Adam Petrie

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.

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. (Broker) (CGMI-Broker) is the broker/dealer division of Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., an investment bank headquartered in New York City with additional offices across the US. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Citigroup Financial Products, Inc., ultimately held by Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C). CGMI-Broker covers all market capitalizations of the major global indices and provides macro and quantitative analysis of global markets and sector trends. Their core focus of the group is to help investing clients make informed decisions by providing value-added, independent, insightful analysis.

Envisage Technologies LLC engages in the development of public safety software solutions for training and compliance ecosystems for law enforcement, public safety and military professionals. Its products include FirstForward and Acadis Readiness Suite. The company was founded by Ari Vidali in 2001 and is headquartered in Bloomington, IN.

Zemanta, Inc. provides a content creation and discovery platform. The firm offers a content ad demand side platform that enables marketers to programmatically buy native content ads on native ad platforms. Its products include Native-content distribution, video advertising, conversion marketing, and mobile app advertising. The company was founded by Andraž Tori and Boštjan Špetic in 2007 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

ZipList, Inc. provides mobile and online shopping services. It offers grocery deals, recipe box, activation advertising campaigns, partner tools, and other related services. The company was founded by Allen B. Geoffrey, Steven Lee Geyer, and Timothy Ramsey on December 1, 2008 and is headquartered in Reston, VA.

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

General Catalyst LLC (General Catalyst) is a venture capital firm founded in 2000 by Joel Cutler, David Fialkow, Bill Fitzgerald, David Orfao and John Simon. The firm is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Moody's Investors Service, Inc. is a credit rating and investment research firm headquartered in New York City. They are a subsidiary of Moody's Corp. (NYSE: MCO). The firm performs international financial research and analysis on commercial and government entities and provides a variety of analytic tools for assessing credit risk. Their clients include creditors, investment banks and commercial banks.

Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc. (Broker) (Baird-Broker) is the broker-dealer division of Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc., an investment bank and financial services company headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The firm was founded in 1919 and is ultimately owned by Baird Financial Group, Inc. Baird-Broker offers a full suite of comprehensive trading services for institutional clients.

Sidoti & Co. LLC (S&C) is a registered broker and equity research firm headquartered in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Sidoti Holding Co. LLC and was founded in 1999. S&C provides research exclusively to institutional investors. The firm covers the following sectors: housing, retail, basic industries, technology, business services, capital goods, automotive, computer software, regional banking, telecommunications, entertainment, healthcare and consumer products. Their analysts conduct their own due diligence which includes visiting companies and meeting with operating and financial management. In addition, the firm's analysts focus on fundamentals, particularly cash flow from operations and EPS.

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.

Real Mex Restaurants, Inc. owns and operates a chain of restaurants. It manufactures and distributes Mexican food products to service restaurants, casual dining, retail, and foodservice channels. The company was founded in 1954 and is headquartered in Cypress, CA.

Z Capital Group LLC (Private Equity) is an independent private equity firm founded in 2006 by James J. Zenni. The firm is headquartered in New York.

The American College of Preventive Medicine operates as a professional medical society for individuals in research and academia. The non-profit company is based in Washington.

Brothers of Mercy Nursing Home Co., Inc. operates as a nursing home and rehabilitation center.

CSFC Management Co LLC (CapitalSpring) is a private equity firm founded in 2005 by Richard Fitzgerald and Christopher Unrath. The firm is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee.

Launch New York Inc (Launch New York) is a venture capital firm founded in 2012. The firm is headquartered in Buffalo, New York.

U.S. Energy Development Corp. engages in the production and distribution of oil and gas. It specializes in direct/alternative investments, project management, drilling and acquisitions. The company was founded by Joseph Matthew Jayson in 1980 and is headquartered in Arlington, TX.

Sherpaa Health, Inc. provides healthcare services. The company offers a service that gives personalized information and advice; and routes users to the professional they need to see in person. It guides answer health and health insurance questions, refill short-term prescriptions, diagnose and treat certain medical conditions, connect users with specialists, help users in finding best prices on medications, help users in understanding their health, and tell users about helpful new tools and apps to optimize their health. The company was founded by Jay Parkinson and Cheryl Swirnow on February 1, 2012 and is headquartered in Brooklyn, NY.

Small Door, Inc. engages in the provision of veterinary services. It offers pet care services. The company was founded by Joshua Guttman and Florent Peyre in July 2017 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Yellow Cab SLS Jet Management Corp. provides taxi services. The private company is based in Long Island City, NY.

Techniks LLC manufactures and wholesales cutting tools, holders and other accessories. It offers tool holding, cutting tools, boring tooling, CNC router tooling, magnetic workholding, magnetic material handling and small parts batch deburring. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Indianapolis, IN.

Premier Thermal Solutions LLC provides commercial metal processing services. It offers sawing, trucking, and ferritic nitrocarburizing. The company was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Lansing, MI.

Encoded Therapeutics, Inc. operates as a biotechnology company that engages in the development of precision medicines and therapy for genetic disorders. It focuses on viral gene therapies. The company was founded by Kartik Ramamoorthi and Stephanie Tagliatela and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

SB Investment Advisers (UK) Ltd. is a Private Equity firm, a subsidiary of SoftBank Group Corp. founded in 2016 by Masayoshi Son. SB Investment Advisers (UK) Ltd. is headquartered in London, UK.

SignalFire Management Services LLC (Signalfire) is a venture capital firm founded in 2013 by Christopher W. Farmer and Ilya Kirnos. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Variant Bio, Inc. is a biotechnology company, which engages in the development of new generation of therapeutics. It focuses on traits of medical relevance and using genomics. The company was founded by Akhila Kosaraju, Kaja Wasik, and Stephane Castel in 2018 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Improbable Worlds Ltd. is a holding company engages in development of simulated environments for gaming, defense, and health applications. It specializes in building simulated worlds that allow developers to create and operate 3D events in real time at a large scale. The company was founded by Herman Narula, Peter Lipka and Rob Whitehead in 2012 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.