John Kevin O'Connor

Curi RMB Capital LLC (Curi RMB) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded by Richard M. Burridge and Frederic Paulman in 2005 as RMB Capital Management LLC. They were acquired by Curi Capital LLC in 2024. Curi RMB delivers specialized financial advice and innovative investment solutions that are designed to preserve and grow assets for individuals, families, institutions, and employers.

Founded in 1999, IronBridge Capital Management LP is a registered investment management firm located in Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois. IronBridge began as a subsidiary of HOLT Value Associates LP, which is the research firm that innovated the CFROI Valuation model and was ultimately acquired by Credit Suisse in February of 2002. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management services to institutions including mutual funds), pension and profit sharing plans, corporations, charitable/non-profit organizations, government entities and other pooled investment vehicles, as well as high net-worth individuals. IronBridge also provides sub-advisory services to private funds.

Academy Wealth Management, Inc. (Academy Wealth) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. The firm was founded by David Brown, Randall Clark, Richard (Rick) Knop and Channing (Chap) Mitzell in 1986 as Windsor Wealth Management, Inc. They were acquired in 2023 by CI Financial Corp. (TSX: CIX) in Canada. Academy Wealth provides financial planning and portfolio management services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations or other businesses, trusts and estates.

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.