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Nationwide Financial Services, Inc. engages in long-term savings and retirement products. It develops and sells individual annuities, private and public sector group retirement plans, other investment products sold to institutions. It also provides life insurance and investment advisory services. The company was founded in November 1996 and is headquartered in Columbus, OH.

The State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio (STRS Ohio) is a State-owned pension fund management firm headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. The firm was founded in 1919 and manages pension assets for active, inactive and retired Ohio public educators. STRS Ohio operates under the guidelines of Chapter 3307 of the Ohio Revised Code as enacted by the Ohio General Assembly. They are legally separated from and fiscally independent of state and local governments.

Charlesbank Capital Partners LLC (Charlesbank Capital Partners) is a private equity firm co-founded in 1997 by Michael Eisenson, Kim Davis, Tim Palmer, Michael Thonis, Mark Rosen and Brandon White. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

KeyBanc Capital Markets, Inc. is a registered investment bank and broker/dealer headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio. The firm was founded in 1983 and is a subsidiary of KeyCorp. (NYSE: KEY). KeyBanc Capital Markets provides investment banking, commercial lending, treasury management, derivatives, foreign exchange, equity and debt underwriting and trading and syndicated finance products and services to large corporations and middle-market companies.

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.

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.

Guggenheim Securities LLC is a SEC-registered broker-dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1999 and is a subsidiary of Links Holdings LLC, ultimately held by Guggenheim Partners LLC. Guggenheim Securities’ specializations include the sales and trading of fixed-income securities and sophisticated structured products. The firm offers in-depth analysis and expert execution of trading opportunities to large institutional investors and asset originators. They offer sales and trading services relating to a wide range of instruments.

Longbow Research LLC is an independent investment research firm headquartered in Independence, Ohio. The firm was founded by David S. MacGregor in 2003 to provide the institutional equity research market with a high quality, independent product, free from the many conflicts of interest that plague bulge-bracket research. Longbow Research provides insights and research coverage on publicly-traded mid-cap companies in the industrial/basic materials, consumer and technology sectors.

Founded in 2008, Northcoast Research Partners LLC is an independent, full-service, institutional equity research firm located in Cleveland, Ohio. The firm is a subsidiary of Northcoast Research Holdings LLC. Their research coverage include: business services, consumer, healthcare, industrial/basic materials and accounting/tax policy.

Rental Equipment Investment Corp. operates as a rental equipment holding company. The firm offers several equipment categories including aerial lift, air compressors and lighting, drills, excavators, lawn and garden, rollers, skid loaders, and tractors. Its brands include Midway Rentals in the state of Montana; Pro Rental and Sales in the states of Idaho, Utah, and Oregon; Hillside Rental in the states of Colorado and Wyoming; and Excavator Rental Services in Western Oregon and Washington. The company was founded by Kevin P. Fitzgerald in October 2014 and is headquartered in Miami, FL.

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.

Linsalata Capital Management LLC (Linsalata Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1984 by Frank N. Linsalata. The firm is headquartered in Mayfield Heights, Ohio.

William Blair & Co. LLC (William Blair) is a SEC-registered broker/dealer firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded by William McCormick Blair in 1935 and is a subsidiary of WBC Holdings LP. Until 1941, they were known as Blair, Bonner & Co. William Blair provides broking services to individual, institutional and issuing clients.

Blue Point Capital Partners LLC (Blue Point Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1990. The firm is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio with additional offices in Charlotte and Seattle.

Nomura Securities International, Inc. (NSI) is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City and was founded in 1969. The firm is a division of Nomura Holding America, Inc. and their ultimate parent is Nomura Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: NMR, TYO: 8604, AMS: 8604). NSI provides securities brokerage services, as well as asset management, domestic retail, global markets, global investment banking and global merchant banking services. The firm's fixed-income business consists of bond sales and trading, origination and product supply for securitization deals and real estate-focused asset finance operations (in cooperation with Investment Banking). In the equity markets, NSI offers sales and trading of domestic and foreign stocks on a global basis, primarily for institutional investors.

Case Western Reserve University provides educational services. It offers a variety of undergraduate degree courses and graduate and professional options such as arts and sciences, dentistry, engineering, law, management, medicine, nursing, social work, and more. The firm also offers dual-degree programs. The company was founded in 1826 and is headquartered in Cleveland, OH.

Central Hockey League operates a professional minor league hockey teams playing in small to medium-sized markets primarily in central and southwestern US states. The league, which was started in 1992, is managed and operated by WPHL, a subsidiary of Global Entertainment Corporation.

Rev1 Ventures (Rev1 Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2003. The firm is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio.

Stonehenge Partners Inc (Stonehenge Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1999. The firm is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio.

Lumos Enterprises LLC (Lumos Innovation) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Nick Davis, Alex Picazo, Lacey Picazo, Alex Purtell, Matt Armstead, Todd Whittington, Kevin Donlon and Maxwell Lipnick. The firm is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio.

Cleveland Research Co. (CRC) is an investment research firm headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio. The firm was founded in 2006 by Eric Bosshard and Chris Byke. They are a subsidiary of Cleveland Research Management Co. LLC. CRC offers high-quality equity and market research for institutional clients. They provide insight and detailed analysis into the largest companies and sectors across five primary industries: Technology, Consumer, Healthcare, Agricultural and Industrial.

The Huntington National Bank engages in the provision of personal and business banking services to individuals and families, small and middle market businesses, and not-for-profit businesses. Its services include online and mobile banking, borrowing, investments, insurance, planning, and security services. The company was founded in 1866 and is headquartered in Columbus, OH.

United Way of Central Ohio, Inc. provides social advisory services. It firm assists needy individuals and families improve their lives by offering education, job training and access to health care. The company was founded in 1923 and is headquartered in Columbus, OH.

Purepay Capital LLC is a Private Equity firm founded in 2006 by Cullen John and Valachovic Steve. The firm is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio.

SWS Research Co., Ltd. is the investment research subsidiary of Shenwan Hongyuan Securities Co., Ltd., which is owned by Shenwan Hongyuan Group Co., Ltd. (SHE: 000166) in China. Headquartered in Shanghai, the firm was founded in 1992 to offer a wide range of products and services to global investors who want to invest in Chinese equity market. SWS Research provides clients with securities research service that covers over 500 key stocks in Asian market, as well as economics, strategy, bond, fund and derivatives research. Their clients include almost all major domestic institutional investors such as mutual funds, insurance companies, banks and trusts. They also serve QFII and other overseas institutional investors.

Kinderhook Industries LLC (Kinderhook Industries) is a private equity firm founded in 2003 by Christian Michalik. The firm is headquartered in New York.

StepStone Group LP (StepStone) is a private equity firm founded in 2006 by Monte M. Brem, Tom Porter Keck and Jose A. Fernandez. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Columbus Zoo & Aquarium provides and supports wildlife conservation projects. It is a recreational and education destination that includes Zoombezi Bay water park and a 18-hole safari golf club. The company was founded in 1927 and is headquartered in Powell, OH.

SaaS Capital, Inc. provides financial debt to software companies. It offers loan packages specifically designed for the SaaS market, allowing companies to tap into their predictable revenue streams to fund operations. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, OH.

Dreadnought Capital LLC provides debt-based capital services for early-stage SaaS companies. The company is based in Columbus, OH. The company was founded by Steve Jaffee.

VetCor, Inc. engages in the provision of veterinary services. It offers general medical, surgical services, pharmacy, and ancillary services. The company was founded by Daniel J. Adams, Wendy Koelsch, and Peter DeFeo in 1997 and is headquartered in Hingham, MA.

Affordable Care LLC provides dental care services. The firm focuses on tooth replacement services and also offers site selection and real estate management, advertising and marketing, practise operations consulting services. It specializes in dental implant, tooth extraction, and partial dentures. The company was founded by George L. Edwards, Jr. and Donald L. Henson in 1975 and is headquartered in Kinston, NC.