John Merrill

Southern Methodist University is a private university near the center of Dallas, SMU offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs through seven schools in the humanities and sciences, business, the performing, visual, and communication arts, engineering, education and human development, law, and theology.

TIG Advisors LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Carl Tiedemann, III in 2006 and is wholly-owned by TIG Trinity Management LLC. TIG Advisors provides discretionary investment advisory services to clients who consists of pooled investment vehicles intended for institutional investors and other sophisticated investors and separately managed accounts.

Trellus Management Co. LLC is an independent hedge fund management firm headquartered in Delray Beach, Florida. The firm was founded by Adam Usdan in 1994 to manage assets of high net-worth investors.

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.

Tiedemann Advisors LLC is a SEC-registered wealth advisory firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded as Tiedemann Wealth Management LLC in 1999 and is a subsidiary of Alvarium Wealth Management Non-UK Ltd. in Great Britain. Tiedemann Advisors manages money for high-net-worth families and individuals as well as trusts, foundations, endowments, charitable organizations and other business or family related entities.

The Financial Advisory Group LLC (Financial Advisory Group) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Houston, Texas. The firm was originally founded by Steven Estrin and Paul Anthes in 1997 as a corporation, then executed a conversion in December 2022 to become a limited liability company. They were acquired by Wealth Enhancement Group LLC in 2024. Financial Advisory Group provides discretionary investment management services on a stand-alone fee-only basis to individuals, business entities, trusts, estates, pension plans, and charitable organizations.

University of Houston System offers higher education degrees and job training or vocational study programs. It offers about 280 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in fields such as business, education, humanities and law. It was founded in 1927 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.