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.

EDF Trading is a leader in the international wholesale energy markets. We manage a portfolio of assets which give us the ability to source, supply, transport, store, blend and convert physical commodities around the world. These capabilities enable us to deliver essential asset optimisation services, risk management and wholesale market access to the EDF Group and our third-party customers, helping them to realise the value inherent in their asset portfolios. EDF Trading is active in the electricity, natural gas, LPG, oil and environmental products markets. We are also active in the LNG and coal and freight markets via JERA Global Markets. We are one of the largest wholesale market traders in Europe for power and gas. In North America, we are one of the leading marketers of gas and power, one of the main providers of generation services for power generation companies and a leading energy retailer for large commercial and industrial customers. We are a 100% owned subsidiary of EDF SA., one of the world’s biggest electricity generators and a leader in low-carbon production. EDF Trading recognises the importance of attracting, retaining and developing diverse world-class professionals. We identify, foster and reward all talent, valuing and leveraging the diversity amongst our people to offer creative and innovative products and services to the EDF Group and our third-party customers. We have a culture that enables us to be forward thinking and agile and at EDF Trading, individuals can really make a difference. Everyone shares a common vision and a team spirit that encourages people to make things happen. EDFT is about working together, embracing the challenge and delivering exceptional customer service. With offices in London (Headquarters), Paris, Houston and Singapore, we have a cosmopolitan mix of more than 35 nationalities from our global employee base of around 800 people. Photo: c. EDF

Founded in 1993, Trafigura is one of the largest physical commodities trading groups in the world. At the heart of global supply, Trafigura connects the world with the vital resources it needs. Through our Oil & Petroleum Products, Metals and Minerals, Gas and Power, and Renewable Energy divisions, we use infrastructure, skills and a global network to move commodities from where they are plentiful to where they are needed most, forming strong relationships that make supply chains more efficient, secure and sustainable. Trafigura also owns and operates a number of industrial assets including a majority share of global multi-metals producer Nyrstar and fuel storage and distribution company Puma Energy; and joint ventures Impala Terminals, a port and logistics provider, and Nala Renewables, a power and renewable energy investment and development platform. With over 1,000 shareholders, Trafigura is owned by its employees and employs over 12,000 people working in 61 countries. Visit: www.trafigura.com

Vaughan Nelson is a Houston-based money manager focused on managing U.S. equity and fixed income portfolios for non-profit, public and corporate plans and individuals. Our investment process focuses on targeted returns designed to meet our clients' future obligations. As an affiliate of Natixis Investment Managers, Vaughan Nelson operates as a boutique firm with access to a proven global distribution network.

Gunvor Group is one of the world’s largest independent commodities trading houses by turnover, creating logistics solutions that safely and efficiently move physical energy, metals and bulk materials from where they are sourced and stored to where they are demanded most. With strategic investments in industrial infrastructure—refineries, pipelines, storage, terminals, mining and upstream—Gunvor further generates sustainable value across the global supply chain for its customers. More information can be found at www.gunvorgroup.com or @Gunvor.

Rockland Capital is a private equity company that was formed in early 2003 in order to acquire and develop selected investment opportunities in power and energy infrastructure markets. Rockland professionals have deep and focused electric power industry experience, which enables the Company to take a hands-on, operational focus to managing assets. As a result of this experience and mindset, Rockland has focused its investment efforts on value-driven opportunities that often require additional management attention due to their structural complexity, past or current operational and/or financial distress, developmental nature, or because they have otherwise fallen out of favor in the current market cycle. Rockland is currently investing Rockland Power Partners III, LP, a $454 million private equity fund with investors that include U.S. endowments and foundations, funds of funds, pension plans and family offices. The firm also manages Rockland Power Partners II, LP, a $425 million private equity fund and, Rockland Power Partners, LP, a $333 million private equity fund. Portfolio investments have been located throughout the United States and the United Kingdom, have ranged in size from 1,875 MW to 5 MW and have been fueled by natural gas, coal, biomass, oil, energy storage, wind and solar power. For more information about Rockland visit www.rocklandcapital.com.

Oil and Gas company

We are a 100% employee-owned, Texas HUB, and MBE certified asset management firm with over $16.7 billion in high-quality, domestic fixed income assets under management (as of December 31, 2022).

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.

Basin is a privately-held industrial conglomerate. We produce and sell manufactured products and equipment-related services to the energy, automotive and construction industries. Our operations and 1,200 employees are organized in seven distinct divisions.

We’re a private equity firm that invests in software, tech-enabled services, and industrial business services companies as a true partner to founders and owners seeking to accelerate their growth trajectory. Since our inception in 1990, we’ve developed a time-tested and repeatable approach as we seek to drive transformative change in our portfolio companies, increasing their value, and position them for the next stage of their growth. We’re thesis-driven investors. We identify, research, and become educated in the areas we invest. This enables us to deploy capital and resources quickly and with deep conviction in opportunities where we can work with management teams as we seek to to build scalable platforms and drive meaningful business transformation through our Capvalue Framework.

CRG is a premier healthcare-focused investment firm that has managed over $3 billion of institutional capital since inception and its senior investment professionals have led over 70 investments. The firm seeks to commit between $20 to $300 million in each investment across the healthcare spectrum, including: medical devices, biopharmaceuticals, tools & diagnostics, services and information technology. CRG provides growth capital in the form of long-term debt and equity to support innovative, commercial-stage healthcare companies that address large, unmet medical needs. The firm partners with public and private companies to provide flexible financing solutions and world-class support to achieve exceptional growth objectives with minimal dilution. CRG maintains offices in Boulder, New York and Houston. For additional information, please visit www.crglp.com.