Andrew Allan Clarage

Stephens, Inc. is a full-service investment bank and brokerage firm headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas. The firm was founded in 1933 and is a subsidiary of Susi Holdings, Inc., which is owned by Stephens Financial Services LLC. Stephens provides comprehensive securities sales and trading services, including customized solutions for clients in North America and abroad.

Raymond James & Associates, Inc. (RJA) is a registered broker-dealer headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Raymond James Financial, Inc. (NYSE: RJF), a diversified holding company. RJA offers a full array of capital markets services, strategic advice and planning for institutional investors.

Ernst & Young LLP engages in the provision of accounting, assurance, tax, transaction, and advisory services. It specializes in the actuarial, analytics and big data, cyber security, accounting compliance and reporting, center for board matters, international financial reporting standards, country tax advisory, global trade, tax accounting, and climate change and sustainability. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

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.

Tree Line Capital Partners LLC (Tree Line Capital Partners) is a private credit asset management subsidiary of Trident Tree Line Management, Inc. founded in 2014 by Tom Quimby. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors LP (Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors) is a private equity subsidiary of Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors LP founded in 1991. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

Wind Point Advisors LLC (Wind Point Advisors) is a private equity firm founded in 1984 by Rich Kracum and Bob Cummings. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

NB Alternatives Advisers LLC is a Private Equity firm, a subsidiary of NB Alternatives Holdings LLC founded in 2005. The firm is headquartered in Dallas.

Paceline Equity Partners LLC (Paceline Equity Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2018 by Samuel D. Loughlin. The firm is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

Energize Ventures LLC (Energize Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Michael polsky. The firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Intelis Capital LLC (Intelis Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2017. The firm is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

Palistar Capital LP (Palistar Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2019 by Omar Jeffrey. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc. (Broker) (Baird-Broker) is the broker-dealer division of Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc., an investment bank and financial services company headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The firm was founded in 1919 and is ultimately owned by Baird Financial Group, Inc. Baird-Broker offers a full suite of comprehensive trading services for institutional clients.

B-29 Investments LP (B-29 Investments) is private equity firm founded in 1997 by John D. Schmitz and Steve M. Schmitz. The firm is headquartered in Addison, Texas.

Piper Jaffray Investment Management LLC (PJM) is a registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The firm was founded in 2008 and is a subsidiary of Piper Sandler Investment Group, Inc., which is owned by Piper Sandler Cos. (NYSE: PSC). PJM provides investment advisory services to a pooled investment vehicle that was offered via private placement and organized to make private investments in senior living facilities with a plan towards liquidity.

Venturesouth Capital LLC (Venturesouth Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2014 by R.Matthew Dunbar, Charlie Banks and Paul Clark. The firm is headquartered in Greenville, South Carolina.

Alumni Ventures Group LLC (Alumni Ventures) is an independent venture capital firm founded by Michael Collins in 2010. The firm is headquartered in Manchester, United Kingdom.

Permian Investment Partners LP (Permian) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Dallas, Texas with an additional office in New York City. The firm was founded in 2008 by partners Alex Duran, Scott Hendrickson and former partner Cara Goldenberg. Permian provides discretionary investment management services and design, structure, and implement investment strategies for the Permian Funds and separately managed accounts (SMAs).

Audax Private Equity (Audax Private Equity) is a private equity subsidiary of 101 Huntington Holdings LLC founded in 1999 by Geoff S. Rehnert and Marc B. Wolpow. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts and additional office in San Francisco, California.

MiddleGround Management LP (MiddleGround Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2018 by John Stewart and Lauren Mulholland. The firm is headquartered in Lexington, Kentucky.

WorldLink Federal Services LLC provides specialized cloud and data consulting and workforce solutions. It offers technology consulting, talent management, and managed services. The company was founded by Adil Adi on October 21, 1998 and is headquartered in Frisco, TX.

Hyperlink Ventures (Hyperlink Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2023. The firm is headquartered in Frisco, Texas.

Crestline Management LP (Crestline) is an independent, SEC-registered institutional alternative investment management firm headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. They maintain affiliate offices in New York, London, Toronto and Tokyo. The firm was founded by Douglas Bratton in 1997. Crestline provides investment management services on a discretionary basis to private pooled investment funds and private managed accounts. The firm has fund clients that focus on opportunistic investments and credit-related investments and fund clients that focus on hedge fund investments.

Crestline Investors, Inc (Crestline Investors) is a private equity firm founded in 1997 by Douglas Bratton. The firm is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas.

Valesco Industries Inc (Valesco Industries) is a private equity firm founded in 1993 by Jack Sadden. The firm is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

Johkim Capital Partners Management LLC provides investment advice. The private company is based in Dallas, TX. The company was founded in 2017 by Jatin Narendra Kakkar. Jatin Narendra Kakkar has been the CEO since 2017.

Pearl Energy Investment Management, LLC (Pearl Energy Investment) is a private equity firm founded in 2015 by William J. Quinn and Chris Aulds. The firm is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

Infomart Data Centers, Inc. owns and operates data centers. It offers wholesale and colocation facilities in Dallas, Silicon Valley, Ashburn, and Oregon markets. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Scout VC LLC (Scout ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Brad C. Harrison. The firm is headquartered in New York.