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Founded in 1988 by Richard Messina, the Benchmark Co. LLC is a full-service broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm provides equity research, sales and trading services for institutional and private clients. They focus on the media, energy, enterprise software, infrastructure software, biotechnology, specialty pharmaceuticals, REITs, Internet and communications sectors. The Benchmark Co.'s clearing agent is JP Morgan Clearing Corp.

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.

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.

Riverside Partners LLC /New York/ (Riverside Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1988 by Bela Szigethy. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts with additional offices across the globe.

Empyrean Capital Partners LP (Empyrean) is an independent registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded by Michael Price and Amos Meron in 2004. Empyrean serves as the investment adviser with discretionary trading authority to private pooled investment vehicles, the securities of which are offered to investors on a private placement or other basis.

Levine Leichtman Capital Partners, Inc (LLCP) is an Independent Private Equity firm founded in 1984 by Arthur E. Levine and Lauren Beth Leichtman. The firm is headquartered in Beverly Hills.

Partnership Capital Growth LLC (Partnership Cap Growth) is a private equity firm founded in 2005 by Tripp Baird, Brian Smith and Brent R. Knudsen. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

CMIA Capital Partners Pte Ltd (CMIA Capital Partners) is a private equity subsidiary of Lee Chong Min founded in 2003 by Chong Min Lee and Anson Wang. The firm is headquartered in Singapore with additional office in Shanghai and Chongqing.

Crisp Thinking Group Ltd. provides social media brand safety and crisis monitoring services to global brands, media publishers, and social platforms. The firm offers social media moderation and community management, public relation, reputation, and crisis monitoring, social media monitoring for product and service feedback, image and video moderation, real-time bad actor detection and content moderation, and Crisp for kids and teens. The company was founded by Adam John Hildreth in 2005 and is headquartered in Leeds, the United Kingdom.

Beltone Private Equity SAE (BPE Partners) is a private equity subsidiary of Beltone Financial Holding founded in 2006 by Hazem Barakat and Aladdin Saba. The firm is headquartered in Cairo, Egypt.

Founded in 1995 by James Manley, Atlantic-Pacific Capital, Inc. is a private equity firm located in New York City with additional offices in Greenwich, Connecticut, Chicago, San Francisco, London and Hong Kong. The firm serves institutional investors in North America, Europe, the Middle East and Australasia. Atlantic-Pacific Capital is a member of FINRA and the SIPC.

MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund seeks investment opportunities in technology companies located in Canada, primarily in Ontario. The fund targets companies operating in the fields of advanced manufacturing, IT, communications, clean-tech and life sciences. It provides financing for seed and early stage capital requirements with an investment size ranging up to $0.5 million.

Aetius Capital Pte. Ltd. (Aetius Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2010 by Benjamin Cher. The firm is headquartered in Singapore.

Altacorp Capital (USA) Inc. provides brokerage, investment banking, and financial advisory services. The company is based in Denver, CO and was founded in 2010. Altacorp Capital (USA is ultimately controlled by the Province of Alberta.

Bitsmedia Pte Ltd. develops mobile application. It also performs angel investments and mentoring. The company was founded by Erwan Mace in 2009 and is headquartered in Singapore.

Holt Fintech Accelerator(Holt) is an Independent firm founded in 2017 by Brendan Dunn and Jan Christopher Arp. The firm is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

Graphite Ventures, Inc. (Graphite Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of MaRS Discovery District (Venture Capital) founded in 2021. The firm is headquartered in Ontario, Canada.

United Security Funding, Inc. provides real estate loan investment services. The company was founded by William E Nassour III and Adam Frank in 2009 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, CA.

B Healthcare Investments is an Egyptian company that was founded in 2021 with the purpose of investing in the specialized healthcare sector. The company's focus is not specified in the provided information, but it can be assumed that they invest in various areas of healthcare.

Founded in 1958, Merrill Lynch Piece Fenner & Smith, Inc. is an SEC registered broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of BAC North America Holding Co. and their ultimate parent is Bank of America Corp. (NYSE BAC).