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PPM America, Inc. (PPM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded in 1990 and is a subsidiary of PPM Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by Jackson Financial, Inc. (JFI) (NYSE: JXN). PPM is the primary investment manager for the general account assets of JFI’s insurance subsidiaries and serves as sub-adviser to US mutual funds sponsored by Jackson National Asset Management LLC (JNAM), a subsidiary of Jackson National Life Insurance Co. (Jackson), and adviser to the PPM Funds, a family of institutional share class mutual funds. Additionally, PPM provides advisory services to non-US pooled investment vehicles, structured vehicles such as collateralized loan obligations (CLOs), private equity funds, and separately managed accounts for third-party institutional clients.

Artisan Partners LP (Artisan Partners) is a mutual fund manager and SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The firm was founded in 2009 by Andrew Ziegler and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Artisan Partners Holdings LP, itself a subsidiary of Artisan Partners Asset Management, Inc. (NYSE: APAM). Artisan Partners serves as investment adviser to a variety of separately managed accounts, unregistered pooled investment vehicles, trustees of collective investment trusts, and to each series of Artisan Partners Funds, Inc., an open-ended management investment company.

Fairholme Capital Management LLC (Fairholme) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in South Miami, Florida. The firm was founded in 1997 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fairholme Holdings LLC, which is owned by Gables Investment Partnership LLLP. In addition to advising the Fairholme Funds, Fairholme Capital provides investment management services to various types of clients which includes high-net-worth individuals, pensions and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates and charitable organizations, and corporations and other business entities via its Managed Account Program.

TIAA-CREF Investment Management LLC (TCIM) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1997 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of TIAA-CREF Asset Management LLC, ultimately owned by TIAA Board of Governors. TCIM provides investment management and certain administrative services necessary for the operation of the College Retirement Equities Fund (CREF), a diversified open-end registered investment management company that consists of eight accounts, that issues individual, group and tax-deferred variable annuity contracts.

Raymond James & Associates, Inc. (RJA) is a registered broker-dealer headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Raymond James Financial, Inc. (NYSE: RJF), a diversified holding company. RJA offers a full array of capital markets services, strategic advice and planning for institutional investors.

National Football League Players Association, Inc. operates as a union for football players. It negotiates and monitors retirement and insurance benefits. The company was founded in 1956 and is headquartered in Washington, DC

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC provides assurance, tax and advisory services. Its services include audit and assurance, consulting, deals, human resources, legal, tax, and family business. The firm also offers accountability, risk management, structuring, mergers and acquisitions, and performance and process improvement. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.

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.

Arctaris Capital Partners LLC (Arctaris Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded by Jonathan Tower in 2009. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

BB&T Securities LLC, doing business as BB&T Capital Markets, is the broker/dealer subsidiary of BB&T Corp. (NYSE: BBT). The firm is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. They offer a full array of investment, trading and execution services to middle-market companies. BB&T Capital Markets' sales and trading arm is comprised of 2 groups: Debt Securities Sales & Trading and Equity Sales & Trading. The Debt Securities Sales & Trading group focuses on: (1) Government and agency securities (2) corporate bonds (3) municipal bonds (4) asset-backed securities (5) mortgage-backed securities (6) preferred securities and (7) money market desk (short-term securities including BB&T funding). The Equity Sales & Trading group focuses on: (1) institutional block execution services (2) institutional distribution of proprietary research (3) providing proprietary access to industry leading conferences and management teams (4) serving as a NASDAQ market maker for over 250 securities (5) stock buybacks including 10b-18 and 10b5-1 trading plans and (6) 144 stock sales, individual 10b5-1 trading plans (buy and sell) and employee cashless stock option programs. BB&T Capital Markets provides research coverage of the communications, defense and government services, energy, financial services, furnishings and consumer durables, healthcare, industrial services, retail/consumer durables and transportation services sectors.

U.S. Bank NA (Cincinnati Ohio Investment Management) (USB-IM) is the investment management division of U.S. Bank NA, a commercial bank headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The firm is ultimately held by the US Bancorp (NYSE: USB). USB-IM provides tailored investment management services to individuals and institutional investors.

Palo Santo Inc (Palo Santo) is a venture capital firm founded in 2005 by Timothy J Schlidt and Daniel L. Goldberg. The firm is headquartered in New York.

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).

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.

Trivest Partners LP (Trivest Partners) is a private equity firm, a subsidiary of Trivest Partners Inc. founded in 1981 by Earl W. Powell. The firm is headquartered in Coral Gables, Florida.

Council of the Americas, Inc. is a non-profit organization, which engages in the management of professional membership organization. It aims to promote economic and social development, open markets, rule of law, and democracy. The firm is composed of companies representing the sectors of banking and finance, consulting services, consumer products, energy and mining, manufacturing, media, technology, and transportation. The company was founded by David Rockefeller Sr. in 1965 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

CapWealth Advisors LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Franklin, Tennessee. The firm was founded by Timothy J. Pagliara in 2000 and they are a subsidiary of CapWealth Group LLC. CapWealth Advisors provides investment advice to individuals, high net-worth individuals, trusts, estates and charitable organizations.

Phelps Dunbar LLP provides legal advisory services. The firm offers admirality, taxation, environmental, business, and governmental related services. It serves construction, aviation and aerospace, entertainment, and technology industries. The company was founded in 1853 and is headquartered in New Orleans, LA.

Kawa Capital Management, Inc. (Kawa) is a SEC-registered alternative asset manager headquartered in Hallandale Beach, Florida. The firm was founded by Daniel Ades and Alexandre Saverin in 2007. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kawa Holdco, Inc., which is owned by Kawa Capital Partners LLC. Kawa provides investment advisory and asset management services as an investment adviser to private investment funds as well as individual, entity, and institutional clients, through separately managed accounts.

HBM Holdings Co (HBM Holdings) is a private equity/venture capital firm founded in 2012. The firm is headquartered in St Louis, Missouri.

INCA Investments LLC (INCA) is a SEC-regisered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Miami, Florida. The firm was founded by Fernando X. Donayre in 2004 and is a subsidiary of FXD Holdings LLC. INCA provides investment management and advisory services to institutional investors such as charitable endowments and foundations, corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies, sovereign wealth funds, pooled investment funds, and other business entities.

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.

Apex Physics Partners LLC provides comprehensive medical physics and radiation safety solutions to clients. The company is headquartered in Towson, MD.

Management CV, Inc. is a research firm located in Bethesda, Maryland, founded in 2007. The firm provides clear, unbiased information about the CEOs and other senior executives that run major public companies. Clients include equity investors and commercial lenders. Their research centers on the executives' prior track records, current performance relative to direct competitors in the industry and diligence on any important issues that might affect executive performance and motivation. They do not select stocks or predict stock market movement. They do analyze relative performance versus industry competitors.

Royal Media Group, Inc. is a business information and media company that serves professionals in the air freight, financial services, and vehicle finance sectors. The private company is based in New York, NY and has subsidiaries in the United States. Established in 1995, the company provides insights to businesses through news websites, conferences, digital magazines, data, newsletters, and podcasts. The company also offers custom content development, research, and consulting. The CEO of the company, J. J. Hornblass, has been leading the company since its founding in 1995.

Alterna Equity Partners LLC (Alterna Equity Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2015. The firm is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Grand Slam Tennis Inc. operates as a tennis database company. The company is based in Vienna, VA. Ahmad Nassar has been the CEO of the company since 2022.

Oneteam Partners LLC engages in helping athletes maximize the value of name, image, and likeness right. The company is headquartered in Washington, WA.

Privet Fund Management LLC is a registered independent hedge fund manager headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The firm was founded by Ryan J. Levenson in 2007. It manages and administers private investment funds for sophisticated wealthy investors.

Cane Investments LLC (Cane Investments) is a venture capital firm founded in 2003. The firm is headquartered in Irvington, New York.