Ed F. Soccorso

Part of First Bancorp (North Carolina), First Bank is a state chartered commercial bank based in Southern Pines, NC. The company provides banking services to individuals and businesses in the Southern Pines area. Michael Goodwin Mayer has been the CEO of the company since 2014.

Founded in 2003 by Mike McAdams, Four Corners Capital Management LLC (FCCM) is a registered investment advisor located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The firm is a subsidiary of Macquarie Investment Management Business Trust and their ultimate parent is Macquarie Group Ltd. FCCM manages investment advisory accounts on a discretionary basis for private investment partnerships, unregistered pooled investment funds (commonly referred to as CLOs or CDOs), institutional private accounts and registered investment companies. FCCM may serve as advisor or sub-advisor and may, with client approval, engage other firms to act as sub-advisor of a portion of accounts that they manage.

Blackstone Corporate Private Equity (Blackstone Corporate) is a private equity division of The Blackstone Group Inc founded in 1985 by Stephen Allen Schwarzman. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Founded in 2000, Piedmont Investment Advisors LLC is a registered investment advisor located in Durham, North Carolina. The firm provides portfolio management services to corporate pension and profit-sharing plans, public pension plans, Taft-Hartley plans, foundations, endowments, municipalities, and individuals.