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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.

Elliott Management Corp. (Elliott) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. It was founded by Paul Singer in 1977. The firm is a subsidiary of Elliott Capital Advisors LP, which is owned by Paul Singer and trusts for the benefit of members of his family. Elliott provides discretionary investment advice and other services to certain private investment funds and co-investment commitments. Investors in the funds include pension plans, sovereign wealth funds, university endowments, charitable organizations, funds-of-funds, insurance companies, high net-worth individuals and families, and Elliott insiders.

York Capital Management Global Advisors LLC, dba York Capital Management (York), is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by James Dinan in 1991 as JGD Management Corp. York provides investment advice to a variety of private investment partnerships and offshore investment funds. The funds are comprised of various types of investors, including high net-worth individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, business entities, endowments, and foreign sovereign wealth funds.

Cornerstone Investment Partners LLC (Cornerstone) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The firm was founded in 2001 and is wholly-owned by CIM Holdings LLC. Cornerstone provides portfolio management services to pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, state or municipal government entities, other pooled investment vehicles, Registered Investment Companies, trusts, estates, individuals and charitable organizations.

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.

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.

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.

H.I.G. Capital LLC (H.I.G Capital) is a private equity division of H.I.G. Capital LLC founded in 1993 by Sami W Mnaymneh and Anthony A Tamer. The firm is headquartered in Miami, Florida with offices in Europe, Latin America and Middle East.

DVSM LLC (DVSM) is a private equity firm founded in 1991 by Rocky W. Dixon and John E. Von Schlegell. The firm is headquartered in Portland, Oregon.

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.

Beecken Petty O'Keefe & Co LP (BPOC) is a private equity firm founded in 1996 by Dave Beecken, Bill Petty, and Ken O’Keefe. The firm is headquartered Chicago, Illinois.

Veritas Capital Fund Management LLC (Veritas Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 1992 by Robert McKeon and Ramzi Musallam. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

Part of Deutsche Bank AG, Deutsche Bank Corp. is a company based in New York, NY.

Consonance Capital Partners LLC (Consonance Capital Partners ) is a venture capital subsidiary of Consonance Capital Group founded in 2005 by Mitchell Blutt, MD, Nancy-Ann DeParle, Benjamin Edmands and Stephen McKenna. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Sculptor Real Estate Management LLC (Sculptor Real Estate Management) is a Private Equity firm, a subsidiary of Sculptor Capital Management, Inc founded in 1994. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Milken Institute provides research and analysis services in the areas of economic issues. The private company is based in Santa Monica, CA. Michael L. Klowden has been the CEO of the company since 2001.

Fortra LLC provides systems management, security, and business intelligence solutions. Its solutions include automation, monitoring, compliance, business intelligence, cybersecurity, and document management. The company was founded by Richard Jacobson in 1982 and is headquartered in Eden Prairie, MN.

Acosta, Inc. engages in the provision of sales, marketing, and retail merchandising services. Its services include business intelligence, headquarter sales, retail services, consumer marketing, Acosta solutions, and e-commerce. . The company was founded by Louis Acosta in 1927 and is headquartered in Jacksonville, FL.

Strategic Partners Fund Solutions Advisors LP (Strategic Partners) is a private equity division of Blackstone, Inc founded in 1999. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Bloom Tree Partners LLC is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2008 by Alok Agrawal as Apos Capital Management LLC. Bloom Tree Partners provides discretionary investment management services to high-net-worth individuals, family offices, endowments, government entities, and institutional investors through privately offered pooled investment vehicles. They also provide discretionary investment management services to family offices and endowments as separately managed accounts.

Vibrant Capital Partners, Inc. (VCP) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. Formerly known as DFG Investment Advisers, Inc., the firm was founded in 2006 by O. Volkan Kurtas, Moritz Hilf and Kimito Iwamoto. They became Vibrant Capital Partners, Inc. in 2021. The firm is owned by Vibrant Capital Partners LLC. VCP discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and investment advisory services to investors such as insurance companies, pension funds, banks, private investment funds, family offices, ad fund-of-funds, mainly in the form of pooled investment vehicles and separate accounts.

Chicago Growth Partners LLC (Chicago Growth Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2004 by Robert Blank, David Chandle, Arda Minocherhomjee and Timothy Murray. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Goodwest Industries, Inc. provides foodservice dispensing solutions. It offers dispensing solutions and beverage solutions. The firm products include coffee creamer, coffee creamer dispensers, iced coffee and iced coffee dispensers. The company was founded by Bill Goodwin and Jim West in 1994 and is headquartered in Douglassville, PA.

Quirch Foods LLC engages in the distribution and export of meat and seafood products. Its products include seafood, poultry, pork, retail ready and offers deli service. The firm offers products under the brands including Panamei Seafood, Chiquita, and Kikiriquirch Chicken. The company was founded by Guillermo Qurich, Sr., Eduardo Qurich, and Guillermo Qurich, Jr. in 1967 and is headquartered in Coral Gables, FL.