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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.

Loomis, Sayles & Co. LP (Loomis Sayles) is a SEC-registered investment adviser headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded by Robert H. Loomis and Ralph T. Sayles in 1926. They are a direct subsidiary of Natixis Investment Managers LLC, ultimately owned by BPCE SA in France. Loomis Sayles provides investment advisory or sub advisory services to institutional clients through separate account management services. In addition, the firm provides investment advisory or sub-advised services to various investment funds.

Hartford Investment Management Co. (HIMCO) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Hartford, Connecticut. The firm was founded in 1996 by acquiring the business, personnel and corporate name of an affiliate which had been in operation since 1981 and which performed substantially similar services They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE: HIG). HIMCO provides investment advisory services primarily to institutional clients and registered and unregistered investment companies. The firm also serves as an investment adviser for its affiliates and provides investment advisory services for vehicles that support the product mix of its affiliates.

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.

Founded in 1994, Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. is a broker/dealer located in Boston. The firm is a subsidiary of Eaton Vance Corp. (NYSE: EV).

Part of Deloitte LLP (New York), Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu (Hong Kong) is a Chinese company that provides accounting services. The company is based in Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

Grimes & Co., Inc. (Grimes) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Westborough, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1985 by Timothy Grimes. Grimes provides investment advisory services to individuals, business entities, trusts, pension & profit sharing plans, estates, charitable organizations, and state or municipal government entities.

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.

Jefferies LLC is a global investment bank and institutional securities firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Jefferies Group LLC, ultimately held by Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF). Jefferies provides corporate clients with research and execution services in equity, fixed income, and foreign exchange markets, as well as a full range of investment banking services such as underwriting, mergers and acquisitions, restructuring and recapitalization, and other advisory services, with all businesses operating in the Americas, Europe and Asia.

EMC Corp. engages in publishing printed and electronic educational products. It offers K-12 textbook programs in world languages, business education, literature and language arts, and social studies with supplementary and multimedia materials. The company was founded in 1954 and is headquartered in St. Paul, MN.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Sensible Financial Planning & Management LLC (Sensible Financial) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts. The firm was founded by Frederick "Rick" Miller in 2002. Sensible Financial provides both investment supervisory services and fee-only financial planning services for individuals, pension plans, profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations and other business entities.

ExodusPoint Capital Management LP (ExodusPoint) is an independent, SEC-registered investment adviser and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2017 by Michael Gelband and Hyung Lee. ExodusPoint provides investment advisory services directly to private investment funds.

Rocaton Investment Advisors LLC (Rocaton) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Norwalk, Connecticut. The firm was founded in 2002 and was acquired in 2019 by GSAM Holdings LLC, which is ultimately owned by Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). Rocaton provides investment advisory and retirement plan consulting services, on a discretionary or nondiscretionary basis to corporate, nonprofit, public, healthcare, insurance and wealth management organizations and high net worth individuals.

One Rock Capital Partners LLC (One Rock Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2010 by Tony W. Lee and R. Scott Spielvogel. The firm is headquartered in New York.

FIAM LLC (do-business-as Fidelity Institutional Asset Management) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Smithfield, Rhode Island. The firm was founded in 2006 and formerly known as Pyramis Global Advisors LLC. They are wholly-owned by FIAM Holdings LLC, which in turn is owned by FMR LLC, aka Fidelity Investments. FIAM provides discretionary investment management services to institutional accounts. They also sub-advice funds or accounts for affiliated advisers and unaffiliated advisers.

Founders Capital Management LLC (Founders) is a privately owned, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in East Hartford, Connecticut. Founded in 2001, Founders provides investment advisory and asset management services to individuals, families, and businesses.

Yellow Wood Partners LLC (Yellow Wood Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2009 by Dana Schmaltz and Peter Mann. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Velox Express Ltd. provides logistics services. The private company is based in Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

Grand China Logistics Holding (Group) Co., Ltd. is a logistics service operator in China. It offers sea logistics & air logistics, financial services & logistics information network among others. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Shanghai, China.

Accel-KKR LLC (Accel-KKR) is a private equity firm founded in 2000 by Thomas Barnds. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.

US Financial Advisors LLC (USFA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Braintree, Massachusetts. The firm was founded by John Napolitano in 1998. They are owned and controlled by Great Valley Advisor Group, Inc. USFA provides fee-based investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals and high-net-worth individuals (which include trusts and estates), and pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities.

Canaccord Genuity LLC is an independent, full-service financial services firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2004 and provides a full spectrum of brokerage services to corporate and institutional clients. They cover a wide range of sectors globally with an emphasis on growth companies such as: Block chain, Business Services, Cannabis, Consumer and Retail, Energy, Financials, Gaming, Healthcare, Industrials, Metals and Mining, Real Estate, Sustainability and Technology.