Deirdre Lyons

Alltech E-CO2 Ltd. provides on-farm environmental assessments and programs. The firm delivers and promotes sustainability programs for producers, processors, retailers and government to measure and reduce the emissions. Its services include environmental footprinting, carbon assessments, water footprinting, facilitating farm meetings, farmer reports, data analysis and reporting and financial benchmarking. The company is headquartered in Cheshire, the United Kingdom.

Part of Alltech, Inc., Alltech Farming Solutions (UK) Ltd. is a British company that sells and distributes animal feed machines. The company is based in Stamford, UK and was founded in 2016.

Alltech Ltd. operates as a biotechnology company that improves the health and performance of people, animals and plants through natural nutrition and scientific innovation. The company was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Stamford, the United Kingdom.

Part of Ever.Ag Corp., Cainthus Ireland Ltd. is an Irish computer vision company that provides actionable insights for farmers by turning visual information into data. The company is based in Dublin, Ireland, with an office in an undisclosed location. Cainthus' proprietary technology passively tracks key farm management practices that impact nutrition, health, behavior, environment, and the mental well-being of livestock, providing the analytics and information needed to drive business decisions. The company was founded in 2016 by Robin Johnston, Ross Hunt, David Hunt. Steven J. Kickert has been the CEO of the company since 2019. Cainthus Ireland was acquired by Ever.Ag Corp. on June 21, 2022.

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. (DBSI) is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1971 and is a wholly-owned investment banking and brokerage arm of DB U.S. Financial Markets Holding Corp., ultimately held by Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE: DB, FRA: DBK) in Germany. DBSI provides securities brokerage and investment advisory services to domestic and international private clients and institutions. They are also a primary dealer in US government securities as designated by the Federal Reserve.

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.

SVG Ventures LLC (SVG Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2007 by Charles J. Hartnett. The firm is headquartered in Los Gatos, California.

The National Chicken Council operates as a trade association for chickens. The non-profit company is based in Washington.

Kincannon & Reed is a private company that provides search services for the agribusiness, food, and life science sectors. The company is based in Waynesboro, VA. The company was founded by Kelly Kincannon and the CEOs are David Carpintero, Isvaldo Perez, and Carlos Salvador.

Harpe Bioherbicide Solutions, Inc. is a company that focuses on providing solutions to the problem of weed resistance. The company is based in Raleigh, NC. Weeds have developed resistance to current herbicides, which has led to their flourishing. The company aims to tackle this problem by providing bioherbicides that are effective against resistant weeds. William Buckner has been the CEO of the company since 2020.

Agritech Capital LLC is a strategic consulting and investment firm specializing in the agribusiness sector. The company was founded by Eric Schuessler and Sebastian Schauff in 2018 and is headquartered in North Wilmington, NC.

AWW Holdings, Inc. is headquartered in Nicholasville, KY.

Av Nutrismart Holding ApS is an investment holding Danish company. The private company is based in Fredericia, Denmark.

Part of Alltech, Inc., Alltech Coppens GmbH is a German company that manufactures feed for animals. The company is based in Nettetal, Germany. The CEOs of the company are Patrick Edward Charlton, Earl Michael Castle, Alric Anthony Blake.

Biospringer RS doo engages in the production, sale, and distribution of yeast. The company was founded on March 31, 1989 and is headquartered in Senta, Serbia.

Alderys SAS engage in the development of approaches to the micro-organic biological engineering of profitable chemical compounds from renewable plant resources. It operates in the following markets: chemicals for generating building block compounds, animal nutrition, and cosmetics. The company was founded by Dominique Thomas on July 30, 2010 and is headquartered in Orsay, France.

Adisseo France SAS develops and manufactures additives. It offers methionine, coated methionine, essential amino acids, enzymes, vitamins, protected amino acids, organic selenium source, sodium sulfate, chloride-free sodium source and probiotic solutions. The company was founded by Marcel Lingot in 1939 and is headquartered in Antony, France.

Alltech Coppens BV is a Dutch company that develops high-quality fish feed for responsible and effective aquaculture. The private company is based in Helmond, Netherlands and was founded in 1980 by Deirdre Lyons and Thomas Pearse Lyons. The company works with quality-conscious staff and have an extensive range of products for different species of fish. Ronald Faber has been the CEO of the company since 2005.

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. (MLPF&S) is a global investment banking firm, SEC-registered investment advisor, broker-dealer, and futures commission merchant headquartered in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of BAC North America Holding Co., ultimately held by Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC). MLPF&S provides investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, banks, insurance companies, thrift institutions, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations and other types of business.