Fayez Sarofim & Co. is a long-only, global equity investment manager founded in 1958 and based in Houston, Texas. The firm currently manages approximately $25 billion for a variety of institutional and high net worth clients, including sub-advising four mutual funds for BNY Mellon. Our firm is an independent entity owned and managed by a team of approximately 21 investment professionals. Fayez Sarofim & Co. currently offers five equity strategies: domestic, global, international, concentrated growth and equity income, based on one overarching investment philosophy that stock price appreciation is based on a company's earnings growth over the long term. The Investment Committee relies primarily on the fundamental research of our in-house analysts to evaluate the long-term attractiveness of various industries and to assess the competitive strengths of industry participants. We seek to emphasize businesses where competitive advantages can be maintained, where earnings streams are sustainable and growing, and where valuations are judged to be reasonable. Our research-driven discipline leads us to construct a portfolio that can result in allocations that differ significantly from the benchmark weightings.

Quantlab is a quantitative trading firm where Technology and Scientific Research are central to our business and key to our success. Founded in 1998, Quantlab is a pioneer in quantitative algorithmic trading. Behind our success is our people. We hire some of the smartest and most passionate engineers and quants in the world. The firm is privately held with headquarters in Houston, and offices in Boston, Chicago, Denver, New York, Austin, and Singapore. We are a science lab spinning trade data in the centrifuge of math and technology to parse financial frontiers and optimize results. Quantlab is constantly pushing the boundaries of technology, from high performance computing clusters attached to petabytes of storage, to ultra-low latency hardware, to highly optimized operating systems. Our team members enjoy the collaborative and impact-driven atmosphere where passion, innovation, and the scientific process power amazing results. This is just one reason we continue to attract the industry’s most enterprising and brightest talent. Our regard for tenacity, humility, and an intrinsic will to win promotes a fast-paced, team-first culture where brilliance is magnified into global leading lights.

EnCap Investments is the leading provider of equity capital to the independent sector of the U.S. oil and gas industry.

Main Street Capital Corporation (NYSE: MAIN) is a principal investment firm, based in Houston, Texas, that provides long-term debt and equity capital to lower middle market companies and debt capital to middle market companies. Main Street’s portfolio investments are typically made to support management buyouts, recapitalizations, growth financings, refinancings and acquisitions of companies that operate in diverse industry sectors. Main Street seeks to partner with entrepreneurs, business owners and management teams and generally provides "one-stop"​ financing alternatives within its lower middle market portfolio. Main Street’s lower middle market companies generally have annual revenues between $10 million and $150 million. Main Street’s middle market debt investments are made in businesses that are generally larger in size than its lower middle market portfolio companies.

Based in Houston, Texas with additional offices in Dallas and Austin, U.S. Capital Wealth, LLC ("USCW"​) is an integrated financial services boutique with primary business lines in Wealth Management, Capital Markets. USCW's Wealth Management division provides a full range of advisory services and solutions to high net worth individuals and family offices. USCW's Capital Markets division, which includes the firm's, Equity Research, Institutional Client, Investment & Merchant Banking, and Public Finance businesses, advises corporate, institutional and municipal clients. Securities offered through USCA Securities LLC, member FINRA/SIPC; Investment advisory services offered through U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors, LLC; Municipal advisory services offered through USCA Municipal Advisors LLC, member MSRB.

Oil and Gas company

LUKOIL Pan Americas, LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of LITASCO SA, the exclusive international marketing and trading company of LUKOIL and trades petroleum products and crude oil mostly in North, Central and South America as well as in the Caribbean.

SolvChem, Inc. was founded by Gabriel Baizan in 1981 to provide outstanding personalized service as an independent distributor of solvents and organic chemicals. In 1982, the company became a member of the National Association of Chemical Distributors (NACD), affirming its commitment to responsible chemical distribution practices. Also in the 1980s, SolvChem became an authorized distributor for Shell Chemical. SolvChem has since grown in size and scope, based on a commitment to provide customers great value and service. Since its founding, the company has expanded from its original location in Houston to serve the Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Mississippi markets domestically from its four locations. SolvChem became a multi-branch facility in 1990, with the opening of its Dallas, TX facility. The Shreveport, LA facility followed in 1996. The company has also grown to serve an international network of customers, shipping products from the Port of Houston to Central and South America, Europe, Africa, the Middle and Far East. In the 1990s, SolvChem became an authorized distributor for Union Carbide, now Dow Chemical - a relationship that continues to this day. Now in its second generation of management, SolvChem remains committed to its mission of exceeding the expectations of its customers through a customer-focused business model. In 2006, the company became a full-line distributor by adding inorganic chemicals to its product offering. SolvChem's achievements have been recognized on a national level during the years since its founding. The company has been featured annually in Purchasing Magazine’s Top 100 Chemical Distributors list, in addition to the Hispanic Business 500®. Today, SolvChem is the largest, full-line independent chemical distributor in the Texas/Louisiana region. Our vision for the future includes continued expansion of our product line and enhancing our current contract packaging, export and custom blending services.

Avidian Wealth Solutions is a team of independent fiduciaries who are committed to meeting the unique needs and challenges of our clients. With a comprehensive and evolving suite of services including financial planning, investment management, and insurance solutions, we strive to minimize risk through all aspects of our business, by understanding trends and planning strategically — while consistently maintaining our core values of trust, credibility, and transparency. Disclosure: Avidian is a registered investment adviser. This platform is for informational purposes only. Investing involves risk and possible loss of principal. Comments by viewers or third-party rankings are no guarantee of future investment outcomes and do not ensure that a viewer will experience a higher level of performance or results. Public comments posted on this site are not selected, amended, deleted, or sorted in any way. If applicable, certain editing of personal identifiable information and misinformation may be deleted. Avidian does not provide compensation for “likes” or “endorsements” on this platform. Third-party rankings/rating will disclose the parameters that were used in the consideration in a hyperlink or directly under the ranking/rating. The opinions expressed herein are those of the firm and are as of the date of publication and are subject to change due to changes in the market or economic conditions and may not necessarily come to pass. Any opinions, projections, or forward-looking statements expressed herein are solely those of the author and may differ from the views or opinions expressed by other areas of the firm and are for general informational purposes as of the date indicated. Avidian believes that the content provided by third parties and/or linked content is reasonably reliable and does not contain untrue statements of material fact, or misleading information. This content may be dated.

Orchard Global is an alternative asset manager providing transformational solutions to banks, asset managers, and borrowers seeking certainty of funding to solve their capital and liquidity needs. We offer solutions through a range of products across our special opportunity lending, structured credit, and opportunistic public and private fixed-income investment strategies. Orchard Global partners with some of the world’s leading and most sophisticated investors to help them meet their objectives and to deliver financing solutions to the markets we serve. We are an industry leader in providing insight and capital to global banks and financial institutions, with approximately 120 professionals across six offices in the U.S., Europe, and Asia. We are built upon the core belief that diversity and inclusion significantly contribute to teamwork and innovation, and we are proud to bring together professionals of varied experiences and points of view to best help our colleagues and clients achieve their own vision of success.

SYBARIS is a Luxury Hospitality Company headquartered in Houston, Texas. SYBARIS specializes in Environmental Services for the Medical Industry. Additionally, we provide Hospital Food Services, Catering, Plant Management, Document Storage and Shredding services.