Thomas Hartsock

The Vanguard Group, Inc. (VGI) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Malvern, Pennsylvania. The firm was founded in 1975 by John Bogle. In 1976, they introduced the first indexed mutual fund, the First Index Investment Trust (now known as the Vanguard 500 Index Fund), to individual investors. VGI provides investment advisory services to Vanguard family of funds and Vanguard's non-US clients, which are comprised of funds established as trusts under the laws of the Province of Ontario in Canada and separate account clients of Vanguard's international subsidiaries.

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.

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.

Pegasus Capital Advisors LP (Pegasus Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 1995 by Craig Cogut. The firm is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut.

D Cubed Group LLC (D Cubed Group) is a private equity firm founded in 2010. The firm is headquartered in New York.

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.

Saw Mill Capital LLC (Saw Mill Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 1997 by Howard D. Unger. The firm is headquartered in Briarcliff Manor, New York.

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.

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.

American Society of Composers Authors & Publishers operates as a membership association. It is composed of U.S. composers, songwriters, lyricists, and music publishers of every kind of music. The firm protects the rights of its members by licensing and distributing royalties for the non-dramatic public performances of their copyrighted works. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Ipreo LLC provides software services to participants in capital markets. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

AutomationSolutions, Inc. manufactures automated equipment. It is a distributor of industrial automation equipment and complimentary solutions within the entire machine line. The firm’s products include control systems, motion control, actuators and stages, pneumatics, sensors, safety products, compressors and pumps, and software. It also offers engineering design and support, electrical panel fabrication, custom cable builds, and assemblies. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in North Attleboro, MA.

Trialnet, Inc. provides billing services. It specializes in Acuity ELM knowledge center, matter management, analytics and consulting services. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Richmond, VA.

Victory Energy Operations LLC manufactures and supplies engineered watertube boiler and package systems. Its products include firetube boilers, high temperature hot water generator, heat recovery solutions, and burners. The company was founded by John C. Viskup, Jr. and James Sponder in 1999 and is headquartered in Collinsville, OK.

Spirit Music Group, Inc. provides music publishing services. It offers creative, marketing and branding, and administrative services. The firm licenses its music for use in films, film trailers, network and cable television programs, video games, and stage productions. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Wolf-Gordon, Inc. engages in the provision of commercial and custom wallcoverings. It offers wallcovering, wall protection, upholstery, paint, wink, and WG customs lab. The company was founded by Melvin Wolf, Bernie Gordon, Tony Prota and Frank Carr in 1967 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Allianz SE (Research Firm) (Allianz Research) is the investment research division of Allianz SE (ETR: ALV), a multinational financial services company headquartered in Munich, Germany. Founded in 1890, Allianz Research analyzes economic, industrial, interest rate and currency developments as well as medium and long-term trends on the equity and bond markets.

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.

Part of Deloitte LLP (New York), Deloitte Development LLC provides legal and auditing services. The company is based in New York, NY.

Venturesouth Capital LLC (Venturesouth Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2014 by R.Matthew Dunbar, Charlie Banks and Paul Clark. The firm is headquartered in Greenville, South Carolina.

Part of DigitalBridge Group, Inc., NorthStar Securities LLC is a company that provides brokerage services. The company is based in Greenwood Village, CO.

Sunny River Management LLC (Sunny River Management) is a private equity firm founded in 2013. The firm is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.