Richard Raiford

Guggenheim Securities LLC is a SEC-registered broker-dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1999 and is a subsidiary of Links Holdings LLC, ultimately held by Guggenheim Partners LLC. Guggenheim Securities’ specializations include the sales and trading of fixed-income securities and sophisticated structured products. The firm offers in-depth analysis and expert execution of trading opportunities to large institutional investors and asset originators. They offer sales and trading services relating to a wide range of instruments.

INB, NA operates as a local bank. It offers personal and business loans, investments, mortgages, bonds, and digital banking. The company was founded in June 1999 and is headquartered in Springfield, IL.

Seacoast National Bank provides banking services. It offers personal senior, premium, and business checking accounts; and savings accounts, such as money market, certificates of deposit, individual retirement, and minor savings accounts. The company was founded in 1926 and is headquartered in Stuart, FL.

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP provides legal services. Its areas of practices include corporate, litigation, banking and credit, capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, real estate, private funds, intellectual property, restructuring and bankruptcy, and tax. The firm serves the energy, financial services, healthcare, insurance and reinsurance, technology, retail, defense, education and transportation industries. The company operates through its offices located in Beijing, Hong Kong, Houston, London, Los Angeles, New York, Palo Alto, São Paulo, Seoul, Tokyo and Washington, DC. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett was founded in 1884 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

The University of Tampa, Inc. functions as a college/university that offers undergraduate and graduate studies. The company was founded in 1931 and is headquartered in Tampa, FL.

The Seeing Eye, Inc. provides dog guide school services. It teaches seeing eye dogs to guide blind people, breeds and raises the dog, instructs blind people in the proper use and care of the dogs and educates the public about the role of dog guides and the capability of blind people for independent living. The company was founded by Dorothy Harrison Eustis in 1929 and is headquartered in Morristown, NJ.

Tampa Bay Partnership works with its partners to market the region nationally and internationally. The non-profit company is based in Tampa, FL. The CEO of the company is Rick Homans.

The Tampa Hillsborough Economic Development Corp. operates as an economic development agency. The private company is based in Tampa, FL. Craig J. Richard has been the CEO of the company since 2016.

Eden Autism provides treatment services for children and adults with autism. The private company is based in New Jersey.

1858 Capital Partners LLC is a boutique M&A advisory firm that specializes in mergers and acquisitions and principal investments. The private company is based in Winter Park, FL, and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company has a focus on the middle market and utilizes its network, internal resources, and the latest technology to attain successful transactions. Unlike traditional investment banks, 1858 was formed with a community banking model in mind. The 1858 team is very selective regarding engagements and looks to limit the number of engagements taken on at any one time so maximum client interfacing is achieved. The company was founded in 2022 by Jay Chaudhari, Michael Skat, Michael Ward, Michael A. Okaty.