their services to a limited number of sophisticated investors such as institutional and high-net worth individual investors.

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Prescient Medical, Inc. develops diagnostic and therapeutic catheter-based devices for cardiologists. The company was founded by Janet Morrisin, David P. Hochman, Robert A. Lodder and Marvin L. Woodall in 2004 and is headquartered in Doylestown, PA.