David Ng

Nomura Securities Co., Ltd. (NSC) is a wholly-owned brokerage subsidiary of Nomura Holdings, Inc. (TSE: 8604; NYSE: NMR). Headquartered in Tokyo, the firm was founded in 1925. NSC places a strong emphasis on research, both fundamental and quantitative. In addition to stock and bond underwriting, their activities include IPO and M&A advisory, wealth management, separately managed accounts, fund wrap services, prime brokerage and structured equity finance. Their clients include institutions, hedge funds, private banks and private equity funds as well as corporate clients and retail investors.

Citizens JMP Securities LLC (Citizens JMP) is a full-service investment bank and broker/dealer headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded by Joseph Jolson in 2002 and was formerly JMP Securities LLC. The firm is a subsidiary of JMP Holding LLC, ultimately held by Citizens Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: CFG). Citizens JMP provides equity research, institutional brokerage, and investment banking services to public and private growth companies and their investors. They are a research-driven, growth-oriented firm that provides services to small- and mid-sized companies and the institutions that invest in them. The firm specializes in four high-growth sectors of the economy: technology, healthcare, financial services, and real estate.

Jefferies LLC is a global investment bank and institutional securities firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Jefferies Group LLC, ultimately held by Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF). Jefferies provides corporate clients with research and execution services in equity, fixed income, and foreign exchange markets, as well as a full range of investment banking services such as underwriting, mergers and acquisitions, restructuring and recapitalization, and other advisory services, with all businesses operating in the Americas, Europe and Asia.

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.

Wind Point Advisors LLC (Wind Point Advisors) is a private equity firm founded in 1984 by Rich Kracum and Bob Cummings. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

William Blair & Co. LLC (William Blair) is a SEC-registered broker/dealer firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded by William McCormick Blair in 1935 and is a subsidiary of WBC Holdings LP. Until 1941, they were known as Blair, Bonner & Co. William Blair provides broking services to individual, institutional and issuing clients.

Prospect Partners Advisors LLC (Prospect Partners) is a private equity subsidiary of CxSearch Global Partners LLP founded in 1998 by William V. Glastris, Louis William Kenter and Richard Carl Tuttle. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants provides vocational education in accounting. The company provides services to the accounting community, regulatory bodies, and other organizations. It also operates in Jersey City, Washington, and Lewisville. It was founded in 1887 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

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.

BDO RCS Auditores Independentes SS provides accounting services. Its solutions include auditing, tax, advisory, and controlling. The company was founded on Mach 5, 1985 and is headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Bowdoin College is an independent, nonsectarian, coeducational residential, undergraduate liberal arts institution founded in 1794. It is located in Brunswick, ME.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

Sterling Fund Management LLC (Sterling Partners) is a Private Equity firm founded in 1983 by Eric Becker, Michael Bronfein, Shoshana M. Vernick, Jeff Elburn. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

EyeCare Partners LLC engages in the provision of medical eye care services. It offers optometry and ophthalmology practices. The company is headquartered in Ballwin, MO.

Periscope Equity LLC (Periscope Equity) is a private equity firm founded in 2013 by Steven B. Jarmel. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Confluent Health LLC is a holding company that engages in the provision of management services. It focuses on creating a healthcare system for physical and occupational therapy providers for preventing and managing musculoskeletal and movement disorders. It offers evidence-based practice, patient loyalty, regulatory assurance, marketing and branding, clinic operations, hiring and retention, strategy, accounting and finance, and customer services. The company was founded by Laurence Benz in 2014 and is headquartered in Louisville, KY.

Eko Devices, Inc. manufactures digital medical devices and smartphone-enabled medical technologies. It offers Eko Core, which is a digital stethoscope attachment that allows clinicians to visualize, record, playback, share, and analyze heart sounds; and Core Bluetooth-enabled stethoscope accessories. The company was founded by Connor Landgraf, Tyler Crouch and Jason Bellet in 2013 and is headquartered in Berkeley, CA.

EisnerAmper LLP engages in the provision of audit, accounting, advisory and tax services. Its services include audit and assurance, outsource finance and accounting, private business accounting, royalty audit and contract compliance, SOC services, bankruptcy and restructuring, and benchmarking services. The company was founded by Theodore Levine, Dick Eisner and Mitch Aigen in 1963 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

VIDA FLaSH Acquisitions operates as a development stage company. It is formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses. The company was founded by Frank Litvack and Scott R. Huennekens on January 29, 2021 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

S2G Ventures LLC (S2G Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2014 by Victor E. Friedberg. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Ipreo Insite, Inc. provides shareholder management, analysis, reporting and valuation solutions and services. Its products, Qval and CapControls, are the industry standards for the administrative, deal modeling, and valuation needs for largest GPs and their portfolio companies. The company serves venture capital/private equity investors and private companies in their portfolios. It has offices in Boulder, Nashville and San Francisco. Shareholder InSite was founded by Brett Matthew Suchor and Charles E. Blankenship Jr. in 2012 and is headquartered in Nashville, TN.

Manhattan Venture Partners LLC (Manhattan Venture Partners) is a venture capital subsidiary of Manhattan Venture Holdings LLC founded in 2014 by Jared Carmel and Evan Haymes. The firm is headquartered in New York City.

CyberMaxx LLC is a cybersecurity provider that offers managed security services and solutions to healthcare and financial services industries. The company is based in Nashville, TN and has subsidiaries in the United States. CyberMaxx leverages proprietary software and institutionalized healthcare expertise to provide vulnerability risk management, incident response, and risk assessment services. The company's solutions are designed to give customers peace of mind that their systems, infrastructure, and data are secure. The company's managed detection and response solution (MaxxMDR) is scalable for clients of all sizes, providing protection and improving the organization's security posture. CyberMaxx empowers customers to assess, monitor, and manage cyber risk and stay ahead of emerging threats. The company was founded in 2002 by Thomas Lewis and is headquartered in Nashville, TN. Brian M. Ahern has been the CEO of the company since 2023. CyberMaxx expanded its capabilities through the 2022 acquisition of CipherTechs, an international cybersecurity company.

Varsity Management Co LP (Varsity Healthcare Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2012 by David Alpern and Kenton Rosenberry. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

Cantor Fitzgerald LP provides brokerage services. It offers capital market, investment banking and portfolio business services. The company was founded in 1945 and is headquartered in New York, NY.