Eric Pickens

Venture Architects LLC operates as a business development company for private companies and non-profit organizations. It offers business strategy and planning services that focuses on early and growth-stage companies. The firm provides business plan development and inspection, financial projection, investor presentations, executive summaries, due diligence, competitive landscape analysis, interim project management, bookkeeping, logo and collateral materials, capital raising and valuation, and exit readiness assessment services. The company was founded in March 1998 by Melissa E. Krinzman and is headquartered in New York, NY.

TCC International Holdings Ltd. manufactures, distributes, imports and exports of cement, clinker, slag powder and concrete products. It also engages in the production of ready-mixed concrete. The company operates through three segments, which include Import, Distribution and Handling of Cement; Manufacture and Distribution of Cement, Clinker and Slag Powder, and Investment Holding segments. The Import, Distribution and Handling of Cement segment is engaged in the imports, distribution and handling of cement in Hong Kong. The Manufacture and Distribution of Cement, Clinker and Slag Powder segment involves in the manufacturing and distribution of cement, clinker and slag powder in the China. The Investment Holding segment invests in listed and unlisted equity securities. TCC International Holdings was founded in July 1997 and is headquartered in Hong Kong.

Weitzman Management Corp. provides commercial real estate and brokerage services, which includes property management, accounting, development and renovation services. It oversees a portfolio of retail shopping centers in the Austin, Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston and San Antonio metropolitan areas. The company was founded by Herbert D. Weitzman in 1989 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

AllianceBernstein LP (AB) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. Founded in 2000, the firm is owned by Equitable Financial Life Insurance Co., ultimately held by Equitable Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: EQH). AB provides investment advice to investment companies, pension and profit-sharing plans, banks and thrift institutions, trusts, estates, government agencies, charitable organizations, individuals, corporations and other business entities.

Solomon Brothers Holding Co., Inc. provides non-banking financial services. The private company is based in New York, NY.

Founded in 2006 by Gregory S. Geiling, Christie Street Capital Management LP is a hedge fund manager located in New York City

Founded in 2002 by Samer Nsouli, Lyford Group International Ltd. is a hedge fund manager located in New York City. They manage the Lyford Fund Ltd., the Lyford Capital Group LP and the Lyford Access Fund LLC. The firm's global investor base includes family offices, high net-worth individuals, private banks and funds of funds.