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MacKay Shields LLC is a registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The original predecessor to the firm, MacKay-Shields Economics, was founded in 1938 as an economic consulting firm and it became MacKay Shields Financial Corp. (MSFC) in 1969. In 1984, MSFC was purchased by New York Life Insurance Co. (NYLIC). NYLIC established New York Life Investment Management Holdings LLC (NYLIM Holdings) in 1999 and transferred ownership of MSFC to NYLIM Holdings. In 1999, MSFC was converted to MacKay Shields LLC. The ownership, control and management of MacKay Shields did not change as a result of this conversion. The firm is wholly owned by NYLIM Holdings, which is wholly-owned by NYLIC. MacKay Shields provides discretionary investment management services primarily to institutional clients. The firm is a signatory of the United Nation Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI).

Wellington Management Co. LLP (WMC) is a registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1928 and is a subsidiary of Wellington Investment Advisors Holdings LLP, ultimately held by Wellington Management Group LLP. WMC offers investment management services for a fee to separate account clients and mutual funds sponsored by unaffiliated parties, as well as to investment vehicles that the firm sponsors.

Manning & Napier Advisors LLC (MNA) is an investment advisory firm headquartered in Fairport, New York. The firm was formed in 2011 as the successor to Manning & Napier Advisors, Inc., which was founded as a partnership in 1970. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of Manning & Napier Group LLC and their ultimate parent is Callodine Midco, Inc. MNA provides investment advice to individuals and institutional clients. The firm also acts as the sub-advisor to affiliated and unaffiliated advisors and to certain registered and unregistered commingled investment vehicles.

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. (Broker) (CGMI-Broker) is the broker/dealer division of Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., an investment bank headquartered in New York City with additional offices across the US. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Citigroup Financial Products, Inc., ultimately held by Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C). CGMI-Broker covers all market capitalizations of the major global indices and provides macro and quantitative analysis of global markets and sector trends. Their core focus of the group is to help investing clients make informed decisions by providing value-added, independent, insightful analysis.

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. (DBSI) is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1971 and is a wholly-owned investment banking and brokerage arm of DB U.S. Financial Markets Holding Corp., ultimately held by Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE: DB, FRA: DBK) in Germany. DBSI provides securities brokerage and investment advisory services to domestic and international private clients and institutions. They are also a primary dealer in US government securities as designated by the Federal Reserve.

Riverbridge Partners LLC (Riverbridge) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The firm was founded by Mark Thompson in 1987. Riverbridge serves as an investment manager for institutions, investment companies, pooled investment vehicles, individuals, and advisors. The firm also provides portfolio management services under a wrap fee arrangement offered by unaffiliated broker-dealer sponsors.

UBS Securities LLC is an investment bank and registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 as UBS Warburg LLC. They are a subsidiary of UBS Americas Holding LLC, ultimately held by UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG, NYSE: UBS) in Switzerland. UBS Securities is a primary dealer in US Government securities and provides a full range of investment banking services which includes corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, trading and sales, fixed-income, equity research, private banking, underwriting and prime brokerage operations. The firm also provides advisory services and access to capital markets for corporate, institutional, intermediary and alternative asset management clients.

JPMorgan Securities LLC (JPMS) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1985 and is a subsidiary of JPMorgan Broker-Dealer Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by JPMorgan Chase & Co., Inc. (NYSE: JPM). JPMS provides research on fixed income, credit, derivatives, emerging markets, foreign exchange, structured finance, technical analysis and bond indices. Their equity analysts cover equities throughout North America, EMEA, Asia/Pacific and the emerging markets. The firm's fixed income team formulates trading and portfolio recommendations for investors in global bonds and other fixed-income markets based on valuations, analytics and market dynamics.

SaLaurMor Management LLC (SaLaurMor) is an independent hedge fund management firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2012 by Joel Salomon. SaLaurMor manages long/short equity and credit portfolios for high net-worth individuals and institutional clients.

Southern Methodist University is a private university near the center of Dallas, SMU offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs through seven schools in the humanities and sciences, business, the performing, visual, and communication arts, engineering, education and human development, law, and theology.

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.

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.

Spell Capital Partners LLC (Spell Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1988 by William Spell. The firm is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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.

NCH Capital, Inc. is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. It was founded in 1993 by George Rohr and Moris Tabacinic. The firm is a subsidiary of Russian-based NCH Advisors, Inc. NCH Capital provides investment supervisory and management services on a discretionary basis to clients that are pooled investment funds intended for institutional and other sophisticated investors.

Castlelake (UK) LLP is based in London, UK. Part of Castlelake LP, Castlelake (UK) LLP is a British company that specializes in discovering and pursuing complex, asset-rich and cash-flowing opportunities. Founded in 2006, the company employs asset expertise, structuring experience, and nuanced jurisdictional insight to generate value through investments in transitional real estate, infrastructure, renewables and power stability, and sub- and non-performing loans.

Slingshot Aerospace, Inc. develops and offers signal processing artificial intelligence. It develops computer vision based solutions to extract intelligence and insights from ultra high-volume satellite, aerial and drone imagery to optimize decision making for the department of defence and industries such as insurance, financial services and energy. The company was founded by Melanie Stricklan, Thomas Ashman and David Godwin in June 2017 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Pensa Systems, Inc. operates as a stealth technology venture. It engages in building autonomous machine perception systems for inventory visibility. The company was founded by Sean D. Matthews and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Sneaky Games, Inc. designs and develops online games. The company was founded by David Godwin in 2007 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

QED Investors LLC (QED Investors) is a venture capital firm founded in 2007 by Frank Rotman, Caribou Honig and Nigel William Morris. The firm is headquartered in Virginia, US.

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory provides nuclear testing services. The Laboratory's security needs include countering the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and strengthening homeland security against the terrorist use of such weapons. The company was founded in 1952 and is headquartered in Livermore, CA.

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

Digi-Key Corp. distributes electronic components. It also distributes semiconductors, discrete, electromechanical parts. Its products include audio products, batteries, cable assemblies, capacitors, computer & video accessories, connectors, crystals & oscillators, discrete semiconductor products and many more. The company was founded by Ronald A. Stordahl in 1972 and is headquartered in Thief River Falls, MN.

Part of Ubique Minerals Ltd., Namib Lead & Zinc Mining Pty Ltd. (NA) is a low-cost, low-risk, fully permitted lead-zinc project. The company is based in Swakopmund, Namibia. NLZM has developed the mine and plant after obtaining legacy information relating to the operations of the mine from 1968 to 1991. The full mining license, 2 exploration permits, and necessary environmental permits were obtained and remain in place. The community trust was established for the purpose of benefiting communities, with a particular focus on Namibian youth, women, and the poorest of the poor. The CEO of the Namibian company is Martin Tjipita. Namib Lead & Zinc Mining Pty Ltd. (NA was acquired by Ubique Zinc Ltd. from CL US Minerals LLC.

AB CarVal Investors LP (AB CarVal Investors) is a private equity firm founded in 1987 by Cargill Inc. The firm is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (Private Banking) is the private banking division of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.), itself owned by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS), a bank and financial holding company headquartered in New York City. GS&Co.'s Private Wealth Management (PWM) group primarily provides advisory services to high-net worth individuals and institutional clients.

eCare Vault, Inc. provides cloud-based platform that supports individualized learning and care coordination. It offer services for children and for adults. The company was founded by Aparna Rao in 2015 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.