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Miller/Howard Investments, Inc. (Miller/Howard) is an employee-owned, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Kingston, New York. Founded in 1984, Miller/Howard manages portfolios for a range of investors, from high-net-worth individuals to large institutions.

AllianceBernstein LP (AB) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. Founded in 2000, the firm is owned by Equitable Financial Life Insurance Co., ultimately held by Equitable Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: EQH). AB provides investment advice to investment companies, pension and profit-sharing plans, banks and thrift institutions, trusts, estates, government agencies, charitable organizations, individuals, corporations and other business entities.

Part of Employee Stock Ownership Trust, MHI Funds LLC is a company that provides investment advice. The company is based in Kingston, NY.

NWQ Investment Management Co. LLC (NWQ) is an investment advisory firm headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded in 1982 and is a subsidiary of Nuveen NWQ Holdings LLC, ultimately held by Nuveen Investments, Inc. NWQ provides investment advisory services to a wide variety of retail and high net-worth individual and institutional clients, such as corporate and multi-employer plans, charitable organizations, educational institutions, trust accounts, estates, corporations or other business entities, banks and thrift institutions, insurance companies, governments and municipalities. Additionally, the firm provides investment sub-advisory services to affiliated and unaffiliated open-end and closed-end investment companies, CITs, and UCITS Funds.

Brandes Investment Partners LP (Brandes) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in La Jolla, California. The firm was founded by Charles H. Brandes in 1974 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Brandes Worldwide Holdings LP. Brandes manages global equity and fixed-income assets for clients worldwide.

Morgan Stanley Investment Management, Inc. (MSIM) is an investment management firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1975 and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS). MSIM provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management services and products to institutional clients and individual investors. The firm also advises clients as to the appropriate allocation of assets among multiple separate accounts and/or investment companies or other pooled vehicles that the firm advises.

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP engages in the provision of legal services. It specializes in antitrust and competition, asset management, business reorganization and restructuring, communications and media, corporate and financial services, cybersecurity and privacy, energy, and executive compensation and employee benefits practice areas. The company was founded in 1888 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. LLC is a registered broker-dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1967 and is a subsidiary of Alliance Capital Management LLC, ultimately held by Equitable Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: EQH). Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. provides trading and executions services to their clients.

NorthEnd Income Property Trust, Inc. manages real estate and related assets. It is a real estate investment trust investing in undeveloped and underdeveloped real estate assets and preparing them for development. The company was founded on August 19, 2008 and is headquartered in New York, NY

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corp. provides clearance, settlement and information services. The firm offers institutional trade processing, clearing, settlement and asset, wealth management, repository and derivatives and data services. The company was founded in 1999 is headquartered in New York, NY.

The Common Fund For Nonprofit Organizations is an investment firm that focuses on equity bias, diversification, and prudent use of illiquid investments. The non-profit company is based in Wilton, CT. The company provides educational information about institutional investing through their research materials. The company hosts an investment conference called Commonfund Forum, which is designed for institutional investors representing nonprofit institutions, public pensions, and family offices. The company was founded in 1971. The CEO is Mark Jonathon Anson.

Leeb Capital Management, Inc. (LCM) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Stephen Leeb in 1984 and formerly known as Money Growth Institute, Inc. LCM provides quality investment management services to individuals and institutions.

SunWize Technologies, Inc. develops, manufactures, and distributes solar energy products and photovoltaic systems. It offers industrial products, which include solar power stations, power ready systems, site built solar systems, solar lighting systems, power online systems, RV solar power systems, specialty solar modules, and power ready specifies. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Saba Capital Management LP (Saba) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2009 by Boaz Weinstein and Jeremy Benkiewicz. They are a spin-out of one of the substantial proprietary groups in the industry, Saba Principal Strategies, founded by Boaz Weinstein at Deutsche Bank in 1998. Saba manages four core strategies: Credit Relative Value, Tail Hedge, SPACs and Closed-End Funds. Their investors are predominately institutions and include corporate pensions, public pensions, foundations, fund of funds, endowments, and family offices.

Iron Mountain Information Management, Inc. operates as a storage and information management company. The company was founded in 1951 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Besicorp Holdings Ltd. is an investor group led by CEO and President Michael Zinn. The private company is based in Kingston, NY.

Angelo, Gordon & Co. LP (Angelo Gordon) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Michael L. Gordon in 1988. They were acquired by TPG, Inc. (NASDAQ: TPG) in 2023. Angelo Gordon invests on behalf of pension funds, corporations, endowments, foundations, sovereign wealth funds and individuals.