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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 provides investment advisory services to individuals and institutional investors. They also participate in a number of wrap fee arrangements sponsored by unaffiliated brokers-dealers or program sponsors.

Knight Capital Group, Inc. is a global financial services firm, which provides access to the capital markets across multiple asset classes to a broad network of clients, including buy and sell side firms, dealers, brokers, institutions, and corporations. It operates business through four segments: Market Making, Institutional Sales and Trading, Electronic Execution Services and Corporate and Other. The Market Making segment consists of market making in global equities and listed domestic options. It includes client, and to a lesser extent, non-client electronic market making activities in which they operate as a market maker in equity securities. The Institutional Sales and Trading segment includes global equity, exchange traded funds and fixed income sales and trading; reverse mortgage origination and securitization; capital markets; and asset management activities. Its business consists of execution and facilitation equities and fixed income transactions as agent on behalf of institutional clients, and they commit capital on behalf of its clients when needed. The Electronic Execution Services segment offers access via its electronic agency-based platforms to markets and self-directed trading in equities, equity options, fixed income, foreign exchange and futures contracts. The Corporate and Other segment invests in strategic financial services-oriented opportunities, allocates, deploys and monitors all capital, and maintains corporate overhead expenses and all other income and expenses that are not attributable to the other segments. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Jersey City, NJ.

Foley & Lardner LLP engages in the provision of legal services. Its practice areas include employee benefits and executive compensation, environmental, estates and trusts, finance, international tax and transfer pricing, private equity and venture capital, real estate, securities, commodities and exchange regulation, taxation, and transactions. The company was founded by Asahel Finch and William Pitt Lynde on September 8, 1842 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, WI.

Allspring Global Investments LLC (Allspring) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. Prior to November 1, 2021, the firm was known as Wells Capital Management, Inc. They are a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC, ultimately held by Allspring Group Holdings LLC. Allspring provides investment management services to mutual funds, private funds, collective investment trusts (CITs), pooled vehicles, and other institutional clients and high net-worth individuals.

KPMG LLP engages in the provision of audit, tax, and advisory services. It serves the banking and capital markets, building, construction and real estate, consumer and retail, energy, natural resources and chemicals, financial services, government and public sector, healthcare and life sciences, industrial manufacturing, insurance, media and entertainment, private equity, technology, telecommunications, and venture capital industries. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

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.

Peking University provides post-secondary education services. It offers undergraduate and graduate courses. It provides courses such as basic and applied sciences, social sciences and the humanities, sciences of medicine, management, and education. The company was founded by JiaNai Sun in 1898 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.

University of Southern California is a private research university that mainly offers undergraduate, graduate & other higher education. The university was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Snell & Wilmer LLP provides legal services. It offers bankruptcy, commercial finance, corporate and securities, employee benefits and compensation, healthcare, industry groups, intellectual property, labor and employment, litigation, natural resources, environment and energy, political law and government relations, real estate and tax related services. The company was founded in 1938 and is headquartered in Phoenix, AZ.

Lazard Asset Management LLC (LAM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1970 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lazard Frères & Co. LLC, ultimately held by Lazard Ltd. (NYSE: LAZ). LAM provides investment advisory services to a variety of clients.

McDermott Will & Emery LLP provides legal services. The company's practices include corporate, employee benefits, health law, intellectual property, private clients, regulation and government affairs, tax, and trial. The company was founded in 1934 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

DLA Piper LLP provides legal services to clients. It offers services in the areas of corporate and securities, venture capital and emerging companies, litigation. The company was founded in 2005 and it is headquartered in Baltimore, MD.

Virtu Americas LLC is an SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City and was founded in 2012. The firm is a direct subsidiary of Virtu Strategic Holdings LLC and their ultimate parent is Virtu Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ: VIRT). Virtu provides brokerage services to their clients.

Fiesta Bowl is a non-profit organization based in Scottsdale, AZ. Since 1971, the organization has been executing innovative experiences, driving economic growth, and championing charitable causes. The organization hosts events such as the PlayStation® Fiesta Bowl, Guaranteed Rate Bowl, and the Desert Financial Fiesta Bowl Parade, among others, to provide charitable giving to enhance nonprofit organizations that serve communities through youth, sports, and education. The Fiesta Bowl is committed to community outreach and service, inspiring pride in all Arizonans during and outside of college football bowl season.

Westlake Reed Leskosky Ltd. provides architectural services. It provides all design disciplines and project stakeholders in a collaborative, integrated design process from project outset and conceptual design through implementation and commissioning. The company was founded by Abram Garfield in 1905 and is headquartered in Cleveland, OH.

Portable Practical Educational Preparation, Inc. (PPEP) is a non-profit organization founded in 1967 by Dr. John David Arnold with a mission to improve the quality of rural life. PPEP offers a variety of services including human, economic, microbusiness, education, health, housing, counseling, employment, job training, and services to the developmentally disabled. The organization has served over 4 million people in the past 45+ years and is dedicated to empowering rural people to improve their quality of life and become self-sufficient. PPEP also offers charter schools and virtual academy programs. The organization receives grants and donations to support its numerous programs.

Qwest Wireless LLC resells of wireless telecommunications services. It provides it services within its 14 local calling areas in the United States. The company offers its services under Qwest Wireless brand. It offers services in Denver, Seattle, Minneapolis and Portland. Qwest Wireless is headquartered in Denver, CO

Commerce Bank of Arizona operates as state commercial bank. It offers business deposit and savings, such as business checking, premium business checking, small business checking, neighborhood checking, community checking and business money market. The company was founded on August 5, 2002 and is headquartered in Tucson, AZ.

United Way of Tucson & Southern Arizona, Inc. provides health and human services. The firm’s programs include cradle to career, days of caring and volunteer income tax assistance. The Company is headquartered in Tucson, AZ.

The State Bar of Arizona is a non-profit organization that regulates approximately 23,000 active attorneys in Arizona. The organization is governed by a 29-member board of governors, and it has two office locations in Phoenix and another location. The private company is based in Phoenix, AZ. It operates under the supervision of the Supreme Court and provides education and development programs for the legal profession and the public. The organization's mission is to improve the administration of justice and the competency, ethics, and professionalism of lawyers practicing in Arizona. The State Bar of Arizona has a lawyer regulation department that works to resolve problems between clients and attorneys, and it also offers legal information for consumers, periodic free legal advice days, and other educational programs. The State Bar of Arizona is not a state agency, and its activities are funded through membership fees, service fees, and other self-generated revenue.

RMR Wealth Advisors LLC (RMR) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin. The firm was founded by Erik Mikkelson in 2003 as RMR Financial Advisors LLC and changed their name into RMR Wealth Advisors LLC in 2018. In 2023, they were acquired by Mercer Global Advisors, Inc., which is ultimately owned by Mercer Advisors, Inc. RMR specializes in comprehensive retirement planning, wealth management, family financial services and business consulting for professionals, business owners and other affluent clients, as well as those committed to a long-term wealth accumulation strategy.

Part of Sandston Corp., A-OK Controls Engineering, Inc. provides control system engineering and integration services. The company is based in Auburn Hills, MI. A-OK Controls Engineering was acquired by Sandston Corp. on July 05, 2000 for $3.92 million.

Technicolor, Inc. provides film processing and distribution services to entertainment content developers. The company was founded in 1910 and is headquartered in Hollywood, CA.

BMO Family Office LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. It was founded in 1981 as CTC myCFO LLC. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of BMO Financial Corp., which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bank of Montreal (NYSE, TSE: BMO) in Canada. The firm provides discretionary investment management and non-discretionary investment advisory services to high-net worth individuals, families, personal trusts, and family offices.