Al W. van Ness

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.

The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., Inc. operated supermarkets and grocery stores. Its brand names included A&P, Food Basics, The Food Emporium, Path Mark, and Super fresh Waldbaums. The company was founded by George Huntington Hartford and George Francis Gilman in 1850 and was headquartered in Ramsey, NJ.

American Technologies Group, Inc. is engaged in the development, commercialization and sale of products and systems using patented and proprietary technologies, including catalyst technology and water purification. The company was founded on September 27, 1988 and is headquartered in Fort Worth, TX.

Valcom, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as a diversified entertainment company in the United States. It operates four divisions: Broadcasting, Live Theatre, Distribution and Television & Film. The Broadcasting division operates My Family TV, a network created for American families. The Television and Film Program Production division includes television production for network and syndication programming, motion pictures, and real estate holdings. The Live Theatre and Event division provides live shows and events to fruition. The company's Distribution division offers distribution and syndication services to producers. The Distributes division provides third party film and TV programming, as well as music titles. The Real Estate and Other Broadcast Event Auctions division produces live event auctions covering a range of events for TV broadcast and live Webcast. The company serves movie studios and television networks. ValCom was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Boonton Township, NJ. ValCom was founded in 1983 and is based in Boonton Township, NJ.

Lazard Freres & Co. LLC provides corporate advisory, capital market, and asset management services. The company was founded on April 13, 1992 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

ESL Investments, Inc. is a privately-owned hedge fund sponsor and registered investment adviser founded in 1988. Headquartered in Bay Harbor Islands, Florida, ESL manages assets on a discretionary basis in one master fund, ESL Partners LP. They also offer investments in ESL Partners through ESL Limited, a Bermuda-based “feeder fund”. Investors in the funds are generally comprised of ultra high-net worth individuals and family offices, but also include private and public pension plans, financial institutions, and other institutional investors.

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.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Springer Nature Ltd. operates a group of publishing companies. It publishes fiction, non-fiction, romance, young adult, military, business, science, political, history, autobiography, current event, psychology, mystery, thriller, audio, historical novel, literature, religious, pictorial, children’s, self-help, suspense, fantasy, humor, memoir, scientific reference, poetry and other books, as well as articles, essays, news reports and reviews. The company was founded by Daniel Macmillan and Alexander Macmillan in 1843 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Fordham University provides college and university. It offers undergraduate colleges and graduate & professional schools. The company was founded in 1841 and is headquartered in Bronx, NY.

Exponent Private Equity LLP (Exponent Private Equity) is a private equity firm founded in 2004 by Chris Graham, Richard Campin, Hugh Richards and Tom Sweet-Escott. The firm is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

Autofair Automotive Group sells cars and trucks. It offers Ford, Honda, Hyundai, Lexus, Toyota and Scion brand cars , used cars, and trucks in Manchester.The firm also provides parts, services and collision repair. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Manchester, NH.

New York State Bar Association is a non-profit organization, which provides legal services and offers a membership program for lawyers. It also publishes an array of books, bar journals, law digest, and State Bar news. The company was founded in 1876 and is headquartered in Alban, NY.

New Jersey State Bar Association operates as a not-for-profit organization. It educates the public to enhance awareness of the legal system. The company was founded in June 1899 and is headquartered in New Brunswick, NJ.

CRM Software, Inc. develops office management software products. It offers Junxure, a cloud customer relationship management solution that enables financial advisors to capture client demographic and financial data. The company was founded by Ken Golding and Greg Friedman in 2001 and is headquartered in Raleigh, NC.

MD Witter Investments LLC (MD Witter) is an independent investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was co-founded in 2003 by Michael D. Witter and Sherry P. Witter. They offer asset management services, alternative and traditional investment products to institutional WRAP accounts, foundations and semi-institutional clients.

The Dragon School Trust Ltd. provides educational services. The non-profit company is based in Oxford, UK and was founded in 1953.

Great Oaks Venture Capital BZ LLC (Great Oaks Venture Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2005 by Andrew K. Boszhardt Jr. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Oxford Science Enterprises PLC (Oxford Science Enterprises) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015. The firm is headquartered in Oxford, United Kingdom.

Neuberger Berman AIFM Ltd. (Neuberger Berman) is a private equity firm, a subsidiary of NB Alternatives Advisers LLC founded in 2015. The firm is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

Harrow School operates as an independent boarding school. The private company is based in Middlesex, UK.

AngelHub LLC was founded by Andy Krebs Boszhardt. The American company provides a platform for investors to connect, discuss and share investment opportunities, network with each other and find potential co-investors.

bNovate Technologies SA is a water monitoring company based in Ecublens, Switzerland. The Swiss company specializes in developing custom-made instruments for clients and creating cell detection instruments for drinking water. The company's innovative water monitoring solutions include bactosense, bactosense multi, and aqu@sense, which can be used for multi-point water monitoring to detect bacteria in water throughout the water process line. The company also offers solutions for monitoring the purification steps of drinking water treatment, such as pre-treatment and filtration, with bactosense online and bactosense multi. Additionally, they provide aqu@sense mb for taking control of the microbiological quality of pharmaceutical water supplies. The company was founded in 2011 by Simon Künzi.

ASYMmetric ETFs LLC operates as an investment advisor. The private company is based in New York, NY and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company was founded by Darren R. Schuringa. Darren R. Schuringa has been the CEO since incorporation.