Katherine S. Morrison

Advent International LP (Advent) is an independent private equity firm founded in 1984 by Henry H. Haight. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Allied Capital Corp, a business development company, invests in private middle market companies located in the US. The fund target companies across a broad range of sectors with an EBITDA of $5 - $150 million. It provides debt and equity financing for buyout transactions and also makes minority equity co-investments. It also invests in private equity and debt funds.

Massachusetts Financial Services Co., do-business-as MFS Investment Management (MFS), is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1924 and is a subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (US) Financial Services Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by Sun Life Financial, Inc. (TSE, NYSE: SLF) in Canada. The firm provides investment advisory and sub-advisory services to a range of institutional clients and pooled investment vehicles. MFS is a responsible investor and signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI).

Tiger Management LLC is an independent hedge fund manager founded by Julian Robertson in 1980. Headquartered in New York City, the firm manages Mr. Robertson's personal assets.

Carnegie Mellon University is an American school that operates as a college or university. It is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Founded in 1999, Credit Suisse Asset Management LLC (CSAM) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse Group AG (NYSE: CS), a publicly owned foreign bank holding company based in Switzerland.

Howland Capital Management LLC (Howland Capital) is an independent, SEC-registered investment adviser and wealth management firm headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1967 as Blackstone Management Corporation. Their name was changed to Howland Capital Management, Inc. in 1994. The firm was restructured under the same ownership and management in 2012 and is now known as Howland Capital Management LLC. Howland Capital provides personalized, confidential investment management to various types of clients.

Invesco Advisers, Inc. is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. They are a subsidiary of Invesco Group Services, Inc., ultimately held by Invesco Ltd. (NYSE: IVZ). The firm was founded in 1986 and previously known as Invesco Institutional NA, Inc. until April 2010 when Invesco Ltd. consolidated the businesses of their US investment advisors (Invesco AIM Advisors, Inc., Invesco AIM Capital Management, Inc., Invesco AIM Private Asset Management, Inc. and Invesco Global Asset Management NA, Inc.) under the name Invesco Advisers, Inc. They provide discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to individuals, institutional and high net-worth clients through separate accounts, wrap fee programs and US registered investment companies and other Commingled Funds.

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.

Founded in 1994, Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. is a broker/dealer located in Boston. The firm is a subsidiary of Eaton Vance Corp. (NYSE: EV).

US Patent & Trademark Office provides patent and trade marks services. It advises the president of the United States, the secretary of commerce, and U.S. government agencies on intellectual property (IP) policy, protection, and enforcement; and promotes IP protection. The company is headquartered in Alexandria, VA.

Harber Asset Management LLC (Harber) is an independent investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Monica Graham in 1994 and do-business-as Graham Partners. Harber provides discretionary investment management services to private investment funds, the investors in which are generally high net worth individuals, institutional investors, fund-of-funds, and family offices.

Ares Management Corp (Ares Management) is a private equity firm, a subsidiary of Ares Capital Management LLC founded in 1997 by Michael J Arougheti. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

Carousel Capital Management Co LP (Carousel Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 1996 by Erskine Bowles and Nelson Schwab. The firm is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Tiger Foundation supports non-profit organizations to break the cycle of poverty. It invests in four funding portfolios like education, employment, youth and families and criminal justice. The company was founded by Julian H. Robertson, Jr. in 1989 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA provides commercial banking services. It offers investment banking, merchant services, and institutional asset management services. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Part of Uwharrie Capital Corp., Uwharrie Bank is a financial institution that offers various banking services such as savings accounts, business checking accounts, and merchant services. Uwharrie Bank is located in Albemarle, NC, and is committed to making a difference in people's lives by providing independent investment advice, financial planning, insurance underwriting, and investment portfolio management. The bank is also part of the SBA's Preferred Lenders Program and provides low-interest financing to qualified businesses. The CEO of the company is Roger L. Dick.

SDR Ventures, Inc. provides investment banking advisory services. Its services include sell-side and buy-side advisory, capital formulation and strategic consulting. The firm serves manufacturing, healthcare, technology and distribution and logistics customers. The company was founded in January 2002 and is headquartered in Greenwood Village, CO.

Stanly Funeral Home, Inc. provides funeral services. It offers traditional funerals, pre-planning, and carry a wide selection of caskets, vaults, urns and burial containers. The company was founded in 1902 and is headquartered in Albemarle, NC.

John P. Murray Community Care Clinic is a non-profit organization provides care to low income, uninsured adults in Stanly County. The company was founded in July 1998 and is headquartered in Albemarle, NC.

Easterly Investment Partners LLC (Easterly) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Beverly, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 2018 as Levin Easterly Partners LLC. They are a wholly owned subsidiary of LE Partners Holdings LLC, ultimately held by Easterly Asset Management LP. Easterly provides investment advice to (1) Separately Managed Accounts, Registered Funds and Sub-Advised Funds on a discretionary basis and (2) Model Portfolios on a non-discretionary basis. The firm’s separately managed accounts include corporations, pension plans (both US and foreign), large institutional accounts, endowments, foundations, high net worth individuals, and trusts.