Christine Nezda

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Credit Suisse Securities USA) is the broker/dealer division of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, an investment banking company headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse (USA), Inc., ultimately owned by Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN) in Switzerland. Credit Suisse Securities USA offers a suite of equities, solutions and credit products and services which includes global securities sales, trading and execution, prime brokerage and comprehensive investment research. Their clients include financial institutions, corporations, governments, institutional investors, such as pension funds and hedge funds, and private individuals around the world.

Artisan Partners LP (Artisan Partners) is a mutual fund manager and SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The firm was founded in 2009 by Andrew Ziegler and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Artisan Partners Holdings LP, itself a subsidiary of Artisan Partners Asset Management, Inc. (NYSE: APAM). Artisan Partners serves as investment adviser to a variety of separately managed accounts, unregistered pooled investment vehicles, trustees of collective investment trusts, and to each series of Artisan Partners Funds, Inc., an open-ended management investment company.

Raymond James & Associates, Inc. (RJA) is a registered broker-dealer headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Raymond James Financial, Inc. (NYSE: RJF), a diversified holding company. RJA offers a full array of capital markets services, strategic advice and planning for institutional investors.

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.

Part of U.S. Capital Advisors LLC, USCA Securities LLC is a financial services boutique based in Houston, TX. USCA Securities offers securities, investment advisory, and municipal advisory services through its subsidiaries. The primary business lines of the company are wealth management and capital markets. The company has a team of wealth management advisors and advisor teams in Houston, Austin, and Dallas, and also offers institutional sales and trading, investment banking, merchant banking, public finance, and asset management services. The company was founded in 1999 by Patrick Michael Mendenhall, who has been the CEO since then.

Part of KPMG International Cooperative, KPMG, Inc. provides audit and accounting services. The company is based in Vancouver, Canada. The CEO of the Canadian company is Walter R. Pela.

Frost Investment Advisors LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. The firm was founded in 1868 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Frost Bank, itself wholly owned by Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. (NYSE: CFR). Frost Investment Advisors offers a family of diversified mutual funds and provides investment advisory services designed to meet the goals of their institutional, family office and individual clients.

Lin Capital Management LLC provides investment advice. The private company is based in Issaquah, WA and has subsidiaries in the United States.

Altegris Advisors LLC (Altegris) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and holding firm headquartered in La Jolla, California. The firm was founded in 2010 by Matthew Osborne and James Waldinger. Altegris serves as the investment adviser to the following categories of Fund clients: (i) Mutual and Closed-End Funds, and their respective subsidiaries, as applicable; and (ii) Private Funds.

Artivest Advisors LLC is a hedge fund manager located in New York City. The firm owned by Artivest Holdings, Inc.

Jefferies LLC is a global investment bank and institutional securities firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Jefferies Group LLC, ultimately held by Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF). Jefferies provides corporate clients with research and execution services in equity, fixed income, and foreign exchange markets, as well as a full range of investment banking services such as underwriting, mergers and acquisitions, restructuring and recapitalization, and other advisory services, with all businesses operating in the Americas, Europe and Asia.

ISN Software Corp. provides online contractor management database services. Its services includes information collection, accuracy verification and results reporting. It is designed to meet internal and governmental record keeping and compliance requirements. The firm is a global resource for connecting hiring clients with safe and reliable contractors. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Ares Secondaries Group (Ares Secondaries) is a private equity subsidiary of Ares Holdings LP founded in 1989 by Brent R.Nicklas. The firm is headquartered in Simsbury, Connecticut.

Deloitte Consulting LLP provides business consulting services. It offers services related to public finance, public sector management, health and social protection, information technology, financial sector, and trade and investment. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Tailwater Capital LLC (Tailwater Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2013 by Edward Herring and Jason Downie. The firm headquartered in Texas, US.

EIG Global Energy Partners LLC (EIG Global Energy Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2011. The firm is headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia.

Wells Fargo Securities LLC (WFS) is the broker/dealer subsidiary of EVEREN Capital Corp., ultimately owned by Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC). Headquartered in New York, WFS delivers a comprehensive suite of banking, capital markets and advisory solutions, such as a full complement of sales, trading and research capabilities, to corporate, government and institutional clients.

RBC Capital Markets LLC is a full-service brokerage and financial services firm headquartered in New York City. They are a direct subsidiary of RBC USA Holdco Corp. and a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada (TSE, NYSE: RY). Founded in 2010, the firm is comprised of 3 major business lines: the Private Client Group, the Fixed-Income Group and the Clearing and Execution Services Group. The Private Client Group serves individual investors, while the Fixed-Income Group provides services to institutions, municipalities and non-profit organizations. The Clearing and Execution Services Group is a provider of clearing and execution services to independent brokers/dealers throughout the US. RBC Capital Markets focuses on the following sectors: communications, media, consumer/retail, diversified industries, energy, financial institutions, forest products, healthcare, infrastructure finance, mining & metals, real estate, social infrastructure, technology and the US municipal markets.

The Municipal Advisory Council of Texas is a non-profit membership corporation which collects, maintains and distributes information related to Texas municipal debt issuers through a variety of programs. The council was organized in 1954 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Deloitte Tax LLP provides tax services. The firm offers corporate, management, and individual advisory. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Credit Human Federal Credit Union engages in the operation as a credit union. The firm provides checking It is a not-for-profit, member-owned financial cooperative, which offers products and services through its manufactured home lending division CU Factory Built Lending. The union was founded on March 7, 1935 and is headquartered in San Antonio, TX.

Closed Loop Partners LLC (Closed Loop Partners) is a venture capital and private equity firm founded in 2014 by Ron Gonen. The firm is headquartered in New York.

St. Joseph's Hospital, a part of the BayCare Health System, is a medical facility known for its advanced technology and compassionate care. The hospital is located at 3001 West Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. The non-profit company is based in Elmira, NY and has subsidiaries in Australia. Its centers of excellence include the Heart and Vascular Institute, Cancer Institute, Stroke and Neuroscience Program, Robotic Surgery Program, and Emergency/Trauma Department, which provides more emergency care than any other hospital in the area. Founded in 1934 by the Franciscan Sisters of Allegany, the hospital offers a wide range of medical specialties, including internal medicine, cardiovascular surgery, and neurosurgery.

Sudhir Srivastava Medical Innovations Pvt Ltd. provides advanced robotic surgery procedures. The firm operates through its subsidiary Sudhir Srivastava Robotic Surgery Centre Pvt Ltd. It offers surgical procedures for surgical specialties such as cardiac, urology, thoracic, gynaecology, orthopaedics, head and neck and general surgery. The company was founded by Sudhir Prem Srivastava on November 29, 2010 and is headquartered in New Delhi, India.

Founderpath Inc. provides a way for bootstrapped SaaS founders to get capital without selling equity. Founderpath is based in Dallas, TX. The company integrates with various platforms to analyze the strength of a SaaS company, and the stronger the company, the more capital founders can take. The team is remote and funded by bootstrappers.

Active Venture Partners LLC (Active Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2017 by Pat Matthews and Cat Dizon. The firm is headquartered in San Antonio, Texas.

Edge Natural Resources LLC (Edge Natural Resources) is an independent private equity firm founded in the year 2015 by Roy Aneed, Jesse Bomer, Oscar Pate & Stacie Moore. The firm is Headquartered in Texas.