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Part of Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., Shearson Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. provides security broker services. The company is based in New York, NY.

Wedbush Securities, Inc. is a full-service investment bank and brokerage firm headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded in 1955 as Wedbush Morgan Securities, Inc. They are a subsidiary of Wedbush Financial Services LLC, which is owned by Wedbush, Inc. Wedbush Securities provides a wide range of securities brokerage, wealth management, and investment banking services to private and institutional clients. Their research focuses on providing coverage of small and mid-sized companies in the following industries: (1) consumer products and services (2) technology (3) entertainment and media (4) life sciences and (5) industrial growth and clean technology.

SouthStateDuncanWilliams Securities Corp. (SouthStateDuncanWilliams) is a registered broker-dealer and financial services firm headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee. Formerly known as Duncan-Williams, Inc., the firm was founded in 1969 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of South State Corp. (NASDAQ: SSB). SouthStateDuncanWilliams offers sales, finance and underwriting of fixed-income securities to banks and other financial institutions. They focus on securities such as US treasury notes and bonds, federal agency securities, mortgage-backed securities, corporate bonds, municipal bonds, certificates of deposit and mutual funds.

DRA Advisors LLC operates as an investment advisor specializing in real estate investment and management services. It provides investment services for institutional and private investors, including pension funds, university endowments, foundations, and insurance companies. The company was founded by Francis X. Tansey and David Luski in 1986 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Founded in 1976, Triad Securities Corp. is a full-service brokerage firm located in New York City. The firm is principally owned by Richard Schultz and Judith Schultz trough Article 6th Trust. Triad Securities provides comprehensive data on the new issue market. They are a global source for equity IPOs, secondaries and convertible bond information. Triad Securities Corp. provides personalized prime broker services to over 300 accounts through a centralized group of prime brokerage specialists who address clients' U.S. and international clearing, financing and support needs. The firm provides comprehensive prime broker services to accounts across all asset sizes and specializes in smaller hedge funds and trading groups with assets of $100 million or less. Triad's prime brokerage allows customers to use the services of multiple prime brokers, while receiving one consolidated account statement through the firm's proprietary web-based reporting system. Triad introduces customer accounts on a fully-disclosed basis to Penson Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ: PNSN). The firm's accounts are domiciled at Penson Worldwide, Inc. and are protected by SIPC and excess SIPC (Penson). The firm's Triad Trader Pro (TTP) is a professional electronic execution platform that offers direct market access to customers who prefer to enter their own orders. Clients can trade, chart and quote equities, options and ETFs, customizing the layout to fit their trading style. TTP provides sophisticated order handling, robust analytics and powerful portfolio management tools. In addition, algorithmic strategies are available on TTP and through Triad's full-service execution desk. Triad's full-service execution desk offers you access to various equity, option and convertible/corporate bond markets. The firm provides direct access to an extensive network of investment exchanges, local markets and brokers around the world. Triad also accepts order flow through the Charles River network. The firm's New Issue Service offers timely reports, a searchable database, instant messages and access to Triad's professional traders. The service is a valuable organizational tool for tracking IPOs and secondaries. Reports provide indications on deals, projected first day prices or price ranges on IPOs and a consensus indicator on secondaries. In addition, triad offers independent fundamental and technical research from Olson Global Markets. The Triad IPO Dashboard system provides clients with a centralized source for accessing all of the firm's New Issue Reports and an interactive database containing current IPO and secondary deal data, as well as past performance analyses. The database can be searched by deal type (IPO, secondary, convertible), issuer, symbol, trade date, underwriter, industry, and timing (current, priced, and shelf) going back to the year 2000.

First Long Island Investors LLC (FLII) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Jericho, New York. The firm was founded in 1983 by Ralph Palleschi and Robert Rosenthal. They are a subsidiary of First Long Island Investor Holdings, Inc. FLII provides a broad range of investment and financial services to individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, pooled investment vehicles, 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.

American Management Association provides education seminars and sells educational materials. The firm is a global membership-based association that provides a full range of management development and educational services to individuals, companies and government agencies worldwide. The company was founded in 1913 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Deloitte & Touche LLP engages in the provision of audit, advisory, financial advisory, tax, and consulting services. The company was founded on March 7, 1995 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants provides vocational education in accounting. The company provides services to the accounting community, regulatory bodies, and other organizations. It also operates in Jersey City, Washington, and Lewisville. It was founded in 1887 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

New York State Bar Association is a non-profit organization, which provides legal services and offers a membership program for lawyers. It also publishes an array of books, bar journals, law digest, and State Bar news. The company was founded in 1876 and is headquartered in Alban, NY.

Nassau Health Care Corp. provides health care services. It offers specialized medicine, primary care and wellness, surgical and emergency care, radiology and laboratory services. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in East Meadow, NY.

BMO Capital Markets Corp. (Broker) is the broker/dealer division of BMO Capital Markets Corp., a full-service North American financial services provider headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a subsidiary of BMO Financial Corp., which is owned by Bank of Montreal (NYSE, TSX: BMO) in Canada. BMO Capital Markets offers corporate, institutional and government clients access to a variety of products and services including equity and debt underwriting, corporate lending and project financing, merger and acquisitions advisory services, merchant banking, securitization, treasury and market risk management, debt and equity research and institutional sales and trading.

New Jersey State Bar Association operates as a not-for-profit organization. It educates the public to enhance awareness of the legal system. The company was founded in June 1899 and is headquartered in New Brunswick, NJ.

New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants is a non-profit organization. It provides a membership program for certified public accountants that offers in-person and online networking opportunities, Continuing Professional Education courses and conferences, the CPA Journal, and other publications. The company was foudned in 1897 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Sichenzia Ross Friedman Ference LLP is a private company based in New York, NY. The company provides legal services to clients in various industries, including securities, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, and litigation.

Tri-State Consumer Insurance Co. provides insurance services. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Jericho, NY.

The Ackman-Ziff Real Estate Group LLC operates as an institutional real estate capital advisor. It specializes in structuring and placing debt, mezzanine, and equity. It also offers investment banking services. The company was founded in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Bluerock Total Income+ Real Estate Fund is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company, which is operated as an interval fund. It offers individual investors access to a portfolio of institutional real estate securities managed by top-ranked fund managers. The fund seeks to provide a comprehensive real estate holding designed to provide a combination of current income, capital preservation, long-term capital appreciation and enhanced portfolio diversification with low to moderate volatility and low correlation to the broader equity and fixed income markets. The company was founded on May 25, 2012 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Mohammed Abdulmohsin Al-Kharafi & Sons Co. engages in construction, manufacturing, investment, and hotels and tourism. It provides civil construction, manufacturing of ready to mix concrete, investment in leisure, tourism, and lodging. The company was founded by Mohammed Abdulmohsen al Kharafi in 1956 and is headquartered in Kuwait City.

Human Rights Campaign is the largest civil rights organization working to achieve equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans, the Human Rights Campaign represents a grassroots force of over 750,000 members and supporters nationwide all committed to making HRC's vision a reality. Founded in 1980, the Human Rights Campaign advocates on behalf of LGBT Americans, mobilizes grassroots actions in diverse communities, invests strategically to elect fair-minded individuals to office and educates the public about LGBT issues. HRC envisions an America where lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people are ensured equality and embraced as full members of the American family at home, at work and in every community.