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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.

JPMorgan Investment Management, Inc. (JPMIM) is a global, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2000 as the result of Chase Manhattan's purchase of Robert Fleming Holdings and the subsequent merger of Chase and JPMorgan. In January 2010, JPMorgan Investment Advisors merged into JP Morgan Investment Management. JPMIM is a subsidiary of JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM). The firm primarily provides investment advisory services to both US and non-US institutional and retail clients.

Oak Ridge Investments LLC (Oak Ridge) is an independent registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded by David M. Klaskin in 1989. Oak Ridge manages discretionary accounts for a variety of clients including individuals, investment companies, pension and profit sharing plans, retirement accounts, trusts, estates, corporations and other business entities, charitable organizations, and banks and thrift institutions.

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.

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.

Mizuho Securities USA LLC is the US-based securities broker/dealer and futures commission merchant arm of Mizuho Americas LLC, ultimately held by Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (TYO: 8411, NYSE: MFG) in Japan. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1994 and provides institutional and corporate clients access to commodity and financial markets around the world. Mizuho Securities USA covers the following industries: Consumer, Energy, Financial Institutions, Financial Sponsors, Healthcare, Industrial & Diversified Industries, Power, Utilities & Infrastructure, Real Estate, and Technology, Media & Telecom (TMT). The firm and their affiliates hold memberships on all major futures and options exchanges worldwide.

3Play Media, Inc. engages in the provision of closed captioning, transcription, and audio description services. The firm offers captioning, transcription, live auto captioning, audio description, translation and subtitling, and Spanish captioning. It serves the education, e-learning, media and entertainment, enterprise, online video, and faith industries. The company was founded by Chris Antunes, Joshua Miller, Chris J. Johnson, and Jeremy E. Barron in 2007 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Berenberg Capital Markets LLC (BCM) is a broker-dealer firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2011 and is a subsidiary of Berenberg Americas LLC, ultimately held by Joh. Berenberg, Gossler & Co. KG in Germany. BCM provides equity execution services to institutional and corporate clients.

LiquiGlide, Inc. develops permanently wet slippery surfaces. The firm serves to consumer products, manufacturer, medical, energy and agrochemical industries. The company was founded by Jonathan David Smith and Kripa K. Varanasi in August 2012 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Matthews International Capital Management LLC (dba Matthews Asia) is an independent SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded by Paul Matthews in 1991. Matthews Asia manages portfolios for institutional clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, insurance companies, endowments and foundations and other business entities around the world. Institutional clients include funds registered under the laws of Luxembourg, United Kingdom, Ireland and Canada.

Jefferies LLC is a global investment bank and institutional securities firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Jefferies Group LLC, ultimately held by Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF). Jefferies provides corporate clients with research and execution services in equity, fixed income, and foreign exchange markets, as well as a full range of investment banking services such as underwriting, mergers and acquisitions, restructuring and recapitalization, and other advisory services, with all businesses operating in the Americas, Europe and Asia.

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1987 and provides debt and equity services including underwriting, M&A advice, securities dealing and brokerage and trade execution. Their client base ranges from large global institutional investors to hedge funds at the cutting edge of innovation in the industry.

McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

General Catalyst LLC (General Catalyst) is a venture capital firm founded in 2000 by Joel Cutler, David Fialkow, Bill Fitzgerald, David Orfao and John Simon. The firm is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Moody's Investors Service, Inc. is a credit rating and investment research firm headquartered in New York City. They are a subsidiary of Moody's Corp. (NYSE: MCO). The firm performs international financial research and analysis on commercial and government entities and provides a variety of analytic tools for assessing credit risk. Their clients include creditors, investment banks and commercial banks.

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.

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.

Riverside Partners LLC (Riverside Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1989. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Oppenheimer & Co., Inc. (Broker) (Oppenheimer-Broker) is the global full-service brokerage division of Oppenheimer & Co., Inc., an investment boutique headquartered in New York City with additional offices nationwide. Founded in 1975, the firm is owned directly by Viner Finance Inc., an indirect subsidiary of Oppenheimer Holdings Inc. (NYSE: OPY). Oppenheimer-Broker offers a full array of brokerage services to retail, institutional, and corporate clients.

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.

Calero Software LLC engages in providing communications and cloud lifecycle management solutions to enterprises. It offers telecom expense management, mobility management software, information technology expense management, and call accounting and reporting solutions. The company was founded by Kevin Allen Wood on December 9, 2013 and is headquartered in Rochester, NY.

Christofferson, Robb & Co. LLC (CRC) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Johan Christofferson and Richard Robb in 2002. CRC offers investment advisory services and management to private funds that it advises (the CRC Funds) and directly to managed account clients.

Ateam Army, Inc. is engaged in fitness services. It offers training sessions and coaching services. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Valia Ventures Ltd. (Valia Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2013 by Khaled Jalanbo and Abdullah Altobaishi. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Foros is a financial services firm that provides M&A and corporate finance advisory and capital raising services. Its clients are leading corporations and entrepreneurs who place a premium on superior advice and who look to their financial advisor to be a true partner in growing and transforming their business. Foros fuses two of the financial world's powerful offerings: financial advice and long-term value investing. Foros commenced operations in June 2009 through its Foros Advisors LLC subsidiary. Its Foros Securities LLC subsidiary obtained SEC registration and was granted FINRA membership in August. The Company has already advised on one announced transaction: Virgin Mobile USA on its July 2009 announced sale to Sprint Nextel.

Providence Equity Partners LLC (Providence Equity Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1989 by Glenn Creamer and Jonathan M. Nelson. The firm is headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island.

Contractor Management Services LLC provides compliance software and payment settlement services. Its products include IC onboard, IC pay, IC complete, IC insight, and IC portal and benefits. The firm also offers professional services, customer support, and risk management services. The company was founded by Dennis Roccaforte in 2001 and is headquartered in Phoenix, AZ.

Keystone Strategy LLC is an innovative strategy and economics consulting firm that provides transformative ideas and cutting-edge solutions to Fortune 500 companies, top law firms, and government agencies. The company is based in San Francisco, CA. The company's expertise includes technology-led strategy, AI-driven digital transformation, product development, healthcare, finance, antitrust, and litigation. The company leverages strategic insights from leading industry and academic experts with the practical expertise of their accomplished professionals to deliver extraordinary impact for their clients. The company was founded by Marco Iansiti, Greg Richards. Greg Richards has been the CEO since incorporation.

Morgan Stanley & Co. International Plc (MSCI) is a brokerage firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1986 and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Investments (UK), ultimately held by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. MSCI provides a range of brokerage services to corporations, governments and financial institutions.

Kalkomey Enterprises, Inc. provides outdoor recreational education services. It offers safety courses in boating, paddlesports, hunting, bowhunting, snowmobile operation and off-road vehicle operation. The company was founded by Kurt Kalkomey and Cindy Kalkomey in 1995 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Cove Hill Partners LP (Cove Hill Partners) is a private equity firm, a subsidiary of Cove Hill Partners Management LLC founded in 2017. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Renaissance Macro Research LLC (dba RenMac) is an investment research firm headquartered in Lake Placid, New York. The firm was founded by Jeff deGraaf in 2011 and is a subsidiary of Renaissance Macro Holdings LLC. RenMac exclusively provides the institutional buy side community with specialized macro research. They provide unique, insightful and unbiased top-down analysis from thought leaders in the industry. Coverage includes Macro Strategy, Investment Strategy, Economics, Quantitative, Washington Policy, and Payments/Financials.

Kinectrics Aes, Inc. provides design engineering nuclear services. It offers plant design and modification engineering, engineering analysis, safety, licensing and regulatory services, and engineering program support to existing nuclear utilities. The company was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.