Amy N. Saekow

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.

Fidelity Management & Research Co. (FMR) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1946 and is a subsidiary of FMR LLC, also known as Fidelity Investments. FMR provides investment supervisory services, which include sub-advisory services, to Fidelity's family of mutual funds and exchange-traded funds, qualified tuition programs, privately offered unregistered investment funds, separately managed account clients, and various other institutional accounts.

Polen Capital Credit LLC (PCC) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts. Formerly known as DDJ Capital Management LLC, the firm was co-founded by David Breazzano in 1996 and was acquired by Polen Capital Management LLC in 2022. PCC provides discretionary investment advice to corporate domestic and foreign pension plans, public pension and retirement plans and Taft-Hartley plans. They also act as investment sub-advisors to certain US and non-US investment advisors and asset managers. PCC is a signatory to the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI).

Frazier Management LLC (Frazier Healthcare Partners) is a venture capital subsidiary of Frazier & Co Inc. founded in 1991. The firm is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. (Investment Management) (BBH-IM) is the investment management division of Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., a registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1931 and do-business-as Brown Brothers Harriman Mutual Fund Advisory Department. BBH-IM advises or sub-advises Mutual Funds, an ETF, and UCITS Funds.

Cowen & Co. LLC is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Cowen Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by The Toronto-Dominion Bank (TSE: TD) in Canada. Cowen & Co. offers industry-focused investment banking for growth-oriented companies, domain knowledge-driven research and a sales and trading platform for institutional investors. Their institutional sales and trading business serves both equity and fixed-income clients. Sales and trading execution platform is structured around the following key verticals: (1) healthcare (2) technology, telecommunications and media (TMT) (3) REITs and financials (4) aerospace and defense (5) consumer and (6) alternative energy.

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.

Hartford Investment Management Co. (HIMCO) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Hartford, Connecticut. The firm was founded in 1996 by acquiring the business, personnel and corporate name of an affiliate which had been in operation since 1981 and which performed substantially similar services They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE: HIG). HIMCO provides investment advisory services primarily to institutional clients and registered and unregistered investment companies. The firm also serves as an investment adviser for its affiliates and provides investment advisory services for vehicles that support the product mix of its affiliates.

Anchor Capital Advisors LLC (Anchor Capital) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1983 by William Rice. The firm is owned by employees and by the Lincoln Peak Capital, a private investment firm. Anchor Capital offers investment advisory services to pension and profit-sharing accounts (corporate, joint trusteed and professional corporations), charitable accounts including religious, non-profit foundations and educational institutions, corporations (taxable), banks/thrift institutions, individuals, high net-worth individuals, trusts and estates, and registered investment companies.

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.

First Eagle Investment Management LLC (FEIM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and holding firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1864 and formerly known as Arnhold & S. Bleichroeder Advisers, Inc. FEIM provides investment advisory services primarily to mutual funds, private funds, collective investment trusts and institutional separately managed accounts (SMAs), as well as to a registered, closed-end interval fund. The firm serves as the investment adviser to the First Eagle Funds, First Eagle Variable Funds and to the First Eagle Credit Opportunities Fund, which are registered investment companies.

Berkshire Capital Securities LLC operates as an independent employee-owned investment bank specializing in Mergers & Acquisitions in the financial services sector. The company has partners located in Philadelphia, Denver, London, Frankfurt and Sydney. Berkshire Capital majorly transacts in the wealth management, money management, alternatives, real estate and broker/dealer industries. The company was founded in 1983 and headquartered in New York.

Alumni Ventures Group LLC (Alumni Ventures) is an independent venture capital firm founded by Michael Collins in 2010. The firm is headquartered in Manchester, United Kingdom.

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.

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.

Susquehanna International Group LLP engages in the provision of investment and other financial services. It offers institutional brokerage, trading, research, and market making services for equities. The company was founded by Lon Taylor and Gordon Apple in 1987 and is headquartered in Bala Cynwyd, PA.

Founded in 1999 by the late Thomas Watson, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC (JMS) is a full-service financial services firm and registered broker/dealer headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The firm is a subsidiary of Independence Square Properties LLC, itself a subsidiary of Penn Mutual Insurance Co. Their ultimate parent is Harleysville Mutual Insurance Co. JMS is a member of the NYSE, the SIPC and FINRA. The firm provides comprehensive financial advice and services to individual, corporate and institutional investors. Their primary coverage verticals include the consumer, technology, financials and infrastructure sectors.

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.

Founded in 2001, Macquarie Capital (USA), Inc. is a registered broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Macquarie Bank Ltd. (ASX: MBL). They provide coverage of the following industries: resources, healthcare, security/defense, transportation, financial services, retail/consumer products, TMET (telecommunications, media, entertainment and technology), oil & gas, diversified manufacturing/distribution and infrastructure/utilities. Macquarie Capital (USA), Inc. is a member of FINRA.

OpenView Investments LLC (OpenView Investments) (OpenView Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2006 by Scott Maxwell. The firm is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Madison Dearborn Partners LLC (Madison Dearborn Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1992 by John A. Canning Jr., Paul J. Finnegan, Samuel M. Mencoff, Robin P. Selati, James N. Perry Jr. and Timothy P. Sullivan. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Technology Management Training Group, Inc. provides information technology, management, consulting and training services. It offers program support services like educational program management, program evaluation, strategic planning and training solutions; and technical solutions like systems and software engineering, rapid proto typing and information technology services. The company was founded by Dorothy W. Huston on June 1, 2004 and is headquartered in Huntsville, AL.

Talson Capital Management LP (Talson) is an independent hedge fund manager headquartered in Darien, Connecticut. The firm was founded by Dominic Napolitano in 2009. Talson provides investment advice on a discretionary basis to pooled investment vehicles intended for sophisticated investors, individuals with separately managed accounts, and a corporation.

Autonomous Research US LP is an investment research firm located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Autonomous Research LLP. The firm provides coverage of all major European banks and insurers and US banks, asset managers and payment processors. The company publishes research for both equity and credit investors. The company also offers execution service across the capital structure.

Initiative For Global Development is a non-profit organization that works towards sustainable development and inclusive growth by engaging and utilizing the power of the private sector. The CEO of the American company is Leila Ndiaye.

Kaiser Associates, Inc. provides boutique strategy consulting services. The private company is based in Washington. Loren Eric Kaiser has been the CEO of the American company since 1999.

First Round Capital (First Round Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2004 by Josh M. Kopelman. The firm is headquartered in West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania.

Lovell Minnick Partners LLC (Lovell Minnick Partners) is a private equity subsidiary of Lovell Minnick Holdings LLC founded in 1999 by Jeff Dale Lovell and Jim Edward Minnick. The firm is headquartered in Radnor, Philadelphia.

Stone Point Capital LLC (Stone Point Capital) is a Private Equity firm founded in 1985. The firm is headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut.

Denver Solutions LLC operates as a trusted FDA-registered 503B outsourcing provider of ophthalmology and hospital-based services. It also offers repackaged Avastin service and ON-Q pain relief system fill services. The company was founded in 1926 and is headquartered in Englewood, CO.

Calculus Capital Ltd (Calculus Capital) is a private equity and venture capital founded in 1999 by Susan R. McDonald and Arthur J. Glencross. The firm is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

Essentia Analytics Ltd. develops a platform for professionals to practice skills-based investing technique. The firm also provides consulting services. The company was founded by Clare Pauline Flynn Levy on February 22, 2010 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Mercia Fund Management Ltd. (Mercia Fund) is a private equity subsidiary of Mercia Asset Management Plc founded in 1999 by Mark Andrew Payton, Timothy R. Hazell and Everard Mascarenhas. The firm is headquartered in Warwickshire, Great Britain.

Sapphire Ventures LLC (Sapphire Ventures) is a private equity and venture capital firm, subsidiary of SAP Ventures Investment GmbH founded in 1996 by R. Douglas Higgins and Andreas Markus Weiskam. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

Axol Bioscience Ltd. is a biotech company that develops and produces induced pluripotent stem cell-derived clinically relevant cells for use in biomedical research and discovery. Its products include human neural progenitor cells, young frozen human cerebral cortical neurons, plated human cerebral cortical neurons, Alzheimer's disease human neural progenitor cells, reagents, and lipid-based transfection reagents. The firm's products are used in the testing of new drug compounds, as well as in the development of therapies for various diseases, such as Alzheimer’s. The company was founded by Yichen Shi and Jonathan Simon Milne and is headquartered in Cambridge, the United Kingdom.