Ken Szal

JPMorgan Investment Management, Inc. (JPMIM) is a global, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2000 as the result of Chase Manhattan's purchase of Robert Fleming Holdings and the subsequent merger of Chase and JPMorgan. In January 2010, JPMorgan Investment Advisors merged into JP Morgan Investment Management. JPMIM is a subsidiary of JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM). The firm primarily provides investment advisory services to both US and non-US institutional and retail clients.

HSBC Global Asset Management (USA), Inc. (AMUS) is the US-based wholly-owned investment advisory and fund management subsidiary of HSBC USA, Inc., and is indirectly owned by HSBC Holdings Plc (LON: HSBA, NYSE: HBC) in Great Britain. The firm was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in New York City. AMUS provides discretionary and non-discretionary advisory services to clients in several major markets and is a multi-product provider of investment and fund management services. For institutions, the firm provides active and tailored portfolio management on a global, regional, asset-class and country specific basis. They also serve as investment adviser to US registered investment companies. AMUS is a signatory to the UN-supported Principles of responsible Investment (UNPRI).

Wellington Management Co. LLP (WMC) is a registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1928 and is a subsidiary of Wellington Investment Advisors Holdings LLP, ultimately held by Wellington Management Group LLP. WMC offers investment management services for a fee to separate account clients and mutual funds sponsored by unaffiliated parties, as well as to investment vehicles that the firm sponsors.

Sun Life Capital Management (US) LLC (do-business-as SLC Management) is a SEC-registered investment adviser headquartered in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts. Founded in 1997, the firm is a subsidiary of Sun Life Investment Management US, Inc., ultimately owned by Sun Life Financial, Inc. (Sun Life Financial) (NYSE, TSE: SLF) in Canada. SLC Management provides investment advisory services to a variety of affiliated and unaffiliated global institutional clients.

Putnam Investment Management LLC (PIM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1971, the firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Putnam US Holdings I LLC and became an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE: BEN) in 2024. PIM provides investment advice across all asset classes to individuals and institutions worldwide through separately managed accounts and pooled investment funds.

Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. (KBW) is a full-service investment bank and broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF). KBW offers sales and trading in equities securities of financial services companies.

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.

Endeavour Capital Advisors, Inc. (Endeavour) is an independent registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut. The firm was founded in 1994 by Larry Austin and Mitch Katz. Endeavour provides advisory services on a discretionary basis to pooled investment vehicles intended for sophisticated investors and institutional investors.

Grimes & Co., Inc. (Grimes) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Westborough, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1985 by Timothy Grimes. Grimes provides investment advisory services to individuals, business entities, trusts, pension & profit sharing plans, estates, charitable organizations, and state or municipal government entities.

Fiduciary Trust International LLC (FTI) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Lincoln, Massachusetts. The firm was founded by Dr. Lisette Cooper in 1931 as Athena Capital Advisors LLC and rebranded as Fiduciary Trust International LLC in 2020. They are a subsidiary of Fiduciary International Holding, Inc., ultimately held by Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE: BEN). FTI provides highly customized portfolio management, research, and related wealth management services to high- and ultra-high-net worth individuals, families, and nonprofit institutions. The firm also provides advisory services to privately offered investment funds.

Axial Networks, Inc. provides an online marketplace for buyers and sellers of private companies. Its services include travel planning, personalized introductions, and customized growth strategies. The firm serves manufacturing, industrials, business services, healthcare, life sciences, materials, and retail. The company was founded by Peter Lehrman in 2010 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

SPC Financial, Inc. (SPC) is a registered independent investment advisor headquartered in Rockville, Maryland. The firm was founded by William Chatfield in 1970 as Suburban Planning Corp. SPC provides financial planning and portfolio management services for individual, corporate, institutional, ERISA funds, and charitable clients.

Yesware, Inc. provides mailing services for sales people. It is a free add-on for Gmail that helps users sell more effectively right from their inbox. The firm's Email Tracking notifies salespeople when prospects open their messages and click their links. The company was founded by Patrick Cashman Andrus, Matthew Bellows and Rajat Bhargava in 2010 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

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.

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.

Deloitte & Touche LLP engages in the provision of audit, advisory, financial advisory, tax, and consulting services. The company was founded on March 7, 1995 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Fordham University provides college and university. It offers undergraduate colleges and graduate & professional schools. The company was founded in 1841 and is headquartered in Bronx, NY.

Blue Owl GPSC Advisors LLC (Blue Owl GPSC Advisors) is a private equity subsidiary of Blue Owl Capital founded in 2011 by Jeffry Brown. The firm is headquartered in New York, New York.

Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary operates as hospital that provides patient care for disorders of the eye, ear, nose, throat, head and neck. It offers ophthalmology and otolaryngology research services and is a teaching partner of Harvard Medical School. The firm’s programs and services include anesthesiology, ophthalmology, otolaryngology, radiology, Coolidge Clinic laboratory and libraries. The company was founded in 1824 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Wittenberg Weiner Consulting LLC provides management consulting services. It offers strategy, program management, financial management, and studies and assessments services. The company was founded by Lauren Weiner in 2004 and is headquartered in Tampa, FL.

CLSA Americas LLC is a FINRA registered broker-dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2012 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of CLSA Americas Holdings, Inc., which is ultimately owned by CITIC Securities Co., Ltd. (SHA: 600030) in China. CLSA Americas offers a full suite of execution services throughout North America and Latin America.

Ellington Management Group LLC (Ellington) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Old Greenwich, Connecticut. The firm was founded in 1994 and is primarily owned by Michael Vranos indirectly through his ownership interest in Ellington’s majority owner, EMG Holdings LP. Ellington provides investment advice to pooled investment vehicles and institutional managed accounts.

Kennet Partners Ltd. is an Independent Private Equity/Venture Capital firm founded in 1997 by Michael S. Elias. Kennet Partners Ltd. is headquartered in London with additional office in Foster City.

Savant Growth LLC (Savant Growth) is a private equity firm founded in 2006 by Francesco Mantica, Eric Filipek and Javier Eduardo Rojas. The firm is headquartered in San Mateo, California.

Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors LP (Credit Investments) (Kayne Anderson Capital (Credit Investment) is a private equity subsidiary of Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors LP founded in 1984. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

Barclays Capital, Inc. is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1997 and is a subsidiary of Barclays Group US, Inc., ultimately owned by Barclays plc (LON: BARC) in Great Britain. Barclays Capital provides large corporate, government and institutional clients a full spectrum of prime brokerage services which includes equities and fixed income financing, OTC Clearing, Futures and Foreign Exchange Prime Brokerage and access to industry insights and analytics from their Strategic Consulting team.

Founded in 2003 by Benjamin Howe and Maria Lewis Kussmaul, America's Growth Capital LLC (ACG) is an emerging growth-focused, research, broker/dealer and investment banking firm headquartered in Boston. The firm is a subsidiary of America's Growth Capital Holdings LLC. They seek to identify small-cap opportunities and bring new investment opportunities to growth-oriented institutional and private equity investors. AGC completes investment banking transactions for emerging growth companies in the following industries: (1) technology including communications, data center, financial technology, information security, semiconductors and software (2) clean technology, (3) digital media/Internet and (4) business services. They have participated in transactions ranging in size from $6 million to $1 billion. These transactions have included buyouts, buy-side and sell-side advisory assignments, private placements, PIPEs, IPOs, follow-ons and fairness opinions. The firm's Capital Markets group provides analysis on leading emerging growth sectors with a focus on identifying dynamic changes and trends in their focus industries. They present ideas through: (1) white papers, which provide topical and industry-wide analysis by highlighting the leading small-cap public and private companies of influence (2) thought pieces, which illustrate the impact of current events such as legislation, market swings and (3) capital market updates which present comprehensive statistics and data on one or more product areas including IPOs, M&A, private placements, etc. that have an impact on the emerging growth universe. AGC maintains relationships across multiple pools of capital including institutional, private equity, venture capital, hedge fund, sovereign wealth and debt. They leverage those relationships to provide clients with the best sources of financing for their particular needs.

Saw Mill Capital LLC (Saw Mill Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 1997 by Howard D. Unger. The firm is headquartered in Briarcliff Manor, New York.

Boston Red Sox Baseball Club LP owns and operates a professional baseball franchise. The company is a member of the American League Eastern Division of the Major League Baseball (MLB). The company was founded in 1901 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Hovde Group LLC is a leading boutique investment bank that has been providing advisory services to the financial services sector for over 30 years. The private company offers a full suite of investment banking, capital markets, research, equity sales, and trading services to its clients, including institutional and retail investors, community and regional banks, and other financial companies located throughout the United States. The company is based in Inverness, IL, and has subsidiaries in the United States. Hovde Group consistently ranks among the bank sector's top M&A and capital markets advisory firms, is a leading market maker of community and regional bank stocks, and produces high-quality research from award-winning analysts. The American company was founded in 1987 by Steven Donald Hovde, who has been the CEO since then.

NextEra Energy Resources LLC develops, constructs and operates power plants. It offers wind, solar, fossil fuels, and nuclear power generation. Its services include energy marketing, specialized wind, retail market, and project development and construction. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Juno Beach, FL.

ATV Capital Management Inc. (ATV Capital Management) is a venture capital firm founded in 1979. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

SFW Capital Partners LP (SFW Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2007 by Thomas P. Salice, Roger C. Freeman, David Webb and Norman Wells. The firm Is headquartered in Rye, New York.

LongRange Capital LLC (LongRange Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2019 by Bob Berlin. The firm headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut.