Joey Paris

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.

Sculptor Capital LP is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. Formerly known as OZ Management LP, the firm was founded by Daniel Och in 1994. They are directly owned by Calder Holdco I LP and indirectly owned by Rithm Capital Corp. (NYSE: RITM). Sculptor Capital provides portfolio management services to private funds, CLOs, and/or CBOs, as well as to SMAs for institutional clients, which may include financial institutions, public and private pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, endowments, and foundations.

General Atlantic LLC (General Atlantic) is a private equity firm founded in 1980 by Charles F. Feeney. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Zorch International, Inc. provides solution for corporate branded merchandise industry. The firm offers eCommerce technology, on-demand inventory control, tranparent pricing, and supply chain services. Its solutions include technology, innovative supply chain, transparent pricing, no risk inventory, and brand protection. The company was founded by Nicole P. Loftus in 2002 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Gibraltar Business Capital LLC provides credit financing and business lending services. It offers secured accounts receivables loans and inventory term loans; machinery, equipment, and real estate bridge loans; and DIP and exit financing. The company was founded in 1951 and is headquartered in Northbrook, IL.

Southern Methodist University is a private university near the center of Dallas, SMU offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs through seven schools in the humanities and sciences, business, the performing, visual, and communication arts, engineering, education and human development, law, and theology.

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.

Nomura Asset Management U.K. Ltd. (NAM-UK) is the Great Britain-based alternative investment management subsidiary of Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd., which is owned by Nomura Holdings, Inc. (TYO: 8604; NYSE: NMR) in Japan. Headquartered in London, the firm was founded in 1984 as Nomura Investment Management Co., Ltd. NAM-UK manages funds for institutional clients worldwide, which includes government agencies, public and private pension funds, multinational corporations, insurance companies and financial institutions.

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.

Kohlberg & Co. LLC (Kohlberg & Co) is a private equity firm founded in 1987 by James Andrew Kohlberg and Jerome S. Kohlberg. The firm is headquartered in Mount Kisco, New York.

Harvest Partners LP (Harvest Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1981 by Harvey Wertheim and Harvey Mallement. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Manchester Capital Management LLC (MCM) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Manchester Center, Vermont. The firm was founded in 1993 by Edward Cronin Jr. MCM provides advisory services to individuals, family office entities, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates or charitable organizations, corporations or other business entities, and the Equinox Funds.

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.

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

EVE Partners LLC (EVE Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2001 by Trey Mamo & J J Schickel. The firm is headquartered in Jacksonville Beach, Florida.

CVC Capital Partners Advisory (US), Inc. manages capital on behalf of some 300 institutional, governmental and private investors worldwide. The capital of their investors is committed for ten years or more to closed-end funds that they manage on their client's behalf. In their private equity business, they use these funds to acquire controlling or significant minority interests in European, Asian and North American companies. They buy companies in partnership with their management teams and assist in developing plans to create sustainable long term value. In their private debt business, CVC Cordatus uses its funds to invest in debt instruments issued principally by companies that are owned by private equity funds. The company was established in 1981 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

Conscious Capitalism, Inc. is a community of business leaders who aim to elevate humanity through business. The American company provides executives and entrepreneurs with innovative and inspiring experiences to level-up their business operations and demonstrate capitalism as a powerful force for good when practiced consciously. Conscious Capitalism is powered by a community of partner businesses that are committed to their purpose of elevating humanity through business. The non-profit company believes that business is good because it creates value, it is ethical because it is based on voluntary exchange, it is noble because it can elevate our existence, and it is heroic because it lifts people out of poverty and creates prosperity. The company was founded by John P. Mackey, and the CEO is Alexander McCobin.

Tender Heart Health Outcomes. provides home medical equipment. It offers medical supplies and pharmaceutical prescriptions to home-based medicaid, medicare, and privately insured patients across Texas. The firm has offices in Austin, Beaumont, Corpus Christi, El Paso, Fort Worth, Harlingen, Harlingen, Houston, Lubbock, San Antonio and Woodway. The company was founded by Britt Peterson in 2005 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

March Capital Venture Management Services LLC (March Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2014 by James W. Montgomery, Sumant Mandal and Gregory A. Milken. The firm is headquartered in Santa Monica, California.

Formulife, Inc. manufactures custom dietary supplements. Its services include encapsulating, tableting powder filling, and lab analysis. The company was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Allen, TX.

Suntree Snack Foods LLC manufactures label nuts and dried fruits. It offers roasted and salted nuts, trail mixes, and chocolate and yogurt-covered nuts. The company was founded by David Turner and is headquartered in Phoenix, AZ.

ATL Advisor LP (ATL Advisor) is a private equity firm founded in 2014 by Frank V. Nash and Paul Teske. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Paradromics, Inc. engages in the development of high-bandwidth neural interfaces for prosthetic therapies. It focuses on studying implantable system that can be used for practical healthcare applications by increasing data rate, portability, and durability. The company was founded by Matt Angle in 2015 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Eden Capital Management LLC (Eden Capital Management) is a private equity firm founded in 2015 by Dina Said Dwyer. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Milano Investment Partners Sgr SpA (MIP) is a private equity/venture capital firm founded in 2017 by Stefano Guidotti, Paolo Gualdani and Angelo Moratti. The firm is headquartered in Milan, Italy.

Cognixion Corp. is a computer software company that specializes in the fields of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and biotechnology. The company was founded by Andreas Forsland and is headquartered in Santa Barbara, CA.

NFJ Investment Group LLC (NFJ) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Dallas, Texas. The firm was founded in 2020 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Virtus Partners, Inc., which is wholly-owned by Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRTS). NFJ provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management or sub-advisory services to institutional clients and non-institutional clients principally through separate accounts, wrap fee programs and a variety of commingled funds and SEC registered closed-end investment companies.

Xpanse Services LLP (Xpanse Services) is a venture capital firm founded in 2017. The firm is headquartered in Haryana, India.

Attune Neurosciences, Inc. operates as a medical device company. It manufactures non-invasive neurostimulation products to improve human health and performance. The company is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA.

Gilgamesh Pharmaceuticals, Inc. engages in the development of drugs for the treatment of neuropsychiatric conditions including depression, anxiety, substance use, and stress-related disorders. Its products pipeline include Arylcyclohexylamine, Serotonergic Micro-Dose, and Novel Ibogaine Analogue. The company was founded by Jonathan Sporn, Dalibor Sames, Andrew Kruegel, Jeff Witkin, and Mike Cunningham and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Prime Movers Lab LLC (Prime Movers Lab) is a venture capital firm founded in 2018 by Dakin Sloss. The firm is headquartered in Jackson, Wyoming.

Integrity Venture Partners LLC (Integrity Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2018 by John Vrionis and Jyoti Bansal. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.

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).

Vilcap, Inc. operates as non-profit organization. It also operates business development programs for early-stage entrepreneurs in agriculture, education, energy, financial inclusion, and health. The company was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.