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Brandes Investment Partners LP (Brandes) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in La Jolla, California. The firm was founded by Charles H. Brandes in 1974 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Brandes Worldwide Holdings LP. Brandes manages global equity and fixed-income assets for clients worldwide.

Pacific Life Fund Advisors LLC (PLFA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Newport Beach, California. The firm was founded by Brian Robertson in 2007 and they are a direct subsidiary of Pacific Life Insurance Co., an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Pacific Mutual Holding Co. PLFA provides discretionary investment advisory services to US open-ended mutual funds and a private investment fund.

Check Capital Management, Inc. (CCM) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Costa Mesa, California. The firm was founded by Steven G. Check in 1987 as Check & Associates Capital Management. CCM manages accounts for individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans and corporate clients, among others. In addition, the firm serves as an investment manager to the Blue Chip Investor Fund.

United Capital Financial Advisers LLC, do-business-as Goldman Sachs Personal Financial Management (GS PFM), is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Newport Beach, California. The firm was founded by Joseph Duran, Michael Capelle and Benjamin Carrick in 2005. They are a subsidiary of United Capital Financial Partners, Inc., ultimately held by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS PFM provides investment advisory services to individuals, high net-worth individuals, corporate pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, government entities, charitable institutions, foundations, endowments, and other investment advisers.

Xtreme Healthcare Corp. engages in the provision of ambulance and emergency medical services. It offers critical care transport, basic life support, non-emergency transportation, wheelchair transportation, and event standby services. The company was founded on September 21, 2011 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Jefferies LLC is a global investment bank and institutional securities firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Jefferies Group LLC, ultimately held by Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF). Jefferies provides corporate clients with research and execution services in equity, fixed income, and foreign exchange markets, as well as a full range of investment banking services such as underwriting, mergers and acquisitions, restructuring and recapitalization, and other advisory services, with all businesses operating in the Americas, Europe and Asia.

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.

University of Southern California is a private research university that mainly offers undergraduate, graduate & other higher education. The university was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Moody's Investors Service, Inc. is a credit rating and investment research firm headquartered in New York City. They are a subsidiary of Moody's Corp. (NYSE: MCO). The firm performs international financial research and analysis on commercial and government entities and provides a variety of analytic tools for assessing credit risk. Their clients include creditors, investment banks and commercial banks.

Deloitte LLP (New York) engages in the provision of audit, consulting, tax, and advisory solutions. It offers services relating to tax, consulting, audit and assurance, Deloitte private company services, mergers and acquisitions, risk and financial advisory, analytics, and cloud. The company was founded by William Welch Deloitte, George A. Touche, Charles Waldo Haskins, and Elijah Watt Sells in 1845 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Digi-Key Corp. distributes electronic components. It also distributes semiconductors, discrete, electromechanical parts. Its products include audio products, batteries, cable assemblies, capacitors, computer & video accessories, connectors, crystals & oscillators, discrete semiconductor products and many more. The company was founded by Ronald A. Stordahl in 1972 and is headquartered in Thief River Falls, MN.

The State Bar of California operates as an official attorney licensing agency. The non-profit company is based in San Francisco, CA. Elizabeth Rindskopf Parker has been the CEO of the company since 2015.

California First National Bank operates as a nationally chartered commercial bank. The firm offers online banking, lease and loan financing services. The company is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

Wilsey Asset Management, Inc. (WAM) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in San Diego, California. The firm was founded by Brent M. Wilseyin 1992. WAM provides portfolio management services to individuals, pensions, profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates or charitable organizations, corporations, and business entities.

Investcorp Gulf Investments BSC (Investcorp Gulf) is a private equity firm founded in 1982 by Nemir Kirdar. The firm is headquartered in Manama, Bahrain.

Rescue Social Change Group LLC provides research, strategy and marketing services to social change initiatives such as campaigns to combat smoking, violence, binge drinking, and obesity. Its business activities encompass formative research; strategic planning and management; brand, print, and fashion design; web development and design; and experiential and street marketing. The company was founded by Jeffrey W. Jordan and John Ty McCarthy in 2001 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

UBS Investment Bank provides investment banking and securities brokerage services. Its clients include institutional and corporate clients, intermediaries, governments, and hedge funds. The firm also provides merger and acquisition advisory, private placement, investment research, foreign exchange, equity, and leverage finance advisory services. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Littlebanc Advisors LLC (Littlebanc) is a private equity firm founded in 2009 by Michael Margolies. The firm is headquartered in Naples, Florida.

Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC (WFCS) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. The firm was founded 1852 and formerly known as Wells Fargo Advisors LLC. They are a subsidiary of Wachovia Securities Financial Holdings LLC, a non-bank indirect subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC), a financial and bank holding company. Wells Fargo Advisors is a trade name used by Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network LLC and Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC. WFCS provides investment advisory services to individuals, pension or profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates or charitable organizations, corporations or other business entities, governmental entities and educational institutions, as well as banks or thrift institutions. The firm also acts as portfolio manager for certain wrap fee advisory programs.

Standard Chartered Bank (Singapore) Ltd. provides banking and finacial services. Its services include online banking, straight2bank, mobile banking app, online trading and online unit trusts. The company was founded in 1859 and is headquartered in Singapore.

KUITY Corp. provides risk and valuation intelligence through advanced analytics and software services. The private company is based in San Diego, CA and was founded by Kathy Pennington. The company's solutions help clients with investment planning, resource allocation, risk management, and cyber security. The company assess, predicts, evaluate, and report to provide timely intelligence and guidance to reduce uncertainty, optimize performance, and lower risk.

Part of Xtreme Healthcare Corp., Xtreme Care Ambulance, Inc. provides ambulance services. The company is based in San Diego, CA. The CEO of the company is Souheil Jawad. Xtreme Care Ambulance was acquired by Xtreme Healthcare Corp. on November 12, 2012.

XFactor Ventures (XFactor Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of Exeter Venture Management Company LLC founded in 2017 by Anna B. Palmer and Chip M. Hazard. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.