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Quintiles Transnational Corp. provides biopharmaceutical development and commercial outsourcing services. It offers product development and integrated healthcare services, including commercial and observational solutions. The company was founded by Dennis B. Gillings and Gary Koch in September 1990 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Founded in 1909, American National Bank & Trust Co. (ANBT) is a community bank and financial services firm headquartered in Danville, Virginia. The firm is a subsidiary of American National Bankshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMNB). ANBT serves customers in Southern and Central Virginia and the northern portion of Central North Carolina. They provide an array of financial products and services including commercial, mortgage, and consumer banking; trust and investment services; and insurance.

Capital Z Partners Management LLC (Capital Z Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1990 by Bradley Cooper and Robert Spass. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. (KBW) is a full-service investment bank and broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF). KBW offers sales and trading in equities securities of financial services companies.

nCino OpCo, Inc. engages in the development of a cloud-based operating system for banks. The firm serves financial institution customers of all sizes and complexities, including global financial institutions, enterprise banks, regional banks, community banks, credit unions, and new market entrants, such as challenger banks. Its applications include Client Onboarding, Loan Origination and Deposit Account Opening. The company was founded by Pullen Daniel, Neil Lawrence Underwood and James S. Mahan, III on December 13, 2011 and is headquartered in Wilmington, NC.

TPG Capital LLC is a Private Equity firm, a subsidiary of TPG Capital Advisors LLC founded in 1992 by William S. Price and James George Coulter. The firm is headquartered in Fort Worth with additional offices in London and São Paulo.

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP provides legal services. It offers advisory, counseling, corporate, economic development, and other related legal services to individuals and businesses. The company was founded by Patrick Henry Nelson II in 1897 and is headquartered in Columbia, SC.

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP provides legal services. It is a business and litigation firm with a diverse client base, includes business, financial institutions and not-for-profit organizations, government entities and individual clients. The firm represents business, financial, institutional and individual clients, including publicly held multinational corporations, large and mid-sized privately held companies, partnerships and emerging companies. The company was founded by Robert D. Klingler in 1873 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.

New England Patriots LP owns and operates sports club. Its programs include pro bono legal services alliance, blood drive, myra kraft community mvp award, make-a-wish, patriots women's association, new england kids triathlon, play 60, read between the lines and cleat donation program. The company was founded on November 16, 1959 and is headquartered in Foxborough, MA.

Renasant Bank engages in the provision of commercial banking services. It offers wealth management, mortgage loans, insurance, gift cards, mobile and online banking, and retire planning services. The company was founded in 1904 and is headquartered in Tupelo, MS.

The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences provides biomedical research services. The company is headquartered in Raleigh, NC.

The North Carolina Bar Association is a voluntary membership organization of legal professionals, including lawyers, judges, paralegals, and law students. The non-profit company is based in Cary, NC. The organization is dedicated to serving the public and the legal profession. The North Carolina Bar Foundation, a charitable organization, leads pro bono and civic education programs and development initiatives for members and the public. The mission of the organization is to unite the talent and generosity of the legal profession to be a power of greater good for the people of North Carolina.

The North Carolina Bankers Association is a business association based in Raleigh, NC. The association has subsidiaries in the United States. The CEO of the non-profit company is Peter Gwaltney.

Integrated Laboratory Systems, Inc. delivers toxicology services for research and regulatory compliance needs. It services include in-vitro toxicology, in-vivo toxicology, pathology and histology, genetic toxicology, toxicogenomics, and computational toxicology. The company was founded by Thomas K. Rao in 1985 and is headquartered in Morrisville, NC.

National Science Teaching Association provides and develops standard based science education. Its principles are to embrace and model diversity through equity, to provide and expand professional development to support science education. The company was founded in 1944 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

Southlake Equity Group LLC (Southlake Equity Group) is a private equity firm founded in 2007 by Tom Craig Keene. The firm is headquartered in Southlake, Texas.

International Association of Environmental Mutagen Societies provides environmental conservation services. The company is headquartered in Reston, VA.

NovaQuest Capital Management LLC (NovaQuest Capital Management) is a private equity firm founded in 2010 by John Layton Bradley and Jonathan Edward Tunnicliffe. The firm is headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina.

BDO Capital Advisors LLC Provides investment advisory services. It offers mergers and acquisitions advisory, corporate finance capital raising, and board advisory. The firm focuses on technology; healthcare; retail and consumer product; and manufacturing and distribution. It has additional offices in Chicago, Illinois; Houston, Texas; Kirkland, Washington; Los Angeles, California; San Antonio, Texas; and San Francisco, California. The company is headquartered in Boston, MA.

NovaQuest Co-Investment Fund IV LP is a private equity fund.

NovaQuest Co-Investment Fund II (Parent) LP functions as an investment holding company. The company is headquartered in Raleigh, NC.

NovaQuest Co-Investment Fund V (Parent) LP provides investment services focusing on pooled investment funds. The company is headquartered in Raleigh, NC.

Part of Purdue Pharma LP, Purdue Pharmaceuticals LP is a physician-founded and physician-led company that develops, manufactures, and markets medications and consumer health products. Purdue Pharmaceuticals is based in Wilson, NC and offers a diverse product line. The company is committed to supporting collaborations to drive innovations in patient care while addressing the opioid addiction crisis.

NovaQuest Co-Investment Fund VI LP is a private equity fund.

Part of Aceragen, Inc., Aceragen, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company that develops therapeutics for orphan diseases. The company is based in Durham, NC. The company was founded in 2021 by John Clayton Taylor. Aceragen, Inc. (North Carolina) was acquired by Idera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. on September 28, 2022.

Innocrin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops oral inhibitors for the treatment of castration-resistant prostate cancer. It develops small molecule CYP17 lyase-selective inhibitors to treat resistant hormonally-dependent breast and prostate cancers. The firm’s product under pipeline is VT-464, a dual mechanism lyase-selective CYP17 inhibitor and androgen receptor (AR) antagonist that disrupts the validated biochemical pathways required for prostate cancer growth androgen biosynthesis and AR transcriptional signaling. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.