Conning (www.conning.com) is a leading investment management firm with a long history of serving the insurance industry. Conning supports institutional investors, including insurers and pension plans, with investment solutions, risk modeling software, and industry research. Founded in 1912, Conning has investment centers in Asia, Europe and North America. Legal | Disclaimers | Terms and Conditions: https://www.conning.com/terms-of-use Privacy & Social Media Policy: https://www.conning.com/privacy-and-social-media-policy

Providence Equity Partners is a specialist private equity investment firm focused on growth-oriented media, communications, education, and technology companies across North America and Europe. Providence combines its partnership approach to investing with deep industry expertise to seek to help management teams build exceptional businesses and generate superior returns. Since its founding in 1989, Providence has invested over $36 billion across more than 175 private equity portfolio companies as of December 2023. With its headquarters in Providence, RI, the firm also has offices in New York, London, Boston and Atlanta.

Founded in 1986, Nautic Partners LLC is a middle-market private equity firm that has managed over $9.5 billion of equity capital spanning three decades. We have completed more than 150 transactions and partnered with a wide array of talented management teams. Nautic continues to actively seek new investment opportunities in the Healthcare, Industrials, and Services sectors. We typically deploy $50 million or more of equity for each new platform acquisition. In addition, many of our portfolio companies are eager to review potential add-on acquisitions. If you have new investment ideas, would like to learn more about our investment criteria, or would like to discuss potential add-on candidates for our portfolio companies, please contact: Jim Beakey Managing Director of Business Development 401-278-5678 [email protected] www.nautic.com www.linkedin.com/pub/jim-beakey/3/134/b4

GWA is a software development company with clear focus on high quality, timely delivered, and cost-effective services. It also works on tying IT technology to your business needs. Our comprehensive experience ensures the development of solutions that give your business an edge using the most advanced IT technology. We strive to offer superior solutions through IT technology, innovation, leadership and partnerships. We are focused on providing services that leverage the evolving and innovative business) delivery model and latest technology advancements to allow our customers to reduce costs, enhance operational efficiencies and increase profits. Our goal is to maximize the benefits of information automation while minimizing its total cost of ownership. We are a Software Development company. Our forte lies in developing custom, scalable & secure applications leveraging and providing value advantages. We are a dependable organization that supports its customer with maximum efforts and making development easy and reliable. We bring exceptional value to our clients through lowered cost of software development services, outstanding quality, reliability and twenty four seven customer service. GWA excels to give a one-stop source for all of the IT needs: strategy, architecture, development, implementation, maintenance, training and support. We bring together the best management and technical professionals with the most excellent skill sets, expertise, qualification and experience. We work as a team, approximating a virtual extension to the client's development/maintenance support organization or product groups, thereby helping to bring cost economics to an optimal level and stabilize resource utilization.

Bradley, Foster & Sargent was founded in 1994 as a registered investment advisor to support both individuals and institutions in meeting their long-term financial goals through tailored investment management and excellent service. Today, BFS continues its tradition of putting clients first, managing and investing money in each client’s best interest.

Symmetry Partners brings decades of experience and commitment to helping Advisors and their clients achieve their most important goals with confidence. We do this by drawing on extensive academic research — and Symmetry’s own — to engineer what we believe to be exceptional investment solutions. Our Evidence-Based mutual fund and ETF portfolios combine the best of active and passive and are grounded in extensive academic research, including the insights of 12 Nobel laureates. To help Advisors scale their businesses and deliver a better client experience, we also provide Marketing, Technology, and Operational services, consulting, and support. Disclosures: https://bit.ly/3wB1q7C

CCR is a wealth management firm that provides thorough, customized financial planning solutions and strategic, disciplined portfolio management to individuals, corporations and institutions. Our team is your personal advisor, empowering you with long-term wealth strategies, individualized financial plans, insurance strategies including group health & life insurance, and strategic investment management solutions to help you achieve both short term and lifelong goals. Securities and advisory services offered through Cetera Advisors LLC, member FINRA/SIPC, a broker/dealer and Registered Investment Adviser. CCR Wealth Management and Cetera are affiliated. Cetera is under separate ownership from any other named entity. 1800 West Park Drive, Suite 150 Westborough, MA 01581 Individuals affiliated with this broker/dealer firm are either Registered Representatives who offer only brokerage services and receive transaction-based compensation (commissions), Investment Adviser Representatives who offer only investment advisory services and receive fees based on assets, or both Registered Representatives and Investment Adviser Representatives, who can offer both types of services. 1800 W Park Dr, Suite 150, Westborough, MA 01581 / 72 Queen St, Southington, CT 06489 / 9 Bryan Hall Plaza, Washington Depot, CT 06794 / 1000 SE Monterey Commons Blvd Suite 302, Stuart, FL 34996 / 583 Chestnut St, Unit 6 Lynn, MA 01904 / 6 Executive Park Drive, Suite A Clifton Park, NY 12065 / 6636 Main Street, Suite 4 Williamsville, NY 14221 / 2415 Carter Lane, Suite 101 Columbia, MO 65201

The Spero Group, LLC is a comprehensive detox and behavioral health management company. We provide full service detox management solutions to hospitals and related health care partners across the United States. The Spero Group manages state of the art detox centers staffed with trained social workers, marketers, and specialized technicians. Our purpose is to partner with hospitals and other providers in order to deliver patient care with the highest level of clinical excellence to an underserved yet growing patient population. Our clients can now provide local options for pre-treatment stabilization to individuals and families facing substance use issues. The Spero Group is determined to deliver the most effective treatment pathways for our client’s patients and share our knowledge across our provider base nationwide.

Fairview curates dynamic relationships for institutional investors, providing unparalleled access across the most compelling segments of the private markets: venture capital, diverse and emerging managers, and co-investment.

Essex Financial has been offering highly personalized financial advice to clients since 2003. We take great pride in our ability to customize wealth management solutions to fit the individualized needs of each client. Our independent wealth management firm includes a team of 20 experienced financial advisors who manage or oversee in excess of $3.085 billion. Our services include the creation and ongoing management of comprehensive financial plans, investment management , tax planning, estate planning, corporate retirement plans, insurance, college education planning, philanthropy and retirement planning. Our breadth of knowledge allows us to create an individualized plan for everyone from high net-worth individuals and families to government municipalities, small businesses and charitable organizations. For further information or to get assistance for your wealth management and financial planning needs, please contact Ron Nelson at [email protected] or 860-767-4300. Investment Advisory Services offered through Essex Financial Services, Inc., a Registered Investment Advisor. A subsidiary of Essex Savings Bank. The securities and insurance products offered through Essex Financial Services, Inc., are not a deposit of, or other obligation of, or guaranteed by any bank, or an affiliate of any Bank, are not insured by the FDIC or any other agency of the United States, the Bank or an affiliate of the bank and involve investment risk, including the possibility of loss of the principal amount invested.

Corrigan Financial is an independent Wealth Management firm based in Rhode Island. We provide financial planning advice and investment management services to over 900 clients nationwide and have over $950,000,000 in A.U.M.. We are currently in our 34th year in business; we understand the importance of having a financial team you can trust—a team that not only helps manage your assets, but also provides you with a better understanding of your finances and guides you toward a more secure financial future.