James J. Albanese

Piper Sandler & Co. (Broker) (PSC-Broker) is the full-service brokerage division of Piper Sandler & Co., a financial service firm headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They are a subsidiary of Piper Sandler Companies (NYSE: PIPR). The firm was founded in 1969 and previously known as Piper Jaffray & Co. They became Piper Sandler & Co. when Piper Jaffray Companies and Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P. merged to become Piper Sandler Companies in 2020. PSC-Broker provides brokerage and investment banking services to financial institutions, corporations and other financial investors. Their core focus sectors are Agriculture, renewables & cannabis, Business services, Chemicals & Materials, Consumer, Diversified industrials & services, Energy, Financial services, financial sponsors, Healthcare, and Technology.

Henley & Co. Wealth Management LLC (Henley Wealth) is an independent, SEC-registered investment management firm headquartered in Uniondale, New York. The firm was founded by Frank Gemino in 2007. Henley Wealth offers investment advisory services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities.

HBK Sorce Advisory LLC (HBKS), do-business-as HBKS Wealth Advisors, is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Erie, Pennsylvania. The firm was founded in 2001 by Greg Sorce and Chris Sorce. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of HBK Sorce Financial LLC, ultimately held by Hill, Barth & King Financial Holdings LLC. HBKS provides investment management services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies, and other business entities.

Nymirum, Inc. is a biotechnology company that aims to unlock the potential of RNA with small molecules to advance transformative medicine. The company is based in Ann Arbor, MI. The company's subsidiary, Base4 Biotechnology, is developing RNA-modulating small molecule drugs using their next-generation structure-based RNA platform. Nymirum was founded in 2009 by Mike E. Pape, Joshua Paul Fairbank, Hashim M. Al-Hashimi, and Andrew C. Stelzer.

Standard & Poor's Investment Advisory Services LLC (SPIAS) is investment research firm and registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of S&P Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPGI), formerly McGraw Hill Financial, Inc. SPIAS’ advisory services are generally offered to institutions (e.g., broker-dealers, investment advisers, investment companies and other financial institutions). SPIAS does not generally provide its advisory services directly to retail clients, but its services may be used by its clients in advising their own underlying clients, which may include retail clients. SPIAS also provides advisory consulting services to institutional clients and investment managers-of-investment funds, and investment sub-advisory services for registered investment companies, including open-end mutual funds and other institutions. S&P Global's operations consist of three reportable segments: S&P Global Ratings, S&P Global Platts, and S&P Dow Jones Indices. S&P Global Ratings is an independent provider of credit ratings, research and analytics to investors, issuers and market participants. It includes the NRSRO and certain other ratings-related businesses. S&P Global Platts provides essential price data, analytics, and industry insight that enable commodities markets to perform with greater transparency and efficiency. S&P Dow Jones Indices is a global index provider that maintains a wide variety of indices to meet an array of investor needs. In 2016, CFRA acquired S&P Global Market Intelligence’s Equity and Fund Research business (formerly known as S&P Capital IQ and SNL) from S&P Global, Inc.

Nationwide Insurance Co. provides insurance services. The company was founded in 1925 and is headquartered in Columbus, OH.

Digi-Key Corp. distributes electronic components. It also distributes semiconductors, discrete, electromechanical parts. Its products include audio products, batteries, cable assemblies, capacitors, computer & video accessories, connectors, crystals & oscillators, discrete semiconductor products and many more. The company was founded by Ronald A. Stordahl in 1972 and is headquartered in Thief River Falls, MN.

Orchard Venture Partners (Orchard Venture Partners) is a venture capital subsidiary of Orchard Capital Management LLC founded in 2004. The firm is headquartered in Illinois.

EDSA, Inc. provides architectural services. It offers planning, landscape architecture, themed entertainment design, and urban design. The company was founded by Edward D. Stone Jr. in 1960 and is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, FL.

Part of Woodbridge Co. Ltd. /New/, Shobe & Associates, Inc. provides investment advice. The company is based in Baton Rouge, LA. The company was founded in 1983 by Edward Louis Shobe. Shobe & Associates was acquired by Carson Group on March 16, 2023.

Orchard Capital Management LLC (Orchard Capital) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm is a subsidiary of OCM Partners LLC. Orchard Capital offers its investment services to various types of clients which includes individuals, high net worth individuals, trusts, corporations, partnerships, corporate pension and profit-sharing plans, foundations, and to its affiliate private fund.

Kopp Family Office LLC is a family office headquartered in Bloomington, Minnesota. The firm was founded in 2016 and is a subsidiary of Kopp Holding Co. LLC, which is owned by Leroy Clarence Kopp Revocable Business Trust. They manage the assets of the Kopp Family.