Matthew Pietroforte

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.

Asset Alliance Corp. provides investment management services. It offers private equity, mutual, and hedge funds and advisory services. The company was founded by Bruce Howard Lipnick and Arnold Lawrence Mintz on May 15, 1996 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Carlson Capital LP is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and alternative asset management firm headquartered in Dallas, Texas. The firm was founded by Clinton Carlson in 1993. Carlson Capital provides discretionary investment advisory services to privately-offered pooled investment vehicles and certain managed accounts.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC provides assurance, tax and advisory services. Its services include audit and assurance, consulting, deals, human resources, legal, tax, and family business. The firm also offers accountability, risk management, structuring, mergers and acquisitions, and performance and process improvement. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.

NJOY LLC manufactures and distributes electronic cigarettes. Its products include kings, express starter kits, cartridge refills and onejoy disposable ecigs. The company offers a variety of rechargeable and non-rechargeable electronic cigarette products made for adult smokers. It provides nicotine and rich tobacco and menthol flavor without smoke or odor. NJOY was founded by Mark H. Weiss and Craig Weiss in 2006 and is headquartered in Scottsdale, AZ.

Contrarian Capital Management LLC (Contrarian) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut. The firm was founded in 1995 by Jon Bauer, Janice Stanton and Gil Tenzer. Contrarian provides advisory services on a discretionary basis to institutional investors and pooled investment vehicles.

Targus Cayman Holdco Ltd. designs, develops, and sells products for the mobile worker, including laptop cases, docking stations and accessories for mobile electronic devices. The company is headquartered in Anaheim, CA.

UBS Investment Bank provides investment banking and securities brokerage services. Its clients include institutional and corporate clients, intermediaries, governments, and hedge funds. The firm also provides merger and acquisition advisory, private placement, investment research, foreign exchange, equity, and leverage finance advisory services. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

AURA Network Systems, Inc. engages in the provision of air-to-ground wireless communications network services. The company was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Reston, VA.

Thryv, Inc. engages in the provision of technology, software and integrated tools for small business owners. Its offers solutions such as internet directories, real yellow pages, online display and social media, search engine optimization, search engine marketing, and online listings management. It operates through the following brands: Superpages.com, DexKnows.com, Yellowpages.com, Superpages mobile, and The Real Yellow Pages. The company is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

The Trump Organization, Inc. provides real estate development services. The company was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Part of Marlin Holding Ltd. (Hong Kong), Anuvu Operations LLC is a leading provider of high-speed connectivity and media solutions for worldwide mobility including airlines, cruise lines, and mission-critical maritime, energy and government applications. The company is based in Santa Ana, CA. Marks. Anuvu Operations serves consumers beyond the reach of normal telecom and cable providers, bringing a digital world of connected entertainment to the aviation, maritime, enterprise and government markets. Through its intelligent leadership, investment in innovation and comprehensive product suite, it commands an envious position as an open platform single-source provider and blended solution partner. Eagle connects thousands of aircraft, ships and enterprise sites across the globe, combining a complete entertainment streaming solution. Eagle's open-architecture and multi-platform satellite network provides unique scalability, coverage, reliability and future compatibility. Eagle's content solutions distribute, localize, and broadcast both traditional and native-digital content for airline and cruise markets with embedded customer advertising and analytics. The CEO of the company is Joshua B.

Kohlberg & Co. LLC (Kohlberg & Co) is a private equity firm founded in 1987 by James Andrew Kohlberg and Jerome S. Kohlberg. The firm is headquartered in Mount Kisco, New York.

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

RBC Capital Markets LLC (Investment Management) (RBC-IM) is the asset management division of RBC Capital Markets LLC, a broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of RBC USA Holdco Corp., ultimately held by Royal Bank of Canada (NYSE, TSE: RY) in Canada. RBC-IM provides advisory services to individuals, foundations, endowments, employee benefit plans, trusts and estates, educational institutions, corporations, businesses, government entities and other entities.

Centerview Partners LLC is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Robert Pruzan in 2006 and is a subsidiary of Centerview Partners Advisory Holdings LLC. Centerview Partners provides brokerage services to companies, institutions and governments.

EisnerAmper LLP engages in the provision of audit, accounting, advisory and tax services. Its services include audit and assurance, outsource finance and accounting, private business accounting, royalty audit and contract compliance, SOC services, bankruptcy and restructuring, and benchmarking services. The company was founded by Theodore Levine, Dick Eisner and Mitch Aigen in 1963 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.

Nelson Education Ltd. operates as an educational publisher that provides innovative products and solutions for learners of all ages. It serves higher education, professional learning and business, and industry and government markets. The company is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.