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Fred Alger Management LLC (FAM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1964, the firm is wholly-owned by Alger Group Holdings LLC, which is wholly-owned by Alger Associates, Inc. FAM provides both discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to institutional investors through separate accounts, US and foreign registered and privately offered funds, as well as through third-party sponsored funds and bank sponsored collective investment trusts; and to retail investors through wrap programs and US and foreign registered funds.

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.

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.

Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn LLC (CRM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut. The firm was founded in 1973 by Gerald Cramer, Edward Rosenthal and Ronald McGlynn. They are owned by CRM 2019 LLC. CRM manages separate accounts for corporate and public pension plans, endowments, foundations, community and religious organizations, as well as individual and family trusts, estates, and high-net-worth individuals.

Comvest Partners, Inc. (Comvest Partners) is a private equity subsidiary of Comvest Group Holdings LLC founded in 2000 by Michael S. Falk, Robert L. Priddy and Robert O’Sullivan. The firm is headquartered in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Steinberg Asset Management LLC (SAM) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. It was founded by Michael A. Steinberg in 1982 as Steinberg Priest & Sloane Capital Management LLC. The firm is a subsidiary of Steinberg Asset Management Co., Inc., which is owned by the Steinberg 2001 Family Trust. SAM manages separate accounts in primarily all-cap value equity portfolios for institutions, pensions, endowments, foundations, and high net worth individuals. It also manages certain client accounts in small-cap, and small-to-mid-cap strategies.

Wexford Capital LP (Wexford) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in West Palm Beach, Florida with additional office in Stamford, Connecticut. The firm was founded by Charles Davidson, Joseph Jacobs and Robert Holtz in 1994. Wexford provides investment advice to a variety of private pooled investment vehicles over which the firm has discretionary trading authority.

Moody Aldrich Partners LLC (MAP) is a privately held multi-boutique investment firm headquartered in Marblehead, Massachusetts. The firm was founded by William Moody, Amory Aldrich and Neil Sullivan in 1988 as Moody Aldrich & Sullivan LP. They changed their name to Moody Aldrich Partners LLC in 2003. MAP provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to high net worth individuals, foundations/charities, endowments, corporate and public pensions, state government of municipal entities, other institutions, registered mutual funds, collective investment trusts and private funds.

Canyon Capital Advisors LLC (Canyon) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded by Mitchell Julis and Joshua Friedman in 1990 and they are owned by Canyon Partners LLC. Canyon provides discretionary advisory services to individuals, trusts, pension plans, corporations, and public and private entities.

Vontobel Asset Management, Inc. (Vontobel AM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1984 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Vontobel Holding AG (SWX: VONN), a Swiss holding company based in Switzerland. Vontobel AM offers fundamental analysis-based investment advisory and sub-advisory services to a broad array of institutional and intermediary clients, respectively. Their client base includes a list of corporations, public and private pension plans, and foundations and endowments.

UBS AG's (NYSE: UBS) New York City-based wealth management arm is known as UBS Private Banking (US). The firm provides a range of customized wealth management products and services for private clients.

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. FEIM provides investment advisory services primarily to mutual funds, private funds, collective investment trusts and institutional separately managed accounts (SMAs), as well as 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.

Credit Suisse (USA), Inc. provides investment services. It offers securities underwriting and trading, mergers & acquisitions advice, research, private equity investment & derivative, and risk management services. The company was founded in 1959 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

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.

Rock Creek Group LP (RockCreek) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and fund-of-hedge funds manager headquartered in Washington, DC. The firm was founded by Afsaneh Beschloss in 2002. They are a subsidiary of Wells Fargo Investment Group, Inc., which is owned by Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC). RockCreek provides investment management services to public and private pension plans, endowments and foundations, academic and charitable organizations and other institutional investors.

Dow Jones Newswires provides real-time news and wealth-management tools to financial and business professionals. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Fordham University provides college and university. It offers undergraduate colleges and graduate & professional schools. The company was founded in 1841 and is headquartered in Bronx, NY.

The Wall Street Journal, Inc. publishes newspapers and periodicals. It covers international business, financial news, and issues of the United States. The company was established in 1889 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Turnstone Capital Management LLC (Turnstone Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2004 by Marc J. La Magna. The firm is headquartered in Norwalk, Connecticut.

Part of SAP SE, SAP Labs India Pvt Ltd. helps partners develop innovative solutions on SAP platforms and products to enable customer success. The company is based in Bengaluru, India, and has offices in multiple cities across India. The company was founded in 1996, and the CEO is Sindhu Gangadharan. The Indian company provides SME software solutions covering ERP, HR, CRM, analytics, data platforms, and more.

Armistice Capital LLC is an independent hedge fund manager and SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2012 by Steven Boyd. They provide discretionary investment advisory services to private investment funds and to a separately managed account client, which is also a private investment fund.

Simplify Asset Management, Inc. (Simplify) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and holding firm headquartered in New York City. Simplify was founded by Paul Kim and David Berns in 2020 to help advisors tackle the most pressing portfolio challenges with an innovative set of options-based strategies.