Steven E. Watkins

Viant Group LLC provides investment and financial advisory services. It offers mergers and acquisitions, raising capital, valuation and advisory, and viant green capital. The company was founded by Scott Smith in 1998 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Part of Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., Traverse Partners LLC provides investment advice. The company is based in Mooresville, NC. The company was founded by Jeff Janer.

Tiburon Holdings LLC is an investment holding private company. The company is based in New York, NY.

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC provides a variety of capital raising, market making, advisory and brokerage services for governments, financial institutions, high-net-worth individuals, and corporate clients and affiliates. It is also a primary dealer in U.S. government securities and an underwriter, placement agent, and dealer for money market instruments, commercial paper, mortgage and other assetbacked securities, as well as a range of debt, equity and other convertible securities of corporations and other issuers. The company was founded on January 3, 2003 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

SpineEX, Inc. develops medical devices. The firm’s products include expandable cage, retractor system and sterilization container. The company was founded by Andrew Rogers and Roy Chin on March 9, 2017 and is headquartered in Fremont, CA.

Vita Therapeutics, Inc. is a biotechnology company based in Baltimore, MD that develops state-of-the-art cellular therapeutics for the treatment of neuromuscular diseases and cancers. The company uses induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) technology to engineer specific cell types designed to replace those that are defective in patients. Vita Therapeutics is progressing its co-leading programs VTA-100 and VTA-300 for the treatment of limb-girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD) and multiple solid tumors with the goal of filing investigational drug applications with the Food and Drug Administration in 2023. The company is developing these proprietary cellular therapies following a dual development strategy beginning with autologous-derived cells before moving to a universal hypoimmunogenic cell line. Vita Therapeutics was founded in 2019 by Douglas Taylor Falk, M.S. and Peter Andersen, Ph.D. Douglas Taylor Falk has been the CEO since 2019.

Oasis Pro Markets LLC is a fintech and blockchain company that aims to bridge the gap between traditional finance, blockchain, and decentralized finance. The company is based in Darien, CT. Pasquale M. LaVecchia has been the CEO of the company since 2008. The company's subsidiary, Oasis Pro Market, is a FINRA member firm that operates a multi-asset ATS called OATSPro, which allows primary issuance and trading of public and private multi-asset digital securities. The platform enables subscribers to buy, sell, and offer a range of alternative assets in the secondary market, and make payments for digital securities via fiat and digital currencies. Oasis Pro Markets is the first US-regulated trading system authorized to allow subscribers to trade digital securities for digital cash.

Venture Medical, Inc. is an American healthcare services company that specializes in wound care and healing. The private company is a leading master distributor, reseller, and service provider for manufacturers and suppliers of biologics, advanced diagnostics equipment, durable medical equipment, and capital goods. The company has a decade-long history of innovation, dedication, and consistent growth, and has expanded its reach across the United States.

I-Flow Corp. designs, develops and manufactures ambulatory drug delivery systems. Its products include portable infusion pumps, catheters and pain kits. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Lake Forest, CA.

Part of Medical Facilities Corp., Medical Facilities America, Inc. operates medical facilities. The company is based in Pierre, SD. Robert O. Horrar has been the CEO of the company since 2017.

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz provides advisory and legal services. It specializes in mergers and acquisitions, strategic investments, takeovers and takeover defense, corporate and securities law, and corporate governance. The company was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Prettybrook Partners LLC is a healthcare and life sciences investment firm that creates value in the industry. Prettybrook Partners is based in Princeton, NJ. The private company screens investments to match its investment criteria, which includes control-oriented leveraged buyouts, restructurings, and staged transitions of corporate entities. The company has invested in various healthcare companies, including Trimedx, Elap, Dohmens, Keystone Dental, and Availity. The company co-invested with Water Street in Take Care Employer Solutions, which merged with CHS Health Services. The company's mission is to improve the healthcare industry through transformative opportunities. The company was founded by Stuart M. Essig, who has been the CEO since incorporation.

Keystone Dental, Inc. engages in the provision of oral healthcare company. It delivers advanced, easy-to-use implants, biomaterials and planning software for dental professionals. The company was founded on March 2006 and is headquartered in Burlington, MA.

Part of Medical Facilities Corp., Medical Facilities (USA) Holdings, Inc. operates medical facilities. The company is based in Pierre, SD. Robert O. Horrar has been the CEO of the company since 2017.

Tigerlabs LLC (Tigerlabs) is a venture capital firm founded in 2011 by Bertrand Navarrete. The firm is headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey.

LaVecchia Capital LLC engages in brokerage industry. The firm focuses on buying and selling securities such as stocks, bonds, and mutual funds. The company was founded is headquartered in Darien, CT.

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.