John Freeman

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.

Headquartered in McLean, Virginia, The Precursor Group is a research and consulting firm specializing in the techcom sector. Techcom can be defined as the evolving tech-driven communications future and the new sector that converging technologies are now creating. Simply, the techcom future is where tech is going mobile and IP, and com is going mobile, IP and digitally converging. Techcom is the intersection and exponential growth dynamic of three core changes: mobility, digital convergence and Internet protocol

Paradyne Networks, Inc. used to develop and manufacture telecommunications products. It used to provide a broad family of IP-based broadband access solutions, including BLCs, DSLAMs, Ethernet over Copper Network Extenders, IADs and CPE. Its products used to support both residential triple play solutions & business class bonded SHDSL, ADSL2+, T1/E1 & DS3 bonded solutions for LAN Extension and Cell Site Data Backhaul applications. It was founded in 1969 and was headquartered in Largo, FL.

Sands Capital Management LLC (Sands Capital) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Arlington, Virginia. The firm was founded in 1992 by Frank Sands and is majority owned by Sands Capital Management LP. Sands Capital provides investment management services to both US and non-US clients who have different tax statuses, often depending on the jurisdiction.