Dan Carlin

Lord Abbett & Co. LLC (Lord Abbett) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey. Founded in 1929, Lord Abbett provides advisory services to a variety of institutional clients, the Lord Abbett Funds and other registered investment companies sponsored by third parties, the Lord Abbett UCITS Funds, the Lord Abbett Luxembourg Fund, other foreign funds, privately offered commingled funds and various separately managed accounts.

SunAmerica Asset Management LLC (SAAMCo) is a registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey. The firm was founded in 1982 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of American General Life Insurance Co., ultimately owned by American International Group, Inc. (NYSE: AIG). SAAMCo offers investment management and advisory services to open-end US registered investment companies and to an offshore, wholly-owned subsidiaries of a certain registered fund. They also offer model portfolios in connection with wrap programs known as unified managed account (UMA) wrap programs.

Schroder Investment Management North America, Inc. (SIMNA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Schroder US Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by Schroders Plc (LON: SDR) in Great Britain. SIMNA manages separate accounts on a discretionary basis for institutions, endowments, foundations, pension funds, government retirement plans, and insurance companies and, as sub-adviser, to registered investment companies sponsored by other advisers. The firm also acts as the investment adviser to the Schroder Funds, which are sold in the US predominantly to institutional clients. They also serve as the manager and general partner of private investment partnerships or funds.

KeyBanc Capital Markets, Inc. is a registered investment bank and broker/dealer headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio. The firm was founded in 1983 and is a subsidiary of KeyCorp. (NYSE: KEY). KeyBanc Capital Markets provides investment banking, commercial lending, treasury management, derivatives, foreign exchange, equity and debt underwriting and trading and syndicated finance products and services to large corporations and middle-market companies.

Carl M. Loeb Advisory Partners LP (dba Loeb Capital Management) is a hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by in 1988 and provides investment advice and management services to private funds, institutions and high net worth individuals.

Beacon Trust Co. is a full-service wealth management firm headquartered in Morristown, New Jersey. The firm was founded in 1988 and is a subsidiary of Provident Bank, which is owned by Provident Financial Services, Inc. (NYSE: PFS). Beacon Trust provides a comprehensive service such as investment advisory, financial planning, tax compliance and planning, trust and estate administration, and banking services through Provident Bank, the parent company of Beacon Trust.

SDS Capital Group SPC Ltd. is a hedge fund management firm headquartered in Old Greenwich, Connecticut. The firm was founded in 2001 and is a subsidiary of SDS Capital Partners LLC. They offer investment advice to high net-worth individuals and institutional clients.

Edge Capital Partners LLC is a financial advisory firm that assists individuals, families, and institutions by creating investment management solutions. Its services include asset management, corporate finance, and risk management services. The company was founded by Lou Faust and Henry Morgan Jones and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1987 and provides debt and equity services including underwriting, M&A advice, securities dealing and brokerage and trade execution. Their client base ranges from large global institutional investors to hedge funds at the cutting edge of innovation in the industry.

Barclays Capital, Inc. is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1997 and is a subsidiary of Barclays Group US, Inc., ultimately owned by Barclays plc (LON: BARC) in Great Britain. Barclays Capital provides large corporate, government and institutional clients a full spectrum of prime brokerage services which includes equities and fixed income financing, OTC Clearing, Futures and Foreign Exchange Prime Brokerage and access to industry insights and analytics from their Strategic Consulting team.

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

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.

First Manhattan Consulting Group LLC provides omni-channel marketing services. Its services include small business and consumer direct mail campaigns, digital marketing campaigns, and intellectual property and data assets. The company was founded by James M. McCormick and Robert M. Tetenbaum and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Minds Matter, Inc. empowers high school students from low-income families to achieve college readiness and success. It provides students with mentoring and academic program which help them to get 100% college admissions. The company was founded by Leanne Huebner in 1991 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Westfall Technik, Inc. engages in the provision of plastics manufacturing solutions. It offers its products and services to medical, consumer packaging, and consumer goods industries. The company was founded by Brian S. Jones and is headquartered in Las Vegas, NV.

BlackBern Partners LLC (Blackbern Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2010 by Jon Bernstein and Ian Thomas Black. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Zentech Manufacturing, Inc. engages in provision of electronic contract manufacturing and engineering design services. It offers printed circuit board assembly, PCB Testing, and PCB design services. The firm also designs and manufactures of complex electronic and RF circuit cards and assemblies. The company was founded by Matthew Turpin in 1988 and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD.

Insight Investments Corp. develops financial management and data processing technologies. The firm offers new and used equipment acquisition, custom leasing and financing, asset management and excess equipment disposal solutions. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Costa Mesa, CA.

Part of Wells Fargo & Co., Wells Fargo Securities, Inc. is a brokerage firm. The company is based in San Francisco, CA.

The K Fund (The K Fund) is a private equity firm founded in 2014. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

Aquent LLC provides global marketing, creative and digital staffing solutions. Its services include temporary and contract-to-hire staffing, employer of record, web applications, and online classes. The company was founded by John H. Chuang, Steven M. Kapner and Mia Wenjen in 1986 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.