Patrick M. Nipper

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Credit Suisse Securities USA) is the broker/dealer division of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, an investment banking company headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse (USA), Inc., ultimately owned by Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN) in Switzerland. Credit Suisse Securities USA offers a suite of equities, solutions and credit products and services which includes global securities sales, trading and execution, prime brokerage and comprehensive investment research. Their clients include financial institutions, corporations, governments, institutional investors, such as pension funds and hedge funds, and private individuals around the world.

Macquarie Investment Management Business Trust (MIMBT) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The firm was founded in 1988 and formerly known as Delaware Management Business Trust. They are a subsidiary of Delaware Investment Management Co. LLC, ultimately held by Macquarie Group Ltd. (ASX: MQG) in Australia. MIMBT advises a variety of institutional clients. The firm also provides investment services to certain affiliates and acts as a sub-advisor to unaffiliated sponsors and investment products.

The Vanguard Group, Inc. (VGI) is an independent registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Malvern, Pennsylvania. The firm was founded in 1975 by John Bogle. In 1976, they introduced the first indexed mutual fund, the First Index Investment Trust (now known as the Vanguard 500 Index Fund), to individual investors. VGI provides investment advisory services to Vanguard family of funds and Vanguard's non-US clients, which are comprised of the following: (1) funds established as trusts under the laws of the Province of Ontario in Canada and (2) separate account clients of Vanguard's international subsidiaries.

BlackRock Advisors LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1994 and is a subsidiary of BlackRock Capital Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK). BlackRock Advisors manages assets for US-registered investment companies and 529 Plans.

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. (DBSI) is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1971 and is a wholly-owned investment banking and brokerage arm of DB U.S. Financial Markets Holding Corp., ultimately held by Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE: DB, FRA: DBK) in Germany. DBSI provides securities brokerage and investment advisory services to domestic and international private clients and institutions. They are also a primary dealer in US government securities as designated by the Federal Reserve.

Google LLC engages in the operation of internet portal and search index website. It provides online advertising technologies, search engine, cloud computing, and software solutions. The company was founded by Lawrence E. Page and Sergey Mikhaylovich Brin on September 4, 1998 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC provides assurance, tax and advisory services. Its services include audit and assurance, consulting, deals, human resources, legal, tax, and family business. The firm also offers accountability, risk management, structuring, mergers and acquisitions, and performance and process improvement. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.

Federated Investment Management Co. (FIMCO) is a mutual fund manager and SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The firm is a subsidiary of FII Holdings, Inc., owned by Federated Hermes, Inc. (NYSE: FHI). FIMCO offers domestic and international equity, fixed-income and money market mutual funds, and a variety of separate account options for many investors.

Wells Fargo Securities LLC (WFS) is the broker/dealer subsidiary of EVEREN Capital Corp., ultimately owned by Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC). Headquartered in New York, WFS delivers a comprehensive suite of banking, capital markets and advisory solutions, such as a full complement of sales, trading and research capabilities, to corporate, government and institutional clients.

BTIG LLC is an institutional brokerage and fund services firm headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded in 2002 through the merger of Baypoint Trading LLC and Bass Trading LLC. They are a subsidiary of Condor Trading LP. BTIG offers institutional and corporate clients with personalized multi-asset class execution, expertise and insights worldwide across equities, equity derivatives, ETFs, fixed income, futures, commodities, foreign exchange, interest rates, credit, and convertible and preferred securities. The firm’s core capabilities include global sales, portfolio, electronic and outsource trading, transition management, investment banking, prime brokerage, capital introduction, corporate access, research and strategy, commission management and more.

Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. engages in the provision of securities regulation, complementary compliance, and technology-based services. Its services include writing and enforcing rules governing the activities of securities firms with brokers, examining firms for compliance with those rules, fostering market transparency, and educating investors. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

NumberFire, Inc. operates as a sports analytics platform. It platform applies quantitative analysis and statistical reasoning to the world of fantasy football. The firm enables users to browse around for players, read the forums for advice and take the daily poll. The company was founded by Nik Bonaddio in September 2010 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Part of Deutsche Bank AG, Deutsche Bank Corp. is a company based in New York, NY.

Crosslink Capital, Inc. (Venture Capital) is a Venture Capital firm, a subsidiary of Crosslink Capital, Inc. founded in 1989 by Sy F. Kaufman and Michael Joseph Stark. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco.

Spongecell, Inc. provides a Web-based software solution for event marketing. It offers a range of functionalities in a single ad unit, providing audience with a choice of how to interact with the advertisements. The company was founded by Blythe Dunham, Ben Kartzmanin, Marc Guldimann, Chris K. Hobbs and Anthony Yam and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Baldwin Bell Green LLC operates as a management consulting firm focusing on strategy, operations and IT. The firm offers financial, health care and technology services. It serves insurance, automotive industry and managing IT sectors. The company was founded by Thomas D. Steiner and Steven Run in 2003 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

The Scowcroft Group, Inc. is an independent investment advisory firm headquartered in Washington, DC. The firm was founded in 1994 and provides an array of strategic planning and consulting services to individual and institutional clients.

Part of Houlihan Lokey, Inc., GCA Savvian, Inc. is a company that provides investment banking and related financial advisory services. The company is based in San Francisco, CA. The company was founded by James B. Avery. The CEO is Bobby Sood.

Banneker Partners LLC (Banneker Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2010 by James Stephen Davis. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Peconic Partners LLC (Peconic) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by William F. Harnisch in 1997 as FLA Advisers LLC. Peconic provides discretionary investment advisory services to private investment funds (the Peconic Funds) and individual separate accounts.

WorkMarket, Inc. engages in the provision of SaaS solutions that help companies find, manage and pay their freelance and independent contractor workforce. It offers vendor management, background screening, competency validation, payment schedules, and tax compliance and filing solutions and also provides screen, invoices and reports customization and filing and tracking of proprietary documents. The company was founded by Scott Shaul, Jeffrey P. Leventhal, Jeffrey S. Wald and Glenn Nortman in 2010 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Founded in 1969, CIBC World Markets Corp. is a broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. The firm provides a range of credit and capital market products, investment banking and merchant banking services in North America and worldwide. They offer a range of advisory services, as well as underwrite debt, credit and equity products for corporate, government and institutional clients. CIBC world Markets Corp. also provides equity products and services, fixed-income services, foreign exchange products and solutions, securitization and credit structuring services, as well as trades and distributes short-term debt instruments. In addition, the firm originates financial solutions including credit products for medium-sized businesses in Canada. They also provide private equity, mezzanine and bridge financing to companies in North America, Europe and Australia. The company is based in New York City

HealthCor Partners Management LP (HealthCor Partners) is a private equity subsidiary of HealthCor Group LLC founded in 2007 by Michael Yehuda Mashaal, Arthur Bruce Cohen and Joseph Patrick Healey. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Comprehend Systems, Inc. engages in the provision of cloud-based clinical data insights tools. It offers solutions for clinical operations and data management. The company was founded by Richard V. Morrison Jr. and Paul Judson Gardner in 2010 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.