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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.

Van Eck Associates Corp. (VanEck) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund management firm founded in 1955 by John van Eck to manage an international equity fund. In 1968, the firm began offering investments in gold shares and other hard assets. Headquartered in New York City, VanEck provides investment advisory services to registered investment companies and other pooled investment vehicles.

Artisan Partners LP (Artisan Partners) is a mutual fund manager and SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The firm was founded in 2009 by Andrew Ziegler and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Artisan Partners Holdings LP, itself a subsidiary of Artisan Partners Asset Management, Inc. (NYSE: APAM). Artisan Partners serves as investment adviser to a variety of separately managed accounts, unregistered pooled investment vehicles, trustees of collective investment trusts, and to each series of Artisan Partners Funds, Inc., an open-ended management investment company.

Bear Stearns Asset Management Inc (Bear Stearns) is a Private Equity/Venture Capital firm, a subsidiary of The Bear Stearns Cos LLC founded in 1985. The firm is headquartered in the US.

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.

TIAA-CREF Investment Management LLC (TCIM) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1997 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of TIAA-CREF Asset Management LLC, ultimately owned by TIAA Board of Governors. TCIM provides investment management and certain administrative services necessary for the operation of the College Retirement Equities Fund (CREF), a diversified open-end registered investment management company that consists of eight accounts, that issues individual, group and tax-deferred variable annuity contracts.

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.

Arxan Technologies, Inc. engages in the provision of application security and protection solutions. It offers threat analytics, key and data protection, and application management. The company was founded by J. Eric Davis, John T. Korb, Hoi Chang, John Rice, Richard P. Earley, and Mikhail Atallah in 2001 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Mizuho Securities USA LLC is the US-based securities broker/dealer and futures commission merchant arm of Mizuho Americas LLC, ultimately held by Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (TYO: 8411, NYSE: MFG) in Japan. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1994 and provides institutional and corporate clients access to commodity and financial markets around the world. Mizuho Securities USA covers the following industries: Consumer, Energy, Financial Institutions, Financial Sponsors, Healthcare, Industrial & Diversified Industries, Power, Utilities & Infrastructure, Real Estate, and Technology, Media & Telecom (TMT). The firm and their affiliates hold memberships on all major futures and options exchanges worldwide.

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.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

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.

Founded in 1958, Merrill Lynch Piece Fenner & Smith, Inc. is an SEC registered broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of BAC North America Holding Co. and their ultimate parent is Bank of America Corp. (NYSE BAC).

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

SAP America, Inc. provides enterprise application software solutions. Its products include SAP HANA platform, SAP Cloud platform, SAP Commerce Cloud, and SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central. Its offers innovation services and solutions; advisory services; implementation services; sloud services; and support services. The company was founded by Dietmar Hopp, Hasso Plattner, Claus Wellenreuther, Klaus Tschira, and Hans-Werner Hector on April 1, 1972 and is headquartered in Newtown Square, PA.

ZS Associates, Inc. engages in the sales and marketing consulting, outsourcing, technology and software services. Its services include market segmentation, targeting, mergers, integration, forecasting and design. The company was founded by Prabhakant K. Sinha and Andy Zoltners in 1983 and is headquartered in Evanston, IL.

Fitch Ratings, Inc. is a global rating agency and investment research firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by John Knowles in 1913 as Fitch Publishing Co. They are a subsidiary of Fitch Group, Inc., ultimately owned by The Hearst Family Trust. Fitch Ratings seeks to provide independent and prospective credit opinions, research and data to the world's credit markets. Their approach is based on a foundation of local market experience that covers capital markets in over 150 countries. The firm's ratings analysis and rating decisions are based on established criteria, methodologies and ratings definitions which they apply in a consistent manner. Fitch Ratings provides coverage of the following markets: Economics, Banks, Insurance, Sovereigns, Corporates, Structured Finance, Public Finance – International, Public Finance – US, Infrastructure & Project, and Finance.

Paladin Capital Group (Paladin Capital) is a private equity subsidiary of Penn Ave Investments LLC founded by Mark Maloney and Michael Steed in 2001. The firm is headquartered in Washington, DC with offices in New York City, Silicon Valley, London and Luxembourg.

Abbhi Capital LLC (Abbhi Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2015 by Sankesh Abbhi. The firm is headquartered in Miami, Florida.

Crio, Inc. produces coffee products. Its products include Crio Bru brewed cocoa, Crio beans – chocolate covered cocoa beans, and gourmet hot cocoa. The company was founded Eric Durtschi in 2010 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

HUMAN Security, Inc. provides cyber security services. It specializes in detection and prevention of advanced bot and malware fraud, protecting the digital advertising ecosystem and enterprise organizations across the globe. The firm's products include MediaGuard and FraudSensor. The company was founded by Michael Tiffany, Dan Kaminsky, Ashur Kalb and Tamer Hassan in 2012 and is headquartered New York, NY.

RangeForce, Inc. develops cloud based cyber security simulation and training platform. It specializes in cyber security, security attack, defense and incident response, threat intelligence, security monitoring, incident response, security simulations, skills assessment and development. The company was founded by Taavi Must, Jaanus Kink and Margus Ernits in 2014 and is headquartered in White Plains, NY.

IBM Global Services provides systems integration and technology consulting services. Its services include application development, data storage, infrastructure management, networking, and technical support. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Armonk, NY.

Bartlett & Co. Wealth Management LLC (Bartlett) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. Founded in 2018, the firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Focus Operating LLC, ultimately owned by Focus Financial Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: FOCS). Bartlett provides portfolio management services to a diverse client base of high net-worth individuals and families, foundations and endowments, corporate and nonprofit retirement plans, ERISA, public funds and Taft-Hartley plans.

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.

Genius Media Group, Inc. operates as an online guide to the meaning of rap lyrics. Its platform offers rappers and fans share hip-hop lyrics. The firm's users can listen to songs, read their lyrics and click the lines that interests users for pop-up explanations. The company was founded by Mahbod Moghadam, Tom Lehman and Ilan Zechory in October 2009 and is headquartered in Brooklyn, NY.

Target Asset Management LLC provides investment advice. The private company is based in Old Greenwich, CT.

CreditSights, Inc. is an independent investment research firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was co-founded by Paul Ciasullo, Reena Mithal, Glenn Reynolds and Peter Petas in 2000. They are a subsidiary of Fitch Group, Inc., ultimately owned by The Hearst Family Trust. CreditSights provides fundamental, in-depth credit research for buy-side decisionmakers, sell-side intermediaries and wealth managers and private banks globally. The firm actively covers more than 5,000 companies in North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific representing over 56 countries.

Wells Fargo Securities LLC (WFS) is the broker/dealer subsidiary of EVEREN Capital Corp., ultimately owned by Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC). Headquartered in New York, WFS delivers a comprehensive suite of banking, capital markets and advisory solutions, such as a full complement of sales, trading and research capabilities, to corporate, government and institutional clients.

Millennium Management LLC is a SEC-investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Israel 'Izzy' Englander in 1989 and is a subsidiary of MLM Trust B LLC, itself a subsidiary of MLM Trust B. Millennium Management provides discretionary investment advisory services to private investment funds.