Harbert Management Corporation (“HMC”) is an investment management firm focusing on alternative assets, with approximately $8.3 billion in Regulatory Assets Under Management as of December 31, 2024; asset classes include: U.S. Real Estate, European Real Estate, Seniors Housing, Seniors Housing Development, Infrastructure, Growth Equity, Credit Solutions, and Absolute Return Strategies. HMC is headquartered in Birmingham, AL, USA and has offices in Atlanta, Charlotte, Dallas, Nashville, New York, Richmond, San Francisco, London, Luxembourg, Madrid and Paris. HMC and its affiliates make significant co-investments on the same terms as other investors in all their sponsored funds helping ensure a sharp focus on returns and strict controls around fund administration, legal, compliance and reporting.

The Welch Group, LLC was founded in 1984 as a way for Stewart H. Welch, III to serve the needs of the Birmingham community. As he began helping clients prepare for a secure financial future, he quickly realized a need for financial advice from an impartial, trustworthy source. The Welch Group was one of the first firms to offer fee-only investment management and financial planning services for clients. As a fee-only wealth management firm, The Welch Group provides investment management and financial planning services to help clients control their financial future and retirement. We believe success is achieved through a personalized team approach and offer two service models to help meet our client's financial goals. Our Limited Family Office provides comprehensive wealth management services concentrated around financial planning, charitable and tax planning, estate planning, and generational planning. Our Wealth Management model provides investment portfolio management, cash flow analysis, estate, tax, and retirement planning services.

Rooted and invested in the Pacific Northwest, we genuinely care about this place we call home. Our deep civic engagement stems from our long tenure of successful, inclusive development in the region. We’re proud of our collaborative working relationships with cities and communities, the diversity and experience of our team, and our commitment to development that’s intentionally designed to deliver lasting value.

NBC Securities is a full-service broker-dealer and registered investment advisor catering to individuals and companies across the United States. They provide private wealth services and asset management strategies from financial consultants who average over 25 years of industry experience, in addition to technology-driven custodial solutions that streamline and optimize operations for advisors nationwide. Independent and employee-owned, NBC Securities is committed to building lasting relationships and legacies. The firm achieves this through the combined power of our network of advisors, sophisticated suite of business services, and in-house portfolio products and research that spans equities, fixed income, mutual funds, SMA’s, annuities, and life insurance. NBC Securities also specializes in providing financial services to independent brokers, independent investment advisors and financial service programs for community banks. With private ownership, NBC Securities advisors enjoy a boutique experience while also leveraging the financial strength and security of RBC Clearing and Custody, a division of RBC Capital Markets, LLC and one of the largest clearing and custody firms in the nation, enabling the firm to provide the highest level of service to its clients. NBC Securities manages or advises approximately $5 billion in assets with an operating footprint that spans the US with corporate headquarters is located in Birmingham, Alabama and offices in Alabama, Florida, Iowa, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Tennessee, and Texas.

New Capital Partners is a private equity firm dedicated to Building Great Companies by creating true partnerships with management teams and investing in high-growth businesses. By leveraging our extensive entrepreneurial and operational experience, we have realized significant value creation for our portfolio companies. For more information on our investments, our team and our philosophy, visit newcapitalpartners.com or contact us at [email protected]. Let's build a business together.

Johnson Sterling, Inc. is an independent, fee-based financial advisory firm. Founded in 1976, we serve clients throughout the U.S. We are registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an Investment Advisory and Pension Consultancy. Our clients include individuals, medical schools, colleges and universities, physicians'​ practices, law firms, corporations, foundations, endowments, trusts, and estates. Johnson+Sterling, Inc. advises on invested assets totaling approximately $1.6 billion (as of December, 2015).

Tios Capital is a proprietary trading firm founded in 2012 with offices in Birmingham, Alabama and Alexandria, Virginia. We bring a rigorous quantitative approach, supported by scalable technologies, to our investment decisions across a variety of wholesale power markets, including CAISO, ERCOT, MISO, SPP, and PJM. Our success requires specialized expertise in quantitative analytics, technology development, and a deep knowledge of market fundamentals. We are specialized, but not siloed. Our culture is marked by humility, resilience, balance, and a collaborative approach that promotes teamwork, cross-functional learning and the sharing of ideas. Over the last decade, our core commitment to continuous improvement has produced a robust tech platform, expanding trading profits, and a flourishing team environment.

We are an innovative investment advisory and wealth planning firm focused on creating lasting impact. As fiduciary advisors, we are committed advocates who work solely on behalf of our clients. We are a team of professionals who thrive on collaborating to develop solutions and solve problems. We focus on you, your priorities and the outcomes you want to achieve. Our approach is to craft a customized strategy that leads to the most meaningful results for you. Working together, we help you secure a fulfilling future and a life that amounts to more.

Wealth Advisory Group was founded in 1993 by Rick Craft & Michael Bass as an independent Registered Investment Advisory (RIA) firm to provide investment advisory counsel to three distinct market segments: corporate retirement plans, wealth management for the business owner, and strategic planning for individual investors. The firm's primary mission is to build collaborative and enduring partnerships by creating a customized strategic plan, executing the strategy flawlessly, and assisting our clients to stay the course so they may judiciously preserve and grow their wealth.

Regulatory Solutions may have started small. But we already had a big reputation in the industry that helped us to attract top clients and experienced associates. We now serve a growing list of clients with an experienced and trained staff that clients can trust. Regulatory Solutions has been a certified Women’s Business Enterprise since 2012.

Located in Birmingham, Alabama, and Charleston, South Carolina, Anderson Growth Partners is an investment management company that provides investment and strategic advisory services for families.

Founded in 1962 and a public company since 1983, Raymond James Financial, Inc. is a Florida-based diversified holding company providing financial services to individuals, corporations and municipalities through its subsidiary companies engaged primarily in investment and financial planning, in addition to capital markets and asset management. The firm's stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (RJF). Through its three broker/dealer subsidiaries, Raymond James Financial has approximately 8,700 financial advisors throughout the United States, Canada and overseas. Total client assets are $1.26 trillion (as of 10/25/2023). Raymond James has been recognized nationally for its community support and corporate philanthropy. The company has been ranked as one of the best in the country in customer service, as a great place to work and as a national leader in support of the arts.