Bret C. Bauer

Association for Financial Professionals, Inc. provides treasury management services. It provides training, certification, career counseling and other professional development services and hosts an annual four-day conference. The firm also publishes AFP Exchange, a bimonthly magazine. Its committee on Investment of Employee Benefit Assets represents executives who oversee investment funds of pension and benefit plans. The company was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Bethesda, MD.

Texas Capital Bank provides commercial banking services. It offers credit solutions, treasury and liquidity, mortgage services, private wealth, and personal banking. The company was founded by Jody Grant and C. Keith Cargill on December 18, 1998 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Part of Independent Bank Group, Inc., Independent Bank (McKinney, TX) is a bank that offers a variety of credit and debit cards, loans, mortgages, personal and business banking services across several locations in the US. Independent Bank provides personal loans, business loans, and solutions for mortgage payment difficulties. The bank also offers business savings accounts and small business checking accounts. Independent Bank Financial Services aims to help customers achieve their financial goals and provides tools and resources to make smart financial decisions.

Patrons Holdings, Inc. operates as a bank holding private company that provides banking services. The company is based in Dallas, TX. The CEO of the company is Conner M. Price.

Schechter Private Capital LLC (Schechter Private Capital) is a private equity subsidiary of NFP Holdings LLC founded in 2016. The firm is headquartered in Birmingham, Michigan.

HighTower Advisors LLC (HighTower) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois and has offices throughout the US. The firm was founded in 2008 by Elliot Weissbluth, Peter (Todd) Lyon, and Eugene Lerner. They are a wholly owned subsidiary of Hightower Holding LLC. HighTower provides investment advisory services to institutions (which include ERISA), and ultra-high and high net worth individuals.

Silver Lane Advisors LLC operates as an investment bank. The firm advises financial institutions undergoing transformational events, including mergers, acquisitions, capital raises, recapitalizations, re-equitizations, and joint ventures. It also provides valuation advisory services and structure ownership succession plans. The company was founded by Elizabeth Bloomer Nesvold in 2007 and is headquartered in New York, NY.