Laura Adams

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.

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.

Founded in 1999, Credit Suisse Asset Management LLC (CSAM) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse Group AG (NYSE: CS), a publicly owned foreign bank holding company based in Switzerland.

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

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.

SAP America, Inc. provides enterprise application software solutions. Its products include SAP HANA platform, SAP Cloud platform, SAP Commerce Cloud, and SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central. Its offers innovation services and solutions; advisory services; implementation services; sloud services; and support services. The company was founded by Dietmar Hopp, Hasso Plattner, Claus Wellenreuther, Klaus Tschira, and Hans-Werner Hector on April 1, 1972 and is headquartered in Newtown Square, PA.

RCF Management LLC (RCF Management) is a private equity firm founded in 1998 by Henderson Gilbert Tuten and James and James Timothy McClements. The firm is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

Banca Comerciala Romana SA (Broker) (BCR-Broker) is the brokerage division of Banca Comerciala Romana SA, a financial group headquartered in Bucharest, Romania. The firm was founded in 1990 to take over the commercial business of the National Bank of Romania. It is part of the Erste Group Bank AG (VIE: EBS) since 2006. BCR-Broker provides wholesale and retail banking services to private individuals, government entities and corporations.

Millennium Partners LLC develops mixed-use properties which includes hotels, condominiums, entertainment and fitness facilities. The company was founded by Christopher M. Jeffries, Philip E. Aarons and Philip H. Lovett in 1991 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Global Factory, Inc. provides collaborative manufacturing execution systems. The firm's software gather, organize & analyze demand, production & quality data from various sources and monitor key indicators & execute business processes to control, manage & optimize distributed manufacturing operations. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services provides health care services. It offers behavioral and mental health services for all ages in Michigan and Iowa. The company was founded in 1910 and is headquartered in Grand Rapid, Michigan.

Part of BNP Paribas SA, BNP Paribas SA (Hong Kong Branch) is a banking and financing company based in Hong Kong, Hong Kong. The Chinese company provides banking, financing, and advisory services to local and overseas corporations, financial institutions, and institutional investors. The company was founded in 1862. Pak Hon Leung has been the CEO of the company since 2019.

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).

Vitech Systems Group, Inc. provides administration software to investment, insurance, and retirement organizations. It offers proprietary enterprise software, related implementation services, and ongoing support. The company was founded by Frank D. Vitiello in 1986 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Eze Castle Integration, Inc. engages in the provision of managed services and technology solutions to the investment management industry. It offers end user IT (information technology) support, infrastructure support, patch management, IT project management, digital transformation, and workforce transformation services. The company was founded by John Ralph Cahaly in 1995 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

The Hellenic American Bankers Association, Inc. is a business association. The non-profit company is based in New York, NY.

FF Venture Capital LLC (FF Venture Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 1999 by John Frankel. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Expandia as (Expandia) is an independent private equity firm headquartered in Prague, Czech Republic. The firm was founded in 1993.

Part of McKinsey & Co., Inc., McKinsey & Company Holdings Ltd. is a consulting firm that partners with leaders on strategy, innovating to net zero, leading with tech, and building capabilities for a sustainable, inclusive, growing future. The company is based in London, UK. The British company specializes in Consumer Packaged Goods and has conducted research, articles, and reports on the changes that matter most for the challenges and opportunities ahead. The company was founded in 2011 by Brian K. Stafford.

PricewaterhouseCoopers provides audit, assurance and crisis management services. The company was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Muscat, Oman.