Rebecca Danta

Polen Capital Management LLC (Polen Capital) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida. The firm was founded by David Polen in 1979. Polen Capital offers investment management services on a discretionary and non-discretionary basis to individuals, corporations, partnerships, trusts, retirement plans, sovereign nations, registered investment companies, UCITS and collective investment trusts. They also serve as a portfolio manager for certain clients of unaffiliated investment advisors in connection with wrap fee programs.

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. (Broker) (CGMI-Broker) is the broker/dealer division of Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., an investment bank headquartered in New York City with additional offices across the US. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Citigroup Financial Products, Inc., ultimately held by Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C). CGMI-Broker covers all market capitalizations of the major global indices and provides macro and quantitative analysis of global markets and sector trends. Their core focus of the group is to help investing clients make informed decisions by providing value-added, independent, insightful analysis.

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.

Truist Securities, Inc. is a registered broker-dealer headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The firm was founded in 1894 as SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. In 2020, the firm was renamed following the integration of SunTrust Robinson Humphrey and BB&T Capital Markets. The firm is a subsidiary of Truist Financial Corp. (NYSE: TFC) and is an active market maker in equity and fixed-income products. Truist Securities delivers a comprehensive range of strategic advisory, capital raising, risk management, and financing solutions, as well as a dynamic suite of sales, trading, and research services in both fixed-income and equity. Their strategies are carefully tailored to meet the needs and vision of their clients.

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.

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.

Mangrove Equity Partners LP (Mangrove Equity Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2006 by Matt Young and Hunter Reichert. The firm is headquartered in Tampa, Florida.

Evercore Group LLC is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1995 and is a subsidiary of Evercore BD Investco LLC, which is owned by Evercore, Inc. (NYSE: EVR). Evercore Group delivers equity research and equity sales and agency trading execution, in addition to providing wealth and investment management services to high net worth and institutional investors.

Barclays Capital, Inc. is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1997 and is a subsidiary of Barclays Group US, Inc., ultimately owned by Barclays plc (LON: BARC) in Great Britain. Barclays Capital provides large corporate, government and institutional clients a full spectrum of prime brokerage services which includes equities and fixed income financing, OTC Clearing, Futures and Foreign Exchange Prime Brokerage and access to industry insights and analytics from their Strategic Consulting team.

University of Miami (Florida) is a private research university with students from around the world that is focused on teaching and learning, the discovery of new knowledge, and service to the South Florida region and beyond. The university was founded in 1925 and it is headquartered in Coral Gables, FL.

Trivest Partners LP (Trivest Partners) is a private equity firm, a subsidiary of Trivest Partners Inc. founded in 1981 by Earl W. Powell. The firm is headquartered in Coral Gables, Florida.

The University of Tampa, Inc. functions as a college/university that offers undergraduate and graduate studies. The company was founded in 1931 and is headquartered in Tampa, FL.

Millennium Management LLC is a SEC-investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Israel 'Izzy' Englander in 1989 and is a subsidiary of MLM Trust B LLC, itself a subsidiary of MLM Trust B. Millennium Management provides discretionary investment advisory services to private investment funds.

Citi Ventures Inc. (Citi Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary founded in 2007 by Deborah C. Hopkins. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Palladium Equity Partners Advisor LLC is a Private Equity firm founded in 1997 by Marcos A. Rodriguez and Robert J. Lanigan. The firm is headquartered in New York.

BofA Securities, Inc. is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of NB Holdings Corp., ultimately held by Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC). Headquartered in New York, the firm was founded in 2015 and offers trade execution, trading or brokerage services to institutional clients.

The Sterling Group LP (The Sterling Group) is a private equity firm founded in 1982 by Frank J. Hevrdejs. The firm is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

AJ Wealth Strategies LLC (AJ Wealth) is a SEC-registered investment adviser and wealth management firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2012 by Andrew Cooper and Justyn Volesko. In 2023, they were acquired by Cerity Partners LLC, a subsidiary of Palladium Partners LLC. AJ Wealth offers investment advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates and certain pooled investment vehicle(s).

Newlight Partners LP (Newlight Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2018. The firm is headquartered in New York.

The ArcView Group LLC engages in the provision of investment and market research services focusing on cannabis sector. It also offers business insurance. The company was founded by Troy Dayton and Steven DeAngelo in 2010 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Aqua Marine Partners owns, operates, and manages marinas. The private company is based in Aventura, FL and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company was founded by Andy Sturner, and Andrew S. Sturner has been the CEO of the company since 2002.

LP-KP IP Holdings LLC provides cannabis products. It offers Loudpack, Kingpen, Honey Pot, Smokiez, Dime Bag, Lift Tickets, and Dr. Norm's. The company is headquartered in Beverly Hills, CA.

Structured Monitoring Products, Inc. designing and producing the RemmoTM baby monitor. The company was founded by Vik Ramprakash and is headquartered in Elyria, OH.

Hill River Capital, Inc. (Hill River Capital) is a private equity subsidiary of Raymond James Financial, Inc. founded in 1997. The firm is headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida.

Ballast Point Ventures LLC (Ballast Point Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2001 by Dick Brandewie, Drew Graham and Paul Johan. The firm is headquartered in Tampa, Florida.

Windrose Health Investors LLC (Windrose) is a private equity subsidiary of MTS Health Partners LP founded in 2000 by Curtis Scott Lane. The firm is headquartered in New York City.

Lykan Bioscience LLC provides outsourced end-to-end production and logistics solutions for pharmaceutical and biotech companies focused on cell and gene therapies. The company was founded by Anthony Rotunno and is headquartered in Hopkinton, MA.

The Commercial Finance Association operates as an international trade association for the finance industry. The non-profit company is based in New York, NY. The CEO of the company is Richard D. Gumbrecht.

Weatherford Capital Management LLC (Weatherford Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2015 by William W. Weatherford, Sam Weatherford and Drew Weatherford. The firm is headquartered in Tampa, Florida.