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Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Credit Suisse Securities USA) is the broker/dealer division of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, an investment banking company headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse (USA), Inc., ultimately owned by Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN) in Switzerland. Credit Suisse Securities USA offers a suite of equities, solutions and credit products and services which includes global securities sales, trading and execution, prime brokerage and comprehensive investment research. Their clients include financial institutions, corporations, governments, institutional investors, such as pension funds and hedge funds, and private individuals around the world.

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. (DBSI) is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1971 and is a wholly-owned investment banking and brokerage arm of DB U.S. Financial Markets Holding Corp., ultimately held by Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE: DB, FRA: DBK) in Germany. DBSI provides securities brokerage and investment advisory services to domestic and international private clients and institutions. They are also a primary dealer in US government securities as designated by the Federal Reserve.

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.

Balyasny Asset Management LP (BAM) is a multi-strategy hedge fund manager and SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm’s predecessor, Balyasny Capital Management LLC (BCM), was founded in 2001 by Dmitry Balyasny, Scott Schroeder and Taylor O'Malley. In 2003, BCM converted from a limited liability company to a limited partnership. Then, in January 2004, their name was changed to Balyasny Asset Management LP. They are a subsidiary of Balyasny Asset Management Holdings LP. BAM provides investment advisory services to high net-worth individuals and institutional clients through privately offered pooled investment funds.

JPMorgan Securities LLC (JPMS) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1985 and is a subsidiary of JPMorgan Broker-Dealer Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by JPMorgan Chase & Co., Inc. (NYSE: JPM). JPMS provides research on fixed income, credit, derivatives, emerging markets, foreign exchange, structured finance, technical analysis and bond indices. Their equity analysts cover equities throughout North America, EMEA, Asia/Pacific and the emerging markets. The firm's fixed income team formulates trading and portfolio recommendations for investors in global bonds and other fixed-income markets based on valuations, analytics and market dynamics.

Nvest, Inc. provides information on the major finance portals. The company was founded by Michael Tai Sha and Parker Conrad in November 2006 and is headquartered in San Francisco, 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.

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1987 and provides debt and equity services including underwriting, M&A advice, securities dealing and brokerage and trade execution. Their client base ranges from large global institutional investors to hedge funds at the cutting edge of innovation in the industry.

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.

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.

New Mountain Capital LLC (New Mountain Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 1999 by Steven Klinsky. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Noho Dental, Inc. provides dental care services. It offers checkup, braces, veneers, implants, whitening and preventative, restorative, and cosmetic services. The company was founded by Andrew Grover, Larson Douglas Hudson and Michael Stenclik in 2018and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Pzena Investment Management LLC (Pzena) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Richard S. Pzena 1995 and is owned by Pzena Investment Management LP. Pzena manages investment portfolios for endowments, foundations, state and municipal government entities, partnerships, corporations, investment companies, public funds, pension trusts, profit-sharing plans, high net-worth individuals, and pooled funds located in the US and in select foreign jurisdictions. The firm became a signatory to the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) in early 2018 and a SASB Alliance member in 2020, and they have accepted Japan’s Stewardship Code.

KKR Group Co., Inc. engages in the provision of investment and private equity asset management services. The firm manages investments across multiple asset classes including private equity, energy, infrastructure, real estate, credit, and hedge funds. It operates through the Asset Management and Insurance segments. The Asset Management segment includes investment management and other services to funds, vehicles, collateral loan obligations, managed accounts and portfolio companies, and transaction-specific income from capital markets transactions. The Insurance segment offers retirement and life insurance services which provide a suite of protection, legacy and savings products to customers and reinsurance solutions to clients across individual and institutional markets. The company was founded by Henry R. Kravis and George R. Roberts in 1976 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

The Centre for Innovation Incubation & Entrepreneurship (The Centre for Innovation) is a venture capital firm founded in 2002. The firm is headquartered in Ahmedabad, India.

RBC Capital Markets LLC is a full-service brokerage and financial services firm headquartered in New York City. They are a direct subsidiary of RBC USA Holdco Corp. and a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada (TSE, NYSE: RY). Founded in 2010, the firm is comprised of 3 major business lines: the Private Client Group, the Fixed-Income Group and the Clearing and Execution Services Group. The Private Client Group serves individual investors, while the Fixed-Income Group provides services to institutions, municipalities and non-profit organizations. The Clearing and Execution Services Group is a provider of clearing and execution services to independent brokers/dealers throughout the US. RBC Capital Markets focuses on the following sectors: communications, media, consumer/retail, diversified industries, energy, financial institutions, forest products, healthcare, infrastructure finance, mining & metals, real estate, social infrastructure, technology and the US municipal markets.

Barclays Capital, Inc. is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1997 and is a subsidiary of Barclays Group US, Inc., ultimately owned by Barclays plc (LON: BARC) in Great Britain. Barclays Capital provides large corporate, government and institutional clients a full spectrum of prime brokerage services which includes equities and fixed income financing, OTC Clearing, Futures and Foreign Exchange Prime Brokerage and access to industry insights and analytics from their Strategic Consulting team.

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.

Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. LLC is a registered broker-dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1967 and is a subsidiary of Alliance Capital Management LLC, ultimately held by Equitable Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: EQH). Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. provides trading and executions services to their clients.

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.

Seabery Soluciones SL specializes in creating digital welding training solutions to engage skilled labor force. The company is based in Huelva, Spain and has subsidiaries in Spain. The Spanish company's training solution is centered around hyperreal-sim™, a unique feature that delivers a realistic welding experience. The company offers augmented reality technology to revolutionize skills training. Seabery is committed to promoting effective, sustainable, efficient, and safe vocational training worldwide, especially in special times of crisis, to give young people a career perspective. The variation in welder salaries is influenced by several factors, which Seabery is aware of. The company was founded in 2007 by Basilio Marquínez García, and Torrecilla Pedro Marquinez has been the CEO of the company since 2013.

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.

Vista Equity Partners Management LLC (VEP) is a private equity firm founded in the year 2000 by Robert Frederick Smith, Stephen J. Davis and Brian Niranjan Sheth. The firm is headquartered in Austin with an additional offices in Oakland, Chicago, New York and San Francisco .

Stage 2 Capital Advisors LLC(Stage 2 Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2018 by Jay Po and Mark Roberg. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Surveyor Capital Ltd. is a hedge fund seeding platform headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2008 and is a subsidiary of Citadel LP, which is owned by GFH HFEVA LLC. Surveyor Capital manages capital exclusively for Citadel’s multi-strategy funds and its positions are consolidated in Form 13F filed by Citadel Advisors LLC.

Sandbar Asset Management LLP (Sandbar) is an independent hedge fund manager headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded by Michael J. Cowley in 2017. Sandbar manages a disciplined global equity market neutral fund that focuses on liquid global equities.

KarpReilly LLC (KarpReilly) is a private equity firm founded in 2006 by Alan Karp and Christopher Reilly. The firm is headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut.

Deer Management Co. LLC (Bessemer Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1911. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC (Schonfeld) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. Founded in 2015, Schonfeld provides discretionary advisory services to private investment funds, trading vehicles and certain affiliates.

Ozy Media, Inc. operates a daily news and culture site. The firm specializes on providing news and information about people, places, trends, ideas, and opinions. The company was founded by Samir Rao and Carlos Watson on November 8, 2012 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

Wuolads SL is an online platform that enables users to share knowledge. The company is based in Seville, Spain. The Spanish company was founded by Luis López Rodríguez, Jaime Quintero, Francisco Jose Martinez Benitez, Enrique Ruiz, Javier Ruiz. Jaime Quintero has been the CEO since incorporation.