Neil M. Millhiser

Barings LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. Founded in 1940, the firm is direct subsidiary of MM Asset Management Holding LLC and their ultimate parent is Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. (MassMutual). MassMutual?s affiliated companies include financial services companies that provide investment management services and individual protection insurance to clients worldwide. Barings provides a broad range of investment advisory and management services to institutional clients, registered investment companies, and other pooled investment vehicles.

Eagle Asset Management, Inc. (Eagle) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida. The firm was founded in 1976 by Tom James and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Carillon Towers Advisers, Inc., which is wholly owned by Raymond James Financial, Inc. (NYSE: RJF). Eagle provides portfolio management services to institutions and high net-worth clients (individual investors, trusts and smaller employee benefit plans) and serves as the investment subadvisor to the Carillon 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.

Truist Securities, Inc. is a registered broker-dealer headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The firm was founded in 1894 as SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. In 2020, the firm was renamed following the integration of SunTrust Robinson Humphrey and BB&T Capital Markets. The firm is a subsidiary of Truist Financial Corp. (NYSE: TFC) and is an active market maker in equity and fixed-income products. Truist Securities delivers a comprehensive range of strategic advisory, capital raising, risk management, and financing solutions, as well as a dynamic suite of sales, trading, and research services in both fixed-income and equity. Their strategies are carefully tailored to meet the needs and vision of their clients.

Expression Analysis, Inc. supplies microarray services and solutions for clinical trials. It provides experimental design consultation, biologic sample preparation, sample processing, and statistical analysis services. The company was founded in September, 2001 by Steven Casey and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Citadel Advisors LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Miami, Florida. The firm was founded in 1990 by Kenneth Griffin and is wholly-owned by Citadel Advisors Holdings LP, ultimately held by GFH HFEVA LLC. Citadel Advisors manages private investment funds that are offered exclusively to sophisticated investors.

Part of The Marwood Group, Inc., Marwood Group Research LLC is a healthcare-focused advisory and consulting firm. The company is based in New York, NY, with offices in other locations. The company provides regulatory and legislative outlook, reimbursement analysis, institutional research, strategic advisory, market research, clinical quality and compliance, and performance improvement solutions. The company also offers financial advisory and a curated healthcare news platform. The company serves a broad range of clients, including financial sponsors, healthcare companies, asset managers, public equity investors, leveraged finance providers, and specialty and commercial lenders. The company was founded in 2003, and John Thomas Moore has been the CEO of the company since 2008.

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.

Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP provides legal services. It has offices in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, California and Washington, DC. The firm practices include more than 30 areas of the law such as corporate law, construction law, bankruptcy, business reorganization, litigation services, mergers and acquisitions and real estate. The company was founded in 1935 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

FC Capital Management LLC (Frontier Growth) is a private equity firm founded in 1999 by Andrew Lindner and Richard Maclean. The firm is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Sidoti & Co. LLC (S&C) is a registered broker and equity research firm headquartered in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Sidoti Holding Co. LLC and was founded in 1999. S&C provides research exclusively to institutional investors. The firm covers the following sectors: housing, retail, basic industries, technology, business services, capital goods, automotive, computer software, regional banking, telecommunications, entertainment, healthcare and consumer products. Their analysts conduct their own due diligence which includes visiting companies and meeting with operating and financial management. In addition, the firm's analysts focus on fundamentals, particularly cash flow from operations and EPS.

Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Inc. engages in the provision of biomedical research services and science education programs. It funds grants to both institutions and individuals in support of a wide range of science and research-related initiatives, including precollege and undergraduate science education, pre- and post-doctoral research fellowships, and international research activities. The company was founded by Howard R. Hughes in 1953 and is headquartered in Chevy Chase, MD.

The Posse Foundation is a non-profit company based in New York, NY. Posse Foundation was founded by Deborah Bial.

Mooring Financial Corp. is a private investment firm headquartered in Vienna, Virginia. The firm was founded by John Jacquemin in 1982. Mooring Financial manages alternative assets for high-net-worth individual and institutional investors.

The Select Group LLC provides recruitment services. Its recruitment focus is on technology, engineering, sales, marketing and executive positions. The company was founded by Sheldon Wolitski in 1999 and is headquartered in Raleigh, NC.

Founded in 2007 by Ivy Zelman, Zelman & Associates is comprehensive housing research services firm located in New York City. The firm provides extensive industry research and analysis, including macro economic implications, on the homebuilding and building products sectors.

B.C. Ziegler & Co. is a broker/dealer headquartered in Mequon, Wisconsin. The firm is a subsidiary of Ziegler Cos., Inc. The firm offers investment banking, investment advisory, retail brokerage, fixed-income institutional sales and trading and related financial services. These services are provided to institutions, businesses and individuals with a particular focus on the not-for-profit sectors of healthcare, senior living, churches and schools. They do not provide internal research. B.C. Ziegler & Co. is a member of FINRA and the SIPC.

1848 Capital Partners LLC (1848 Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2006 by John J. Sicilian, David Neithardt and Joseph E. DaGrosa. The firm is headquartered in Miami, Florida.

Diversified Maintenance Services LLC provides outsourced janitorial and facilities maintenance services. It services include carpet cleaning, pressure washing, high dusting, construction cleanup, window washing, disaster restoration, restroom sanitation and consulting services. The firm contains different industries like education, government, healthcare, logistics, office, retails and technology. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Tampa, FL.

Accounting Research & Analytics LLC, do-business-as Center for Financial Research & Analysis (CFRA), is an investment research firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1994 and is a subsidiary of CFRA Research, Inc. CFRA provides independent and actionable research and analytics to their global subscribers to improve their investment and business decisions. The firm’s services also include forensic accounting research and analytics that identifies public companies with deteriorating earnings quality; and fundamental research and commentary focused on stocks, ETFs, mutual funds, sectors and industries.

HW Media LLC provides news, commentary and analysis solutions for mortgage banking and financial markets. It develops an online platform that operates as a source of news and information. The company was founded by Paul Jackson and Richard Bitner in November 2008 and is headquartered in Irving, TX.

Crédit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank offers corporate and investment banking services to large corporate clients and financial institutions. Its products include debt optimization and distribution, structured finance, global markets division and international transaction banking products. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Five Peaks Capital Management LLC (Five Peaks capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2011 by John Almeida. The firm is headquartered in New Canaan, Connecticut.

General American Capital Partners LLC (General American Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded by Joseph DaGrosa, Jr. and David Neithardt in 1900. The firm is headquartered in Florida.

ITE Management LP (ITE Management) is a private equity firm founded in 2014 by Jason Koenig, David Smilow and James Unger. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Global Partnerships (Private Equity)(Global Partnerships) is a private equity subsidiary of Global Partnerships firm founded in 1994. The firm is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

DaGrosa Capital Partners LLC (DaGrosa Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2019 by Joseph DaGrosa Jr. The firm is headquartered in Coral Gables, Florida.

Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation (Virginia Innovation Partnership) is a private equity/venture capital non-profit operating division of the Virginia Innovation Partnership Authority firm founded in 1985. The firm is headquartered in Herndon, Virginia.