William Pearson

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.

Stephens, Inc. is a full-service investment bank and brokerage firm headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas. The firm was founded in 1933 and is a subsidiary of Susi Holdings, Inc., which is owned by Stephens Financial Services LLC. Stephens provides comprehensive securities sales and trading services, including customized solutions for clients in North America and abroad.

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.

Velocity Commercial Capital LLC engages in the provision of investment property loans for residential, multi-family, mixed-use and small commercial properties. Its mortgage programs include FlexPerm Loan, ARV Pro Loan, Credit QuickFix Loan, Fast50 Loan, and Foreign Investor Loan. The company was founded by Jeffrey T. Taylor and Christopher D. Farrar in June 2004 and is headquartered in Westlake Village, CA.

Founded in 1984, Noble Financial Capital Markets is a broker/dealer headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida. The firm is a subsidiary of Noble Financial Group, Inc. Noble Financial Capital Markets' sales & trading team provides strategic insight and reliable solutions to nearly 500 of the dominant small-cap money managers in North America. They are members FINRA, SIPC and MSRB. Noble Financial Capital Markets offers a full array of investment services with a particular focus on under-followed, undervalued, out-of-favor small-cap emerging growth companies. Their research coverage universe includes healthcare, business services & software, defense/defense technology, energy, enterprise hardware, and media & entertainment.

Kraton Polymers LLC produces styrenic block copolymers. The company is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Service Champ, Inc. provides parts and equipment to the quick lube industry. It also distributes oil filters, air filters, wiper blades, gaskets, drain plugs and other parts and equipment. The company was founded by Fred Berman and Marc Berman in 1984 and is headquartered in Chalfont, PA.

Ideal Tridon Holdings, Inc. engages in the provision of clamp and fitting products. The company was founded on October 12, 2011 and is headquartered in DE.

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.

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.

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.

Cowboy Parent LLC is a company that engages in manufacturing activities. The company is based in New York, NY.

Blackhawk Industrial Distribution, Inc. engages in the manufacture and sale of industrial products and equipment. The firm also offers custom tool fabrication, tool reconditioning, inventory management, procurement, packaging services, product sourcing, and technical innovation services. The company was founded by William Scheller in 2010 and is headquartered in Broken Arrow, OK.

Brook & Whittle Ltd. provides printing and packing products. It engages in the design and manufacture of packaging solutions for the food and beverage, household, and personal care products industries. The firm’s capabilities include flexography, rotogravure, shrink labeling, and digital printing. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Guilford, CT.

Teasdale Foods, Inc. provides canned food products. It offers hominy, bean, sauce, and aunt penny's products. The company was founded in 1930 and is headquartered in Atwater, CA.

DecoPac, Inc. supplies and markets cake decorating products. It supplies cake decorations to cake decorators and bakeries in the world. The company was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in Anoka, MN.

LTI Boyd, Inc. (dba Boyd Corp.) manufactures precision-engineered products. It manufactures and supplies custom engineered components for large, multinational OEMs across various end markets, including the heavy truck, recreational vehicle, enterprise electronics, agriculture and construction equipment, aerospace and consumer electronics industries. The firm offers transportation products that include gaskets and seals, custom extrusions and moldings, hoses, metal stamping and fabrication, window and baffle assemblies, aviation insulation and bonding systems. The company was founded in July 2011 and is headquartered in Modesto, CA.

Molded Devices, Inc. manufactures dip molded, dip coated and injection molded parts. Its process offerings include plastic dip molding, dip coating, rubber dip molding, custom plastic injection molding, powder coating, rapid prototyping and value added services including decorating and assembly. The firm offers proprietary products including protective, masking, and sealing devices such as caps, plugs, grips, bus bar boots and covers and also offer several dip molded medical devices, such as medical balloons. The company was founded by Brian Patrick Anderson in August 1963 and is headquartered in Tempe, AZ.

EnviroFinance Group LLC operates as a land development company that acquires, remediates and repositions environmentally impaired real estate. It combines capital resources, regulatory and technical know-how, risk management, land planning and development expertise to promote socially responsible, sustainable land reuse. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

Amarok LLC provides solutions for security needs. The firm's solutions encompass physical deterrent, shock deterrent, and alarm deterrent. It products options include virtual system access, key fobs, traffic lights, access integration, internal intrusion options, day and night system, haloes, forty-five degree lay-down fences, rooftop and wall fencing, and ground loop rings. The company was founded in 1973 by Bill Mullis and is headquartered in Columbia, SC.

SPP Management Services LLC (Summit Park) is a private equity firm founded in 2006 by Robert G Calton and James L Johnson. The firm is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Founded in 1958, Merrill Lynch Piece Fenner & Smith, Inc. is an SEC registered broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of BAC North America Holding Co. and their ultimate parent is Bank of America Corp. (NYSE BAC).

FeraDyne Outdoors LLC designs, manufactures and sells outdoors archery and hunting product brands for the bow-hunting and bow-fishing industries. Its products are sold under the Rage, Muzzy, Nockturnal and Tru-Fire brands. The company is headquartered in Superior, WI.

Kele, Inc. supplies building automation products and services. The firm offers automated products for commercial input and output systems. Its products include transmitters, sensors, switches, gauges, transformers, actuators, relays, and transducers. The company was founded by Roger Johnson and Ronnie Randall in 1983 and is headquartered in Memphis, TN.

AI Fire LLC provides fire and life safety services. It inspects, services, designs, and installs fire protection and life safety systems. The company was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Long Beach, CA.

New Directions Aromatics, Inc. supplies unadulterated, therapeutic-grade essential oils and raw materials. Its products include soaps, cosmetic bases, candle waxes, fragrant oils, vegetable oils, butters, botanical extracts, clays, muds, and mineral salts. The company was founded by Alex Thomas in 1999 and is headquartered in Mississauga, Canada.

Isaac Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc. is a company that provides heating and air conditioning products, plumbing, and electrical services to the community in Upstate New York. The company is based in Rochester, NY and was founded in 1945. The company has certified technicians and offer 24/7 service. With over 75 years of experience, they are experts in home comfort. The CEO is Ray Isaac.

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.

Boyd Corp. GmbH specializes in advanced sealing, thermal management, and protection solutions. The firm?s products include bonding and adhesive systems, custom extrusions, custom hoses, custom moldings, gaskets and seals, heat exchangers, heat sinks, liquid cooling, thermal interface materials, two phase cooling, surface protection, aircraft insulation, display components, electrical insulation, and stamped dampers. It offers Aavid Genie, Aavid SmartCFD, design engineering, manufacturing capabilities, prototyping, as well as testing and validation services. The company was founded in 1928 and is headquartered in Syke, Germany.

Ideal Clamp Products, Inc. designs and manufactures stainless steel worm gear clamp products. It offers hevay duty, spring clamps, no-hub couplings, and merchandising packaging and accessories. The firm serves automotive, marine, plumbing, government and military, truck and engine, heavy equipment, and telecommunications markets. The company was founded by Philip Rauch in 1913 and is headquartered in Smyrna, TN.

Brookwood Associates LLC provides investment banking services for middle-market companies. It offers a comprehensive range of investment banking services to middle-market companies that include buyer and seller services, private capital services, financial restructuring and advisory services. The company was founded by Robert S. Winborne in 1989 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

BMO Capital Markets Corp. (Broker) is the broker/dealer division of BMO Capital Markets Corp., a full-service North American financial services provider headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a subsidiary of BMO Financial Corp., which is owned by Bank of Montreal (NYSE, TSX: BMO) in Canada. BMO Capital Markets offers corporate, institutional and government clients access to a variety of products and services including equity and debt underwriting, corporate lending and project financing, merger and acquisitions advisory services, merchant banking, securitization, treasury and market risk management, debt and equity research and institutional sales and trading.

PROTOTEK Holdings LLC engages in the manufacture of precision sheet metal fabrication products. It offers cutting and engraving, plastic and composite fabrication, machining, quality assurance, assembly, and finishing services. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Contoocook, NH.

Winchester Interconnect Corp. designs and manufactures electronic connector products. Its provides connectors, hermetics, cables, fiber components, microwave absorber material, sensors, and trainline junction boxes. The company was founded on May 22, 2006 and is headquartered in Norwalk, CT.

Trademark Cosmetics, Inc. is a company that specializes in custom formulations for cosmetics. The company is based in Riverside, CA and was founded in 1994 by David Ryngler. The company offers laboratory services, filling machines, warehouse storage, and shipping. Kristopher L. Dover has been the CEO of the company since 2023.

Chi-Rho Financial LLC is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The firm was founded in 2000 by Joseph “Joe” Hurley, IV. Chi-Rho Financial offers hedge fund solutions, comprehensive portfolio management, and additional advisory services to a wide range of accredited investors, advisors, and institutions.

HCTec Partners LLC provides healthcare IT, health information management and staffing solutions. It offers electronic health record implementation, build, optimization and support, Go-Live management and support, clinical transformation, revenue cycle systems, EHR training, data solutions, HIM and coding, and finance and accounting services. The company was founded by William Bartholomew in 2010 and is headquartered in Franklin, TN.