John Coleman

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.

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.

Rothschild & Co. Asset Management US, Inc. (R&Co) is an asset management firm headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut. The firm was founded in 1962 and formerly known as Rothschild Asset Management, Inc. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of Great Lakes Advisors LLC, ultimately owned by Wintrust Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: WTFC). R&Co provides bespoke investment solutions and advisory services to institutional clients, financial intermediaries, and third-party distributors.

Natural Gas Partners LLC (NGP) is a private equity firm, a subsidiary of NGP Energy Capital Management, LLC founded in 1988 by David Russell Albin and Kenneth Alfredo Hersh. The firm is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

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.

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.

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

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

Seminole Electric Cooperative, Inc. generates and transmits electricity. The firm provides wholesale electric power to its nine Member distribution electric cooperatives. The company was founded by Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1935 and is headquartered in Tampa, FL.

Scotia Waterous, Inc. provides investment banking services to companies in the energy industry. The firm offers support for mergers, acquisitions & divestitures, private placements, and other corporate finance services. The company was founded in June, 2005 and is located in Calgary, AB.

Bernhard Capital Partners Management LP (BCP) is a private equity subsidiary of Bernhard Capital Partners Management LLC founded in 2013 by James M. Bernhard, Jeff Jenkins and George P. Bevan. The firm is headquartered in baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Altos Industries, LLC (Altos Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2010. The firm is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

ENGIE North America, Inc. engages in electricity generation and cogeneration activities through wind, hydro, solar, biomass and biogas, coal, and natural gas facilities. It offers natural gas pipeline systems to government power generation sites. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Trive Capital LLC (Trive Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2012 by Conner Searcy and Chris Zugaro. The firm is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.