Thomas Thurston

BellSouth Telecommunications LLC provides wireless telecommunications services. It also offers wireless telecommunications and U-verse services for Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. The company was founded on December 19, 1983 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Sterling Software, Inc. is used to designs, develops, markets, licenses and supports standardized computer software products. The company was headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Bear Stearns Asset Management Inc (Bear Stearns) is a Private Equity/Venture Capital firm, a subsidiary of The Bear Stearns Cos LLC founded in 1985. The firm is headquartered in the US.

HighMark Capital Management, Inc. (HighMark) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded in 1919 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of MUFG Union Bank NA, ultimately held by Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: MY, TYO: 8306), a Japan-based financial institution. HighMark provides investment advice to pension and profit-sharing plans, pooled investment vehicles, charitable organizations, corporations, state and municipal government entities, corporate employee benefit plans, public agencies, foundations and endowments, Taft-Hartley plans, hospital and religious organizations, and treasury departments.

Cary Street Partners LLC provides wealth management and investment banking services. It offers research & portfolio advisory, financial planning, insurance & estate planning and investment banking services. The company was founded by Mark M. Gambill and Thomas H. Tullidge Jr. in 2002 and is headquartered in Richmond, VA.

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.

University of Washington functions as a College/University. The company is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Tekla Capital Management LLC is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. Formerly known as Hambrecht & Quist Capital Management LLC, the firm serves as an investment adviser for four closed-end funds – Tekla Healthcare Investors, Tekla Life Sciences Investors, Tekla Healthcare Opportunities Fund and Tekla World Healthcare Fund.

University of Southern California is a private research university that mainly offers undergraduate, graduate & other higher education. The university was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Boenning & Scattergood, Inc. (dba 1914 Advisors) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania. The firm was founded in 1914 and is a subsidiary of Boenning & Scattergood Holdings, Inc. 1914 Advisors provides personalized fee-based financial planning and investment management to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations and small businesses.

Part of CME Group, Inc., New York Commodity Exchange is a commodity exchange. The company is based in New York, NY. New York Commodity Exchange was acquired by New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. on September 21, 1994 for $50 million.

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

National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) provides education and careers to Italian Americans. It provides services through the development of educational programs, advocacy of representation in government, monitoring how Italians and Italian-Americans are depicted in the media and the forging of ties between the United States and Italy. the firm also offers scholarships for Italian-American students and for students emarking on Italian-based studies. NIAF was founded in 1975 and is headquartered at Washington, DC.

Russian Alcohol Group, a closed joint-stock company, was founded in September 2003. The Group comprises 4 vodka manufacturing facilities: Topaz, located in Pushkino, the Moscow region; First Kypazhniy Factory, located in Tula; Ushba Distillery, located in Tbilisi, Georgia; Siberian LVZ, located in Koltsovo, in the Novosibirsk region; and a factory, Bravo Premium, located in St. Petersburg, which produces alcoholic cocktail beverages. In the last 5 years, the company has introduced many new brands and varieties of alcoholic beverages. The Group continues to focus on improvement and expansion of its portfolio of brands. The firm has also invested in its production facilities enabling the Group to take the leadership of the Russian alcohol market. CJSC 'Russian Alcohol Group' is number one by volume in Russia's strong alcohol market. Russian Alcohol shipments amounted to 15.3 million deciliters of vodka in 2008, 36 % higher than in 2007(Rosstat data). The Group plans to increase production by 20% in 2009. According to Business Analytica (a leading Russian market research group), in 2008 Russian Alcohol Group had a 10.8% share of Russia's strong alcohol market. The Group's structure its administrative model, and its professional management follows the requirements of international standards, enabling the Group to become the world's largest producer of strong alcohol and ready to drink cocktails. The focus of the Company is to develop, and increase the production efficiency and capacity to increase profitability, and to expand the operations of the industrial assets.

Founded in 1998 by William R. Hambrecht, WR Hambrecht + Co. LLC is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm offers a full array of investment services. They provide research that focuses on the (1) Asia-Pacific, biotechnology, business applications and services sectors (2) the China Internet and technology sector (3) consumer (4) enterprise software and Internet (5) gaming technology (6) Internet (7) medical technology (8) nanotechnology (9) networking and data infrastructure (10) semiconductors and devices and (11) specialty pharmaceuticals.

Perella Weinberg Partners LP (PWP) is the registered broker/dealer subsidiary of Perella Weinberg Partners Group LP. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 2005 by Joe Perella, Peter Weinberg and Tarek Abdel-Meguid. PWP offers full spectrum of brokerage services to retail clients.

Kramer Capital Partners LLC (Kramer Capital Partners) is a venture capital subsidiary of Perella Weinberg Partners LP founded in 2005 by Michael A. Kramer. The firm is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut.

Tait Weller & Baker LLP is an accounting and advisory firm with over 100 years of experience. The private company is based in Philadelphia, PA. The company aims to create opportunities for their clients and people.

Simplicity Group LLC engages in the provision web-based technology solutions. The company was founded by Adam K. Wilkinson and Matthew F. Schneck in July 2001 and is headquartered in Provo, UT.

W.R. Hambrecht + Co., Inc. provides security brokerage services. It offers underwriting, corporate advisory, equity research, sales, trading, electronic brokerage and private equity services to technology and emerging growth companies. The firm uses Internet and auction processes to serve investors and issuers. The company was founded in January 1998 by William R. Hambrecht and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

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.

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.

Cary Street Partners Financial LLC provides financial advisory services. The firm offers wealth management, asset management, life insurance strategies and corporate benefits and retirement services. The company was founded by Mark M. Gambill and Thomas H. Tullidge, Jr. in 2002 and is headquartered in Richmond, VA.

Twelve Seas Investment Co. provides investment services. The private company is based in Beverly Hills, CA.

Twelve Seas Sponsors I LLC provides investment services.

Avesi Partners LLC (Avesi Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2021. The firm is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut.

Simplicity Financial Marketing, Inc. operates as an insurance distribution company. It provides annuities, life insurance and other financial products. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Summit, NJ.

Simplicity Financial Marketing Holdings, Inc. engages in financial products and consulting services. Through its subsidiaries, it provides annuity, life insurance, investment, and retirement solutions to independent insurance professionals, financial advisors, and corresponding clients. The company is headquartered in Summit, NJ.

Perella Weinberg Partners Group LP engages in the provision of financial advisory and asset management services. The company was founded by Joseph Robert Perella and is headquartered in Albany, NY.