Stephanie Jepsen

BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Ltd. (BIM-UK) is an investment management firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm is a subsidiary of BlackRock Finance Europe Ltd., ultimately owned by BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK) in the US. BIM-UK was founded in 2006 following the merger of Merrill Lynch Investment Managers and BlackRock. In 2009, BlackRock merged with Barclays Global Investors, including the iShares exchange traded funds business. The combined firm operates under the BlackRock name and has retained the iShares brand. BIM-UK manages a family of mutual funds and acts as sub-advisor to other mutual and pension funds. They also offer alternative investments and managed accounts for individual and institutional clients.

buildOn, Inc. operates as an international nonprofit organization that runs youth service afterschool programs in United States high schools, and builds schools in developing countries. The company was founded by Jim Ziolkowski in 1991 and is headquartered in Stamford, CT.

Pearson Education, Inc. publishes educational and professional books. Its brands include Prentice Hall, Longman, Scott Foresman, Addison Wesley, Allyn & Bacon, Benjamin Cummings, PASeries, ELLis, Celebration Press, PEMSolutions, SuccessMaker, Waterford, and Family Education Network. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Upper Saddle River, NJ.

Enterprise Ireland (Enterprise Ireland) is a venture capital firm founded in 1998. The firm is headquartered in Ireland.

College Consortium, Inc. develops online academic sharing platform technology. The company was founded by Joshua Pierce, Robert Manzeris, Luis Felipe Rincon and Nathan Green in 2016 and headquartered in Austin, TX.

Rethink Education Management LLC (Rethink Education Mgmt) is a venture capital subsidiary of Seavest Investment Group LLC founded in 2011. The firm is headquartered in White Plains, New York.

Sycurio Ltd. engages in the provision of software to contact centers that take secure credit and debit card payments. It offers bankprotect, personal protect, and secured solutions. The company was founded by Richard Charles Ingle Cooper-Driver and David Mark Jackson in 2009 and is headquartered in Guildford, the United Kingdom.

Livingbridge EP LLP (Livingbridge) is a private equity subsidiary of Livingbridge VC LLP founded in 1995. The firm is headquartered in London with additional offices in Manchester, Boston and Melbourne.

Allergy Standards Ltd. operates as a certification company. It prepares independent standards for testing a wide range of products to determine the sustainability for asthmatics and individuals. The firm has devised a series of proprietary testing protocols and suitability specifications for products to meet in order to be eligible for certification as asthma & allergy friendly. The company was founded by John McKeon and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.

CORLYTICS Ltd. provides financial intelligence technology services. Its services include look-up of similar cases, forensic view on every global fine and legal and regulatory services. The company was founded by John Byrne in 2013 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.

Emerald Investment Partners Ltd (Emerald Investment) is a private equity founded in 2012 by Alan Mcintosh. The firm is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom with an office in Dublin.

Quilter Cheviot Ltd. is the investment management subsidiary of Quilter Cheviot Holdings Ltd., ultimately held by Quilter Plc (LON: QLT) in Great Britain. The firm was founded in 1985 as Quilter Goodison & Co. In 2013, they merged with Cheviot Asset Management Ltd. Headquartered in London, Quilter Cheviot provides bespoke investment portfolios for individuals and families for generations.

Watson, Farley & Williams LLP provides legal services. It provides international and national shipping regulations, registrations, flagging, and other aspects of the shipping industry. It offers services in international trade, competition, employment, intellectual property, and international taxation issues. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in London, UK.

Sona Asset Management (US) LLC (Sona US) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by John B. Aylward in 2016 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Great Britain-based Sona Asset Management Ltd., which is itself a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sona Asset Management Cayman Ltd. in Cayman Islands. Sona US provides investment advisory services to a managed account which is a portfolio in a private investment fund. The firm also serves as the investment adviser, with discretionary trading authority, to private, pooled investment vehicles.

Part of Sona Asset Management Cayman Ltd., Sona Asset Management Ltd. provides business support services. The company is based in London, UK and was founded in 2016.

Pamplona Capital Management LLP is a Private Equity firm, a subsidiary of Pamplona PE Investments Holding Ltd founded in 2005. Pamplona Capital Management LLP is headquartered in Dublin.

Elysian Capital LLP is an Independent Private Equity firm founded in 2008 by Kenneth John Terry and Chaitanya Bhupendra Patel. The firm is headquartered in London.

Elkstone Capital Partners Ltd.(Elkstone Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2011 by Alan Merriman. The firm is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.

KKR Group Co., Inc. engages in the provision of investment and private equity asset management services. The firm manages investments across multiple asset classes including private equity, energy, infrastructure, real estate, credit, and hedge funds. It operates through the Asset Management and Insurance segments. The Asset Management segment includes investment management and other services to funds, vehicles, collateral loan obligations, managed accounts and portfolio companies, and transaction-specific income from capital markets transactions. The Insurance segment offers retirement and life insurance services which provide a suite of protection, legacy and savings products to customers and reinsurance solutions to clients across individual and institutional markets. The company was founded by Henry R. Kravis and George R. Roberts in 1976 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

777 Partners LLC (777 Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2015 by Steven W. Pasko and Joshua Wander. The firm is headquartered in Miami, Florida.

Castlelake LP (Castlelake) is a private equity firm founded in 2005 by Rory Joseph O'Neill and Evan Andrew Carruthers. The firm is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Avolon Aerospace Ltd. provides aircraft leasing and lease management services. The company is headquartered in Ballsbridge, Ireland.

CDB Aviation Lease Finance DAC is a wholly owned Irish subsidiary of China Development Bank Financial Leasing Co., Ltd. (CDB Leasing), a Chinese leasing company that is primarily backed by China Development Bank. The company is based in Dublin, Ireland. CDB Aviation is rated investment grade by Moody's, S&P, and Fitch. China Development Bank, the parent company, is under the direct jurisdiction of the State Council of China and is the world's largest development finance institution. It is also the largest Chinese bank for foreign investment and financing cooperation. CDB Aviation Lease Finance DAC is ultimately controlled by the Government of China. Jie Chen has been the CEO of the company since 2023.

Tech Transfer University of Michigan / Venture Capital/(University of Michigan) is a venture capital firm founded in 1900 by Mike Psarouthakis. The firm is headquartered in Ann Arbor, US.

Sovereign Capital Partners LLP (Sovereign Capital Partners) is an hprivate equity firm founded in 1988. The firm is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

Molten Ventures (Private Equity) (Molten Ventures) is a venture capital firm subsidiary of Molten Ventures Plc founded in 1998 by Simon Christopher Cook and Stuart Malcolm Chapman. The firm is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

Oxford University Innovation Ltd (Oxford University Innovation) is a venture capital subsidiary of University of Oxford founded in 1987 and spun out in 2010. The firm is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

Stamford Health, Inc. provides health care services. It offers outpatient services including diagnostics, surgery, specialty treatments for cancer & heart ailments, pediatrics and behavioral medicine. The organization also operates nursing facilities and home health agency. Stamford Health System was founded in 1896 and is headquartered in Stamford, CT.

Sona Asset Management (UK) LLP (Sona UK) is an institutional alternative asset management firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded by John B. Aylward in 2016 and is a subsidiary of Sona Asset Management Ltd., which is owned by Sona Asset Management Cayman Ltd. Sona UK manages capital on behalf of public and corporate pensions, endowments, foundations, insurance companies and family offices.

Deutsche Bank AG /UK/ (Deutsche Bank UK) is the Great Britain-based division of Deutsche Bank AG in Germany, which focuses on retail banking, proprietary management, and private wealth management for individual investors. Established in 1873, the firm is headquartered in London and offers commercial and corporate banking products and services. They promote and coordinate socially responsible activities on behalf of Deutsche Bank and their employees in Great Britain, supporting charities and community organizations within their key focus areas of education, social initiatives, and art.

Claren Road Asset Management LLC (Claren Road) is a hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2005 by senior members of Citigroup’s Credit Trading Department. They are a subsidiary of CRAM Holdings LP, which is owned by The Carlyle Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: CG). Claren Road serves as the investment advisor to private pooled investment vehicles, interests in which are offered to investors on a private placement basis.

Highbridge Capital Management LLC (HCM Highbridge is a registered investment advisor and global alternative investment firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1992 and is a subsidiary of JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings Inc., which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM). Highbridge manages capital for sophisticated investors, who include financial institutions, public and corporate pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, endowments and family offices.

Part of Skill Capital Holdings Ltd., Skillcapital LLP is a British company that provides executive search services. The company is based in London, UK. The company was founded in 1998 by Timothy George Macready.

Avow Hospice, Inc. is a non profit organization that provides palliative care consultations for adults with chronic illness. It also offers non-hospice palliative care, hospice care, support for caregivers, veterans, and children’s services. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Naples, FL.