Sanjay Zimmermann

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.

WSC Digital Yield Master Fund Ltd. offers securities. The company is based in Road Town, British Virgin Islands.

Blackfin Capital Partners SAS (Blackfin Capital Partners) is an independent Private Equity firm founded in 2008 by Eric May, Paul Mizrahi, Bruno Rostain, Laurent Bouyoux. The firm is headquartered in France, Paris with additional offices in Brussels, Belgium, and Frankfurt, Germany.

McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Cadence Group, Inc. operates digital securitization platform. It develops a suite of software and services to streamline the securitization process from end to end. The company was founded by Nelson Chu and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Putnam Investment Management LLC (PIM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1971, the firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Putnam US Holdings I LLC and became an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE: BEN) in 2024. PIM provides investment advice across all asset classes to individuals and institutions worldwide through separately managed accounts and pooled investment funds.

Raymond James & Associates, Inc. (RJA) is a registered broker-dealer headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Raymond James Financial, Inc. (NYSE: RJF), a diversified holding company. RJA offers a full array of capital markets services, strategic advice and planning for institutional investors.

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Credit Suisse Securities USA) is the broker/dealer division of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, an investment banking company headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse (USA), Inc., ultimately owned by Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN) in Switzerland. Credit Suisse Securities USA offers a suite of equities, solutions and credit products and services which includes global securities sales, trading and execution, prime brokerage and comprehensive investment research. Their clients include financial institutions, corporations, governments, institutional investors, such as pension funds and hedge funds, and private individuals around the world.

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.

Founded in 1958, Merrill Lynch Piece Fenner & Smith, Inc. is an SEC registered broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of BAC North America Holding Co. and their ultimate parent is Bank of America Corp. (NYSE BAC).

Claret Capital Partners Ltd (Claret Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2013. The firm is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

Residence Ventures LLC (Residence Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Yannick Folla. The firm is headquartered in New York.

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.

MF Global Holdings Ltd. provides execution and clearing services for exchange-traded and over-the-counter derivative products. It offers customized solutions in global cash and derivatives markets. The firm also provides research and market commentary to help clients make trading decisions, as well as providing client financing and securities lending services. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Part of CME Group, Inc., ICAP is a health leader situated at Columbia University. The company is based in New York, NY. The company has worked since 2003 with one central goal: to improve the health of families and communities.

Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Ltd. (Credit Suisse Europe) is the Great Britain-based brokerage subsidiary of Credit Suisse Investment Holdings (UK), itself a subsidiary of Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN) in Switzerland. The firm was founded in 1966 and formerly known as Credit Suisse First Boston (Europe) Ltd. Headquartered in London, Credit Suisse Europe arranges financing in international capital markets, provides financial advisory services and acts as a dealer in securities, derivatives and foreign exchange on a principal and agency basis for corporate and institutional investors.

Ledn, Inc. is a Canadian financial company that offers a suite of products to help clients across the globe unlock the power of digital assets to build wealth for the long term. Ledn is based in Toronto, Canada, and has subsidiaries in Canada. Ledn has active clients in 105 countries and has exceeded $1 billion in assets on its platform. The company provides interest-bearing savings accounts and bitcoin-backed loans, enabling clients to access dollars or additional bitcoin without needing to sell any of their existing holdings. The company remains an industry leader when it comes to transparency and accountability standards, being the first-ever lending platform to undergo a formal proof-of-reserves attestation by Armanino LLP, a top public accounting and consulting firm and a recognized leader in digital asset assurance solutions. The company was founded by Adam J. Reeds and Mauricio di Bartolomeo, and Adam J. Reeds has been the CEO since incorporation.

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Dfns SAS is a French company that offers predictable plans starting at $500/month with no bps on aum or transaction fees. The company is based in Paris, France. The company provides a keyless wallet infrastructure that allows users to create multi-chain wallets, deploy segregated accounts, sign transactions, set up approval workflows, get unlimited defi access, integrate with industry-leading apps, and support more than 30 blockchains and over 500 assets–crypto, securities, nfts and more.

Cometh SASU is a French blockchain technology company founded in 2020 by Jérôme de Tychey, Vincent Le Gallic, and a group of engineers. The company is based in Paris, France. Cometh is focused on shaping the future of web3 and driving its widespread adoption through its tech, a groundbreaking development platform for games and dapps, and Cometh Game Studio, its video game development division. Cometh's web3 development platform includes Cometh Connect, a biometric smart wallet, a white label NFT marketplace, and an NFT checkout. Cometh has prestigious clients, including La Française des Jeux (FDJ), Lacoste, Fanlive Rugby, and Life Beyond Studios, for their web3 needs. Cometh Game Studio integrates all its own tools in its brand new experience, Cosmik Battle, a free-to-play tactical card game where you can play, own, and rent your cards and spaceships. The long-awaited game will enter its beta later this year.

Touchdown Ventures, Inc. (Touchdown Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2014 by David B. Horowitz, Scott Lenet and Rich M. Grant. The firm is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Baotou Tianhe Magnetics Technology Co., Ltd. principally engages in the research, development, production, processing, surface treatment, and sale of rare earth permanent magnet materials. The company was founded on May 22, 2008 and is headquartered in Baotou, China.

Sagard Private Equity (Sagard) is a private equity subsidiary of Sagard Holdings ULC founded in 2021. The firm is headquartered in Canada with offices in New York and Denver.

Evercore Group LLC is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1995 and is a subsidiary of Evercore BD Investco LLC, which is owned by Evercore, Inc. (NYSE: EVR). Evercore Group delivers equity research and equity sales and agency trading execution, in addition to providing wealth and investment management services to high net worth and institutional investors.

UBS AG (London Branch) is the Great Britain-based brokerage subsidiary of UBS AG, ultimately held by UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG) in Switzerland. Headquartered in London, the firm was founded in 1998 and provides nimble, innovative and bespoke access to solutions, from market and insight tools, to trading strategies and execution for private, institutional and corporate clients worldwide, as well as private clients in Switzerland. They distribute, trade, finance and clear cash equity and equity-linked products. The firm also structures, originates and distributes new equity and equity-linked issues.

Mergence Investment Managers (Pty) Ltd. (Mergence) is an asset management and holding firm headquartered in Cape Town, South Africa. The firm was founded in 2004 by Masimo-a-badimo Magerman. Mergence provides investment management services to a range of institutional clients, such as pension funds, government agencies, fund of funds managers and multi managers in South Africa. The firm is a socially responsible investor and a signatory to the United Nations Principles of Responsible Investment, which incorporate environmental, social, and governance issues into their investment process.

Part of FirstRand Ltd., Ashburton Fund Managers (Pty) Ltd. is a South African Johannesburg-based investment management company. The company offers innovative investment solutions and is known for its Ashburton Leaders Equity Fund, which focuses on investing in market leaders. Ashburton Investments, as a trusted investment manager of FirstRand group, helps investors reach their investment goals. The company's investment philosophy and approach can be learned through their website, where prices and performance of their funds can also be viewed.