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Freeman Spogli & Co Inc (Freeman Spogli) is a private equity firm founded in 1983 by Bradford M. Freeman and Ronald Paul Spogli. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California and their offices in New York.

Fayez Sarofim & Co. (FSC) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Houston, Texas. The firm was founded by Fayez Sarofim in 1958 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Sarofim Group, Inc. FSC manages investment portfolios for a wide range of clients which includes pension plans, foundations, endowments and individuals.

Jefferies LLC is a global investment bank and institutional securities firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Jefferies Group LLC, ultimately held by Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF). Jefferies provides corporate clients with research and execution services in equity, fixed income, and foreign exchange markets, as well as a full range of investment banking services such as underwriting, mergers and acquisitions, restructuring and recapitalization, and other advisory services, with all businesses operating in the Americas, Europe and Asia.

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Prospect Hill Growth Partners LP (Prospect Hill Growth Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1995 by John Winston Childs and Adam L. Suttin. The firm is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts.

Hellman & Friedman LLC (Hellman & Friedman) is a private equity firm founded in 1984 by Warren Hellman and Tully Friedman. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Noro-Moseley Partners (NMP) is a venture capital firm founded in 1983 by Charlie D. Moseley. The firm is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

Gridiron Capital LLC (Gridiron Capital) is a private equity firm in founded 2005 by Thomas Burger and Eugene Conese. The firm headquartered in CT.

KSL Advisors LLC ( KSL Advisors) is a private equity firm founded in 2005 by Mike S. Shannon and Eric C. Resnick. The firm is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

The Bessemer Group, Inc. provides personalized client and financial counseling services. It offers trust, custody, tax and estate planning, strategic philanthropy and financial advisory services. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Seedcamp Investment Management LLP (Seedcamp) is a venture capital firm founded in 2007 by Reshma Sohani and Saul Charles Klein. The firm is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

A&M Capital Advisors LP (AMC) is a private equity subsidiary of A&M Capital Advisors GP LLC founded in 1983. The firm is headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut.

HackCville, Inc. provides professional development services. The private company is based in Charlottesville, VA.

Venture Atlanta is a non-profit organization which provides conference that creates opportunities for investors to connect with promising technology companies. The company is headquartered in Marietta, GA.

MIS Training Institute, Inc. engages in the provision of audit, information technology audit, and information security training services. The company was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Southborough, MA.

Next World Group is a private equity firm founded in 2008 by Sebastien Lepinard. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Intrepid Financial Partners LLC is a merchant bank that provides advisory and investing platforms to companies and investors in the energy sector. The private company is based in New York, NY and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company offers mergers & acquisitions, restructuring, and capital markets services, as well as makes principal equity and debt investments. Intrepid leverages the deep industry knowledge, relationships, and capital-raising expertise of its principals on behalf of its clients and investors.

Cota Capital Management LLC (Cota Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2014 by Babak Poushanchi and Bobby Yazdani. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

301 Inc (301) is a venture capital subsidiary of General Mills Inc founded in 2012 by John Haugen .The firm is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Hargett Hunter Capital Partners LLC (Hargett Hunter Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2015 by Jeff Brock .The firm is headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina, with an additional Office in Dallas.

Nova Credit, Inc. provides credit reporting services. It translates international credit data into a U.S. equivalent score and report in a format familiar to American underwriters. The company was founded by Misha Esipov, Nicky Goulimis and Loek Janssen in 2016 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

JM Financial Institutional Securities Ltd. (JMF-IS) is the securities arm of JM Financial Services Ltd., which is owned by JM Financial Ltd. (NSE: JMFINANCIL), an integrated financial services group based in India. Headquartered in Mumbai, the firm was founded in 1995 as ASK-Raymond James & Associates Pvt Ltd., a joint venture between India-based ASK Investment and Financial Consultants Ltd., US-based Raymond James Financial, Inc. and Bharat Shah. JMF-IS provides trade execution services as well as research and analysis with a strong focus on the Indian economy. Their clients are domestic and offshore institutions, high-net worth individuals and non-resident Indians.

Blue like an Orange Capital US LLC (Blue like an Orange Capital) is a private equity and venture capital subsidiary of BlueOrange SAS founded in 2017 by Badré, Bertrand, Kaldany, Rashad Rudolf, Yannakis-Puigbo, Emmanuelle-Isabelle Emmanuel and Baig, Amer. The firm is headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia.

North American Development Bank preserves environmental conditions and the quality of life of people living along the US-Mexico border. It offers loans and grants. The company was founded on November 10, 1994 and is headquartered in San Antonio, TX.

Lumos Capital Group LLC (Lumos Capital Group) is a private equity firm founded in 2018 by Victor Hu and James F. Tieng. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

AnalyticsIQ Holdings, Inc. engages in the provision of data and analytics solutions. It offers its services to insurance, financial services, retail, automotive, agencies, non-profits, technology providers, and travel industry. The company was founded by Dave Kelly and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

SupplyPike, Inc. is a company that provides automated supply chain utilities to help suppliers grow their business. The company is based in Fayetteville, AR and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company offers retail tools for suppliers to be successful at retailers like Walmart, Kroger, Target, and Amazon. The company also has a knowledge base called SupplierWiki, which covers relevant supply chain topics to help suppliers reach their goals. The company has a software called Document Explorer that allows retailers to manage their shipping documents in one place. SupplyPike offers straightforward pricing for CPGs of all sizes and helps prevent valid fines, instantly dispute invalid charges, and improve OTIF performance across the supply chain. The company was founded by Dan Sanker.

Crest Rock Management Co LP (Crest Rock Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2019 by Steve Johnson and Jeff Carnes. The firm is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.