Ryan Allenbach

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.

Wasatch Advisor Holdings LP (Wasatch) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah. The firm was founded by Samuel Stewart and David Wagstaff in 1975. They are a subsidiary of Wasatch Advisor Holdings LP, owned by WA Holdings, Inc. Wasatch provides discretionary investment advice for a variety of clients, which includes mutual funds, collective trusts, separately managed accounts and sub-advised products.

Select Equity Group LP (SEG) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was originally founded in 1990 as Select Equity Group, Inc. (SEGI). In 2013, SEG was formed in connection with the merger of SEGI and its affiliate, Select Offshore Advisors LLC, into a single employee-owned investment advisory entity. The firm is a subsidiary of Select Equity Partners LP. SEG provides investment management services to individual and private fund clients, and sub-advisory services to certain UCITS sub-funds, Collective Investment Trusts (COLs) and registered investment companies (1940 Act Funds).

Vaughan Nelson Investment Management LP (Vaughan Nelson) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Houston, Texas. The firm was founded in 1970 and formerly known as Vaughan, Nelson, Scarborough & McCullough LP. They are wholly-owned by Natixis Investment Managers LLC, which is ultimately owned by BPCE SA, a banking group in France. Vaughan Nelson provides investment management services for equity and fixed income portfolios to taxable and tax-free clients such as foundations, endowments, corporations, pensions, public entities, insurance companies, mutual funds and high net-worth individuals.

Founded in 1969, HSBC Securities (U.S.A.) Inc. is an SEC-registered brokerage firm and registered futures commission merchant located in New York City. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of HSBC North America Holdings, Inc. and their ultimate parent is HSBC Holdings Plc. (NYSE: HBC). HSBC Securities (U.S.A.) is a member of FINRA, the NYSE and the SIPC. Their securities and annuity products are provided by registered representatives and insurance agents of HSBC Securities (U.S.A.). In California, HSBC Securities (U.S.A.) conducts insurance business as HSBC Securities Insurance Services. Insurance products are offered through insurance agents of HSBC Insurance Agency (U.S.A.) Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of HSBC Bank U.S.A. NA and an indirectly wholly-owned subsidiary of HSBC Holdings plc. The company also engages in investment banking underwriting, dealing and brokering of debt and equity securities and futures contracts and is a primary dealer in U.S. Government and federal agency securities.

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.

Pelion Venture Partners (Pelion Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1986 by Jim C. Dreyfous and Joel D. Kellman. The firm is headquartered in Salt Lake City. Utah.

Bain & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It offers advisory services to the companies on their critical issues and opportunities: strategy, marketing, organization, operations, technology and mergers and acquisitions, across all industries and geographies. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

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.

American Securities LLC (American Securities) is a private equity firm founded in 1994 by Michael Gerald Fisch and Charles D.Klein. The firm is headquartered in New York, United States.

Moody's Investors Service, Inc. is a credit rating and investment research firm headquartered in New York City. They are a subsidiary of Moody's Corp. (NYSE: MCO). The firm performs international financial research and analysis on commercial and government entities and provides a variety of analytic tools for assessing credit risk. Their clients include creditors, investment banks and commercial banks.

Kroll LLC provides global advisory services. It offers valuation advisory; governance, risk, investigation, and disputes; kroll cyber risk, corporates finance, and compliance and regulatory consulting. The company was founded by William Duff and George Phelps in 1932 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Quote.com, Inc. provides stock quotes and financial information over the Internet. The firm also provides collection of financial products providing market data & analytical tools to serious investors, active traders, third-party clients & websites, and investment industries. The company was founded in 1993 and is located in Bedford, MA.

Peterson Partners LLC (Peterson Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1995 by Joel Peterson. The firm is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Sorenson Capital (Sorenson Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2001 by Fraser Bullock and Mika Ronald. The firm is headquartered in Lehi, Utah.

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

Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc. is an investment management firm headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah. The firm was founded in 1997 and serves as an investment manager of their parent company Corporation of The Presiding Bishop of The Church of Jesus, a non-profit subsidiary of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Beneficial Financial Group provides insurance services. It offers whole and universal life, term and disability insurance. The firm also provides single and flexible-premium, immediate annuities, long-term care and various securities products. The company was founded in 1905 and is headquartered in Salt Lake City, UT.

Founded by Dana Telsey in 2008, Telsey Advisory Group LLC (TAG) is an independent equity research and consulting firm focused on the consumer sector, including retail and apparel companies and restaurants. They provide hedge funds, mutual funds, private equity firms and private and public consumer companies the detailed analysis and market context that is necessary to make strategic and investment decisions. TAG covers both US-based and international companies across the consumer landscape, including apparel manufacturers, children and teen retailers, consumer electronics, department stores, discounters, home furnishings, luxury goods, off-price retailers, quick service and specialty restaurants and specialty apparel retailers. Their consulting services include acquisition due diligence, benchmarking, competitive analyses, financial analysis, investor relations functions, market assessments, and valuation.

L.E.K. Consulting LLC operates as a management consulting firm. It offers disruption management, post-merger integration, and marketing and sales services. The company was founded by James Lawrence, Iain Evans and Richard Koch in 1983 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Rethink Education Management LLC (Rethink Education Mgmt) is a venture capital subsidiary of Seavest Investment Group LLC founded in 2011. The firm is headquartered in White Plains, New York.

Tower Arch Capital LLC (Tower Arch Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2013 by Rhett Neuenschwander, David Parkin, Ryan Stratton and David Topham. The firm is headquartered in Draper, Utah.

TownSquare Capital LLC (TownSquare) is a SEC-registered investment adviser headquartered in Provo, Utah. The firm was founded by Kurt Brown in 2017 and was acquired by Orion Advisor Solutions, Inc. from Foundry Partners LLC in 2022. They are ultimately owned by GT Polaris Holdings LP. TownSquare offers investment advisory services to wealth advisory firms and institutions such as family offices, corporations, endowments, foundations and governments.

Sandlot Partners LLC (Sandlot Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2020 by David Jensen and Casey Baugh. The firm is headquartered in Orem, Utah.

Juvo Ventures LLC (Juvo Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of Western Governors University. The firm is founded in 2018 and headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Cynosure Group /Private Equity/ (Cynosure Group) is a private equity firm founded in 2014 by Herbert Scruggs, Keith Taylor, and Spencer Eccles. The firm is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Osceola Capital Management LLC (Osceola Capital Management) is a private equity firm founded in 2014 by Michael Babb. The firm is headquartered in Tampa, Florida.

Kenzie Academy, Inc. operates technical and software coding schools. It provides Butler Kenzie joint certificates, software engineer, UX designer, and digital marketer programs. The company was founded by Leang Ooi Chok, Rehan Hasan, and Courtney Spence and is headquartered in Indianapolis, IN.

SkillUp Coalition is a non-profit organization founded in July 2020 that connects workers with the right tools, resources, and support to make confident career shifts, find quality living-wage jobs, and position themselves for promising career growth, without the need of a college degree. The private company is based in San Francisco, CA and has subsidiaries in the United States, including local partnerships in various locations such as northern Nevada and Dallas. The organization has connected nearly 2 million workers to career, training, and job support nationwide. SkillUp Coalition brings together over 100 leading organizations including training and education providers, technology developers, policymakers, employers, and philanthropies to advocate for an affordable, equitable, upskilling ecosystem that ensures every worker has high-opportunity employment.

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

CenterGate Capital LP (CenterGate Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2014 by Stenning Schueppert. The firm is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

Tiled, Inc. develops microapp platforms for enterprise sales and marketing teams. The microapps are used for sales pitches, trainings, customer education, and internal communication. The company was founded by Darrell Swain in 2016 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

NexPhase Capital LP (NexPhase Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2016 by Kurt B.Larsen, Edward Doukju Yun and Ted Yun. The firm is headquartered in New York.