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Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Credit Suisse Securities USA) is the broker/dealer division of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, an investment banking company headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse (USA), Inc., ultimately owned by Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN) in Switzerland. Credit Suisse Securities USA offers a suite of equities, solutions and credit products and services which includes global securities sales, trading and execution, prime brokerage and comprehensive investment research. Their clients include financial institutions, corporations, governments, institutional investors, such as pension funds and hedge funds, and private individuals around the world.

Cowen & Co. LLC is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Cowen Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by The Toronto-Dominion Bank (TSE: TD) in Canada. Cowen & Co. offers industry-focused investment banking for growth-oriented companies, domain knowledge-driven research and a sales and trading platform for institutional investors. Their institutional sales and trading business serves both equity and fixed-income clients. Sales and trading execution platform is structured around the following key verticals: (1) healthcare (2) technology, telecommunications and media (TMT) (3) REITs and financials (4) aerospace and defense (5) consumer and (6) alternative energy.

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.

Guggenheim Securities LLC is a SEC-registered broker-dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1999 and is a subsidiary of Links Holdings LLC, ultimately held by Guggenheim Partners LLC. Guggenheim Securities’ specializations include the sales and trading of fixed-income securities and sophisticated structured products. The firm offers in-depth analysis and expert execution of trading opportunities to large institutional investors and asset originators. They offer sales and trading services relating to a wide range of instruments.

Founded in 2004, TD Securities (USA) LLC is a broker/dealer located in New York City with additional offices in Toronto, Montreal, Calgary, Vancouver, London, Singapore, Tokyo and Sydney. The firm is a subsidiary of Toronto Dominion Holdings (USA), Inc. and their ultimate parent is Toronto-Dominion Bank (NYSE: TD). TD Securities (USA) provides a wide range of capital market products and services to corporate, government and institutional clients in five areas of finance including: investment banking, debt capital markets, institutional equities, foreign exchange and money markets. Their services include the underwriting and distribution of new debt and equity issues, providing advice on strategic acquisitions and divestitures and executing daily trading and investment needs. The equity group provides research coverage of media and communications, technology, financial services, oil and gas, mining and metals, industrial products, forest products, technology, utilities and power, real estate, biotechnology, consumer products and merchandising and quantitative analysis strategy. The fixed-income group provides a full range of underwriting sales and trading products for Canadian, U.S. and European debt issuers and investors.

i-design Group Plc engages in the business of providing customer engagement software and interface design solutions for the self-service channel. It products include joono Software, multi-channel roadmap, targeted and relevant and return on investment. It services include atmad and limejelly. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquarterd in Dundee, the United Kingdom.

Moors & Cabot, Inc. (MCI) is a registered broker-dealer headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded by John F. Moors and Charles Cabot in 1890 to handle the personal investments of the two founders and their friends. They became a solely owned subsidiary of Eighteen Ninety Partners LLC in 2022. MCI provides brokerage execution services to their advisory client participating in Portfolio Management Program (PMP).

Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc. (Broker) (Baird-Broker) is the broker-dealer division of Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc., an investment bank and financial services company headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The firm was founded in 1919 and is ultimately owned by Baird Financial Group, Inc. Baird-Broker offers a full suite of comprehensive trading services for institutional clients.

Cowen Prime Services LLC (CPS) is a broker-dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm is directly owned by Cowen PB Holdings LLC, which, in turn, is primarily owned by Cowen Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: COWN). CPS is registered as a broker-dealer with the SEC and FINRA, and as a an introducing broker with the Commodities Futures Trading Commission and the National Futures Association. CPS was formed in 2015 following Cowen Group’s acquisition of Concept Capital Markets LLC. Concept Capital was established in 2010 following the spin-off of the Concept Capital division of Sanders Morris Harris Inc., whose origins date back to 1995. CPS' offering includes world-class custody and clearing options, multi asset class capabilities, leading execution and order management systems, a seasoned execution desk, a range of financing options, a highly professional operations and customer support team, comprehensive portfolio reporting capabilities, capital introduction, and live, intraday and post-trade risk and performance analytics.

UBS Investment Bank provides investment banking and securities brokerage services. Its clients include institutional and corporate clients, intermediaries, governments, and hedge funds. The firm also provides merger and acquisition advisory, private placement, investment research, foreign exchange, equity, and leverage finance advisory services. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, 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.

DEM Solutions Ltd. provides discrete element method technology solutions for bulk material simulation. Its EDEM software is use for virtual testing of equipment that handles or processes bulk materials in the manufacturing of mining, construction, off-highway and agricultural machinery, as well as in the mining and process industries. The company was founded by John Favier in 2003 and is headquartered in Edinburgh, the United Kingdom.

Onzo Ltd. provides big data and analytics for energy utilities. It specializes in energy visualization technologies across all customer touch points and offers energy monitoring equipment and related services through bills and the Internet. It offers solutions for utilities, corporate, and communities. The company was founded by Joel Hagan, Neil Tierney, Tom Williams, and Luke Andrew Max Nicholson in 2007 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Part of Takashimaya Co., Ltd., PT Trisenta Interior Manufacturing Ltd. is an Indonesian company that manufactures carpets and rugs. The company is based in Bandung, Indonesia.

Part of VITEC, Inc., Exterity, Inc. is a company that wholesales computer and peripherals. The company is based in Atlanta, GA.

Techstart Ventures LLP (Techstart Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2014. The firm is headquartered in Belfast, United Kingdom.

Transocean, Inc. provides offshore contract drilling services for oil and gas wells. It offers engineering and project management services. The firm specializes in deepwater and harsh environment drilling solutions. The company was founded in 1953 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Ascend Biopharmaceuticals Ltd. is a cancer immunotherapy company that develops medicines to treat primary, recurrent, and metastatic cancers. It offers pipeline strategy that focuses on a number of oncology and dermato-oncology settings. The company was founded by Clement Leong on September 10, 2003 and is headquartered in Melbourne, Australia.

Part of Jadi Imaging Holdings Bhd., Jadi Imaging Technologies Sdn. The company is based in Shah Alam, Malaysia. Bhd. is a Malaysian company that manufactures toner for photocopiers and laser printers. The company was founded by Kim Siong Liew.

Part of D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd., Puzzler Media Holdings Ltd. is a holding British company that operates subsidiaries engaged in publishing magazines. The company is based in Redhill, UK.

Puzzler Media Limited is probably best-known for its comprehensive range of puzzle titles. One of its magazines, Puzzler, has become a household name. The company is synonymous with puzzles of the highest quality. The firms publishes a comprehensive range of magazines and, with more than sixty per cent of the total puzzle market, have the leading titles in almost every sector. It also has a successful magazine business in Australia. Puzzler Media's interests span books, games and CDs. The firm produce interactive puzzles for various digital platforms including mobile phones, TV and, of course, the internet. In addition, Puzzler Media supplies bespoke puzzles to many national and regional newspapers, and to a large number of consumer magazines. These are crafted to fit the tone and house style of each publication. In total, it deliver almost a quarter of a million puzzles to the market, every year. Among the most popular are crosswords, wordsearches, kriss krosses, code-crackers and arrowords, but there are also plenty of specialist puzzles for enthusiasts, and they are always on the lookout for new.