John A. Scripp

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.

MACC Private Equities, Inc. operated as a private equity fund. The company was founded on March 3, 1994 and is headquartered in Cedar Rapids, IA.

Brandes Investment Partners LP (Brandes) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in La Jolla, California. The firm was founded by Charles H. Brandes in 1974 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Brandes Worldwide Holdings LP. Brandes manages global equity and fixed-income assets for clients worldwide.

American Century Investment Management, Inc. (ACIM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri. The firm was founded by James E. Stowers, Jr. in 1958 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of American Century Cos., Inc. ACIM provides portfolio management services to financial advisors, individual investors and institutional clients.

Regions Investment Management, Inc. (RIM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama. The firm was founded in 1971 as Morgan Asset Management, Inc. In 2016, they became a wholly owned subsidiary of Regions Bank, which is another wholly owned subsidiary of Regions Financial Corp. (NYSE: RF). RIM provides model strategies and provides portfolio management to Regions Wealth Management (RWM), a business unit of Regions Bank, for use by RWM with their clients.

Rice, Hall, James & Associates LLC (Rice Hall James) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in San Diego, California. Founded in 1974, Rice Hall James manages assets for public and corporate pension funds, Taft-Hartley pension plans, foundations, endowments, financial institutions and high-net-worth individuals, throughout multiple market cycles and in various environments.

Victory Capital Management, Inc. (Investment Management) (Victory Capital-IM) is the investment management division of Victory Capital Management, Inc., a financial services company headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. The firm was founded in 1894 and formerly known as Key Asset Management, Inc. They are an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Victory Capital Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: VCTR). Victory Capital-IM provides specialized investment strategies to institutions, intermediaries, retirement platforms and individual investors.

Part of Data Analysis, Inc., William O'Neil & Co., Inc. is a financial services company based in Los Angeles, CA. The company specializes in providing financial research, analysis, and investment advisory services to individual and institutional investors. The CEO of the company is Steven L. Birch.

Allianz Global Investors Fund Management LLC is a registered investment advisor and fund distributor located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Allianz Global Investors US Holdings, Inc. and their ultimate parent is Allianz SA. They were formerly known as PA Fund Management LLC. Allianz Global Investors Fund Management provides services primarily to investment companies.

KPMG LLP engages in the provision of audit, tax, and advisory services. It serves the banking and capital markets, building, construction and real estate, consumer and retail, energy, natural resources and chemicals, financial services, government and public sector, healthcare and life sciences, industrial manufacturing, insurance, media and entertainment, private equity, technology, telecommunications, and venture capital industries. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Stradling, Yocca Carlson & Rauth PC is a private company that has been relied upon by top companies and municipalities for over 40 years. The company is based in Newport Beach, CA. The company has the expertise and team to tackle the toughest challenges around the clock, every day of the year. The company was founded by William R. Rauth.

ROTH Capital Partners LLC is a broker/dealer headquartered in Newport Beach, California. The firm was founded in 2001 and is a subsidiary of CR Financial Holdings, Inc. They offer institutional sales and trading services. Their broad institutional coverage includes investors in North America, Canada, UK, Europe and other international territories.

Founded in 2005 by Justin Ferayorni, Tamarack Capital Management LLC is a hedge fund manager located in Carlsbad, California. The firm manages the Tamarack Global Healthcare Fund LP.

Meketa Investment Group, Inc. provides investment consulting and advisory services. The company was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Westwood, MA.

Allianz Global Investors U.S. LLC (AllianzGI US) is an investment advisory firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2001 as Allianz Global Investors Capital LLC. In 2022, Voya Investment Management Co. LLC, which is ultimately owned by Voya Financial, Inc. (NYSE: VOYA), acquired the firm from Allianz SE (ETR: ALV). AllianzGI US provides portfolio management services to a variety of individual and institutional clients as well as certain Wrap Fee Programs.

Blackford Capital LLC (Blackford Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 1999 by Martin W. Stein. The firm is headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan with an office in Hong Kong.

Quontic Bank provides banking services. The firm offers borrowing solutions such as portfolio loans, lite doc loans, foreign national, FHA loans, commercial mortgages and VA loans. It also provides mortgages, personal checking, drawbridge savings, money market, certificate of deposits, online and mobile banking services. The company was founded by Steven B. Schnall in 2009 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

University of Southern California is a private research university that mainly offers undergraduate, graduate & other higher education. The university was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Denali Advisors LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and holding firm headquartered in San Diego, California. The firm was founded by Robert Snigaroff and Mike Munson in 2001. The firm provides investment advisory services on an advisory and sub-advisory basis to institutional public, corporate and insurance clients.

RIVI Capital LLC (RIVI Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2014 by Byron Roth. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.