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Ascend empowers entrepreneurial CPAs to reach their goals with an innovative growth model that brings their firms into the new age. Backed by private equity from people-focused Alpine Investors, Ascend is building a modern platform for regional accounting firms that enables them to stay independent while accessing the resources of a large CPA firm to help them grow. Ascend provides access to growth capital, robust talent acquisition, best-of-breed technology, a catalytic leadership system, shared back-office services, and modernized equity incentives so that firms can surmount todays industry challenges and reach their full potential. Founded in January 2023, the company attained revenues sufficient to qualify it as a Top 100 U.S. accounting firm within six months of operation.
Southern Bancorp is a certified Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) and B-Corp based in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. Established in 1986, it aims to strengthen underserved communities through financial services and development programs. The organization has grown significantly, now managing assets between $2.6 and $2.8 billion and serving around 65,000 customers in Arkansas and Mississippi. Southern Bancorp operates through three main entities: Southern Bancorp Bank, which provides traditional banking services; Southern Bancorp Community Partners, a nonprofit focused on financial education and support; and Southern Bancorp Incorporated, a holding company for strategic growth. The organization offers a range of services, including checking and savings accounts, loans, financial literacy workshops, and grants for community projects. With 56 locations and a commitment to equitable access, Southern Bancorp emphasizes long-term community impact, particularly in economically distressed areas.
Covenant reimagines the client experience to make life easier. Covenant is a specialized law firm focused on private market investors. We employ AI-powered software to provide the same high quality analysis as legacy legal work.
Syensqo is a leading science company whose ground-breaking technologies revolutionize the way we live. Our purpose is to advance human progress while cultivating a future for our planet that is not only safer and cleaner, but also inherently more sustainable, driven by the principles of circular economy. Our disruptive, market-leading solutions address fundamental megatrends. We play a key role in the future of clean mobility and bring about breakthroughs in biotechnology, natural ingredients, and circular solutions, contributing to sustainable, high-performance products for homes, food and consumer goods, planes, cars, smart devices, and healthcare applications. Inspired by the scientific councils, which Ernest Solvay initiated in 1911, we bring great minds together to push the limits of science and innovation for the benefit of our customers, with a diverse, global team of more than 13,000 associates in 30 countries.