Thomas J. Agnew

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.

HCM Acquisition Co. is a blank check company. The company is targeting businesses in the United States and Europe, without limit to a particular industry. HCM Acquisition was founded on September 24, 2007 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Aura Financial Corp. engages in development of loan and lending platform. It offers Lendify, a cloud-based platform available to organizations that helps brands offers their customers loan products. The company was founded by James Gutierrez, Randy Wong, and Kevin Kang in 2012 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

NexPoint Capital, Inc. operates as a closed-end management investment company. It engages in generating high current income and long-term capital appreciation primarily through investments in middle-market healthcare companies, middle-market companies in non-healthcare sectors, syndicated floating rate debt of large public and nonpublic companies and collateralized loan obligations. The company was founded on September 30, 2013 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Southern Methodist University is a private university near the center of Dallas, SMU offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs through seven schools in the humanities and sciences, business, the performing, visual, and communication arts, engineering, education and human development, law, and theology.

Accenture LLP provides management consulting, technology, and outsourcing services. Its services encompass customer relationship, finance, human resources, service, supply chain, information management, business process, and infrastructure outsourcing services. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Vis.align, Inc. provides IT support and managed services. It also provides enterprise solutions, such as enterprise resource planning, application development and integration, application maintenance and support, business process, collaboration and portals, customer resource management services, and human resource connect solution. The company was founded by Jennifer Horrocks in 1989 and is headquartered in West Chester, PA.

Basic Research LLC researches and develops sports nutrition products. Its products include SeroVital-hgh, StriVectin-SD, UniLastin, Hylexin, Appatonin CR, SeroVital skin care, NuraDyne, miracle beets, greensprout Botanicals and Body Lab. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Salt Lake City, UT.

Peterson Partners LLC (Peterson Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1995 by Joel Peterson. The firm is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah.

TowerBrook Capital Partners LP (TowerBrook Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1988 by Neal Moszkowski and Anthony O'Carroll. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Rise, Inc. operates as a human services network. It provides services for people with disabilities including residential settings, day programs, family, employment assistance, managed care, and home and community based services. The company was founded by Gerald Nebeker in 1987 and is headquartered in Mesa, AZ.

CrossFirst Bank provides commercial banking services to individuals and institutions. It offers business banking solutions such as checking accounts, savings and money market accounts, treasury management, remote deposit capture, business loans and lines of credit, small business banking, and online banking. The company was founded by Ronald Baldwin and Eric Schroeder in 2007 and is headquartered in Leawood, KS.

Glenfarne Group LLC engages in the provision of alternative investment services. Its investment professionals, asset managers, operators, joint venture partners source, develop, invest, manage, operate energy and infrastructure assets in North America and Latin America. The firm operates as an energy and infrastructure developer, principal investor, and long-term asset manager. The company was founded by Brendan Duval in 2011 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Rise Services, Inc. operates community and housing platform. It provides services for people with disabilities including residential settings, day programs, employment assistance, managed care, and home and community based services. The company was founded by Gerald Nebeker in 1987 and is headquartered in Salem, OR.

RevOptix LLC operates as a investment firm specializing in investments in the eye care industry. The company is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

Blue Raven Solar LLC provides residential solar energy solutions. The company was founded by Ryan C. Lee, Tyson Peschke, and Jeff Lee in 2014 and is headquartered in Orem, UT.

NexPoint Real Estate Strategies Fund is a closed-end management investment company, that operates as an interval fund. It seeks to invest in private and public real estate-related debt, equity, and preferred equity investments. The company was founded on July 1, 2016 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Interior Define, Inc. operates as an e-commerce company for luxury furniture. It sells custom-made chairs and sofas online, The company was founded by Rob Royer in 2014 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Highland Opportunities & Income Fund operates as a closed-end investment fund. It intends to provide current income, consistent with preservation of capital. The company is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

BenefitGuard LLC provides 401(k) retirement solutions and programs services. The firm offers payroll integration and investment advisory services. The company was founded by Aaron Gabbart in 2009 and is headquartered in Orem, UT.

International Education Partnership SL engages in the operation and management of British schools in Spain. Its schools offer a methodology based on active learning encouraging discovery, critical thinking, curiosity, and independence. The company was founded on April 17, 2018 and is headquartered in Majadahonda, Spain.

Breeze Aviation Group, Inc. provides airlines and airport services. The company is headquartered in Darien, CT.

Part of Peterson Partners, Inc., Peterson Ethos Coinvest LLC operates as a venture capital fund. The company is based in Salt Lake City, UT.

Peterson ES Coinvest LLC operates as a venture capital fund. The private company is based in Salt Lake City, UT.