Alex Kania

Marathon Capital LLC is a leading financial advisory and investment banking firm that has been in operation for over two decades. The private company is based in Chicago, IL and has subsidiaries in United Kingdom and United States. Marathon Capital has strong, established relationships with both strategic and financial institutional investors located throughout the world. Marathon Capital is known for being the world's largest independent advisory bank serving the sustainable energy, technology, and infrastructure markets. The company provides independent M&A, capital raising, project finance, and tax equity advisory services to the world's leading companies, investors, and infrastructure developers focused on clean energy, sustainability, decarbonization, and resource efficiency. The company was founded by Ted Brandt, who has been the CEO since incorporation.

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).

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.

Wolfe Research LLC is a FINRA-registered sell-side research firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Edward Wolfe in 2008 and is a subsidiary of Wolfe Holdco LLC. Wolfe Research provides bespoke research of various stocks in every major GIC sector for institutional clients. The firm has established a reputation for macro research underpinning coverage in Industrials, Utilities/Energy, Consumer/Retail, Financials/REITS, Healthcare and TMT.