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Maranon Capital LP (Maranon Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2007 by Tom Gregory and Ian Larkin. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Exane SA (Broker) (Exane) is the brokerage division of Exane SA, itself a subsidiary of Verner Investissements SAS in France. Established in 2004 as a joint venture between BNP Paribas and Verner Investissements, the firm is based in Paris and specializes in European equity research and broking activities. Exane has research centers in Paris and London which are supported by a team of economists and strategists.

Rockfish Interactive Corp. provides marketing research and search engine optimization, brand identity and social media campaigns. The firm also provides systems, digital marketing, retail, integration, software architecture, database design, content management and smart device services. The company was founded by Kenny Tomlin in 2005 and is headquartered in Rogers, AR.

Refinery Management LLC (Refinery Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2017. The firm is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Walton Street Capital LLC is a Private Equity firm, a subsidiary of Walton Capital Advisors LP founded in 1994. Walton Street Capital LLC is headquartered in Chicago.

Madison Dearborn Partners LLC (Madison Dearborn Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1992 by John A. Canning Jr., Paul J. Finnegan, Samuel M. Mencoff, Robin P. Selati, James N. Perry Jr. and Timothy P. Sullivan. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Advantage Capital Partners (Advantage Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 1992 by Steven T. Stull and David W. Bergmann. The firm is headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Société Générale SA (Broker) (Société Général CIB) is the brokerage division of Société Générale SA (EPA: GLE) in France. Headquartere din Paris, the firm was founded in 1864 and provides full spectrum of brokerage services specifically tailored for both retail and institutional investors. Société Général CIB also offers execution, clearing and prime services across the following asset classes: equities, FX, fixed income, commodities, and listed derivatives to almost 30 European brokers in more than 80 markets worldwide.

Société Générale SA (UK) (Société Générale UK) is the Great Britain-based brokerage division of Societe Generale SA (XP: GLE, ADR: SCGLY) in France. Headquartered in London, Société Générale UK was founded in 1993 and provides broking services.

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. (MLPF&S) is a global investment banking firm, SEC-registered investment advisor, broker-dealer, and futures commission merchant headquartered in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of BAC North America Holding Co., ultimately held by Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC). MLPF&S provides investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, banks, insurance companies, thrift institutions, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations and other types of business.

J.O. Hambro Capital Management Ltd. (JOHCM) is an investment management firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded by James Hambro in 1993 as an independently managed boutique. They were acquired by Pendal Group Ltd. (formerly BT Investment Management Ltd.) in 2011. In 2023, Perpetual Limited (ASX: PPT) – an ASX-listed, global diversified financial services company in Sydney, Australia – acquired Pendal Group, which include JOHCM. The firm provides discretionary investment advisory services across a diverse range of equity strategies through pooled vehicles (or investment funds) and to clients that establish separately managed accounts.

Pictet Asset Management SA (Pictet AM) is the asset management subsidiary of Pictet Asset Management Holding SA, ultimately held by Banque Pictet & Cie in Switzerland. Established in 1967, the firm is headquartered in Geneva with investment management centers in Zurich, London, Singapore and Tokyo. They also have marketing client service centers in major cities worldwide. Pictet AM manages a range of equity, fixed income, alternative and multi asset products. They provide specialist investment services through segregated accounts and investment funds to some of the world’s largest pension funds, financial institutions, sovereign wealth funds, intermediaries and their clients. Pictet AM is a responsible investor and signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Gaingels LLC (Gaingels) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Paul Grossinger and David Beatty. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Calm Ventures is a venture capital/private equity firm founded in 2020 by Zachary Ginsburg. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

Uprising Capital LLC (Uprising Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2013 by Gil Penchina, Shawn Merani and Alec Hsu. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Growth Technology Partners Inc (Growth Technology) is a venture capital subsidiary of 10X LLC founded in 2014. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Kuwait Investment Office (KIO) is the Great Britain-based branch office of government-owned Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA). The firm was founded in 1953 as the Kuwait Investment Board with a mandate to invest surplus oil revenue and reduce Kuwait’s reliance on a single finite resource. They became an autonomous body in 1982. Headquartered in the City of London, KIO actively manages funds entrusted to the KIA by the Minister of Finance for and on behalf of the State of Kuwait.

Norges Bank Investment Management (UK) (NBIM UK) is the Great Britain-based sovereign wealth management arm of Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), which is owned by Norges Bank, the central bank of Norway. Headquartered in London, NBIM UK was founded in 2000 to invests the international assets of the Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global, often referred to as the Norwegian oil fund.

First Eagle Investment Management LLC (FEIM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and holding firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1864 and formerly known as Arnhold & S. Bleichroeder Advisers, Inc. They are a subsidiary of First Eagle Holdings, Inc., owned by BCP CC Holdings LP. FEIM provides investment advisory services mainly to mutual funds, private funds, collective investment trusts and institutional separately managed accounts (SMAs), and to a registered, closed-end interval fund. The firm serves as the investment adviser to the First Eagle Funds, First Eagle Variable Funds and to the First Eagle Credit Opportunities Fund, which are registered investment companies.