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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.

PNC Bank, NA (Investment Management) (PNC-IM) is the asset management division of PNC Bank, NA, a banking company headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The firm is ultimately held by The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE: PNC). PNC-IM manages assets for institutions and high-net worth individuals and provides tailored investments, wealth planning, trust and estate administration and private banking to high-net-worth families and individuals.

Carnegie Mellon University is an American school that operates as a college or university. It is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Oak Ridge Investments LLC (Oak Ridge) is an independent registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded by David M. Klaskin in 1989. Oak Ridge manages discretionary accounts for a variety of clients including individuals, investment companies, pension and profit sharing plans, retirement accounts, trusts, estates, corporations and other business entities, charitable organizations, and banks and thrift institutions.

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. (Broker) (CGMI-Broker) is the broker/dealer division of Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., an investment bank headquartered in New York City with additional offices across the US. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Citigroup Financial Products, Inc., ultimately held by Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C). CGMI-Broker covers all market capitalizations of the major global indices and provides macro and quantitative analysis of global markets and sector trends. Their core focus of the group is to help investing clients make informed decisions by providing value-added, independent, insightful analysis.

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.

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.

Southern Methodist University is a private university near the center of Dallas, SMU offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs through seven schools in the humanities and sciences, business, the performing, visual, and communication arts, engineering, education and human development, law, and theology.

AllianceBernstein LP (AB) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. Founded in 2000, the firm is owned by Equitable Financial Life Insurance Co., ultimately held by Equitable Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: EQH). AB provides investment advice to investment companies, pension and profit-sharing plans, banks and thrift institutions, trusts, estates, government agencies, charitable organizations, individuals, corporations and other business entities.

EZ Prints was founded in 1998 to provide digital photofinishing solutions from the ground up. Its suite of products and services allows you to use your existing web site to sell custom photo products. Use them a la carte or deploy them seamlessly together to create a true end-to-end solution with very little startup time and no investment in inventory or technology.

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. is a broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm provides a comprehensive range of equity execution services exclusively to institutional clients worldwide. Their clients include private banks, mutual funds, hedge funds, independent asset managers and investment advisors and other brokers.

Founded in 1990, Capital One Southcoast, Inc., formerly Hibernia Southcoast Capital, is a full-service investment banking firm and broker/dealer located in New Orleans, Louisiana with an additional office in Houston, Texas. The firm is a subsidiary of Capital One Financial Corp. (NYSE: COF). They are provide corporate finance, equity research, institutional equity sales and trading services to private and mid-market public companies. The firm offers broad coverage of over 1,000 domestic and foreign institutional accounts for mutual funds, pension funds, hedge funds, insurance firms and other institutional investors. Capital One Southcoast's analysts provide coverage across the energy sector including energy infrastructure, oilfield services and oil & gas exploration and production.

Westpark Management LLC (Westpark) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Plano, Texas. The firm was founded by Patrick Brosnahan in 2001. Westpark provides advisory services solely to Westpark Fund, L.P., a long-biased, growth equity hedge fund with a broad investment mandate.

Novitas Capital Management (Novitas Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 1997. The firm is headquartered in Wayne, Pennsylvania.

Merion Investment Partners is a private equity and mezzanine investment firm founded in the year 2003 by William Means, The firm is headquartered in wayne, Pennsylvania.

RedBird Capital Partners Management LLC (RedBird Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2013 by Gerry Cardinale. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Evercore Group LLC is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1995 and is a subsidiary of Evercore BD Investco LLC, which is owned by Evercore, Inc. (NYSE: EVR). Evercore Group delivers equity research and equity sales and agency trading execution, in addition to providing wealth and investment management services to high net worth and institutional investors.

RedElephant Resources LLC is an upstream oil and gas exploration and American production company.

Tally Energy Services, Inc. focuses on the economics of North America shale development. It also provides oil and gas drilling and artificial lift services. The company is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Part of UBS Group AG, Credit Suisse Private Equity LLC is a private equity firm. The company is based in New York, NY.

Pine Brook Road Partners LLC (Pine Brook Partners) is a Private Equity firm founded in 2006. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Founded in 2009, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC (MSSB) is a registered investment adviser, a registered broker-dealer, a registered futures commission merchant, and a member of the New York Stock Exchange. Headquartered in Purchase, New York, MSSB is one of the largest financial services firms in the US with branch offices in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The firm was initially owned by a joint venture company which was indirectly owned 65% by Morgan Stanley and 35% by Citigroup, Inc. On June 28, 2013, Morgan Stanley purchased Citi’s 35% interest in MSSB. As such, the firm is now a direct subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Holdings LLC and they are a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS).

Volex, Inc. manufactures power cords and cable assemblies. The firm offers product development, contract engineering and manufacturing services. Its standard custom cable assemblies products include fiber optic, copper cable assemblies and radio frequency connectors. The company is headquartered in Hickory, NC.

Ben Franklin Technology Partners /Ventures/ (Ben Franklin Tech Partners) is a venture Capital firm founded in 1982. The firm is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Finite Carbon Corp. develops forest carbon offsets. It offers a single-source solution for creating and monetizing carbon offsets and forest carbon project development and commercialization service. The company was founded on May 1, 2009 and is headquartered in Wayne, PA.

Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania engages in investment and advisory services. It provides capital to information technology, health, manufacturing, energy, and physical sciences industries. The company is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

PineBridge Investments LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2010 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pinebridge Investments Holdings (US) LLC, ultimately held by Chiltonlink Ltd. in British Virgin Islands. PineBridge Investments provides investment management/advisory services to predominantly sophisticated institutional and ultra-high net worth individual clients. Clients can opt to invest through separately managed accounts, mutual funds, and other pooled vehicles.

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.