Kevin Dugan

MacKay Shields LLC is a registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The original predecessor to the firm, MacKay-Shields Economics, was founded in 1938 as an economic consulting firm and it became MacKay Shields Financial Corp. (MSFC) in 1969. In 1984, MSFC was purchased by New York Life Insurance Co. (NYLIC). NYLIC established New York Life Investment Management Holdings LLC (NYLIM Holdings) in 1999 and transferred ownership of MSFC to NYLIM Holdings. In 1999, MSFC was converted to MacKay Shields LLC. The ownership, control and management of MacKay Shields did not change as a result of this conversion. The firm is wholly owned by NYLIM Holdings, which is wholly-owned by NYLIC. MacKay Shields provides discretionary investment management services primarily to institutional clients. The firm is a signatory of the United Nation Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI).

Tocqueville Asset Management LP (Tocqueville) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1985, the firm’s business and affairs are managed by Tocqueville Management Corp., their General Partner. Tocqueville manages investments for high-net-worth individuals and families, institutions, family offices and through the various Tocqueville mutual funds.

UBS Securities LLC is an investment bank and registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 as UBS Warburg LLC. They are a subsidiary of UBS Americas Holding LLC, ultimately held by UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG, NYSE: UBS) in Switzerland. UBS Securities is a primary dealer in US Government securities and provides a full range of investment banking services which includes corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, trading and sales, fixed-income, equity research, private banking, underwriting and prime brokerage operations. The firm also provides advisory services and access to capital markets for corporate, institutional, intermediary and alternative asset management clients.

R. W. Pressprich & Co. (RWP) is an employee-owned institutional broker-dealer headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1909, RWP’s principal focus is to provide fixed-income relative value and market timing research for clients.

Legg Mason Investors Services LLC is a fund distributor located in Baltimore, Maryland. The firm is a subsidiary of Legg Mason, Inc. Legg Mason Investors Services is a member of FINRA and the SIPC

MB Technology Holdings LLC operates as a technology holding and service company. It strives to add value to such firms by using methods that include from cash flow optimization techniques, realignment of cost structures, development of capital and liquidity strategies, and transitioning from a private to a public entity. The company was founded by Richard L. Mooers, Roger G. Branton and George Frederick Schmitt in 2010 and is headquartered in Sarasota, FL.

Moody's Investors Service, Inc. is a credit rating and investment research firm headquartered in New York City. They are a subsidiary of Moody's Corp. (NYSE: MCO). The firm performs international financial research and analysis on commercial and government entities and provides a variety of analytic tools for assessing credit risk. Their clients include creditors, investment banks and commercial banks.

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. is a broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm provides a comprehensive range of equity execution services exclusively to institutional clients worldwide. Their clients include private banks, mutual funds, hedge funds, independent asset managers and investment advisors and other brokers.

WI Harper Group, Inc. (WI Harper) is a venture capital firm founded in 1993 by Peter Liu. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California with additional offices in Beijing and Taipei.

Anthem Venture Management LLC (Anthem Venture Management) is a venture capital firm founded in 2000. The firm is headquartered in Santa Monica, California.

ClearBridge Investments LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. They are a subsidiary of Legg Mason, Inc., ultimately held by Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE: BEN). The firm was founded in 2005 as ClearBridge Advisors, which operated through Citigroup Asset Management NA, and was acquired by Legg Mason that year. They changed their name to ClearBridge Investments LLC in 2012. ClearBridge Investments manages separate accounts for both institutional and retail clients. The firm also acts as adviser or sub-adviser to the ClearBridge Funds which are part of the Legg Mason family of mutual funds.

OCM Distressed Debt Group (OCM) is an private equity firm founded in 1995 by Bruce Allen Karsh and Sheldon Michael Stone. The firm is an operating division of Oaktree Capital Management LP. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles.

Samlyn Capital LLC is a registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Robert S. Pohly in 2006 and is a subsidiary of Samlyn LP. Samlyn Capital provides investment management services to private pooled investment vehicles intended for sophisticated investors; and a separately managed account.

Stelliam Investment Management LP (SIM) is an independent hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Ross Margolies in 2006. SIM provides investment advisory services to private investment funds that operate as pooled investment vehicles. Investors in the funds may include a broad range of US and non-US institutions and high-net worth individuals. Institutional investors may include corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, endowments, foundations, family offices and others.

Part of UBS Group AG, UBS Asset Management, Inc. provides investment management services. The company is based in New York, NY.

StudyDog, Inc. provides online education services. It designs programs for emergent and early readers in Pre-K–1st Grade. The company was founded by Deme Clainos M in 2002 and is headquartered in Beaverton, OR.

Part of Olivetree Group Ltd., Olivetree Financial LLC is a market leader in evidence-based finance. The company is based in Stamford, CT. Sam Ruiz has been the CEO of the company since 2022. The company is an independent investment bank that serves many of the world's largest and most sophisticated investors and corporates, with core expertise in equities and capital markets transactions.