Thomas A. Edler

Allspring Global Investments LLC (Allspring) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. Prior to November 1, 2021, the firm was known as Wells Capital Management, Inc. They are a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC, ultimately held by Allspring Group Holdings LLC. Allspring provides investment management services to mutual funds, private funds, collective investment trusts (CITs), pooled vehicles, and other institutional clients and high net-worth individuals.

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.

Ernst & Young LLP engages in the provision of accounting, assurance, tax, transaction, and advisory services. It specializes in the actuarial, analytics and big data, cyber security, accounting compliance and reporting, center for board matters, international financial reporting standards, country tax advisory, global trade, tax accounting, and climate change and sustainability. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Ice Miller LLP provides legal services. Its areas of practice include agribusiness, business services, intellectual property, bankruptcy, lobbying, labor, employment and immigration, litigation, employee benefits, environment, tax, trusts and estates, government investigations, energy and utilities, real estate, municipal finance, and government law. The company was founded by Frederick Matson in 1910 and is headquartered in Indianapolis, IN.

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

Founded in 2010 by Jeffrey Wlodarczak, Pivotal Research Group LLC is an independent equity research firm located in New York City. The firm focuses on the media and communications sectors including the cable and satellite markets.

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

ClinChoice Medical (TIANJIN) Co., Ltd. operates as a contract research organization. It offers consulting, project management, clinical operations, data reporting and laboratory services. The firm also provides good clinical practice compliant clinical research services for multinational clients. The company was founded by Young Wang, Kaijun Li, Dan Zhang and Joanne Jiang Chen in October 2006 and is headquartered in Beijing, the Republic of China.

HBM BioMed China Partners Ltd. is a venture capital fund focused on biomedical investments in companies based in China.

China Nuokang Bio-Pharmaceutical, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the research, development, manufacture, marketing and sales of hematological and cardiovascular products. It currently sells a portfolio of fourteen products, including three principal products: Baquting, its flagship bleeding control product; Aiduo, its cardiovascular stress imaging agent; and Aiwen, its anti-arrhythmic agent. The company has also entered into an exclusive agreement for the marketing and distribution in China of Kaitong, an intravenous injectable lipid emulsion of vasodilator alprostadil for the treatment of peripheral vascular diseases, cardiocerebral microcirculation disorders and post-surgery thrombosis. Its product pipeline includes four product candidates under development that address the growing market and medical needs for hematological, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease diagnosis, treatment and prevention. The company was founded on November 1997 and is headquartered in Shenyang, China.

The Peakstone Group is an investment bank that specializes in mergers and acquisitions advisory and capital rising for middle market clients. The firm's ability to support its clients' objectives with capital is the foundation of its business and strategy. The firm's team is comprised of senior investment banking professionals that have decades of experience and have executed hundreds of transactions totaling billions of dollars. The Peakstone Group is an investment bank that specializes in mergers and acquisitions advisory and capital rising. Peakstone was founded on the belief that middle market companies and its owners need and desire high quality advice and execution. The firm's ability to support its client's objectives with capital is the foundation of its business and strategy. The team is comprised of senior investment banking professionals that have decades of experience and have executed hundreds of transactions totaling billions of dollars.

Part of Savola Group, United Sugar Co. is a cane sugar refining Saudi Arabian company. The company is based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

PAG Capital Partners LLC (PAG Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2008 by Doug Blanchard and Alex Fridman. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Part of Savola Group, Afia International Co. is a strategic investment company based in Amman, Jordan. The Jordanian company invests in food brands across the Middle East, North Africa, and Turkey. The CEO of the company is Abdul Raouf bin Mohammed Mannaa.

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.

Maranon Capital LP (Maranon Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2007 by Tom Gregory and Ian Larkin. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Adams Street Partners LLC (Adams Street Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1972 by George H Spencer and Shahab Rashid. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, IL, with offices in Austin, Beijing, Boston, London, Menlo Park, Munich, New York, Seoul, Singapore, Sydney and Tokyo.

GFO Advisory Services LLC (GFOAS) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Jupiter, Florida. The firm was founded in 1989 and formerly known as GenSpring Family Offices LLC and prior to that Asset Management Advisors LLC. They are owned by GenSpring Holdings, Inc., a subsidiary of Truist Financial Corp. (NYSE: TFC). GFOAS is the general partner/managing member and/or investment adviser to a group of privately pooled investment vehicles.