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Lord Abbett & Co. LLC (Lord Abbett) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey. Founded in 1929, Lord Abbett provides advisory services to a variety of institutional clients, the Lord Abbett Funds and other registered investment companies sponsored by third parties, the Lord Abbett UCITS Funds, the Lord Abbett Luxembourg Fund, other foreign funds, privately offered commingled funds and various separately managed accounts.

Polen Capital Credit LLC (PCC) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts. Formerly known as DDJ Capital Management LLC, the firm was co-founded by David Breazzano in 1996 and was acquired by Polen Capital Management LLC in 2022. PCC provides discretionary investment advice to corporate domestic and foreign pension plans, public pension and retirement plans and Taft-Hartley plans. They also act as investment sub-advisors to certain US and non-US investment advisors and asset managers. PCC is a signatory to the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI).

Blue Ridge Capital LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1996 by John Griffin. They provides discretionary investment management and administrative services to two private investment funds, one onshore and one offshore, whose interests are offered only on a private-placement basis. Blue Ridge Capital also manages on a discretionary basis two private funds whose investors are limited to eligible employees, their family members and former employees.

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.

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.

Amalgamated Gadget LP (does business as Q Investments) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. The firm was founded by Geoffrey Raynor in 1995 and is a subsidiary of Acme Widget LP. They provide investment advice on a discretionary basis to private investment vehicles that are part of the Q Investments family of funds.

Philadelphia Financial Management of San Francisco LLC (Philadelphia Financial) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded by Jordan Hymowitz and Justin Hughes in 2004 and they are a subsidiary of Philadelphia Financial Management of San Francisco LP. Philadelphia Financial provides discretionary investment advisory services to four private investment funds.

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.

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.

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.

O'Melveny & Myers LLP provides legal services. Its practice areas include labor and employment, litigation, tax, and transactions. The firm serves high-tech companies in the areas of legal advice related to software licensing, intellectual property, and venture capital investments. The company was founded by Henry William O'Melveny in 1885 and is headquartered in Los Angeles. CA.

Standard & Poor's Investment Advisory Services LLC (SPIAS) is investment research firm and registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of S&P Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPGI), formerly McGraw Hill Financial, Inc. SPIAS’ advisory services are generally offered to institutions (e.g., broker-dealers, investment advisers, investment companies and other financial institutions). SPIAS does not generally provide its advisory services directly to retail clients, but its services may be used by its clients in advising their own underlying clients, which may include retail clients. SPIAS also provides advisory consulting services to institutional clients and investment managers-of-investment funds, and investment sub-advisory services for registered investment companies, including open-end mutual funds and other institutions. S&P Global's operations consist of three reportable segments: S&P Global Ratings, S&P Global Platts, and S&P Dow Jones Indices. S&P Global Ratings is an independent provider of credit ratings, research and analytics to investors, issuers and market participants. It includes the NRSRO and certain other ratings-related businesses. S&P Global Platts provides essential price data, analytics, and industry insight that enable commodities markets to perform with greater transparency and efficiency. S&P Dow Jones Indices is a global index provider that maintains a wide variety of indices to meet an array of investor needs. In 2016, CFRA acquired S&P Global Market Intelligence’s Equity and Fund Research business (formerly known as S&P Capital IQ and SNL) from S&P Global, Inc.

Latham & Watkins LLP operates as a full-service law firm or legal matters. It offers services in the areas of finance, litigation, accounting, banking, life sciences, private equity, real estate, government relations, employment law, and outsourcing. The company was founded in 1934 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

White Star Petroleum LLC operates as an independent oil and natural gas company. It focuses on the acquisition, development, operation and production of unconventional oil and natural gas properties. The company was founded by Aubrey Kerr McClendon in 2013 and is headquartered in Oklahoma City, OK.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

Miami Heat LP owns and operates a professional basketball franchise. It is a part of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The firm also markets sports merchandise, match tickets and collectible game items. The company was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Miami, FL.

Garnett Station Partners LLC (GSP) is a private equity firm founded in 2013 by Matthew Perelman and Alex Sloane. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Authentic Restaurant Brands is a holding American company that owns three market-leading food and beverage brands with over 25-year operating histories. The private company is based in Garnett Station and is committed to growing each of its brands by leveraging their respective foundations and sharing best practices across its portfolio under common ownership. These brands include Primanti Bros Restaurant & Bar, Whelihans Pub & Restaurant, and Mambo Seafood. Felipe A. Athayde has been the CEO of the company since 2022.

Arctos Partners LP (Arctos Sports) is a private equity firm founded in 2019. Arctos Partners LP is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

Bayberry Capital Partners LP (BCP) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Angela N. Aldrich in 2018. BCP provides discretionary investment advice to private funds. Investors in the Funds are generally high net worth individuals, institutional investors, pension funds, endowments, foundations, funds of private funds, and family offices.

Cinctive Capital Management LP (Cinctive Capital) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Lawrence (Larry) Sapanski and Richard Schimel. Cinctive Capital provides investment advisory services on a discretionary basis to collective investment vehicles organized as domestic or foreign private investment partnerships, corporations, companies and/or other entities.

Colossal Biosciences, Inc. is a company that uses CRISPR technology to try to bring back extinct species. The company is based in Austin, TX. The company was founded by George McDonald Church and Ben Lamm, with Ben Lamm serving as CEO since its incorporation.

BDT Capital Partners LLC (BDT Capital Partners) is a private equity subsidiary of BDT & MSD Partners LLC founded in 2009 by Bryan Trott. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Brown Advisory LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland. They are a subsidiary of Brown Advisory Management LLC. The firm was founded and launched in 1993 as an investment management division of Alex. Brown & Sons, a Baltimore-based investment bank founded in 1800. Brown Advisory provides investment management services to institutional and private clients.

Vermeer Sales Southwest, Inc. is a private company that wholesales industrial equipment. The company is based in Chandler, AZ and has subsidiaries in the United States. The CEO of the company is Kyle Pieratt.