William Hamlin Reaves

Fred Alger Management LLC (FAM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1964, the firm is wholly-owned by Alger Group Holdings LLC, which is wholly-owned by Alger Associates, Inc. FAM provides both discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to institutional investors through separate accounts, US and foreign registered and privately offered funds, as well as through third-party sponsored funds and bank sponsored collective investment trusts; and to retail investors through wrap programs and US and foreign registered funds.

Ballentine Capital Management, Inc. is an independent fund manager headquartered in Avon, Connecticut. The firm was founded by Steven Ballentine in 1989 and they manage the assets of financially sophisticated clients.

BMC Fund, Inc. is a closed-end, diversified investment company. The company is headquartered in Lenoir, NC.

SIR Capital Management LP (SIR) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Vincent Maddi and Shawn Brennan in 2007. SIR provides advice on a discretionary basis to various private investment funds. Their affiliate, SIR Advisors LLC, acts as the general partner for their US-based funds.

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.

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.

American Life Insurance Co of New York provides life insurance services. The company is headquartered in the United States.

Autranet, Inc. provides brokerage services. The firm offers third party research process including trade execution, operational and administrative support, research selection and procurement services, and regulatory support. The company was founded by Jack Bober in 1980 and is headquartered in Jersey City, NJ.

Fordham University provides college and university. It offers undergraduate colleges and graduate & professional schools. The company was founded in 1841 and is headquartered in Bronx, NY.

NYSE Euronext operates financial markets and provides trading solutions. It offers an array of products and services in cash equities, futures, options, swaps, exchange-traded products, bonds, clearing operations, market data, commercial technology solutions and carbon trading, all designed to meet the evolving needs of investors, issuers, financial institutions and market participants. The company was founded by Jean-François Théodore in 2007 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Archipelago Capital Partners LLC is a private investment firm that invests in search funds to help entrepreneurs become successful CEOs. Archipelago Capital Partners is based in Boston, MA. The private company is passionate about sharing their knowledge with their searchers. The company works with their searchers to identify valuable intangibles, build rapport with the seller, craft a compelling offer, and close the deal. The company invests their private capital to take a patient approach to grow a lasting and successful business. The company has backed over 75 search funds and have created a framework to guide searchers through the acquisition process.

Coinbase, Inc. engages in the design and development of a digital currency wallet and platform. It offers coinbase application. The company was founded by Brian Armstrong and Fred Ehrsam in June 2012 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Part of FMR LLC, Fidelity Digital Asset Services LLC is a full-service enterprise-grade platform for securing, trading, and supporting digital assets. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Boston, MA. Fidelity Digital Assets combines the operational and technical capabilities of the broader Fidelity organization with dedicated blockchain expertise to deliver a completely new offering for institutional investors. Fidelity is a service provider to BlockFi, but there is no form of legal partnership, agency affiliation, or similar relationship between the two companies.

Aquyre Biosciences, Inc. is a biotech company that created Celtivity™, a rapid digital specimen adequacy assessment tool that can identify the presence of cancer cells and immune cells in a biopsy in just two minutes. The company is based in Weston, MA and was founded by Bertrand Le Conte de Poly, Claude Boccara. The assessment is presented as a cellular heatmap, making analysis and detection of cancer, granuloma, and immune cells such as lymphocytes relatively easier than traditional cancer diagnostic methods. Floyd Samuel Eberts has been the CEO of the company since 2023.