Bob de Meulenaere

Lazard Freres & Co. LLC provides corporate advisory, capital market, and asset management services. The company was founded on April 13, 1992 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

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.

JPMorgan Securities LLC (JPMS) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1985 and is a subsidiary of JPMorgan Broker-Dealer Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by JPMorgan Chase & Co., Inc. (NYSE: JPM). JPMS provides research on fixed income, credit, derivatives, emerging markets, foreign exchange, structured finance, technical analysis and bond indices. Their equity analysts cover equities throughout North America, EMEA, Asia/Pacific and the emerging markets. The firm's fixed income team formulates trading and portfolio recommendations for investors in global bonds and other fixed-income markets based on valuations, analytics and market dynamics.

Teneology, Inc. engages in the provision of digital food platform. It offers services to the media sectors. The company was founded by Cliff Sharples, Lisa Sharples, and Ben Sternberg in 2014 and is headquartered in Mercer Island, WA.

Franklin Advisers, Inc. is a mutual fund manager and registered investment advisor headquartered in San Mateo, California. The firm was founded in 1985 and is a subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE: BEN), a holding company that, together with its various subsidiaries is referred to as Franklin Templeton Investments. Franklin Advisers provides investment advisory and portfolio management services to US and non-US, registered open-end and closed-end funds and unregistered funds, as well as separate accounts.

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.

Galliard Capital Management LLC (Galliard) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and holding firm headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The firm was founded in 1995 by Richard Merriman, John Caswell and Karl Tourville. They are a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC, ultimately owned by Allspring Group Holdings LLC. Galliard designs fixed income and stable value solutions for institutional investors.

Advent International Plc provides investment services. It serves the business & financial, healthcare, industrial, retail, consumer & leisure, technology, media and telecoms sectors. The company was founded in 1989 and is located in London, UK

Quadrangle Group LLC (Quadrangle Group) is a private equity firm founded in 2000. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Part of Performance Horizon Group Ltd., Sportscape.com is a company that retails sporting goods via the Internet. The company is based in Cambridge, MA. Sportscape.com was acquired by Fogdog Sports, Inc. on November 23, 1998.

Access Spectrum LLC provides wireless communication solutions for wireless voice and data systems. It offers an array of solutions that combine the mobility of wireless communications with high-speed Internet protocol-based broadband access, mobile data network solutions multipoint fixed data solutions. The company was founded by Mark E. Crosby in 2000 and is located in Bethesda, MD.

Hargray Communications Group, Inc. provides telecommunications services. It offers bundles, internet, television, promotions, and telephone services. The firm serves residential, business, large enterprise and resort customers. The company was founded by Leroy Harvey Sr. in 1947 and is headquartered in Hilton Head Island, SC.

AB CarVal Investors LP (AB CarVal) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and alternative investment fund manager headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The firm was founded in 2006 as a continuation of Cargill Value Investment (CVI), which was an internal business unit of Cargill, Inc. (Cargill). In 2022, they were acquired by AllianceBernstein LP, which is ultimately owned by Equitable Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: EQH). The firm immediately changed its legal name from CarVal Investors LP to AB CarVal Investors LP. AB CarVal offers investment advisory services to private funds, single-investor vehicles, CLO vehicles, separately managed accounts, and non-discretionary accounts.

Hargray Holdings LLC provides integrated telecommunications services. The company is headquartered in Hilton Head Island, SC.

Macroeconomic Advisers LLC is an independent research firm located in St. Louis, Missouri. The firm was founded in 1992 as Laurence H. Meyer & Associates. Macroeconomic Advisers is a subsidiary of IHS Markit Ltd. (NASDAQ: INFO). The firm focuses on the US economic outlook, monetary policy, and fixed income markets.

Merganser Capital Management LLC (Merganser) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm is the successor to the business of Merganser Capital Management, Inc., which was founded in 1985. They are a subsidiary of Providence Equity Capital Markets Merganser LLC, which is owned by Providence Equity Partners LLC. Merganser serves the fixed income investment needs of institutional and high-net worth individual clients. Their advisory clients include institutions and high net worth individuals with separately managed accounts, private funds intended for sophisticated investors and institutional investors and registered investment companies.

Wells Fargo Securities LLC (WFS) is the broker/dealer subsidiary of EVEREN Capital Corp., ultimately owned by Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC). Headquartered in New York, WFS delivers a comprehensive suite of banking, capital markets and advisory solutions, such as a full complement of sales, trading and research capabilities, to corporate, government and institutional clients.

Bd-Capital Partners Ltd. (Bd-Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2019 by Richard Baker and Andy Dawson. The firm is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

SportPursuit Ltd. provides E-Commerce services on sports and outdoor brands. It offers deals for sports goods to subscribed members from manufacturers. The company was founded by Victoria Walton, Daniel Rhys Jones, and Adam James Pikett on April 11, 2011 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Tower Vision India Pvt Ltd. specializes in the provision of passive infrastructure to the wireless telecommunications industries. It provides operation and maintenance services that allow for the availability of wireless operators network. The firm engages in the ownership, management, and operation of wireless communication towers including greenfield towers, rooftops and in-building distributed antenna systems. The company was founded on January 27, 2006 and is headquartered in Gurgaon, India.