Kyle D. Lynch

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.

Victory Park Capital Advisors LLC (Victory Park Capital) is a private equity subsidiary of Jacob Capital LLC founded in 2007 by Richard Levy, Matthew Ray and Brendan Carroll. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois with additional offices in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and London.

Vista Capital Partners, Inc. (Vista) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Portland, Oregon. The firm was founded in 2001 by Michael O'Reilly and Douglas Johanson. Vista provides investment and wealth management services to individuals, trusts, estates, corporations and business entities, corporate pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable institutions, foundations, and endowments.

Blackstone Corporate Private Equity (Blackstone Corporate) is a private equity division of The Blackstone Group Inc founded in 1985 by Stephen Allen Schwarzman. The firm is headquartered in New York.

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.

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1987 and provides debt and equity services including underwriting, M&A advice, securities dealing and brokerage and trade execution. Their client base ranges from large global institutional investors to hedge funds at the cutting edge of innovation in the industry.

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

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.

Lakeland Holdings LLC owns and operates travel agencies. It offers traveling services for students, parents, and educators. The company is headquartered in Charlottesville, VA.

GCP Capital Partners LLC (GCP Capital Partners) is a private equity subsidiary of GCP Capital Partners Holdings LLC founded in 2000. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Pacific Coast Energy Co. LP explores and develops onshore oil and gas properties. The firm's activities include interpretation to the drilling of exploration, development wells, and the construction of production facilities. The company was founded by Randall Hart Breitenbach and Halbert S. Washburn in 1997 and is headquartered in Orcutt, CA.

Allied Resource Corp. provides clean technology products and services to industrial clients, in particular in the oil, gas, water, and coal industry. The firm has three business units: engineering services, clean oil technologies, and DeNox Catalyst production. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Wayne, PA.

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

Puralube, Inc. develops re-refining technology for used lube oil. The company was founded on April 25, 1995 and is headquartered in Wayne, PA.

J.W. Childs Associates, Inc. operates as a private equity firm, which specializes in leveraged buyouts and recapitalizations. The company was founded on February 15, 1995 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Credit Suisse (New York Securities Branch) is based in New York, NY. Part of UBS Group AG, Credit Suisse (New York Securities Branch) is a company that provides investment banking and financial services.

American Direct Procurement, Inc. provides integrated safety and security solutions through their access control partner, Accessnsite. The American company offers a support ticket system to streamline support requests and better serve their customers. The private company's Rapid Deployment Server (RDS-2) is a powerful and compact all-in-one server providing the full enterprise-level access control solution. Accessnsite is a wireless/IP-enabled system that integrates seamlessly with elite and existing systems for a simple and cost-effective solution with efficient maintenance. The company also integrates with legacy platforms, partners, and IP technology to create a seamless experience. Lance Simpson has been the CEO of the company since 2023.

Valagro SpA engages in the production and commercialization of biostimulants and specialty nutrients for use in agriculture and industrial applications. It offers micronutrients and water soluble nutrition products. The company was founded by Ottorino La Rocca and Giuseppe Natali in 1980 and is headquartered in Atessa, Italy.

EQT Partners, Inc. is a Private Equity firm, a subsidiary of EQT Partners AB founded in 1994. EQT Partners, Inc. is headquartered in New York.

Gemspring Capital Management LLC (Gemspring Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2015 by Bret Weiner. The firm is headquartered in Westport, Connecticut.

Founded in 1958, Merrill Lynch Piece Fenner & Smith, Inc. is an SEC registered broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of BAC North America Holding Co. and their ultimate parent is Bank of America Corp. (NYSE BAC).

Orgain LLC engaged in the provision of nutritional products. Its products include protein powder, vegan protein powder, grass fed whey protein, nutritional powders, collagen powders, keto protein powder, protein shakes, nutrition shakes, almond milk, kids shakes, protein bars, kids bars, and kids shakes. The company was founded by Andrew Abraham in 2009 and headquartered in Irvine, CA.

Shape Technologies Group, Inc. develops and supplies waterjet technology and ultrahigh-pressure manufacturing process solutions. It specializes in automatic assembly, material handling, process control, robotic motion systems, waterjet technology, and aftermarket parts. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Kent, WA.