Erik Prochnow

Cowen & Co. LLC is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Cowen Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by The Toronto-Dominion Bank (TSE: TD) in Canada. Cowen & Co. offers industry-focused investment banking for growth-oriented companies, domain knowledge-driven research and a sales and trading platform for institutional investors. Their institutional sales and trading business serves both equity and fixed-income clients. Sales and trading execution platform is structured around the following key verticals: (1) healthcare (2) technology, telecommunications and media (TMT) (3) REITs and financials (4) aerospace and defense (5) consumer and (6) alternative energy.

Raymond James & Associates, Inc. (RJA) is a registered broker-dealer headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Raymond James Financial, Inc. (NYSE: RJF), a diversified holding company. RJA offers a full array of capital markets services, strategic advice and planning for institutional investors.

Columbia Capital LLC (Columbia Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 1989 by Dave P. Mixer. The firm is headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia.

Highline Capital Management LP (Highline) is an independent hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Jacob W. Doft in 1995. Highline provides discretionary investment advisory services and serves as investment manager to certain collective investment vehicles.

Ares Management LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and global alternative investment manager headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded in 1997 by Merritt Hooper, John Kissick and Antony Ressler. They are a subsidiary of Ares Management Holdings LP and their ultimate parent is Ares Management Corp. (NYSE: ARES). Ares Management provides investment advice to various pooled investment vehicles, other separately managed accounts and other institutional clients.

JPMorgan Securities LLC (JPMS) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1985 and is a subsidiary of JPMorgan Broker-Dealer Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by JPMorgan Chase & Co., Inc. (NYSE: JPM). JPMS provides research on fixed income, credit, derivatives, emerging markets, foreign exchange, structured finance, technical analysis and bond indices. Their equity analysts cover equities throughout North America, EMEA, Asia/Pacific and the emerging markets. The firm's fixed income team formulates trading and portfolio recommendations for investors in global bonds and other fixed-income markets based on valuations, analytics and market dynamics.

Founded in 2004, TD Securities (USA) LLC is a broker/dealer located in New York City with additional offices in Toronto, Montreal, Calgary, Vancouver, London, Singapore, Tokyo and Sydney. The firm is a subsidiary of Toronto Dominion Holdings (USA), Inc. and their ultimate parent is Toronto-Dominion Bank (NYSE: TD). TD Securities (USA) provides a wide range of capital market products and services to corporate, government and institutional clients in five areas of finance including: investment banking, debt capital markets, institutional equities, foreign exchange and money markets. Their services include the underwriting and distribution of new debt and equity issues, providing advice on strategic acquisitions and divestitures and executing daily trading and investment needs. The equity group provides research coverage of media and communications, technology, financial services, oil and gas, mining and metals, industrial products, forest products, technology, utilities and power, real estate, biotechnology, consumer products and merchandising and quantitative analysis strategy. The fixed-income group provides a full range of underwriting sales and trading products for Canadian, U.S. and European debt issuers and investors.

Jefferies LLC is a global investment bank and institutional securities firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Jefferies Group LLC, ultimately held by Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF). Jefferies provides corporate clients with research and execution services in equity, fixed income, and foreign exchange markets, as well as a full range of investment banking services such as underwriting, mergers and acquisitions, restructuring and recapitalization, and other advisory services, with all businesses operating in the Americas, Europe and Asia.

Needham & Co. LLC (Needham) is a registered investment advisor and broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1985 and is a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of The Needham Group, Inc. Needham provides corporate and institutional clients with high quality research, corporate access, capital markets and trading execution services in both the public and private markets, with an emphasis on growth companies.

Palladium Equity Partners Advisor LLC is a Private Equity firm founded in 1997 by Marcos A. Rodriguez and Robert J. Lanigan. The firm is headquartered in New York.

BB&T Securities LLC, doing business as BB&T Capital Markets, is the broker/dealer subsidiary of BB&T Corp. (NYSE: BBT). The firm is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. They offer a full array of investment, trading and execution services to middle-market companies. BB&T Capital Markets' sales and trading arm is comprised of 2 groups: Debt Securities Sales & Trading and Equity Sales & Trading. The Debt Securities Sales & Trading group focuses on: (1) Government and agency securities (2) corporate bonds (3) municipal bonds (4) asset-backed securities (5) mortgage-backed securities (6) preferred securities and (7) money market desk (short-term securities including BB&T funding). The Equity Sales & Trading group focuses on: (1) institutional block execution services (2) institutional distribution of proprietary research (3) providing proprietary access to industry leading conferences and management teams (4) serving as a NASDAQ market maker for over 250 securities (5) stock buybacks including 10b-18 and 10b5-1 trading plans and (6) 144 stock sales, individual 10b5-1 trading plans (buy and sell) and employee cashless stock option programs. BB&T Capital Markets provides research coverage of the communications, defense and government services, energy, financial services, furnishings and consumer durables, healthcare, industrial services, retail/consumer durables and transportation services sectors.

Harbert Mezzanine Capital Group is a private equity firm headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama. The firm is a subsidiary of Harbert Management Corp

Deloitte Consulting LLP provides business consulting services. It offers services related to public finance, public sector management, health and social protection, information technology, financial sector, and trade and investment. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

The Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Inc. is an independent organization that focuses on restoring and protecting the Chesapeake Bay and its tributary rivers. It was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Annapolis, MD.

Mesh Ai Ltd. is a transformation consultancy that specializes in using data, machine learning, and artificial intelligence to accelerate business outcomes for enterprises. Mesh Ai is based in London, UK. The British company focuses on transforming organizations through people, process, and technology, making them data-rich and ready to unlock AI at scale. The company uses cutting-edge data transformation approaches, including data mesh, AI, and ML, to deliver speed, access, and scalability across products and services.

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.

Houlihan Lokey Capital, Inc. is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded in 1996 and they are a subsidiary of Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (NYSE: HLI). Houlihan Lokey Capital provides an array of trading and execution services for their clients. They also have the ability to serve as underwriter or bookrunner with respect to traditional debt and equity offerings, including leveraged loans and public offerings of debt, equity-linked, and equity securities.

IGP Industries LLC (IGP) is a private equity firm founded by Mike Beaumont, Gottfried Tittiger and Patrick Forster in 1997. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Purely Maple, Inc. produces and distributes beverages including maple water. The firm offers maple water under its Happy Tree brand. Its products include lemon, ginger and cold brew coffee. The company was founded by Ari Tolwin and Chaim Tolwin in 2014 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

J. H. Whitney Capital Partners LLC (JH Whitney) is a private equity subsidiary of J. H. Whitney & Co. LLC founded in 1946 by John Hay Whitney. The firm is headquartered in New Canaan, Connecticut.

Sentinel Capital Partners LLC (Sentinel Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1995 by David Lobel, John McCormack, and Frank Richardson. The firm is headquartered in New York.

NearForm Ltd. is an enterprise software development company based in Waterford, Ireland. NearForm specializes in application modernization using leading technologies, development practices, and delivery processes to create future-ready enterprise solutions. The Irish company offers a range of software services including digital product development, DevOps & platform engineering, data engineering & analytics. The company's blog provides insights and perspectives on design, software development, business, and technology. NearForm's client stories and case studies showcase their expertise in digital transformations, capability building, software development, and modernization. The company is known for providing enterprise software development and capability building for top development teams. NearForm creates software solutions that accelerate enterprise success and contribute to the development of their open-source community. The company was founded by Cian Ó Maidín and he has been the CEO since incorporation.

New Mountain Capital LLC (New Mountain Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 1999 by Steven Klinsky. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Part of McKinsey & Co., Inc., McKinsey & Company Holdings Ltd. is a consulting firm that partners with leaders on strategy, innovating to net zero, leading with tech, and building capabilities for a sustainable, inclusive, growing future. The company is based in London, UK. The British company specializes in Consumer Packaged Goods and has conducted research, articles, and reports on the changes that matter most for the challenges and opportunities ahead. The company was founded in 2011 by Brian K. Stafford.

Part of ACT Commodities Group BV, Green Project Technologies, Inc. is a SaaS climate and ESG data management platform. The company is based in New York, NY. Green Project Technologies offers three primary market segments: helping private equity firms track the emissions of their portfolio companies, enabling companies to track the emissions of their vendors and supply chain, and allowing eco-minded organizations to align their sustainability values with rigorous data reporting efforts. The company's mission is to decarbonize the private markets. Green Project Technologies was founded in 2020 by Samuel Stark, who has been the CEO since 2020. Green Project Technologies was acquired by ACT Commodities Group BV on April 17, 2023.

FarmTogether, Inc. invests in farmland. The company was founded by Artem Milinchuk and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Blue Collective LLC (Blue Collective) is a private equity and venture capital firm founded in 2010 by JJ Kasper and Brian K. Stafford. The firm is headquartered in Brooklyn, New York.

Part of GetYourGuide Deutschland GmbH, GetYourGuide AG is an online travelling platform. The company is based in Zurich, Switzerland. The Swiss company was founded in 2008 by Martin Sieber, Tobias Rein.

C.G.I. Group Ltd. operates as a holding company with interests in the manufacturing of fire resistant glass. The company is headquartered in Haydock, GB.

Bloomberg LP engages in the provision of business data, news, and financial information services. Its product include Bloomberg terminal, execution and order management, content and data, financial data management, and integration and distribution. The company was founded by Michael Rubens Bloomberg, Charles M. Zegar, Thomas F. Secunda, and Duncan L. MacMillan in 1981 and is headquartered in New York, NY.