Chris Davenport

Piper Sandler & Co. (Broker) (PSC-Broker) is the full-service brokerage division of Piper Sandler & Co., a financial service firm headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They are a subsidiary of Piper Sandler Companies (NYSE: PIPR). The firm was founded in 1969 and previously known as Piper Jaffray & Co. They became Piper Sandler & Co. when Piper Jaffray Companies and Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P. merged to become Piper Sandler Companies in 2020. PSC-Broker provides brokerage and investment banking services to financial institutions, corporations and other financial investors. Their core focus sectors are Agriculture, renewables & cannabis, Business services, Chemicals & Materials, Consumer, Diversified industrials & services, Energy, Financial services, financial sponsors, Healthcare, and Technology.

PAAMCO Prisma LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and fund of hedge funds manager headquartered in Newport Beach, California. The firm was founded in 2000 as Pacific Alternative Asset Management Co. LLC. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of PAAMCO Prisma Holdings LLC, a holding company owned by Pholdings LLC. PAAMCO Prisma provides investment management and advisory services to clients that are generally organized as Funds and to separately managed accounts established for institutional investors. With limited exception, interests in client vehicles are generally only available to institutional investors and certain high net-worth investors.

Franklin Advisers, Inc. is a mutual fund manager and registered investment advisor headquartered in San Mateo, California. The firm was founded in 1985 and is a subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE: BEN), a holding company that, together with its various subsidiaries is referred to as Franklin Templeton Investments. Franklin Advisers provides investment advisory and portfolio management services to US and non-US, registered open-end and closed-end funds and unregistered funds, as well as separate accounts.

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.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

University of Southern California is a private research university that mainly offers undergraduate, graduate & other higher education. The university was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Sam's West, Inc. operates a membership warehouse club. The firm offers jewelry, electronics, organic foods, choice meats, and beauty items. The company was founded by Sam Walton in 1983 and is headquartered in Bentonville, AR.

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.

Peking University provides post-secondary education services. It offers undergraduate and graduate courses. It provides courses such as basic and applied sciences, social sciences and the humanities, sciences of medicine, management, and education. The company was founded by JiaNai Sun in 1898 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.

Ernst & Young US LLP was engaged in providing accounting services. The company was headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

RBC Capital Markets LLC is a full-service brokerage and financial services firm headquartered in New York City. They are a direct subsidiary of RBC USA Holdco Corp. and a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada (TSE, NYSE: RY). Founded in 2010, the firm is comprised of 3 major business lines: the Private Client Group, the Fixed-Income Group and the Clearing and Execution Services Group. The Private Client Group serves individual investors, while the Fixed-Income Group provides services to institutions, municipalities and non-profit organizations. The Clearing and Execution Services Group is a provider of clearing and execution services to independent brokers/dealers throughout the US. RBC Capital Markets focuses on the following sectors: communications, media, consumer/retail, diversified industries, energy, financial institutions, forest products, healthcare, infrastructure finance, mining & metals, real estate, social infrastructure, technology and the US municipal markets.

Oaktree Capital Management LP (Oaktree) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded by Howard Marks, Bruce Karsh, and Sheldon Stone in 1995 as an LLC and was reorganized as an LP in 2007. They are a subsidiary of Oaktree Capital Management GP LLC, ultimately held by Brookfield Corp. (NYSE, TSX: BN) in Canada. Oaktree provides advisory services to clients with separately managed accounts and to private limited partnerships and other pooled investment vehicles for which either Oaktree or an affiliate acts as general partner and/or investment manager. The firm is a socially responsible investor and a signatory to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI).

Digital Roads, Inc. provides audio visual contract services. Its solution include digital signage, AV and it systems integration, unified communications, specialized systems and surveillance and access control. The company was founded in 1998 and headquartered in Golden, CO.

500 Startups Management Co LLC (500 Startups) is a venture capital firm founded in 2008 by Dave McClure and Christine Tsai. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

SL Technology (Holdings) Ltd. engages in manufacturing of press machine components. It focuses on the designing and manufacturing safety devices for protection of mechanical press machines. The firm’s press machines components include overload protectors, dual solenoid safety valves, lubricating system and quick die change system. The company was founded on January 23, 2018 and is headquartered in Guangdong, China.

MAGNiTT Ltd. provides data platform for investors, entrepreneurs and corporates. The company was founded by Philip Bahoshy in September 2015 and is headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Vertical Blue, Inc. operates as an event company. The private company is based in Los Angeles, CA.

Howden BC Compressors SA designs, manufactures, and services custom designed compressors. Its products include fans, heaters, compressors, blowers, and steam turbines. The company is headquartered in Nogent-sur-Oise, France.

Actuate Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, which engages in developing therapeutics which target cancers and neurodegenerative diseases. It offers treatment for cancer and inflammatory diseases. It focuses on developing elraglusib. The company was founded by Andrew P. Mazar on January 16, 2015 and is headquartered in Fort Worth, TX.

Continent Pharmaceutical Inc. operates as orphan drug company. It develops, manufactures and distributes pharmaceutical products for the treatment of organ fibrosis and other orphan diseases. Its products includes ETUARY and generic drugs. The company was founded on July 3, 2002 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.

Kairos Venture Investments LLC (Kairos Venture) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Jim Demetriades. The firm is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California.

Chongqing Weiqiao Financial Factoring Co., Ltd. provides financing, refactoring, customer credit investigation and evaluation services. It also provides payment settlement, management and collection of account receivable; transfer and underwriting of financial accounts receivable assets services. The company was founded on November 22, 2016 and is headquartered in Chongqing, China.

Beijing Continent Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. is a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company committed to the research, development and commercialization of innovative drugs for organ fibrosis for two decades. The firm focuses on idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (“IPF”) and have gradually broadened therapeutic field and research & development efforts to other areas of organ fibrosis. The company flagship product ETUARY (pirfenidone capsule) was approved in China in 2011 and is among the first three approved drugs for IPF worldwide. The firm has developed a pipeline of additional four innovative drug candidates, and amassed eight-years’ experience of successful commercialization. The company was founded in July 2002 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.