Daniela A. Prodanova

Stephens, Inc. is a full-service investment bank and brokerage firm headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas. The firm was founded in 1933 and is a subsidiary of Susi Holdings, Inc., which is owned by Stephens Financial Services LLC. Stephens provides comprehensive securities sales and trading services, including customized solutions for clients in North America and abroad.

Magnetar Financial LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund firm headquartered in Evanston, Illinois. The firm was founded by Alec Litowitz and Ross Laser in 2005 and is a subsidiary of Magnetar Capital Partners LP. Magnetar Financial serves as the investment manager for, and provides discretionary and may at times provide non-discretionary investment advisory services to, several private investment funds and separately managed accounts. Investors in the funds and clients for managed accounts may include pension plans, foundations, funds of funds, other institutional investors and high net-worth individuals.

Palisades Hudson Asset Management LP (Palisades Hudson) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The firm was founded in 1997 by Larry Elkin and principally owned by Larry M. Elkin Living Trust. Palisades Hudson provides investment advice to individuals, Limited Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts and estates, corporations or business entities, and private investment funds.

Part of Invicta XV + LP, PEP Advisory LLC is an energy-focused financial services platform. The company is based in Houston, TX. The company provides a wide range of services, from investments to consulting, for its clients. The company was founded by Christine Julia Philippi Drusch, who has been the CEO since incorporation.

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1987 and provides debt and equity services including underwriting, M&A advice, securities dealing and brokerage and trade execution. Their client base ranges from large global institutional investors to hedge funds at the cutting edge of innovation in the industry.

Bracco SpA specializes in the development of diagnostic imaging solutions for the healthcare sector. It operates through the following business units: Diagnostic Imaging, Acist Medical Systems and AMT, and Health Services. The Diagnostic Imaging unit focuses on researching, developing, manufacturing, and marketing of contrast agents and medical substances and devices for consistently improving efficiency, patient safety, and cost-effectiveness. The Acist Medical Systems and AMT involves in the facility operations of its branches under the brands Acist Medical Systems and AMT which offers solutions for the controlled administration of contrast agents in cardiology. The Health Services unit specializes in the management and operation of the polyclinic Centro Diagnostico Italiano in the province of Milan which provides prevention, diagnosis, rehabilitation, and personalized treatment services, with a focus on radio-surgery and on outpatient surgery. The company was founded by Elio Bracco in 1927 and is headquartered in Milan, Italy.

Nikols is an Italian company that operates banking activities. The CEO of the private company is Letizia Maria Brichetto Arnaboldi Moratti.

RAI Radiotelevisione Italiana SpA engages in the provision of television and radio broadcasting services. It produces and distributes films, television programs, and sports, radio and daily news. The company was founded on January 3, 1954 and is headquartered in Rome, Italy.

Founded in 1987, Johnson Rice & Co. LLC is an institutional research and brokerage firm located in New Orleans, Louisiana. In 1991, the firm began offering investment banking services. Johnson Rice & Co. focuses primarily on the energy and specialty retail sectors

Founded in 1990, Capital One Southcoast, Inc., formerly Hibernia Southcoast Capital, is a full-service investment banking firm and broker/dealer located in New Orleans, Louisiana with an additional office in Houston, Texas. The firm is a subsidiary of Capital One Financial Corp. (NYSE: COF). They are provide corporate finance, equity research, institutional equity sales and trading services to private and mid-market public companies. The firm offers broad coverage of over 1,000 domestic and foreign institutional accounts for mutual funds, pension funds, hedge funds, insurance firms and other institutional investors. Capital One Southcoast's analysts provide coverage across the energy sector including energy infrastructure, oilfield services and oil & gas exploration and production.

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP provides legal services. The law firm specializes in business law & advises corporations, financial institutions, and governments around the world. Its practice areas include antitrust & competition, mergers & acquisitions, corporate finance, tax, employment, real estate, intellectual property, and dispute resolution. The company was founded on August 1, 2000 and is headquartered in London, UK.

Ente Nazionale Italiano di Unificazione operates as a non-profit association which develops and publishes technical standards for all industrial, commercial, and tertiary sectors. Its members comprises companies, professionals, associations, public bodies, research centers, educational and academic institutions, representatives of consumers and workers, the third sector and non-governmental organizations which represent Italy in the European standardization organizations. It aims to promote the harmonization of the rules necessary for the functioning of the single market and to support and transpose the peculiarities of the Italian way of producing in specific techniques that enhance national experience and tradition of production. The company was founded in 1921 and is headquartered in Milan, Italy.

Aon Italia SRL operates as a holding company with interests in consultancy services in the risk, human resources, insurance, and reinsurance brokerage sectors. It offers a range of professional solutions in business sectors which include affinity, actuarial analysis, mergers and acquisitions, claims management, risk management, and market securities. The company is headquartered in Milan, Italy.

Associazione Bancaria Italiana operates as a non-profit association to promote the principles of entrepreneurship and the creation of a free and competitive market to Italian banking and financial institutions and the civil society. It provides initiatives for the orderly growth, stability, and efficiency of the banking and financial industries such as economic studies, collaborations with national legislations, information activities, technical assistance, and consultancy. The company was founded on April 13, 1919 and is headquartered in Rome, Italy.

Part of The Walt Disney Co., News Corp. Europe, Inc. is a company that explores and manages media investments and operates television stations. The company is based in New York, NY.

Founded in 1908, Sedgwick Group Ltd. is a subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. and functions as an investment holding British company. The company is based in London, UK.

Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc. (Broker) (Baird-Broker) is the broker-dealer division of Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc., an investment bank and financial services company headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The firm was founded in 1919 and is ultimately owned by Baird Financial Group, Inc. Baird-Broker offers a full suite of comprehensive trading services for institutional clients.

Great Lakes Advisors LLC (GLA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 1981, the firm is a subsidiary of Whamco Holding Co. and their ultimate parent is Wintrust Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: WTFC), which acquired the firm in 2011. GLA offers customized investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients. In addition, the firm serves as adviser to mutual funds and is the General Partner to a Private Fund. GLA is a socially responsible investor and signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI) which integrates environmental, social, and governance considerations into their investment process.

SKIPPER Inc was founded by Marcos Jaramillo and Jason Shames, with Jason Shames serving as the CEO since incorporation. The American company is a hotel tech builder, with a team of experienced builders and world-class investors such as Gradient Ventures and Pear.

Jetaport, Inc. provides hotel rooms booking platform services. The company Jason Shames and Marcos Jaramillo and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Bernhard Capital Partners Management LP (BCP) is a private equity subsidiary of Bernhard Capital Partners Management LLC founded in 2013 by James M. Bernhard, Jeff Jenkins and George P. Bevan. The firm is headquartered in baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Sequent Energy Management LP provides wholesale natural gas marketing and asset management services. The firm serves the needs of utilities, marketers, retail aggregations, municipalities and large industrial customers in the U.S. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC (Kovitz) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. In January 2016, the firm underwent an organizational change to carry on the advisory business of its predecessor, Kovitz Investment Group LLC, which was founded in October 2003, after their owners left Rothschild Investment Corp. They are now direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Focus Operating LLC, ultimately held by Focus Financial Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: FOCS). Kovitz provides investment management, wealth management, and financial planning services to individual and institutional clients. Their institutional clients include endowments, employee benefit (ERISA) plans, corporations, and other entities.