Haley Driscoll

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.

Wilbanks, Smith & Thomas Asset Management LLC (WST) is a SEC-registered asset management firm headquartered in Norfolk, Virginia. In 2024, the firm was acquired by Clearstead Advisors LLC, a holding company. The firm was founded by Wayne Wilbanks in 1990. WST provides investment services for individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, Taft Hartley organizations, municipalities, bank trust departments, trust companies, insurance companies, foundations, and endowments.

Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. (KBW) is a full-service investment bank and broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF). KBW offers sales and trading in equities securities of financial services companies.

Piper Sandler & Co. (Broker) (PSC-Broker) is the full-service brokerage division of Piper Sandler & Co., a financial service firm headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They are a subsidiary of Piper Sandler Companies (NYSE: PIPR). The firm was founded in 1969 and previously known as Piper Jaffray & Co. They became Piper Sandler & Co. when Piper Jaffray Companies and Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P. merged to become Piper Sandler Companies in 2020. PSC-Broker provides brokerage and investment banking services to financial institutions, corporations and other financial investors. Their core focus sectors are Agriculture, renewables & cannabis, Business services, Chemicals & Materials, Consumer, Diversified industrials & services, Energy, Financial services, financial sponsors, Healthcare, and Technology.

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.

Mizuho Securities USA LLC is the US-based securities broker/dealer and futures commission merchant arm of Mizuho Americas LLC, ultimately held by Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (TYO: 8411, NYSE: MFG) in Japan. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1994 and provides institutional and corporate clients access to commodity and financial markets around the world. Mizuho Securities USA covers the following industries: Consumer, Energy, Financial Institutions, Financial Sponsors, Healthcare, Industrial & Diversified Industries, Power, Utilities & Infrastructure, Real Estate, and Technology, Media & Telecom (TMT). The firm and their affiliates hold memberships on all major futures and options exchanges worldwide.

Titan Advisors LLC (Titan) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and Fund of Hedge Fund Managers headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut. The firm was founded by George Fox and Thomas Holiday in 2001. They are a subsidiary of Titan Advisors Holdings LLC. Titan provides investment management services to privately offered investment pools that are commonly referred to as funds of hedge funds, and certain separately managed accounts. Investors in the Titan Funds and managed accounts include high net-worth individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, pension plans, corporations, unregistered funds, other institutional investors and insurance carriers.

The Ithaka Group LLC (Ithaka) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Arlington, Virginia. The firm was founded in 2008 and is a subsidiary of Odysseus Management LLC. Ithaka provides investment advisory services to individuals, SEC registered investment companies, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations.

Berenberg Capital Markets LLC (BCM) is a broker-dealer firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2011 and is a subsidiary of Berenberg Americas LLC, ultimately held by Joh. Berenberg, Gossler & Co. KG in Germany. BCM provides equity execution services to institutional and corporate clients.

Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc. (Stifel) is a dual-registered broker-dealer and investment adviser headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. Founded in 1890, the firm is a subsidiary of Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF), a financial service holding company. Stifel provides full-service brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals and their families, institutions and businesses, and financial advisors.

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.

Hunter Point Capital LP (Hunter Point Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2020 by Bennett Jay Goodman and Avshalom Y. Kalichstein. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Ancala Partners LLP (Ancala Partners) is an independent private equity firm founded in 2010 by Spence Matthew Clunie. The firm is headquartered in London, England with an additional office in Luxembourg.

645 Ventures Management LLC (645 Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2013 by Aaron Holiday and Nnamdi Okike. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Part of Gordon Haskett Capital Corp., Gordon Haskett Research Advisors is an independent research boutique that publishes highly differentiated, independent research from top analysts for a targeted group of institutional investors. The company is based in New York, NY. GHRA's current research platforms include event-driven, retail, restaurants, industrials and multi-industry, and insurance. The company's analysts generate unique insights and ideas by analyzing and often anticipating significant strategic events such as activism, M&A, spin-offs, and restructurings. Chuck Grom leads a senior team focused on broadline, grocer, dollar, and hardline retailers utilizing proprietary GHRA data. Jeff Farmer uses a custom and highly regarded valuation driver and ROIC framework for deep dives into thematic restaurant sector debates while also leveraging GHRA proprietary data. John Inch has been a leading industrial equity research analyst for over 20 years and is supported by his longstanding senior team and unique data. Bill Wilt combines deep industry relationships with in-depth research valued both by investors and industry executives. The company was founded by John P. Argenti.

BlueBay Asset Management LLP (Private Debt) is a private debt firm, managed by BlueBay Asset Management LLP, founded in 2011. The firm is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

Relevance Capital Management LLC (Relevance Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2011 by Cameron Newton. The firm is headquartered in Brentwood, Tennessee.

BTIG LLC is an institutional brokerage and fund services firm headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded in 2002 through the merger of Baypoint Trading LLC and Bass Trading LLC. They are a subsidiary of Condor Trading LP. BTIG offers institutional and corporate clients with personalized multi-asset class execution, expertise and insights worldwide across equities, equity derivatives, ETFs, fixed income, futures, commodities, foreign exchange, interest rates, credit, and convertible and preferred securities. The firm’s core capabilities include global sales, portfolio, electronic and outsource trading, transition management, investment banking, prime brokerage, capital introduction, corporate access, research and strategy, commission management and more.

Wharton Equity Partners LLC (Wharton Equity Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1987 by Peter C. Lewis and David E. Eisenberg. The firm is headquartered in New York.

HOOPP Capital Partners (HOOPP Capital Partners) is a private equity subsidiary of Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan founded in 1989. The firm is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Adams Street Partners LLC (Adams Street Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1972 by George H Spencer and Shahab Rashid. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, IL, with offices in Austin, Beijing, Boston, London, Menlo Park, Munich, New York, Seoul, Singapore, Sydney and Tokyo.

Tarsadia Investments LLC (Tarsadia Investments) is a private equity and venture capital subsidiary of The Tarsadia Group LLC founded in 1976 by Tushar Patel. The firm is headquartered in Newport Beach, California.

K2 HealthVentures Group LLC (K2 HealthVentures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2018 by Meghan FitzGerald. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Miami with an additional office in New York.

LLR Management, LP is a private equity firm founded in the year 1999 by Howard Ross, Ira Mark Lubert and Seth Lehr. The firm headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Graham Partners, Inc (Graham Partners) is a private equity subsidiary of The Graham Group Inc founded in 1988 by Steve C. Graham. The firm is headquartered in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania.

William Blair & Co. LLC (William Blair) is a SEC-registered broker/dealer firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded by William McCormick Blair in 1935 and is a subsidiary of WBC Holdings LP. Until 1941, they were known as Blair, Bonner & Co. William Blair provides broking services to individual, institutional and issuing clients.

Schroder & Co., Ltd. is the international private banking subsidiary of Schroder Wealth Holdings Ltd., ultimately held by Schroders Plc (LON: SDR) in Great Britain. The firm is headquartered in London and was founded in 1988. Schroder & Co. provides investment management services to high-net worth individuals and their families. They offer comprehensive wealth management services, including alternative investments and absolute return products, complemented by banking and fiduciary services.

Battery Global Advisors LLC (BGA) is a registered independent wealth management firm headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 2006 and formerly known as Battery Capital Management Co. LLC. BGA provides customized wealth management within an institutional family office framework.