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Dell, Inc. engages in the manufacture of electronic devices. Its products include laptops, desktops, tablets, thin clients, printers, monitors, software, workstations and accessories. The company was founded by Michael Saul Dell on February 1, 1984 and is headquartered in Round Rock, TX.

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.

Westwood Management Corp. (Westwood) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Dallas, Texas. The firm was founded by Susan Byrne in 1983 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Westwood Holdings Group, Inc. (NYSE: WHG). Westwood provides portfolio management services to individuals, investment companies, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, state and municipal government entities, and pooled investment vehicles.

Salient Partners LP (Salient) is an asset management boutique headquartered in Houston, Texas. The firm was founded in 2002 by Andrew Linbeck, Jeremy Radcliffe and Haag Sherman. In 2003, the firm merged with Pinnacle Management & Trust Co. to form Salient Partners & Pinnacle Trust Co. Two years later the firm adopted the name Salient Partners LP. In 2022, they were acquired by Westwood Holdings Group, Inc. (NYSE: WHG). Salient provides real assets, tactical equity alternatives, and private solutions for institutional investors and investment advisors.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC provides assurance, tax and advisory services. Its services include audit and assurance, consulting, deals, human resources, legal, tax, and family business. The firm also offers accountability, risk management, structuring, mergers and acquisitions, and performance and process improvement. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.

University of Houston System offers higher education degrees and job training or vocational study programs. It offers about 280 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in fields such as business, education, humanities and law. It was founded in 1927 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Society of Petroleum Engineers, Inc. provides petroleum engineering services. The non-profit company is based in Allen, TX and has subsidiaries in United States, India and Canada.

The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants provides vocational education in accounting. The company provides services to the accounting community, regulatory bodies, and other organizations. It also operates in Jersey City, Washington, and Lewisville. It was founded in 1887 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

Part of Holland & Knight LLP, Thompson & Knight LLP is a full-service law firm that provides legal solutions to clients and communities around the world. The company is based in Dallas, TX. Established in 1887, Thompson & Knight has approximately 300 attorneys and has been recognized in the Best Lawyers in ® for 10 consecutive years. Thompson & Knight was acquired by Holland & Knight LLP on August 01, 2021.

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. (MLPFS) is a global investment banking firm, SEC-registered investment advisor, broker-dealer, and futures commission merchant headquartered in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of BAC North America Holding Co., ultimately held by Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC). MLPFS provide investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, banks, insurance companies, thrift institutions, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations and other types of business.

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.

Salient Capital Advisors LLC (Salient) is an asset management firm headquartered in Houston, Texas. The firm was founded when their direct parent, Salient Partners LP acquired RDG Capital LLC in December 2010. Salient provides real assets, tactical equity alternatives, and private solutions for institutional investors and investment advisors.

Salient Capital Management LLC provides asset and wealth management services. It offers services to high net worth and affluent individuals and smaller institutions including financial and estate planning, trusts and custody services. The company was founded on May 28, 2003 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Telemus Capital LLC (Telemus) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Southfield, Michigan. The firm was founded in 2013 and is a subsidiary of Focus Operating LLC., ultimately owned by Focus Financial Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: FOCS). Telemus offers comprehensive financial advisory, investment management and asset management solutions to high net worth individuals and families, endowments and foundations, and select institutions.

SigmaTel LLC designs, develops, and markets integrated circuits. Its products are used in the digital media players, printers, and televisions. The firm has operations in Taiwan, Singapore, South Korea, and Japan. The company was founded by Spence H. Jackson in 1993 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Zilliant, Inc. provides strategic software solutions. Its applications are built on its optimization platform that provides insights on pricing and sales that grow the top and bottom lines. The firm provides services to distribution, manufacturing, equipment rental and private equity sectors. The company was founded by Peter Zandan and Deborah Vollmer Dahlke in 1999 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Planview, Inc. provides enterprise application software solutions. Its products include Planview Enterprise One, Planview PPM Pro, Planview Projectplace and Planview LeanKit. The firm also offers solutions like strategic planning, portfolio and resource management includes it project portfolio management (IT PPM), product portfolio management, enterprise architecture, lean and agile delivery and collaborative work management. The company was founded by Patrick Durbin in 1989 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

MessageOne, Inc. provides disaster recovery and crisis communication solutions. Its email management service provides comprehensive email archiving, storage management and e-discovery with the total continuity and recovery only available from a managed service. The company was founded by Adam R. Dell and Satin H. Mirchandani in 1998 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

PeopleAdmin LLC provides cloud-based talent management solutions for education and government. It offers recruit and hire solutions, onboard and manage solutions, and develop and retain solutions. The company was founded by Jeff Carpenter and Jackson W. Long in 2000 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Texas Physical Therapy Specialists PC operates physical and occupational therapy clinics. Its services include aquatic therapy, breast cancer and oncology, chronic pain, conduction studies, functional capacity and hand therapy. The company was founded by Andrew C. Bennett in 2004 and is headquartered in San Antonio, TX.

Velocity Networks, Inc. provides information technology services. It offers business voice over Internet protocol services, such as hosted PBX, hosted phone system and SIP trunks dial tone services, as well as hosted VoIP call center solutions; business broadband; and private network services. The firm also provides other services, which include colocation services, including data center services; and managed firewall, data backup, and IT consulting services, as well as a range of technical support services. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Hawthorne, CA.

Globalgig Ltd. orchestrates hyperconnectivity for the enterprise business continuum using managed communications solutions that include mobility, data, voice, and internet of things (IoT). The firm?s products and services include wifi hotspots, remote office and backup, mobile device management, and iot and machine-to-machine (M2M) connectivity solutions and will go on to include technology expense management, hosted voice over internet protocol (VoIP) and unified communications as a service (ucaas) solutions and other connectivity solutions essential to the global enterprise. The company was founded by Mark Castle in 2007 and is headquartered in San Antonio, TX.

LOGIX Communications LP provides telecommunication services. It offers fiber optic, voice, Ethernet, and add-on services. The company was founded by Ronald W. Henriksen on August 6, 1983 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.