Scott Gideon

Stephens, Inc. is a full-service investment bank and brokerage firm headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas. The firm was founded in 1933 and is a subsidiary of Susi Holdings, Inc., which is owned by Stephens Financial Services LLC. Stephens provides comprehensive securities sales and trading services, including customized solutions for clients in North America and abroad.

Dispatch Management Services Corp's principal activity is to provides courier services by urgent, on-demand, point-to-point delivery services in the world. The company focuses on Point-to-Point delivery by foot, bicycle, motorcycle, car and truck and operates in 22 of the largest metropolitan markets in the United States with United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand. Company was formed on 1997 and is located in Lake Success, NY.

AmCOMP provides workers’ compensation protection to businesses and their employees. The Company underwrites workers’ compensation policies for employers involved in a variety of businesses and industries and provides “total care management” services in order to reduce the frequency, severity, and cost of lost wages and medical claims.

Part of Van der Moolen Holding NV, Van der Moolen Specialists USA LLC operates a trading platform. The company is based in New York, NY.

Founded in 1988 by Richard Messina, the Benchmark Co. LLC is a full-service broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm provides equity research, sales and trading services for institutional and private clients. They focus on the media, energy, enterprise software, infrastructure software, biotechnology, specialty pharmaceuticals, REITs, Internet and communications sectors. The Benchmark Co.'s clearing agent is JP Morgan Clearing Corp.

Sprout Group (Sprout) is venture capital subsidiary of Credit Suisse Private Equity LLC founded in 1969. The firm headquartered in New York.

BNP Paribas Asset Management USA, Inc. (BNPP AM USA) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1972 as Fischer Francis Trees & Watts, Inc. (FFTW). In 2015, FFTW’s affiliated US registered investment advisor, BNP Paribas Asset Management Inc., was merged into FFTW. FFTW was re-branded as BNP Paribas Asset Management USA, Inc. in 2017. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of BNP Paribas Asset Management USA Holdings, Inc. (BNPP AM), part of International Financial Services division of BNP Paribas (EPA: BNP) (BNPP). BNPP AM USA provides customized investment management services to institutional clients. They also provide non-discretionary investment management activities and/or act as collateral manager for structured products such as CDOs and CLOs.

Aperio Group LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Sausalito, California. The firm was founded in 1999 by Patrick Geddes, Guy Lampard, Robert Newman, and Paul Solli. They are owned by Aperio Holdings LLC, ultimately owned by Blackrock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK). Aperio Group manages domestic, international, and global equity portfolios for high-net-worth individuals, institutions, and intermediaries such as wealth managers, consultants, and family offices. In addition, the firm advises a very limited number of individual clients on asset allocation and fund selection. They also advise a limited number of ERISA clients, and provide sub-advisory investment management services to registered mutual funds and pooled investment vehicles, including private funds.

Energy Capital Partners Management LP (ECP) is a private equity firm founded in 2005 by Doug Kimmelman. The firm is headquartered in Summit, New Jersey with an additional office in San Diego, Fort Lauderdale, New York City, Houston and Seoul .

National Venture Capital Association provides business association services. It facilitates networking opportunities and provides research data to its members. The company is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Z Capital Group LLC (Private Equity) is an independent private equity firm founded in 2006 by James J. Zenni. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Part of Mr. Cooper Group, Inc., WaMu Investments is a company based in Bellevue, WA. WaMu Investments was founded by Rebecca C. Schmitt.

StepStone Group LP (StepStone) is a private equity firm founded in 2006 by Monte M. Brem, Tom Porter Keck and Jose A. Fernandez. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Part of Gleacher & Co., Inc., American Technology Research Holdings, Inc. provides research on information technology and defense companies. The company is based in Greenwich, CT. American Technology Research Holdings was acquired by BroadPoint Securities Group, Inc. on October 03, 2008 for $19.37 million.

CAMO Technologies, Inc. provides information technology solutions. The company was founded by Ashwani Jasti in 1997 and is headquartered in Woodbridge, NJ.

The Brandtech Group LLC (The Brandtech Group) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by David Jones, Nick Emery, and Jean-Marc Antoni. The firm is headquartered in New York with additional offices in Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Canada, Panama, UK, France, Germany, Switzerland, Greece, Netherlands, Ireland, Italy, Czech Rep, Slovakia, Norway, Poland, Sweden, Turkey, South Africa, India, Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, Singapore, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Australia and Indonesia.