William D. Adams

Heller Financial, Inc. provided mercantile financing. It was acquired by GE Capital Corp. The company was located in Chicago, IL

KBW LLC provides investment banking and financial services. It offers mergers, acquisitions, strategic advisory services, equity and fixed income securities offerings, structured finance and mutual thrift conversions, asset management, securities underwriting, and related investment advisory services. The firm focuses on banking and insurance companies, real estate companies and real estate investment trust, broker-dealers, mortgage banks, asset management companies, and specialty finance companies. Its business is organized into three general service offerings: Investment banking, including mergers and acquisitions and other strategic advisory services, equity and fixed income securities offerings, and mutual thrift conversions, Equity and Fixed Income sales and trading; and Research that provides fundamental, objective analysis that identifies investment opportunities and helps its investor customers make investment decisions. The company was founded by Harry Keefe Jr., Gene Bruyette, and Norbert Woods on June 11, 1962 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Part of UNITIL Corp., Fitchburg Gas & Electric Light Co. is an electric power distribution company. The company is based in Hampton, NH. Fitchburg Gas & Electric Light was acquired by UMC Electric Co. on April 30, 1992 for $43.46 million.

Anchor Capital Advisors LLC (Anchor Capital) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1983 by William Rice. The firm is owned by employees and by the Lincoln Peak Capital, a private investment firm. Anchor Capital offers investment advisory services to pension and profit-sharing accounts (corporate, joint trusteed and professional corporations), charitable accounts including religious, non-profit foundations and educational institutions, corporations (taxable), banks/thrift institutions, individuals, high net-worth individuals, trusts and estates, and registered investment companies.

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. (Broker) (CGMI-Broker) is the broker/dealer division of Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., an investment bank headquartered in New York City with additional offices across the US. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Citigroup Financial Products, Inc., ultimately held by Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C). CGMI-Broker covers all market capitalizations of the major global indices and provides macro and quantitative analysis of global markets and sector trends. Their core focus of the group is to help investing clients make informed decisions by providing value-added, independent, insightful analysis.

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. (DBSI) is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1971 and is a wholly-owned investment banking and brokerage arm of DB U.S. Financial Markets Holding Corp., ultimately held by Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE: DB, FRA: DBK) in Germany. DBSI provides securities brokerage and investment advisory services to domestic and international private clients and institutions. They are also a primary dealer in US government securities as designated by the Federal Reserve.

Appleton Partners, Inc. (Appleton) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1987 by Douglas Chamberlain and Kathleen Burge. Appleton provides portfolio management services to individuals, high net-worth individuals, charitable organizations, foundations or endowments, state or municipal governments, corporations or other businesses and clients from third-party platforms and/or third-party managers.

Ernst & Young LLP engages in the provision of accounting, assurance, tax, transaction, and advisory services. It specializes in the actuarial, analytics and big data, cyber security, accounting compliance and reporting, center for board matters, international financial reporting standards, country tax advisory, global trade, tax accounting, and climate change and sustainability. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Hamilton Lane Advisors LLC (Hamilton Lane) is a private equity firm founded in May 1991. The firm is headquartered in Pennsylvania with additional offices located in London, Hong Kong, Rio de Janeiro, San Francisco, San Diego, New York, Ft. Lauderdale, Tel Aviv, Tokyo, Las Vegas and Seoul.

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.

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.

Major League Baseball Blue, Inc. engages in the operations of baseball clubs. It owns and manages sports related activities and events including professional and amateur sports teams, leagues, and associations. It also sells national broadcasting rights and distributes fees to the teams. The company was founded in 1876 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

Needham & Co. LLC (Needham) is a registered investment advisor and broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1985 and is a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of The Needham Group, Inc. Needham provides corporate and institutional clients with high quality research, corporate access, capital markets and trading execution services in both the public and private markets, with an emphasis on growth companies.

Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. (KBW) is a full-service investment bank and broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF). KBW offers sales and trading in equities securities of financial services companies.

Northern Utilities, Inc. engages in the provision of natural gas transmission, storage, and distribution services. It engages in water heater rentals and sales, furnace and boiler replacement, and annual inspections services. The company was founded in September 1979 and is headquartered in Hampton, NH.

Unitil Energy Systems, Inc. engages in power generation and distribution services. The company is headquartered in Hampton, NH.

University of Southern California is a private research university that mainly offers undergraduate, graduate & other higher education. The university was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Nomura Securities International, Inc. (NSI) is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City and was founded in 1969. The firm is a division of Nomura Holding America, Inc. and their ultimate parent is Nomura Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: NMR, TYO: 8604, AMS: 8604). NSI provides securities brokerage services, as well as asset management, domestic retail, global markets, global investment banking and global merchant banking services. The firm's fixed-income business consists of bond sales and trading, origination and product supply for securitization deals and real estate-focused asset finance operations (in cooperation with Investment Banking). In the equity markets, NSI offers sales and trading of domestic and foreign stocks on a global basis, primarily for institutional investors.

Long Trail Holdings LLC purchases a majority stake in founder-owned or closely-held businesses through a majority recap structure. It provides strategic, financial and operating resources to continue the growth and development of the company. The company is headquartered in Jackson, WY.

Riskmetrics Group LLC provides financial risk management services. The firm provides financial analytics and wealth management solutions to different financial institutions, corporations and central banks. It consists of three primary business units–risk management, governance services and financial research. The company was founded by Ethan M. Berman in 1994 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Mission Critical Electronics, Inc. manufactures and supplies automatic battery chargers and electronic equipment. The firm serves the niche vehicle, marine, network, industrial, and portable power markets. The company is headquartered in Huntington Beach, CA.

Evolve Capital LLC (Evolve Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2005 by Mike Crothers. The firm is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

Part of GE Aerospace, GE Capital Healthcare Financial Services is a company that provides financial advisory for the healthcare industry. The company is based in Chicago, IL.

Founded in 1985, NatWest Markets Securities, Inc. is a financial services and brokerage firm headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut. The firm is a subsidiary of RBS Holdings USA, Inc. and their ultimate parent is the Royal Bank of Scotland Plc (LSE: RBS). The firm was formerly known as RBS Securities, Inc., RBS Greenwich Capital, and Greenwich Capital Markets, Inc. NatWest is an institutional fixed-income firm that provides a full range of debt capital markets services to both those seeking to raise capital and those seeking to invest it. The firm is an industry leader in the U.S. Treasury, agency and MBS markets and in providing real estate and asset-backed financing to their clients. NatWest also provides futures brokerage services and trade strategies to select clients.

The Trustees of Reservations operates organization for conserving and preserving parks. It offers event search, special programs, summer camps, hike trustees, and volunteer. The company was founded by Charles Eliot on March 5, 1890 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

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.

Royal Copenhagen A/S manufactures porcelain products. Its products include plates, cups & mugs, bowls, servings and teapots. The company was founded in 1775 and is headquartered in Glostrup, Denmark.

The Pilot Group LLC (The Pilot Group) is a private equity firm founded in 2001 by Ted Kubala, Robert W. Pittman and Mayo S. Stuntz. The firm is headquartered in New York.

CAE USA, Inc. provides simulation technologies and training services to civil aviation and defense customers. Its offers flight weapons, simulators, tactical air defense trainers, air reproduction instruments, controls and mission operator stations. The company was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in Tampa, FL.