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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.

Morgan Stanley Investment Management, Inc. (MSIM) is an investment management firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1975 and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS). MSIM provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management services and products to institutional clients and individual investors. The firm also advises clients as to the appropriate allocation of assets among multiple separate accounts and/or investment companies or other pooled vehicles that the firm advises.

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.

Bain & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It offers advisory services to the companies on their critical issues and opportunities: strategy, marketing, organization, operations, technology and mergers and acquisitions, across all industries and geographies. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

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.

General Atlantic LLC (General Atlantic) is a private equity firm founded in 1980 by Charles F. Feeney. The firm is headquartered in New York.

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.

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP provides legal services. The firm's practice areas encompasses corporate, executive compensation and benefits, international business, litigation, pro bono, tax, and trusts and estates. Its lawyers and associates' training focus on addressing and handling clients' legal issues, business transaction, and disputes. The company was founded in 1819 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

UBS Securities LLC is an investment bank and registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 as UBS Warburg LLC. They are a subsidiary of UBS Americas Holding LLC, ultimately held by UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG, NYSE: UBS) in Switzerland. UBS Securities is a primary dealer in US Government securities and provides a full range of investment banking services which includes corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, trading and sales, fixed-income, equity research, private banking, underwriting and prime brokerage operations. The firm also provides advisory services and access to capital markets for corporate, institutional, intermediary and alternative asset management clients.

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.

Stern Value Management Ltd.. provides management consulting services. The firm advises clients in transaction, strategy, performance, and transformation. The company was founded by Joel M. Stern on November 1, 1982 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Arthur Andersen LLP used to provide accounting services. It was also into consulting services for clients that operate businesses throughout the United States and around the world. Arthur Andersen was founded in 1913 and was headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Steel Grove Capital Advisors LLC (Steel Grove) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee. The firm was founded by Darrell Horn and Steve Sansom in 2001 and formerly known as Green Square Capital LLC. Steel Grove offers investment advisory services to affluent individuals and families, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and business entities.

BlackRock Advisors LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1994 and is a subsidiary of BlackRock Capital Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK). BlackRock Advisors manages assets for US-registered investment companies and 529 Plans.

Principal Street Partners LLC (PSP) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth manager headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee. The firm was founded by Darrell Horn in 2016 as Green Square Asset Management LLC (GSAM) and was affiliated with a high yield municipal portfolio manager, Green Square Capital Advisors LLC (GSCA). The two RIAs, GSAM and GSCA, combined in 2019 and are now collectively registered as one RIA, with GSAM rebranded as Principal Street Partners LLC. PSP provides portfolio management services on a discretionary or non-discretionary basis to individuals, banks, thrift institutions, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, business entities, registered investment companies, mutual fund companies, and pooled investment vehicles such as private funds and funds registered under the 1940 Act.

Revitas, Inc. engages in the delivering integrated solutions for contract, revenue and compliance management. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

Fidelity Management & Research Co. (FMR) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1946 and is a subsidiary of FMR LLC, also known as Fidelity Investments. FMR provides investment supervisory services, which include sub-advisory services, to Fidelity's family of mutual funds and exchange-traded funds, qualified tuition programs, privately offered unregistered investment funds, separately managed account clients, and various other institutional accounts.

Hood River Capital Management LLC (Hood River) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. The firm was founded by David Swank, Brian Smoluch and Rob Marvin in 2013. Hood River provides investment advisory services that are limited to the strategies listed to a variety of separately managed client accounts (Small-Cap Growth, Small/Mid-Cap Growth) generally on a discretionary basis.

Wilmington Trust Investment Advisors, Inc. (WTIA) is a mutual fund manager and registered investment advisor headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware. The firm was founded as MTB Investment Advisors, Inc. in 1995 as the result of a merger between Allied Investment Advisors and M&T Asset Management. In 2012, their name was changed to WTIA. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Manufacturers and Traders Trust Co. (M&T Bank), which is owned by M&T Bank Corp. (NYSE: MTB). WTIA principally provides investment management services to institutional clients. They also serve as sub-advisor to the Wilmington Funds, a family of mutual funds.

GMT Capital Corp. is a private, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. It was founded in 1993 by Thomas Claugus. The firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to their advisory clients, which are private investment vehicles and separately managed accounts, by recommending, or managing and directing, the investment and reinvestment of their assets.

ISS Abilis France is a French company that operates as a trade union. The company is headquartered in Paris, France.

FlexLink AB provides solutions to manufacturing industries such as food, beverages, personal care, healthcare, automotive, and electronics. It offers conveyor systems manufacturing and handling solutions for industries. The firm serves a customer base, ranging from local producers to global corporations, and from end-users to machine manufacturers. The company was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Vaasan Oy produces and retails bread and other baked goods. Its brands include Vaasan Ruispalat, Vaasan Kauratyynyt and Vaasan Taika. The company was founded in 1849 and is headquartered in Helsinki, Finland.

Gambro AB engages in the development and manufacturing of dialysis equipment and blood purification products. It provides products and therapies for kidney and liver dialysis, myeloma kidney therapy, and other extracorporeal therapies for chronic and acute patients. The firm offers products for hemodialysis, acute care, myeloma kidney therapy, and vascular access and water systems. The company was founded by Holger Crafoord in 1964 and is headquartered in Lund, Sweden.

Plantasjen AS operates a chain of garden and flower stores. It offers garden and terrace products, decorative flowers, in-house plants and related products. The firm provides begonias, geraniums, garden furniture and tools. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Kjeller, Norway.

Series U-Middle Market Direct Lending 2017, a Series of Green Square Private Investment Partners LLC operates as a private equity fund. The company is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

Novus Energy Management LLC (Novus Energy Management) is a private equity firm founded in 2008 by Reidar Langmo, Martin Aares, Mark Huang, Jay Tannon, Nicholas Perrins and Jay Tannon. The firm is headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia.