Erin Connolly

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.

Warburg Pincus LLC (Warburg Pincus) is a private equity subsidiary of Warburg Pincus & Company US LLC founded in 1966. The firm is headquartered in New York.

TA Associates Management LP(TA Associates) is a venture capital firm headquartered in Boston. The firm is founded in 1968 by Peter Brooke a subsidiary of TA Associates Management Holding LP.

Viking Global Investors LP (VGI) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut. The firm was founded by O. Andreas Halvorsen and David Ott in 1999. VGI provides investment advice to various private investment funds. Investors in the funds include charitable foundations, endowments, pension plans, sovereign entities, funds-of-funds, investment companies, trusts and individuals.

Alpine Investors is a private equity firm founded in 2001 by Graham Weaver. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Greenbriar Equity Group LP (Greenbriar Equity) is a private equity firm founded in 1999 by Reginald Lamont Jones and Gerald Greenwald. The firm is headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut.

Pure Life Renal, Inc. provides dialysis services. The firm offers the business and operational management tools along with the administrative structure that enable physicians to concentrate on care in a managed environment. The company was founded by Stefano Ciampolini in 2013 and is headquartered in Hollywood, FL.

Endurance Cos. LLC (Endurance) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Angelo Fu. The firm is headquartered in New Hampshire.

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.

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.

ABRY Partners LLC (ABRY Partners) a private equity subsidiary of John F. Stafford Insurance Agency, Inc. founded in 1989 by Samuel Andrew Banks and Royce G. Yudkoff. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Berkshire Partners LLC (Berkshire Partners) is a private equity subsidiary of Berkshire Partners Holdings LLC founded in 1986 by Christopher Clifford, Carl Ferenbach, Russel L. Epker, Brad Bloom and Richard Lubin. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Clayton, Dubilier & Rice LLC (Clayton, Dubilier & Rice) is a private equity subsidiary of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice Holdings LP founded in 1978 by Joseph L. Rice. The firm is headquartered in New York.

ZS Associates, Inc. engages in the sales and marketing consulting, outsourcing, technology and software services. Its services include market segmentation, targeting, mergers, integration, forecasting and design. The company was founded by Prabhakant K. Sinha and Andy Zoltners in 1983 and is headquartered in Evanston, IL.

Palladium Equity Partners Advisor LLC is a Private Equity firm founded in 1997 by Marcos A. Rodriguez and Robert J. Lanigan. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Hellman & Friedman LLC (Hellman & Friedman) is a private equity firm founded in 1984 by Warren Hellman and Tully Friedman. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Golden Gate Private Equity, Inc. (Golden Gate Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2000 by David C. Dominik and Jesse T. Rogers. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Part of Owens & Minor, Inc., Medix, Inc. is a company that distributes medical and surgical supplies. The company is based in Waunakee, WI. Medix was acquired by Owens & Minor, Inc. on July 30, 1999.

Vista Equity Partners Management LLC (VEP) is a private equity firm founded in the year 2000 by Robert Frederick Smith, Stephen J. Davis and Brian Niranjan Sheth. The firm is headquartered in Austin with an additional offices in Oakland, Chicago, New York and San Francisco .

Ballast Point Ventures LLC (Ballast Point Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2001 by Dick Brandewie, Drew Graham & Paul Johan. The firm is headquartered in Tampa, Florida.

Francisco Partners Management LP (Francisco Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1999 by Benjamin Ball, Dipanjan Deb, Neil Garfinkel, Sanford Robertson and David Stanton. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco and London.

VMG Equity Partners LLC (VMG Equity Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2005 by David Baram, Kara Cissell-Roell and Michael Mauze. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Vonage Business, Inc. engages in the provision of voice over Internet protocol services. The company was founded by Boris Jerkunica and is headquartered in Lawrenceville, GA.

Council for Entrepreneurial Development provides an interactive forum for entrepreneurs, investors, service professionals, academicians, researchers and public policy makers. Its services and programs include connections to capital, venture mentoring, and signature conferences empower member companies to go further. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Motion, Inc. develops film, video and media production firm. It offers creative consulting, treatment and budget development, storyboards, scripting, procurement of locations, talent and music rights, full production, and post production services. The company is headquartered in Rocky Hill, CT.

Florida Venture Forum, Inc. is a non-profit organization, which provides educational and networking opportunities for Florida-based entrepreneurs and private companies. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Tampa, FL.

Network Medical, Inc. develops hospice durable medical equipment (DME) software solutions. It offers DME ordering platform, contract management, dashboard reporting, order approval, automated DME invoicing, and electronic medical and health record integration. The company was founded by Chad Trull and Davis Dolan in 2011 and is headquartered in Birmingham, AL.

Venture Atlanta is a non-profit organization which provides conference that creates opportunities for investors to connect with promising technology companies. The company is headquartered in Marietta, GA.

Cariloop, Inc. operates as an online platform that connects senior care and service providers to access real time information about geriatric care and service. Its service platform helps families plan for and manage an older loved one?s journey through the healthcare system. The firm expanded its web platform to allow family member collaboration, secure file sharing and storage, as well as advanced filtering of long-term care providers. The company was founded by Michael Walsh and Steven Theesfeld in July 2012 is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Upward Health Solutions Rhode Island Administration LLC operates as a specialty care coordination organization that partners with health plans and providers to help patients with severe mental illness or substance abuse disorder improve their health and functioning through intensive condition management and promoting access to effective therapy. The company was founded by Bradley Bennett, Eric Heil, and Thomas Hawes and is headquartered in Providence, RI.

Medix Infusion, Inc. is a healthcare company that specializes in providing cost-efficient administration of infusion and injectable therapies to chronically and acutely ill patients in the home or in one of their many ambulatory infusion centers. The company is based in Addison, TX. The company focuses on rural, suburban, and other under-served markets. The company's mission is to connect chronically ill and high-acuity patients with infusion therapy by providing convenient, compassionate care. Gus de Avillez has been the CEO of the company since 2022.

Part of Upward Health Solutions Rhode Island Administration LLC, Upward Health, Inc. is a home-based medical group located in Hauppauge, NY. Upward Health specializes in primary medical and behavioral care for individuals with complex needs. Glen Moller has been the CEO of the company since 2018.

Pioneer Fund/NY/ is a venture capital firm founded by Jason Gray. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Ekos Software, Inc. develops management software to independent craft manufacturing businesses. It specializes in brewery management software, moblie applications, customer relationship management, inventory management and cider management. The company was founded by Greg Forehand and Josh McKinney in 2014 and is headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

Voxie, Inc. engages as a texting platform which helps build relationships with customers. The company was founded by Bogdan Constantin and is headquartered in Alpharetta, GA.

Icario, Inc. is a health action company that leverages innovative technology, data science, and behavioral insights to improve health outcomes. The company is based in Minneapolis, MN and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company partners with health and wellness point solutions to drive enrollment and participation in personalized health action programs. Icario's health action programs are designed to meet the Medicare population where they are, moving them to take specific actions. The company's health platform focuses on healthcare risk assessments and HEDIS gap closure to mitigate member risk and provide quality. The platform combines demographic, clinical, and consumer data with behavioral science to personalize the member experience. Icario understands that it’s difficult to engage Medicaid members and has developed a framework for understanding this population to drive action. The company was founded in 2020 by Thomas C. Wicka. Marc Willard has been the CEO of the company since 2023.

Patient Square Capital is an Independent Private Equity/Venture Capital firm founded by Jim Momtazee and Maria Walker. Patient Square Capital is headquartered in Menlo Park.

OMNIA Partners provides sourcing and supply chain management services. The firm serves over 35 industries in both the private and public sector. It is composed of three subsidiaries: National IPA, Prime Advantage, and Corporate United. The company was founded by M. Todd Abner and Ward H. Brown in 2017 and is headquartered in Franklin, TN.