Alex R. Duck

Stephens, Inc. is a full-service investment bank and brokerage firm headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas. The firm was founded in 1933 and is a subsidiary of Susi Holdings, Inc., which is owned by Stephens Financial Services LLC. Stephens provides comprehensive securities sales and trading services, including customized solutions for clients in North America and abroad.

Westwood Management Corp. (Westwood) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Dallas, Texas. The firm was founded by Susan Byrne in 1983 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Westwood Holdings Group, Inc. (NYSE: WHG). Westwood provides portfolio management services to individuals, investment companies, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, state and municipal government entities, pooled investment vehicles, and sovereign wealth funds.

Cushing Asset Management LP is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Dallas, Texas. The firm was founded by Jerry Swank in 2003 and they are a wholly-owned subsidiary of Swank Capital LLC. Cushing Asset Management provides investment management services on a discretionary basis to high net-worth individuals and institutional investors through Private Funds, Mutual Funds, ETFs, Closed-End Funds and Managed Accounts. They also offer discretionary investment management services as part of various wrap fee programs offered by investment advisers/broker-dealers.

New Century Capital Partners, Inc. oeprates as an independent investment banking firm which focus on the technology, healthcare and oil & gas sector. It provides financial advisory and corporate finance services to its clients. The company was founded by Mark J. Salter and is headquartered in Santa Monica, CA.

Nepris, Inc. operates as a cloud-based technology platform, which connects teachers with experts and working professionals for online live interactions with students. It offers teachers the ability to see archived sessions for free, to sign-up for a license to request sessions of their own, or to participate in industry offered sessions at Nepris.com. The company was founded by Sabari Raja and Binu Thayamkery in 2013 and is headquartered in Plano, TX.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.

FIAM LLC (do-business-as Fidelity Institutional Asset Management) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Smithfield, Rhode Island. The firm was founded in 2006 and formerly known as Pyramis Global Advisors LLC. They are wholly-owned by FIAM Holdings LLC, which in turn is owned by FMR LLC, aka Fidelity Investments. FIAM provides discretionary investment management services to institutional accounts. The firm also sub-advices funds or accounts for affiliated advisers and unaffiliated advisers.

Trinity Hunt Partners (Trinity Hunt Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2004 by Peter J. Stein and Daniel S. Dross. The firm is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

Founded by Lewis Friedland, Cobalt Capital Partners is a real estate private equity firm located in Irving, Texas with additional offices in Atlanta and San Antonio, Texas. The firm was founded in 2002 as a partnership between Lewis D. Friedland and USAA Real Estate Company. They manage the Cobalt Industrial REIT.

ToolWatch Corp. provides professional and financial consulting services. It provides services in software and finance which includes computer software development, software publishing, finance and accounting, enterprise resource planning software, and content management software. The company was founded by Don Kafka in 1991 and is headquartered in Englewood, CO

NB Alternatives Advisers LLC is a Private Equity firm, a subsidiary of NB Alternatives Holdings LLC founded in 2005. The firm is headquartered in Dallas.

YummyEarth, Inc. provides organic lollipops, candy drops, and gummy bears. It also offers chewy candies, chocolates, fruit snacks, licorice, and hard candies. The company was founded by Sergio Bicas and Rob Wunder in 2007 and is headquartered in Stamford, CT.

Veracity Research Co. provides outsourcing investigative services to insurance and corporate defense industries. It offers vendor management, surveillance investigations, canvas and database, social media investigations, special services, continuing education, state licenses, and services brochure. The company was founded by Marcus Doyle and Lance Foster in 1995 and is headquarterd in Dallas, TX.

Wells Fargo Securities LLC (WFS) is the broker/dealer subsidiary of EVEREN Capital Corp., ultimately owned by Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC). Headquartered in New York, WFS delivers a comprehensive suite of banking, capital markets and advisory solutions, such as a full complement of sales, trading and research capabilities, to corporate, government and institutional clients.

Fifth partners LLC (Fifth Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in the year 2015 by Jeff Brownlow and Joe Drysdale. The firm is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

MiddleGround Management LP (MiddleGround Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2018 by John Stewart and Lauren Mulholland. The firm is headquartered in Lexington, Kentucky.

Latticework Capital Management LLC (Latticework Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2015 by Steven D. Neumann and Kyle S. Bradford. The firm is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

Beacon Behavioral Hospital, Inc. is a Louisiana-based leader in behavioral health services, offering inpatient, intensive outpatient, and health and wellness programs. The American company provides inpatient psychiatric care to adults and seniors with acute mental health needs, as well as an intensive outpatient program with comprehensive mental health treatment. Beacon Behavioral's mission is to provide unsurpassed patient care in a compassionate, cost-effective, and ethical manner. The company also offers counseling services for individuals, couples, and families through its healing and wellness outpatient locations. Beacon Behavioral has multiple locations throughout Louisiana, including Lutcher, Lacombe, Bunkie, Metairie, Bogalusa, Slidell, Hammond, Houma, and Alexandria. The company was founded in 1998, and Sean Wendell has been the CEO since 2000.

Unity MSK LLC is a national platform that provides support services to practices offering the full continuum of musculoskeletal care. The company is based in Los Angeles, CA. The company's scalable support promotes robust practice growth while allowing physicians to focus on providing the highest-quality clinical treatment for patients. Unity MSK is led by a team of executives and administrative support specialists with extensive clinical support experience. Jon M. Garfield has been the CEO of the company since 2021.

Restoration Counseling & Community Services LLC engages in the provision of substance abuse treatment services. It offers chemical health, behavior modification through cognitive restructuring, mental health support and diagnostic assessments, transitional support and case management services. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Rural Partners in Medicine LLC provides ambulatory health care services. The company is based in Broomfield, CO. The company was founded in 2010 by Bryan Scheer. Bryan Scheer has been the CEO since 2010.

Athenix Body Sculpting Institute provides plastic surgery options to patients. The company is based in Beaverton, OR and has subsidiaries in the United States. Athenix likes their patients to be well-informed and confident in their cosmetic surgery practices. For FAQs, insurance information, and more, patients can visit their website. The company was founded in 2010 by James M. Haefiner, who has been the CEO since then.

Shore Capital Partners LLC (Shore Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2009 by Justin Ishbia. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.