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Palisade Capital Management LLC (Palisade) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Fort Lee, New Jersey. The firm was founded in 1995 by Martin L. Berman, Steven E. Berman, and Jack Feiler. They are a subsidiary of Palisade Capital Holdings LP. Palisade offers specialized investment solutions that seek to deliver attractive results to corporations, public plans, financial institutions, family offices, and individuals.

American Century Investment Management, Inc. (ACIM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri. The firm was founded by James E. Stowers, Jr. in 1958 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of American Century Cos., Inc. ACIM provides portfolio management services to financial advisors, individual investors and institutional clients.

Maverick Capital Ltd. (Maverick) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Dallas, Texas. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cohasset Ltd. The firm was founded by Lee Ainslie III in 1993. Maverick provides advisory services to hedge funds, funds of funds, funds making venture capital investments, a private equity fund and related co-investment vehicle, other pooled investment vehicles, and institutional investors.

Raymond James & Associates, Inc. (RJA) is a registered broker-dealer headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Raymond James Financial, Inc. (NYSE: RJF), a diversified holding company. RJA offers a full array of capital markets services, strategic advice and planning for institutional investors.

Granite Investment Advisors LLC (Granite) is an investment advisory firm headquartered in Concord, New Hampshire. The firm was founded in 1983 and formerly known as E. R. Taylor Investments, as Boston Private Value Investors, Inc. and as Granite Investment Advisors, Inc. They are a subsidiary of Mariner LLC, which is owned by Mariner Wealth Advisors LLC. Granite builds and manages customized investment portfolios for affluent individuals, corporations, and non-profit institutions.

Welch Capital Partners LLC (WCP) is an independent registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Brooklyn, New York. The firm was founded by Leighton Welch in 1996. WCP provides investment advisory services to separately managed accounts as well as a long-short private limited partnership.

Precept Capital Management LLC (PCM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Dallas, Texas. The firm was founded by Rawleigh Ralls IV in 1998 and is a subsidiary of Precept Management LLC. PCM provides investment management and other services to private pooled investment vehicles, interests of which are offered to investors on a private placement basis.

G.research (formerly known as Gabelli & Co., Inc.) is a registered institutional research and brokerage firm headquartered in Rye, New York and was founded in 1976. The firm is a subsidiary of Gabelli Securities, Inc. and their ultimate parent is GAMCO Investors, Inc. (NYSE: GBL). G.research has an emphasis on small and mid-cap ideas. Their core competencies include aerospace and defense, automotive aftermarket, food and beverage, gaming and lodging, industrials, media, specialty chemicals, telecom and utilities. They publish daily research notes and full reports utilizing their proprietary Private Market Value (PMV) with a Catalyst methodology.

Precept Management LLC is an independent registered alternative asset management firm headquartered in Dallas, Texas. Founded in 1998, the firm provides investment management and other services to private pooled investment vehicles, interests of which are offered to investors on a private placement basis.

Part of Precept Management LLC, Precept Special Situation Fund LP operates as an investment fund. The company is based in Dallas, TX. The CEO of the company is Dana Blair Baker.

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.

Millennium Management LLC is a SEC-investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Israel 'Izzy' Englander in 1989 and is a subsidiary of MLM Trust B LLC, itself a subsidiary of MLM Trust B. Millennium Management provides discretionary investment advisory services to private investment funds.

Founded in 2002, SG Capital Management LLC is a registered investment advisor located in Chicago, Illinois. The firm provides discretionary investment management to private funds as well as separate accounts for high net-worth individuals and institutions. They manage the Cedar Street Fund LP, the Cedar Street Offshore Fund Ltd., and the Cedar Street Teton Fund LP.

National Investor Relations Institute operates as an association of corporate officers and investor relations consultants responsible for communication among corporate management, shareholders, securities analysts and other financial community constituents. The company was founded by DeWitt C. Morrill in 1969 and is headquartered in Alexandria, VA.