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The Colorado Public Employees' Retirement Association (Colorado PERA) is the State-owned pension fund manager headquartered in Denver, Colorado. The firm was founded by state law in 1931. Colorado PERA provides retirement and other benefits to current and former employees of the Colorado state government, public school teachers in the state, many university and college employees, judges, many employees of cities and towns, State Troopers, and the employees of many other public entities. Colorado PERA is a substitute for Social Security for most of these public employees.

Rainier Investment Management LLC (Rainier) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Seattle, Washington. The firm was founded in 1989 and in December 2017, they became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Manning & Napier Group LLC, which is owned by Manning & Napier, Inc. (NYSE: MN). Rainier provides portfolio management services to corporations, foreign corporations, registered investment companies, collective investment trusts, foreign funds such as UCITs, and other US and international institutions.

Piper Sandler & Co. operates as an investment company, which engages in the provision of securities brokerage and investment banking services. The company is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Capital Guardian Trust Co. (CGTC) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Capital Group International, Inc., ultimately held by The Capital Group Cos., Inc. The Capital Group Companies form one of the most experienced families of investment management firms in the world, dating to 1931, and have always been privately held. CGTC was chartered in 1968 under California banking laws as a non-depository trust company. They provides investment management and advisory services to large corporate and public pension plans, financial institutions, registered investment companies, endowments and foundations, foreign investors, and certain affiliated companies. In addition, the firm serves as the investment advisor to the trustee for privately-offered collective investment trusts that are exempt from SEC registration. CGTC also provides investment management to individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts and other investors through wrap fee programs or separate account client programs. The firm provides investment management and trust services to high net-worth individuals and trusts through the Capital Group Private Client Services (CGPCS) division.