John F. Blizzard

Lord Abbett & Co. LLC (Lord Abbett) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey. Founded in 1929, Lord Abbett provides advisory services to a variety of institutional clients, the Lord Abbett Funds and other registered investment companies sponsored by third parties, the Lord Abbett UCITS Funds, the Lord Abbett Luxembourg Fund, other foreign funds, privately offered commingled funds and various separately managed accounts.

Stephens, Inc. is a full-service investment bank and brokerage firm headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas. The firm was founded in 1933 and is a subsidiary of Susi Holdings, Inc., which is owned by Stephens Financial Services LLC. Stephens provides comprehensive securities sales and trading services, including customized solutions for clients in North America and abroad.

Sands Capital Management LLC (Sands Capital) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Arlington, Virginia. The firm was founded in 1992 by Frank Sands and is majority owned by Sands Capital Management LP. Sands Capital provides investment management services to both US and non-US clients who have different tax statuses, often depending on the jurisdiction.

Raymond James & Associates, Inc. (RJA) is a registered broker-dealer headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Raymond James Financial, Inc. (NYSE: RJF), a diversified holding company. RJA offers a full array of capital markets services, strategic advice and planning for institutional investors.

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.

Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. (KBW) is a full-service investment bank and broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF). KBW offers sales and trading in equities securities of financial services companies.

JPMorgan Securities LLC (JPMS) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1985 and is a subsidiary of JPMorgan Broker-Dealer Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by JPMorgan Chase & Co., Inc. (NYSE: JPM). JPMS provides research on fixed income, credit, derivatives, emerging markets, foreign exchange, structured finance, technical analysis and bond indices. Their equity analysts cover equities throughout North America, EMEA, Asia/Pacific and the emerging markets. The firm's fixed income team formulates trading and portfolio recommendations for investors in global bonds and other fixed-income markets based on valuations, analytics and market dynamics.

Health Diagnostic Laboratory, Inc. provides biomarker testing and lifestyle counseling. The company was founded by Tonya Mallory, Joseph P. McConnell, and G. Russell Warnick on November 25, 2008 and is headquartered in Glen Allen, VA.

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.

STG Partners LLC (STG Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2002 by Romesh Wadhwani, Robert L. Evans and William F. Chisholm. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California with an additional offices in Milan and Bangalore.

FC Capital Management LLC (Frontier Growth) is a private equity firm founded in 1999 by Andrew Lindner and Richard Maclean. The firm is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Harris Williams & Co. provides investment advisory services. It offers investment banking, sell-side mergers and acquisitions, capital raising, fairness opinion, and restructuring advisory services. The company was founded by H. Hiter Harris III and Christopher H. Williams in 1991 and is headquartered in Richmond, VA.

Harren Equity Partners LLC (Harren Equity Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1999 by Thomas A. Carver and Hunter Reichert. The firm is headquartered in Charlottesville, Virginia with an additional office in Lauderdale, Florida.

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.

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.

Trinity Hunt Partners (Trinity Hunt Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2004 by Peter J. Stein and Daniel S. Dross. The firm is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

Ridgemont Partners Management LLC (Ridgemont Partners Management) is a private equity firm founded in 1993 by Travis Hain, George E. Morgan, and Walker L. Poole. The firm is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

PA Capital LLC (PA Capital) is a private equity subsidiary of New York Life Investments Alternatives LLC founded in 1997 by Louis William Moelchert. The firm is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia.

SPP Management Services LLC (Summit Park) is a private equity firm founded in 2006 by Robert G Calton and James L Johnson. The firm is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Southfield Capital Advisors LLC (Southfield Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2002 by A. Andrew Levison. The firm is headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut.

Part of Royal Bank of Canada, RBC Capital Markets, Inc. provides investment advice. The company is based in Albany, NY.

Argonne Capital Group LLC (Argonne Capital Group) is a private equity firm founded in 2003 by Michael A. Klump. The firm is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

A&M Capital Advisors LP (AMC) is a private equity subsidiary of A&M Capital Advisors GP LLC founded in 1983. The firm is headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut.

The Seidler Co. LLC (Seidler Equity Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1992 by Peter Seidler, Robert Seidler and Eric Kutsenda. The firm is headquartered in Marina del Rey, California.

BentallGreenOak (US) LP (BentallGreenOak) is a SEC-registered real estate investment advisor headquartered in Seattle, Washington. The firm was founded in 2010 as Bentall Kennedy (US) LP and is a majority owned indirect subsidiary of Sun Life Financial, Inc. (TSE: SLF) in Canada. BentallGreenOak acts as a real estate investment advisor for a select number of public, corporate and Taft-Hartley retirement systems and private real estate funds, as well as major university endowments and sovereign wealth funds.

Brown Advisory LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland. The firm is a subsidiary of Brown Advisory Management LLC and their ultimate parent is Brown Advisory, Inc. The firm was founded and launched in 1993 as an investment management division of Alex. Brown & Sons, a Baltimore-based investment bank founded in 1800. In 1998, they became independently owned through an employee-led buyout. Brown Advisory provides investment management services to individuals and institutions.

BofA Securities, Inc. is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of NB Holdings Corp., ultimately held by Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC). Headquartered in New York, the firm was founded in 2015 and offers trade execution, trading or brokerage services to institutional clients.

Houlihan Lokey Capital, Inc. is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded in 1996 and they are a subsidiary of Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (NYSE: HLI). Houlihan Lokey Capital provides an array of trading and execution services for their clients. They also have the ability to serve as underwriter or bookrunner with respect to traditional debt and equity offerings, including leveraged loans and public offerings of debt, equity-linked, and equity securities.

Part of Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce, Nashville Health Care Council operates as an association of health care industry leaders. The company is based in Nashville, TN. The company was founded by Philip M. Hertik.

Catalyx SA provides consumer insight services powered by their award-winning technology. The Swiss company helps unlock growth for businesses by providing crowdsourced consumer clarity and strategic consultancy.

Excellere Capital Management LLC (Excellere Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2006 by David L. Kessenich and Rob A. Martin. The firm is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

Dataprise, Inc. engages in provision of information technology and systems integration services to small and medium-sized businesses. It offers technical support and consulting services including its Signature Network Support plans and its FantasTECH service. Its services encompass strategic consulting, information technology support and management, service desk and Cloud365. The company was founded by David E. Eisner in 1995 and is headquartered in Rockville, MD.

Altaris Capital Partners LLC (Altaris Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded by George Aitken-Davies and Daniel Tully in 2003. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Blue Sea Capital Management LLC (Blue Sea Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2013 by Richard J. Wandoff and James R. Davis, Jr. The firm is headquartered in West Palm Beach, Florida.