Joel D. Luton

Cigna Holding Co. engages in the provision of medical, dental, disability, life and accident insurance, and related products and services to businesses, governmental and non-governmental organizations, and individuals, through its subsidiaries. The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Bloomfield, CT.

Sculptor Capital LP is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. Formerly known as OZ Management LP, the firm was founded by Daniel Och in 1994. They are directly owned by Calder Holdco I LP and indirectly owned by Rithm Capital Corp. (NYSE: RITM). Sculptor Capital provides portfolio management services to private funds, CLOs, and/or CBOs, as well as to SMAs for institutional clients, which may include financial institutions, public and private pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, endowments, and foundations.

Bear Stearns Asset Management Inc (Bear Stearns) is a Private Equity/Venture Capital firm, a subsidiary of The Bear Stearns Cos LLC founded in 1985. The firm is headquartered in the US.

Voya Investment Management Co. LLC (Voya IM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in New York City. Formerly known as ING Investment Management Co. LLC, the firm was founded in 1972 under the name of Aetna Capital Management, Inc. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of Voya Investment Management LLC, ultimately held by Voya Financial, Inc. (NYSE: VOYA). Voya IM manages assets for institutions, financial intermediaries and individual investors. The firm serves as adviser or sub-adviser to many investment vehicles.

Goldman Sachs Asset Management LP (GSAMLP) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm is a wholly owned subsidiary of GSAM Holdings LLC, and their ultimate parent is Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). Founded in 1988, GSAMLP provides investment solutions to a range of individual and institutional investors worldwide.

Probex Corp. is a technology-based renewable resource company that engages in the commercialization of its patented ProTerra(R) process. It invests the majority of its resources on research, development and commercialization of its patented ProTerra technology which has the ability to reprocess used lubricating oils, including used automotive engine oils, transmission fluids, gear lubes, diesel engine oils and hydraulic fluids that are no longer suitable for use or will no longer perform at their intended level, into at least three products that it intends to market to commercial and industrial customers

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.

KDP Investment Advisors, Inc. (KDP) is an investment advisory firm headquartered in Montpelier, Vermont. The firm was founded by Kingman D. Penniman in 1996. In 2023 they became a subsidiary of Obra Institutional Credit LLC, which is owned by Obra Capital, Inc. KDP provides credit research and analysis to institutional client base such as hedge funds, pension plan sponsors, mutual fund companies, sell-side firms, and other financial institutions.

McCarthy, Crisanti & Maffei, Inc. is based in New York, NY. McCarthy, Crisanti & Maffei, Inc. provides Fund Flows and Allocations Data to help clients gain valuable insights into market trends.

HealthTronics, Inc. provides healthcare and technology support services. The firm focuses on urologist partnership opportunities, surgical and capital equipment maintenance and anatomical pathology services. Its products portfolio include urology devices, including lithotripters and surgical treatment lasers. The company was founded by Argil J. Wheelock in 1972 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Founded in 1987, SAMCO Capital Markets, Inc. is a broker/dealer headquartered in Austin, Texas with additional offices in Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, New York City and Edmund, Oklahoma. The firm specializes in serving financial institutions. Their expertise lies in public finance and trading, institutional sales, taxable fixed-income trading, high yield and public funds management. SAMCO provides advisory services to issuers of municipal debt in the Southwest and Southeast U.S. Their traders and underwriters make primary and secondary markets in municipal bonds on a national basis. The firm provides advisory services to issuers of municipal debt in the Southwestern and Southeastern U.S. SAMCO's institutional sales department provides coverage of both tier-one national accounts, regional banks and trust departments. They are a leading distributor in the Southwestern U.S. for bank-qualified new issuances. The firm is active in trading and positioning taxable fixed-income securities, including U.S. Treasuries, Agencies, mortgage backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations, corporate securities and municipal bonds, including high yield. SAMCO's public funds management group specializes in investment, financial management and banking for public entities such as counties, cities and school districts.

APS Investment Services, Inc. offered investment services. The company was headquartered in Austin, TX.

Allegiance Capital Corp. is a mergers and acquisitions firm that specializes in helping privately-held, closely-held middle-market, family-run, and entrepreneurial driven businesses. The private company is based in Dallas, TX, and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company offers services such as selling a business, buying a business, and getting financing. The company's team of experts has helped countless business owners protect their legacy, optimize their ROI, and face the future with confidence. The company has worked with various businesses and have received awards and accolades for their success. The company was founded in 1998 by David J. Mahmood.

University of Houston System offers higher education degrees and job training or vocational study programs. It offers about 280 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in fields such as business, education, humanities and law. It was founded in 1927 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

LandTel Communications LLC provides land, coastal and offshore oilfield communications. It offers communications services to operators, drilling contractors and oilfield service companies. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Baton Rouge, LA.

Corporate Finance Associates Worldwide, Inc. provides investment banking services. The private company is based in Laguna Hills, CA and has subsidiaries in India, United States and Canada. The company was founded in 1956 by Terry Fick. The CEO is Jim Zipursky.

Association for Corporate Growth, Inc. is a global organization founded in 1954 by Kenneth S. Berryman and David H. Brenner. The non-profit company is based in Chicago, IL and has subsidiaries in the United Kingdom, Netherlands, Canada, and the United States. The company's mission is to drive middle-market growth and it serves 90,000 investors, executives, lenders, and advisers to growing middle-market companies. The company's core focus is on middle-market M&A, with more than 25 years of sell-side and buy-side advisory experience, closing more than 200 transactions with a combined value of more than $1 billion. The company also publishes Middle Market Growth, the official publication of the Association for Corporate Growth, which includes a print magazine, website, weekly e-newsletter, and daily newsfeed. The CEO of the company since 2019 is Brent A. Baxter.

Midnight Venture Partners LLC (Midnight Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2020 by Chris Aydam, Alex Bodney and Ryan Springer. The firm is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

Stafford Capital Partners, Inc. (Stafford Capital Partners) is a private equity subsidiary of Stafford Private Equity Pty. Ltd. founded in 2000. The firm headquartered located in Austin, Texas.

Painewebber & Co., Inc. provides stock brokerage and asset management services. The private company is based in Los Angeles and has subsidiaries in the United States. The American company was founded by Brent D. Williams.

Arbor Chemicals LLC engages in sourcing pine chemical products, ranging from crude sulfated turpentine, to crude tall oil, tall oil fatty acid, and tall oil rosin. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Magnolia, TX.

BofA Securities, Inc. is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of NB Holdings Corp., ultimately held by Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC). Headquartered in New York, the firm was founded in 2015 and offers trade execution, trading or brokerage services to institutional clients.