Michael Barone

Based in Cary, North Carolina, Akela Capital LLC is a hedge fund firm.

The Bank of New York is an investment management division of the Bank of New York Mellon (NYSE: BK)

Silverback Asset Management LLC (Silverback) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The firm was founded by Elliot Bossen in 2002. Silverback offers investment solutions for qualified institutional investors which includes pension funds, endowments, insurance companies, fund of funds, family offices and others.

DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. (DIMA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of DWS USA Corp., ultimately held by Deutsche Bank AG (ETR: DBK) in Germany. The firm was founded in 1984 and formerly known as Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. In 2018, they changed their name into DWS as part of the rebranding of Deutsche Asset Management. DIMA provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to various institutional clients. They also provide investment advisory services for its municipal bond strategies through wrap fee programs.

KDI Capital Partners LLC (KDI) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina. It was founded in 1996 as Maynard Capital Partners LLC and changed its name to KDI Capital Partners LLC in 2007 to highlight the firm’s core operating principles of knowledge, discipline and integrity. The firm was acquired by Curi Capital LLC in 2021. KDI provides discretionary management services to privately placed investment funds, which are organized as domestic limited partnerships. It also provides discretionary portfolio management services to separately managed accounts clients. SMA accounts may include individuals, IRA/SEP IRA’s, other retirement plans, trusts, foundations, endowments, corporations, family offices, etc.