Brian Ferguson

Fidelity Management & Research Co. (FMR) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1946 and is a subsidiary of FMR LLC, also known as Fidelity Investments. FMR provides investment supervisory services, which include sub-advisory services, to Fidelity's family of mutual funds and exchange-traded funds, qualified tuition programs, privately offered unregistered investment funds, separately managed account clients, and various other institutional accounts.

State Street Bank & Trust Co. (SSBT) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1792 and is owned by State Street Corp. (NYSE: STT). SSBT serves as the administrator, fund accountant and transfer agent for the WisdomTree Bitcoin Fund, an exchange-traded fund.

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.

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.

Crescent Capital Group (Private Equity) is a private equity arm of Crescent Capital Group LP founded in 1991 by Jean-Marc Chapus. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles.

W.G. Shaheen & Associates Ltd. (do business as Whitney & Co.) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Rochester, New York. The firm was founded in 1975, and offers discretionary portfolio management services to individuals, high net-worth individuals, pension plans/profit sharing plans, and foundations/charities.

Part of Corteva, Inc., Dupont De Nemours & Co., Inc. is a company that manufactures hybrid corn and soybean seeds. The company is based in Wilmington, DE.

Vita Cayman Ltd. operates as a holding company with interests in polymers and plastic foams. The company is headquartered in George Town, Cayman Islands.

Stone Point Capital LLC (Stone Point Capital) is a Private Equity firm founded in 1985. The firm is headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut.

Strategic Partners Fund Solutions Advisors LP (Strategic Partners) is a private equity division of Blackstone, Inc founded in 1999. The firm is headquartered in New York.

FIG LLC (Private Equity) (FIG) is a private equity firm subsidiary of FIG LLC founded in 1998 by Wesley Edens, Randal Nardone, and Robert Kauffman. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Houlihan Lokey Capital, Inc. is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded in 1996 and they are a subsidiary of Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (NYSE: HLI). Houlihan Lokey Capital provides an array of trading and execution services for their clients. They also have the ability to serve as underwriter or bookrunner with respect to traditional debt and equity offerings, including leveraged loans and public offerings of debt, equity-linked, and equity securities.

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.

Founded in 1898, Northeastern University is a private research university located in the heart of Boston. Northeastern teaches worldwide experiential learning, urban engagement, and interdisciplinary research that meets global and societal needs. The University offers a range of undergraduate and graduate programs leading to degrees through the doctorate in nine colleges and schools.

Kidder, Peabody & Co., Inc. provides security brokerage services. The private company is based in Buffalo, NY and has subsidiaries in Switzerland. The company was founded by Thomas W. Ostrander.

Crescent Capital Group LP (Crescent) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded by Jean-Marc Chapo and Mark Attanasio in 2010. They are a subsidiary of Sun Life Capital Management (US) LLC, which is ultimately owned by Sun Life Financial, Inc. (NYSE, TSE: SLF) in Canada. Crescent offers investment advisory services primarily to institutional investors through private investment funds, which includes structured vehicles and separately managed accounts.