James R. Erickson

First Trust Advisors LP (FTA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Wheaton, Illinois. The firm was founded in 1991 and is a direct subsidiary of Grace Partners of Dupage LP. Their general partner is The Charger Corp. FTA provides discretionary investment management services to institutional and individual clients who principally include open and closed-end mutual funds, collective investment funds (CIFs), exchange-traded funds, variable annuity sub-accounts and funds in countries other than the US. Investment management services are offered to individual clients through separate managed accounts (SMAs), either directly or through wrap fee programs sponsored by unaffiliated investment advisors.

Founded in 1997, Imperial Capital LLC is a full-service investment banking firm and broker/dealer headquartered in Los Angeles. The firm is a subsidiary of Imperial Capital Group LLC and their ultimate parent is Imperial Capital Group Holdings LLC. Imperial Capital offers a range of proprietary products and services to institutional investors, middle-market companies and private equity firms. The firm provides institutional clients research and sales and trading of high yield and distressed debt securities, bank debt, convertible bonds, preferred stocks, and equities. They also provide middle-market companies and financial sponsors with capital markets, M&A, capital structure, restructuring and recapitalization advisory services. For their institutional clients, Imperial Capital offers a variety of research products including bank debt, investment grade debt, high yield, distressed and special situations, convertibles and busted convertibles, equities, preferred securities and industry analysis. Imperial Capital's research focuses on the following sectors: aerospace, defense and government services; airlines/transportation; business services; clean energy; consumer; energy; financial services; gaming and leisure; general industrials; healthcare; homebuilding and real estate; media and telecommunications; security and homeland security; and technology.

KPMG LLP engages in the provision of audit, tax, and advisory services. It serves the banking and capital markets, building, construction and real estate, consumer and retail, energy, natural resources and chemicals, financial services, government and public sector, healthcare and life sciences, industrial manufacturing, insurance, media and entertainment, private equity, technology, telecommunications, and venture capital industries. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

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.

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1987 and provides debt and equity services including underwriting, M&A advice, securities dealing and brokerage and trade execution. Their client base ranges from large global institutional investors to hedge funds at the cutting edge of innovation in the industry.

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.

Arthur Andersen LLP used to provide accounting services. It was also into consulting services for clients that operate businesses throughout the United States and around the world. Arthur Andersen was founded in 1913 and was headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

Vcapital Inc (Vcapital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2000 by Len A Batterson and James Vaughan. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

observIQ, Inc. engages in the provision of enterprise information technology monitoring integration solutions. It offers True Visibility Suite for VMware, BindPlane, BindPlane for New Relic, Bindplane for Microsoft, BindPlane for Google Cloud Monitoring, BindPlane for New Relic Logging, Plugins for VMware vRealize Orchestrator, content packs for VMware vRealize Log Insights, and Oracle Enterprise Manager Plugins. The company was founded by Nathan Owen and Carl Erickson in 2007 and is headquartered in Grand Rapids, MI.

American Bar Association provides legal services. It provides law school accreditation, continuing legal education, legal information and other services to assist legal professionals. The firm has members which include judges, court administrators, law professors, and non-practicing attorneys. The company was founded on August 21, 1878 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Part of The National Academies of Science, the National Academy of Engineering operates as a professional membership organization. The company is based in Washington.

Peking University provides post-secondary education services. It offers undergraduate and graduate courses. It provides courses such as basic and applied sciences, social sciences and the humanities, sciences of medicine, management, and education. The company was founded by JiaNai Sun in 1898 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.

Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery LLP engages in intellectual property and technology-related law. Its services include copyrights, entertainment and media, parent post-issuance proceedings and trade secrets. The company was founded in 1859 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Chicago Pacific Capital LP (Chicago Pacific Capital) is an independent private equity firm founded in 2014 by Mary Tolan, Larry Leisure and Vance Vanier. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois with an additional office in San Francisco, California.

Recovery Ways Denali LLC provides alcohol and drug addiction treatment services. It offers inpatient detox, partial day treatment, intensive outpatient, virtual treatment, relapse prevention, sensory integration, recreation therapy, and family participation. The company is headquartered in Murray, UT.

T-Mobile International AG & Co. KG provides telecommunications services. As strategic business segment of Deutschen Telekom AG for mobile telephony, the company concentrates on mobile telephony markets in Europe and the USA. The company is a partner of the FreeMove alliance, which they founded together with three other european mobile phone providers: Orange, Telefónica Móviles Espana and TIM (Telecom Italia Mobile). The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Bonn, Germany.

Flughafen Düsseldorf GmbH operates an international airport. It offers domestic, international and cargo flight transportation services. The airport serves as an airline hub for Air Berlin and Lufthansa airlines. Flughafen Düsseldorf is headquartered in Düsseldorf, Germany.

Imperial Capital Asset Management LLC (ICAM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded by Jason W. Reese in 1997 and is a subsidiary of ICAM Holdings LLC, owned by Imperial Capital Group Holdings LLC. ICAM serves as managing member and investment manager to certain private investment funds.

WhiteHawk Capital Partners LP is a private credit investment manager that provides senior secured financings for refinancing, recapitalization, growth, acquisition, restructuring, bridge, and dip/emergence purposes. The private company is based in Los Angeles, CA, and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company focuses on asset-based financing solutions for middle market public and private companies across various industries. WhiteHawk is dedicated to providing creative and flexible non-traditional capital solutions to companies in need of liquidity. The company was founded by Jong-Doo Ahn, who has been the CEO since incorporation.

Breakwater Investment Management LLC (Breakwater) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Seattle, Washington. The firm was founded by Jay Turley in 2009. Breakwater manages investment portfolios on a separately managed account basis for individuals, qualified retirement plans, trusts, businesses and non-profit organizations.

Great American Capital Partners LLC (Great American Capital Partners) is a private equity subsidiary of B. Riley Financial, Inc. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

Foresight Acquisition Corp. II operates as a blank check company. It is formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses. The company was founded by Karl Ward Brewer, Mark A. Thierer and Kermit R. Crawford on March 23, 2021 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Hanmi Bank provides banking services. The company was founded by y I. Joon Ahn in 1982 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

adviqo GmbH engages in the provision of information, content management, and consulting services. Its product include in the segments of life coaching, television channels, content and shopping-based online products, and magazine and brochures. The firm's brands include Questico, Fortunica, AstroTV, The Circle, and Noe astro. Its business model provides people with different communication and consumer behavior the opportunity to find the right products and services to match their spiritual needs. The company was founded by Sylvius Bardt and Dieter Lang on April 4, 2000 and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.

Pedersen & Houpt-A Professional Corp. provides legal services. Its practice areas include corporate and business counseling, creditor's rights, restructuring and bankruptcy, litigation and dispute resolution and wealth preservation. The company was founded by Peer Pedersen and Russell W. Arrington in 1957 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.