Tony Cardona

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Credit Suisse Securities USA) is the broker/dealer division of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, an investment banking company headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse (USA), Inc., ultimately owned by Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN) in Switzerland. Credit Suisse Securities USA offers a suite of equities, solutions and credit products and services which includes global securities sales, trading and execution, prime brokerage and comprehensive investment research. Their clients include financial institutions, corporations, governments, institutional investors, such as pension funds and hedge funds, and private individuals around the world.

UBS Securities LLC is an investment bank and registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 as UBS Warburg LLC. They are a subsidiary of UBS Americas Holding LLC, ultimately held by UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG, NYSE: UBS) in Switzerland. UBS Securities is a primary dealer in US Government securities and provides a full range of investment banking services which includes corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, trading and sales, fixed-income, equity research, private banking, underwriting and prime brokerage operations. The firm also provides advisory services and access to capital markets for corporate, institutional, intermediary and alternative asset management clients.

Truist Securities, Inc. is a registered broker-dealer headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The firm was founded in 1894 as SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. In 2020, the firm was renamed following the integration of SunTrust Robinson Humphrey and BB&T Capital Markets. The firm is a subsidiary of Truist Financial Corp. (NYSE: TFC) and is an active market maker in equity and fixed-income products. Truist Securities delivers a comprehensive range of strategic advisory, capital raising, risk management, and financing solutions, as well as a dynamic suite of sales, trading, and research services in both fixed-income and equity. Their strategies are carefully tailored to meet the needs and vision of their clients.

Jetstream Capital LLC is an independent alternative investment manager headquartered in Brentwood, Tennessee. The firm was founded in 2003 by Joel Dobberpuhl and they manage the assets of financially sophisticated clients.

WestEnd Advisors LLC (WestEnd) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. The firm was founded by Robert L. Pharr in 2004 as Southview Partners LLC. They were acquired in 2022 by Victory Capital Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: VCTR). WestEnd manages equity and fixed-income portfolios for institutional and individual investors. Additionally, the firm participates as a portfolio manager in several wrap-fee programs.

SkyPower Ltd. generates renewable wind and solar energy. SkyPower operates solar energy projects from the initial stages through to commercial operation. It has built strategic global partnerships with local developers, international leaders, financiers, suppliers, local communities and indigenous peoples to produce hundreds of millions of kilowatt hours of clean electricity. The company was founded by Kerry E. Adler in 2003 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

eShares, Inc. operates as a transfer agent. The firm operates as a SEC-registered transfer agent for private companies and its online platform allows companies from seed stage to pre-IPO to manage equity electronically with the participation of their shareholders, employees, auditors and legal counsel. The company founded by Henry Ward on July 6, 2012 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

Mapfre Asset Management SGIIC SA is the Madrid-based, wholly-owned subsidiary of Mapfre Inversion Sociedad de Valores SA, itself a subsidiary of Fundación Mapfre in Spain. Established in 1988, the firm provides fund management to individual and institutional clients.

Part of AMP Ltd., ipac Securities Ltd. is an Australian company that provides financial and investment advice. The company is based in Sydney, Australia. The company was founded by Suvan de Soysa, Peeyush K. Gupta, Paul Clitheroe. ipac Securities was acquired by Resolution Life AAPH Ltd., part of AMP Ltd. from March 30, 2011 on July 19, 2002 for $113.04 million.

Bell & Co., Inc. is a small family-owned company that has been located in the port of downtown Mobile since 1955. The private company is based in Mobile, AL. The American company has been supplying the industrial and marine industries along the Gulf Coast for over 60 years. The company's inventory includes products in the fields of measurement and control. The CEO of the company is Earl Martin Phalen.

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC provides legal services. Its services include corporate law and governance, public and private offerings of equity and debt securities, mergers and acquisitions, securities class action litigation, intellectual property litigation, antitrust counseling and litigation, joint ventures and strategic alliances, technology licensing and other intellectual property transactions, tax, and employee benefits and employment law. The company was founded in 1961 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

Willamette Management Associates provides financial advisory and business valuation services. The company's services include tax planning and compliance, litigation support, bankruptcy, reorganization, and strategic planning services. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Global Factory, Inc. provides collaborative manufacturing execution systems. The firm's software gather, organize & analyze demand, production & quality data from various sources and monitor key indicators & execute business processes to control, manage & optimize distributed manufacturing operations. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Canaccord Genuity LLC is an independent, full-service financial services firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2004 and provides a full spectrum of brokerage services to corporate and institutional clients. They cover a wide range of sectors globally with an emphasis on growth companies such as: Block chain, Business Services, Cannabis, Consumer and Retail, Energy, Financials, Gaming, Healthcare, Industrials, Metals and Mining, Real Estate, Sustainability and Technology.

Founded by Dana Telsey in 2008, Telsey Advisory Group LLC (TAG) is an independent equity research and consulting firm focused on the consumer sector, including retail and apparel companies and restaurants. They provide hedge funds, mutual funds, private equity firms and private and public consumer companies the detailed analysis and market context that is necessary to make strategic and investment decisions. TAG covers both US-based and international companies across the consumer landscape, including apparel manufacturers, children and teen retailers, consumer electronics, department stores, discounters, home furnishings, luxury goods, off-price retailers, quick service and specialty restaurants and specialty apparel retailers. Their consulting services include acquisition due diligence, benchmarking, competitive analyses, financial analysis, investor relations functions, market assessments, and valuation.

Gateway First Bank provides mortgage loan services. It offers personal and business banking services. The firm?s resources include online and mobile banking, calculators, securlock, fraud and cybersecurity. The company was founded by J. Kevin Stitt in 2000 and is headquartered in Jenks, OK.

Star Mountain Fund Management LLC (Star Mountain) is a private equity firm founded in 2010 by Brett A. Hickey. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Founded in 2009, Ernst & Young Capital Advisors LLC is an SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm is affiliated with Ernst & Young LLP. Ernst & Young Capital Advisors provides an array of trading and execution services for their clients. They do not provide any internal research.

Hone Capital LLC (Hone Capital) is a venture capital subsidiary of Capital Securities Corp. founded in 2015. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

BlackArch Partners LP operates as investment bank and provides financial advisory services to private companies, financial sponsors, and diversified corporations. The offers mergers and acquisition, private capital and strategic advisory services. The company was founded by Andrew J. Quartapella, Bram C. Hall, Kelly L. Katterhagen, Matthew B. Salisbury, William H. Cooper, Robert Ches Riley, J. Gordon Vap, and Timothy R. Whitmire in 2010 and is headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

iCON Infrastructure LLP is a private equity firm founded in 2004 by Paul Malan. The firm is headquartered in London, United Kingdom with offices in Germany, Canada and the United States.

StepStone Group LP (StepStone) is a private equity firm founded in 2006 by Monte M. Brem, Tom Porter Keck and Jose A. Fernandez. The firm is headquartered in New York.