James M. Learish

Janus Henderson Investors US LLC (JHIUS) is a registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Denver, Colorado. The firm was founded in 1969 and formerly known as Janus Capital Management LLC. They are a subsidiary of Janus Henderson US (Holdings) Inc., which is owned by Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE: JHG, LON: 0RPW) in Great Britain. JHIUS provides investment management services, as an investment adviser or sub-adviser, to pooled investment vehicles.

Lazard Freres & Co. LLC provides corporate advisory, capital market, and asset management services. The company was founded on April 13, 1992 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

American Century Investment Management, Inc. (ACIM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri. The firm was founded by James E. Stowers, Jr. in 1958 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of American Century Cos., Inc. ACIM provides portfolio management services to financial advisors, individual investors and institutional clients.

Amalgamated Gadget LP (does business as Q Investments) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. The firm was founded by Geoffrey Raynor in 1995 and is a subsidiary of Acme Widget LP. They provide investment advice on a discretionary basis to private investment vehicles that are part of the Q Investments family of funds.

Genzyme Corp. engages in development and manufacture of specialty therapeutic, surgical and diagnostic product. It serves in the areas of rare genetic diseases, multiple sclerosis, cardiovascular diseases and endocrinology. The company was founded on June 8, 1981 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

WRA Investments LLC is an independent hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2003 by William R. Araskog. They provide discretionary investment management services to high net-worth clients.

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.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.

Kohlberg & Co. LLC (Kohlberg & Co) is a private equity firm founded in 1987 by James Andrew Kohlberg and Jerome S. Kohlberg. The firm is headquartered in Mount Kisco, New York.

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA (Investment Management) (JPMC-IM) is the investment management division of JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA, ultimately held by JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM), a global financial services firm. Headquartered in New York City, JPMC-IM provides asset management services for corporations, institutional investors, hedge funds, governments, healthcare organizations, educational institutions and affluent individuals.

Victaulic Co. manufactures mechanical pipe joining systems. The firm’s services include customer training, applications engineering, virtual design and construction and custom castings. It also offers pipe joining, fittings, flow control, equipment modules and tools. The company was founded by Ernest Tribe and Henry Hele-Shaw in 1919 and is headquartered in Easton, PA.

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP provides legal advisory services. Its practice areas include mergers and acquisitions, finance, litigation, corporate finance, insurance, tax, labor and employment, political law, private equity, corporate, antitrust, white collar crime, international, regulatory, and legislation. The company was founded by Marshall Skadden, John Slate, and Les Arps in 1948 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

Connectivity Capital Partners LLC (Connectivity Capital) venture capital is firm founded in 2012 by Joyce Fensterstock and Jaahred Thomas. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Aperture Venture Capital (Aperture Venture) is a venture capital firm founded in 2020 by William Crowder and Garnet Heraman. The firm is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with additional offices in New York, Los Angels and Orange County.

Sound Point Luna LLC (SPL) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Andrew Feldstein and Stephen Siderow in 2003 and formerly known as BlueMountain Capital Management LLC and as Assured Investment Management LLC. In 2023, Sound Point Capital Management LP acquired the firm from Assured Guaranty Ltd. (NYSE: AGO). SPL provides investment advisory services to pooled investment vehicles that operate as private investment funds and collateralized loan obligations (CLOs).

Mercer Management Consulting, Inc. provides management consulting services. The company offers business design innovation, brand strategy, operational excellence, transformation, and portfolio strategy services. The firm was founded in 1990 and is located in New York, NY.

Grand-Jean Capital Management, Inc. (GJCM) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded by Steven Grand-Jean in 1990. GJCM provides equity portfolio management primarily to individuals.

Cornerstone Research, Inc. provides testimony, economic and financial analysis to attorneys. Its services include consulting to attorneys, developing case strategies, supporting expert witness, conducting research and analysis, consulting on internal and regulatory inquiries, consulting in motion practice and preparing for deposition and trail. The company was founded by James K. Malernee Jr. and Cynthia L. Zollinger in May 1989 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

The New York Public Library engages in the provision of library services. It uses its available resources in a program of collecting, cataloging, and conserving books and other materials, and providing ready access directly to individual library users and to users elsewhere through cooperating libraries and library networks. The company was founded in 1895 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Able Brands Co. is a blank check company, which engages in seeking a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities. The company was founded on February 25, 2021 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Cascade Drilling LP provides environmental drilling and remediation services. It offers drilling services for environmental, geotechnical, mining, and construction projects. The firm provides mining and exploration, direct push, chemical injection, subsurface profiling, vacuum truck hole clearing, and investigation waste management services. It serves private industries and public agencies, including mining and dam safety and military sectors, port facilities, airports, municipalities, corps of engineers, federal and state environmental agencies, retail facilities, refineries, and environmental and engineering companies. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Woodinville, WA.

Efficient Collaborative Retail Marketing Co. LLC provides business solutions to help buyers and manufacturers improve sales and reduce expenses. It hosts e­fficient program planning sessions to conduct category-specific events that consist of one-on-one planning sessions scheduled between manufacturers, buyers, and distributors to review new items, marketing initiatives, and strategic direction. The company was founded by Charlie Bowlus and Mitch Bowlus in 1994 and is headquartered in Solon, OH.

HCTec Partners LLC provides healthcare IT, health information management and staffing solutions. It offers electronic health record implementation, build, optimization and support, Go-Live management and support, clinical transformation, revenue cycle systems, EHR training, data solutions, HIM and coding, and finance and accounting services. The company was founded by William Bartholomew in 2010 and is headquartered in Franklin, TN.