Lon D. Brown

Scotia Capital (USA), Inc. (SCUSA) is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Scotia Holdings (USA) LLC, which is owned by The Bank of Nova Scotia (NYSE: BNS; TSE: BNS) in Canada. They provide debt research coverage on US investment grade and high yield debt markets. SCUSA focuses on 6 industries which includes automotive, financial services, healthcare, media and communications, REGAL - real estate/gaming and leisure and technology. They also focus on 4 main global sectors such as power, mining, infrastructure and oil & gas/energy.

Softgate Systems, Inc. provides reliable bill payment and prepaid services. It offers bill payment, prepaid products, international top ups, and PayXchange. The company is headquartered in Fairfield, NJ.

DoublePositive Marketing Group, Inc. provides online marketing services. It also provides services to buyers, sellers, and direct response advertisers. The firm specializes in online search and display, mobile performance marketing, lead generation and telephone transfers. The company was founded by Sean P. Fenlon and Joey Liner in 2004 and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD.

SpeakWorks, Inc. develops software for interaction between students and professors. The firm provides a simple way for users to give detailed, time-coded written and video feedback on all types of oral presentation. The company was founded by Ken Meyers and is headquartered in Orem, UT.

Nowaccount Network Corp. is a company that provides an invoice payment solution to businesses, allowing them to receive revenue immediately and accelerate their invoice payments. The company is based in Atlanta, GA. The company's solution helps businesses to eliminate the stress of payment delays and get paid in less than five business days, so they can focus on growing their business. The company was founded by Lara O'Connor Hodgson, who has been the CEO since incorporation.

ClearBridge LLC is an investment advisory firm headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland. The firm was founded by Bill Miller in 1982 as Legg Mason Capital Management LLC. They are a subsidiary of Legg Mason, Inc., which is owned by Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE: BEN). ClearBridge provides investment advice to high net-worth individuals, investment companies, pension and profit-sharing plans, other pooled investment vehicle, charitable organizations, endowments, foundations, corporations, state or municipal government entities, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies and other tax-exempt entities.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.

Plancorp LLC is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. The firm was founded by Jeffrey Buckner in 1983 as FFG Plancorp, Inc. and adopted the name Plancorp in 1985. Plancorp provides asset management, financial planning, retirement plan advisors and consulting services, and institutional investment services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations and corporations and/or other business entities.

Cerberus Capital Management LP (Cerberus) is a private equity firm founded in 1992 by Stephen A. Feinberg and William L. Richter. It is headquartered in New York.

Columbus Nova Partners LLC is a Private Equity firm a subsidiary of Sparrow Capital Holdings LLC founded in 2000.The firm is headquartered in New York.

Hamilton Investment Partners LLC (Hamilton Investment) is a private equity and venture capital firm founded in 1983 by Doug A. P. Hamilton. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Unishippers Global Logistics LLC provides shipping services. Its services include UPS express, ground and international shipping, freight, online transportation management, shipment insurance and platinum services. The company was founded by Steve J. Nelson in 1987 and is headquartered in Salt Lake City, UT.

Founded in 1958, Merrill Lynch Piece Fenner & Smith, Inc. is an SEC registered broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of BAC North America Holding Co. and their ultimate parent is Bank of America Corp. (NYSE BAC).

Zippy Shell, Inc. provides storage and moving services. The company was founded by Gareth Taylor and Adam Gilchrist in 2007 and is headquartered in Wake Forest, NC.

Virgo Investment Group LLC (Virgo Investment Group) is a private equity firm founded by Jesse Watson and Barry Jay Uphoff in 2009. The firm is headquartered in Burlingame, CA.

Ygrene Energy Fund, Inc. provides financial services to commercial and residential properties. It serves homeowners and contractors. The company was founded by Dennis R. Hunter in 2010 and is headquartered in Petaluma, CA.

PGIM Private Real Estate Fund, Inc. is a closed-end investment fund, which aims to provide current income and long-term capital appreciation. Its investment strategy is to invest on private real estate, including property, equity investments in real estate or real estate related companies and debt investments backed by real estate or real estate related companies acquired from private issuers or in private transactions. The company was founded on July 23, 2021 and is headquartered in Newark, NJ.

Cynosure Group /Private Equity/ (Cynosure Group) is a private equity firm founded in 2014 by Herbert Scruggs, Keith Taylor, and Spencer Eccles. The firm is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah.

The Buckner Co., Inc. operates as an insurance brokerage company. The firm's services include business insurance, home and auto insurance, employee benefits, trucking and transportation insurance and surety bonding. The company was founded by Elmer Ray Buckner in 1936 and is headquartered in Salt Lake City, UT.

Crystal Financial LLC (Crystal Financial) is a private equity firm founded in 2006. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Metropolitan Equity Partners LLC (Metropolitan Equity Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1999 by Paul Lisiak. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Bluefin Payment Systems LLC provides secure payment technology for enterprises, financial institutions and small-medium sized businesses. The firm's solutions include integrated payment systems for ISV's, Omni-channel point of sale, and e-commerce. The company was founded by Patricia Keller, Marc A. Cole, Todd S. Whiton and Ruston Miles in 2007 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

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.

Baikal 2017 Series I-A LP LLC provides pooled investment fund services. The company is headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

BKL 2017 Series II A LP operates as a private equity fund. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Charlotte, NC.