Brian Jaffee

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. (MLPFS) is the SEC-registered broker/dealer subsidiary of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., ultimately held by Charlotte-based Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC). The firm was founded in 1958 and is headquartered in New York City. In 2010, Banc of America Securities LLC merged with MLPFS and the firm uses the trade name Bank of America Merrill Lynch. MLPFS's global strategy and economics team serves institutional and individual investors using a wide range of macroeconomic disciplines. Their analysis of global issues provides clients with investment ideas, market forecasts, macro overviews and specific sector recommendations across asset classes, regions and disciplines. Their equity research team conducts fundamental analysis on companies globally and provides institutional and retail clients with industry-specific and in-depth research and analysis on numerous industries. The firm's global fixed-income and equity-linked research focuses on fixed-income and equity derivatives, fixed-income strategy, convertibles, commodities, high-yield, mortgages, municipals and global foreign exchange.

Stamps.com, Inc. engages in the provision of Internet-based mailing and shipping solutions. It operates through the following segments: Stamps.com and MetaPack. The Stamps.com segment offers postage online and shipping software solutions offered to consumers, small businesses, e-commerce shippers, enterprise mailers, and high volume shippers. The MetaPack segment focuses in multi-carrier enterprise-level shipping software solutions to large e-commerce retailers and brands. The company was founded by James Alastair Campbell McDermott, Jeff Green and Air R. Engelberg in September 1996 and is headquartered in El Segundo, CA.

Instructure, Inc. develops software technology for institutes. The firm specializes in learning management system, education platform, employee engagement and corporate learning. It develops, delivers, manages and tracks engaging academic and employee development programs. The company was founded by Devlin Daley and Brian C. Whitmer in September 2008 and is headquartered in Salt Lake City, UT.

Part of Thoma Bravo LP, Coupa Software, Inc. is a private company that develops an AI platform for procurement, payment, finance, and supply chain management. The company is based in San Mateo, CA. The company was founded in 2006 by David Robert Stephens and Noah Eisner. Leagh E. Turner has been the CEO of the company since 2023. Coupa Software was acquired by Thoma Bravo LP.

ICE Mortgage Technology, Inc. engages in the provision of software solutions and services for the residential mortgage industry. Its services include education and certification, professional consulting, implementation, and business writing. The company was founded by Limin Hu and Sigmund Anderman in August 1997 and is headquartered in Pleasanton, CA.

Veritas Capital Fund Management LLC (Veritas Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 1992 by Robert McKeon and Ramzi Musallam. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Thoma Bravo LP(Thoma Bravo) is a private equity firm founded in 2008 by Carl Dee Thoma and Orlando Bravo. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Apttus Corp. engages in the provision of platform that allows enterprises to automate and optimize the most critical revenue and commercial relationship management processes. Its solutions include quote-to-cash, configure price quote, contract management, revenue management, e-commerce, artificial intelligence-mas, and x-author. The company was founded by Kirk Krappe and Neehar Giri in 2006 and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA.