Ryan P. Whitesell

TCW Asset Management Co. LLC (TCW) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded in 1992 and is wholly-owned by The TCW Group, Inc. In 2013, TCW management and private investment funds affiliated with The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG) acquired TCW Group from Société Générale. TCW provides investment management and advice for a wide array of investment strategies for institutional and individual investors through investment advisory accounts, private open- and closed-end commingled investment funds and structured investment vehicles such as collateralized debt obligations.

Milbank LLP provides legal services. It serves corporate, finance, financial restructuring, litigation and arbitration, securities, capital markets, trusts, estates, and exempt organizations, and tax markets. The company was founded in 1866 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Cowen & Co. LLC is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Cowen Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by The Toronto-Dominion Bank (TSE: TD) in Canada. Cowen & Co. offers industry-focused investment banking for growth-oriented companies, domain knowledge-driven research and a sales and trading platform for institutional investors. Their institutional sales and trading business serves both equity and fixed-income clients. Sales and trading execution platform is structured around the following key verticals: (1) healthcare (2) technology, telecommunications and media (TMT) (3) REITs and financials (4) aerospace and defense (5) consumer and (6) alternative energy.

USBX Advisory Services LLC provides investment advisory services. It is an investment banking firm that provides mergers and acquisitions advisory services including sales and divestiture, management buyouts, and recapitalization's. The company also offers private placement's in equity, subordinate debt, and growth capital. USBX Advisory Services was founded by John E. Mack III in April 2000 and is located in Santa Monica, CA.

Cantella & Co., Inc. operates as an independent broker or dealer and SEC registered investment advisor. It develops investment portfolios and strategies for individuals, families, and business owners. The company was founded by Vincent Cantella in 1952 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Global Strategies Group provides security and risk mitigation services. It delivers national security initiatives in counter-terrorism, counter-narcotics, borders security, and peacekeeping operations. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in London, UK

Founded in 2008, Odeon Capital Group LLC is an independent full-service broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm provides advice and execution on fundamental value and catalyst-driven situations through sales and trading, research, investment banking and asset management services. Odeon Capital Group provides services related to fixed-income securities including corporate securities, ABS, RMBS, Auction Rate securities and other structured products. The firm serves institutional clients. Odeon Capital Group is a member of FINRA, the SIPC and the MSRB. Odeon Capital Group has expertise in both traditional and esoteric assets. The firm has placed both large and small volume transactions in every asset class. They seek to maximize value for their clients through in-depth analyses of sectors, asset classes and individual securities that are hard to value or trade. The firm's Structured Products and Corporate Groups focus on institutional sales, trading and analytics of secondary structured products, esoteric assets and special situations.

KPMG LLP engages in the provision of audit, tax, and advisory services. It serves the banking and capital markets, building, construction and real estate, consumer and retail, energy, natural resources and chemicals, financial services, government and public sector, healthcare and life sciences, industrial manufacturing, insurance, media and entertainment, private equity, technology, telecommunications, and venture capital industries. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

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.

University of Washington functions as a College/University. The company is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

BAE Systems, Inc. provides support and service solutions for defense, intelligence and civilian systems. The firm offers ship repair, maintenance, modernization, conversion and overhaul services for the U.S. Navy, government, commercial and private customers. It operates full-service shipyards in Alabama, Florida, California, Virginia and Hawaii. The company was founded on November 30, 1999 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

Deloitte & Touche LLP engages in the provision of audit, advisory, financial advisory, tax, and consulting services. The company was founded on March 7, 1995 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Civitas Group LLC provides advisory and consulting services. It offers strategy and management consulting, mergers and acquisition support and due diligence and cyber security services. The firm provides a range of strategic consulting services to senior corporate executives and due diligence support to investors. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Part of YR Holdings LLC, Reich Bros. LLC is a company that provides capital asset solutions. The company is based in New York, NY. Adam Marc Reich and Jonathan Steven Reich have been the CEOs since incorporation. The company was founded by Adam Marc Reich and Jonathan Steven Reich.

Adaptive Healthcare LLC (Adaptive Healthcare) is a private equity/venture capital firm founded in 2015. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

Highmetric LLC provides information technology services. The firm provides managed services and consulting services. The company is headquartered in provider of Managed Services and Consulting Services, NY.

Global Credit Advisers LLC (GCA) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. GCA was founded in 2008 to manage long/short corporate credit investment strategies.

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP provides legal services. It offers legal solutions to areas such as capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, credit, insolvency, and restructuring, investment management, tax, and litigation. The company was founded by Francis N. Bangs in 1849 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

The Acacia Group (Acacia Group) is a private equity firm founded in 2016 by Frederic Cassis, Craig Dawson, Matt Milstead and Gavin Long. The firm is headquartered in Tysons, Virginia.

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.

Aberdeen Content LLC engages in the provision of intent-based marketing and sales solutions. It also offers advices and solutions for the technology driven value chain, businesses and technology executives. The company was founded by by Peter S. Kastner in 1988 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA.

ALJ Capital Management LLC is a hedge fund manager located in Los Angeles. They manage the ALJ Capital I LP, the ALJ Capital II LP and the ALJ Capital Offshore Ltd

RSM US LLP engages in the provision of accounting services. It offers audit, tax, consulting, and wealth management services. The firm serves the energy, government, life sciences, manufacturing, private equity, and real estate and construction industries. The company was founded by Ira B. McGladrey in 1926 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

R Squared BM LLC, do-business-as Ducenta Squared Asset Management (Ducenta), is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded in 2020 and is wholly owned by RSMD Investco LLC. Ducenta provides investment management services to individual and institutional investors, trusts, charitable corporations, pension plans, investment companies and pooled investment vehicles.

Part of B. Riley Financial, Inc., B. Riley Principal Investments LLC is a company that has invested in the fashion brand Sergio Tacchini. The company is based in Los Angeles, CA. The brand gained international recognition through its tennis endorsements by some of the greatest tennis champions of all time. In addition to tennis, the brand was adopted by the football casuals subculture in the 80s and the hip-hop scene in the US. Sergio Tacchini was founded in 1966 by the Italian tennis player Sergio Tacchini and is known for bringing color to the tennis courts. Kenneth M. Young has been the CEO of the company since 2016.