Greg Reid

Westwood Management Corp. (Westwood) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Dallas, Texas. The firm was founded by Susan Byrne in 1983 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Westwood Holdings Group, Inc. (NYSE: WHG). Westwood provides portfolio management services to individuals, investment companies, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, state and municipal government entities, and pooled investment vehicles.

Salient Partners LP (Salient) is an asset management boutique headquartered in Houston, Texas. The firm was founded in 2002 by Andrew Linbeck, Jeremy Radcliffe and Haag Sherman. In 2003, the firm merged with Pinnacle Management & Trust Co. to form Salient Partners & Pinnacle Trust Co. Two years later the firm adopted the name Salient Partners LP. In 2022, they were acquired by Westwood Holdings Group, Inc. (NYSE: WHG). Salient provides real assets, tactical equity alternatives, and private solutions for institutional investors and investment advisors.

Telemus Capital LLC (Telemus) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Southfield, Michigan. The firm was founded in 2013 and is a subsidiary of Focus Operating LLC., ultimately owned by Focus Financial Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: FOCS). Telemus offers comprehensive financial advisory, investment management and asset management solutions to high net worth individuals and families, endowments and foundations, and select institutions.

Salient Capital Advisors LLC (Salient) is an asset management firm headquartered in Houston, Texas. The firm was founded when their direct parent, Salient Partners LP acquired RDG Capital LLC in December 2010. Salient provides real assets, tactical equity alternatives, and private solutions for institutional investors and investment advisors.

Salient MLP & Energy Infrastructure Fund is a closed-end investment fund/investment trust. Its investment objective is to provide a high level of total return with an emphasis on making quarterly cash distributions to its shareholders. The fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing at least 80% of its total assets in securities of master limited partnerships (MLPs) and energy infrastructure companies. The company was founded on February 24, 2011 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Salient Midstream & MLP Fund is a closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is to provide a high level of total return with an emphasis on making quarterly cash distributions. It invest primarily in equity securities such as common, preferred, subordinated units, general partner interests, common, preferred shares and convertible securities. The company was founded on October 27, 2011 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Salient Capital Management LLC provides asset and wealth management services. It offers services to high net worth and affluent individuals and smaller institutions including financial and estate planning, trusts and custody services. The company was founded on May 28, 2003 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. (MLPFS) is a global investment banking firm, SEC-registered investment advisor, broker-dealer, and futures commission merchant headquartered in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of BAC North America Holding Co., ultimately held by Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC). MLPFS provide investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, banks, insurance companies, thrift institutions, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations and other types of business.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (Private Banking) is the private banking division of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.), itself owned by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS), a bank and financial holding company headquartered in New York City. GS&Co.'s Private Wealth Management (PWM) group primarily provides advisory services to high-net worth individuals and institutional clients.