Matthew Petridis

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.

Founded in 1995, Cardinal Capital Management LLC is a registered investment advisor located in Greenwich, Connecticut. The firm provides advisory services on a discretionary basis to their clients, which include public and private institutions, corporations, public and private pension plans, investment companies, foundations and endowments, mutual funds and high net-worth individuals. Clients invest through separately managed accounts, in one of the mutual funds Cardinal sub-advises, or in one or both of the limited partnerships Cardinal manages.

Cowen & Co. LLC is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Cowen Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by The Toronto-Dominion Bank (TSE: TD) in Canada. Cowen & Co. offers industry-focused investment banking for growth-oriented companies, domain knowledge-driven research and a sales and trading platform for institutional investors. Their institutional sales and trading business serves both equity and fixed-income clients. Sales and trading execution platform is structured around the following key verticals: (1) healthcare (2) technology, telecommunications and media (TMT) (3) REITs and financials (4) aerospace and defense (5) consumer and (6) alternative energy.

BlackRock Advisors LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1994 and is a subsidiary of BlackRock Capital Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK). BlackRock Advisors manages assets for US-registered investment companies and 529 Plans.

Founded in 1994, Cobalt Capital Management, Inc. is a hedge fund manager located in Short Hills, New Jersey. The firm was formerly known as Fusion Capital Management. The firm provides investment management services to onshore and offshore hedge funds based on specific investment objectives and strategies. Investors in the funds consist primarily of institutional investors, high net-worth individuals, and endowments. Cobalt is owned by Wayne Cooperman. The general partner for the funds organized as limited partnerships is Cobalt Management LLC. Cobalt MFC LLC is a sub-advisor to certain of Cobalt's funds. Cobalt, the General Partner, and the Sub-Adviser are controlled by Wayne Cooperman.

UBS Securities LLC is an investment bank and registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 as UBS Warburg LLC. They are a subsidiary of UBS Americas Holding LLC, ultimately held by UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG, NYSE: UBS) in Switzerland. UBS Securities is a primary dealer in US Government securities and provides a full range of investment banking services which includes corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, trading and sales, fixed-income, equity research, private banking, underwriting and prime brokerage operations. The firm also provides advisory services and access to capital markets for corporate, institutional, intermediary and alternative asset management clients.

Bourgeon Capital Management LLC (Bourgeon) is an independent registered investment advisory and wealth management firm headquartered in Darien, Connecticut. The firm was founded by John A. Zaro III in 1999. Bourgeon provides investment advisory services to managed accounts owned by individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations.

BNP Paribas Securities Corp. engages in the provision of brokerage services. It offers commercial banking, corporate and institutional banking, asset management, fleet services, and real estate. The company was founded on September 7, 1984 and is headquartered New York, NY.

JPMorgan Securities LLC (JPMS) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1985 and is a subsidiary of JPMorgan Broker-Dealer Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by JPMorgan Chase & Co., Inc. (NYSE: JPM). JPMS provides research on fixed income, credit, derivatives, emerging markets, foreign exchange, structured finance, technical analysis and bond indices. Their equity analysts cover equities throughout North America, EMEA, Asia/Pacific and the emerging markets. The firm's fixed income team formulates trading and portfolio recommendations for investors in global bonds and other fixed-income markets based on valuations, analytics and market dynamics.

Morgan Stanley Investment Management, Inc. (MSIM) is an investment management firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1975 and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS). MSIM provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management services and products to institutional clients and individual investors. The firm also advises clients as to the appropriate allocation of assets among multiple separate accounts and/or investment companies or other pooled vehicles that the firm advises.

WRA Investments LLC is an independent hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2003 by William R. Araskog. They provide discretionary investment management services to high net-worth clients.

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.

Moody's Investors Service, Inc. is a credit rating and investment research firm headquartered in New York City. They are a subsidiary of Moody's Corp. (NYSE: MCO). The firm performs international financial research and analysis on commercial and government entities and provides a variety of analytic tools for assessing credit risk. Their clients include creditors, investment banks and commercial banks.

Founded in 1990, Dowling & Partners is an SEC-registered, institutional broker/dealer headquartered in Farmington, Connecticut. The firm focuses on the U.S. reinsurance industry including property and casualty insurance, life insurance and health insurance. They offer a full array of investment services. Dowling & Partners' research is weighted toward larger, publicly-traded insurers, reinsurers and intermediaries. The firm places emphasis on balance sheet strength and areas of sustained competitive advantage and makes extensive use of the statutory books filed with state insurance departments. Dowling & Partners is a member of FINRA. Their transactions are introduced and cleared through Pershing LLC.

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA (Investment Management) (JPMC-IM) is the investment management division of JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA, ultimately held by JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM), a global financial services firm. Headquartered in New York City, JPMC-IM provides asset management services for corporations, institutional investors, hedge funds, governments, healthcare organizations, educational institutions and affluent individuals.

Founded in 2002, Permira Advisers LLC is a private equity firm located in New York City with an additional office in Menlo Park, California. The firm is a subsidiary of Permira Advisers LLP, formerly known as Schroder Ventures, a London, England-based private equity firm that was founded in 1985

Eagle Point Credit Management LLC (Eagle Point) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut. The firm was founded by Thomas Majewski and Stone Point Capital LLC in 2012. They are a subsidiary of Eagle Point Parent LLC, which is ultimately owned by Trident EP-II Holdings LLC. Eagle Point manages capital on behalf of institutional, high-net worth and retail investors through private funds, separately managed accounts and publicly listed closed-end vehicles.

Procyon Advisors LLC (Procyon) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Shelton, Connecticut. Formerly known as Procyon Private Wealth Partners LLC, the firm was founded in 2017 by Phil Fiore, Jr. and is owned by Procyon Partners LLC. Procyon provides fiduciary investment advisory services to institutions and retirement plans, and personal wealth management services to individuals and families.

Strategic Value Partners(Private Equity) (Strategic Value Partners) is a private equity subsidiary of Midwood LP founded in 2001 by Victor Khosla. The firm is headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut.

Wolfe Research LLC is a FINRA-registered sell-side research firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Edward Wolfe in 2008 and is a subsidiary of Wolfe Holdco LLC. Wolfe Research provides bespoke research of various stocks in every major GIC sector for institutional clients. The firm has established a reputation for macro research underpinning coverage in Industrials, Utilities/Energy, Consumer/Retail, Financials/REITS, Healthcare and TMT.

Bardin Hill Investment Partners LP (Bardin Hill) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. Founded by Alan B. Slifka in 1981, the firm was formerly known as Halcyon Capital Management LP and changed their name into Bardin Hill Investment Partners LP in 2018. They are a subsidiary of Bardin Hill Management Partners LP. Bardin Hill provides investment advisory services to a variety of private investment funds, managed accounts, and collateralized loan obligation investment vehicles.

K1 Investment Management LLC (K1 Investment Management) is a venture capital firm founded by R. Neil Malik in 2011. The firm is headquartered in Manhattan Beach, California.

Post Road Group LLC (Post Road Group) is an Independent Private Equity/Venture Capital firm founded in 2015. The firm is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut.

Seminal Capital Holdings LLC (Seminal Capital Holdings) is a private equity firm founded in 2019 by Buck Buckley and Cyrus Vandrevala. The firm is headquartered in Wayne, Pennsylvania.

Probitas Partners, Inc. provides investment advisory solutions. Its services include market assessment, comprehensive capital raising services and top-tier global capital relationships. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Safanad, Inc (Safanad) is a private equity firm founded in 2009 by Kamal Abdullah Bahamdan. The firm is headquartered in New York with additional offices in London and Dubai.

Alpaca VC Investment Management LLC (Alpaca VC ) is a venture capital arm of Corigin Holdings LLC founded in 2010 by Ryan Freedman. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Tortoise Investment Management LLC (Tortoise) is an independent, wealth management firm and registered investment advisor headquartered in White Plains, New York. The firm was founded by Ian Yankwitt in 2004. Tortoise provides discretionary investment management primarily to high net-worth families and individuals, and trusts.

The Ocean Exploration Trust, Inc. engage in pure ocean exploration. It is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to exploring the ocean, seeking out new discoveries in the fields of geology, biology, maritime history, archaeology, and chemistry while pushing the boundaries of engineering, technology, education, and communications. The company was founded by Robert Ballard in 2008 and is headquartered in Old Lyme, CT.

Part of KPMG International Cooperative, KPMG LLP (Michigan) is a company based in Detroit, MI.