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

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.

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.

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.

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).

Goldman Sachs Asset Management LP (GSAMLP) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm is a wholly owned subsidiary of GSAM Holdings LLC, and their ultimate parent is Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). Founded in 1988, GSAMLP provides investment solutions to a range of individual and institutional investors worldwide.

Columbia Management Investment Advisers LLC (CMIA) is a registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (NYSE: AMP). The firm was formed in 2010 as the result of Ameriprise Financial Services' (AFS) acquisition of the long-term asset management business of Columbia Management Group (CMG) from Bank of America. AFS merged CMG's long-term asset management business with their subsidiary, RiverSource Investments LLC, under the name Columbia Management Investment Advisors. CMIA offers equity and fixed-income retail and institutional investment products for various types of clients.

Invesco Advisers, Inc. is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. They are a subsidiary of Invesco Group Services, Inc., ultimately held by Invesco Ltd. (NYSE: IVZ). The firm was founded in 1986 and previously known as Invesco Institutional NA, Inc. until April 2010 when Invesco Ltd. consolidated the businesses of their US investment advisors (Invesco AIM Advisors, Inc., Invesco AIM Capital Management, Inc., Invesco AIM Private Asset Management, Inc. and Invesco Global Asset Management NA, Inc.) under the name Invesco Advisers, Inc. They provide discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to individuals, institutional and high net-worth clients through separate accounts, wrap fee programs and US registered investment companies and other Commingled Funds.

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.

Fidelity Management & Research Co. (FMR) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1946 and is a subsidiary of FMR LLC, also known as Fidelity Investments. FMR provides investment supervisory services, which include sub-advisory services, to Fidelity's family of mutual funds and exchange-traded funds, qualified tuition programs, privately offered unregistered investment funds, separately managed account clients, and various other institutional accounts.

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP engages in the provision of legal services. Its practices include: antitrust and competition; banking and finance; capital markets; copyright, trademark and false advertising; cyber, privacy and data innovation; employment law and litigation; energy; financial services litigation; global compliance and regulatory, infrastructure; intellectual property; patents; public finance; real estate; securities litigation; supreme court and appellate; tax advocacy; technology transactions; trials; and white collar, investigations, securities litigation and compliance. The company was founded by John R. Garboe in 1863 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Part of BNP Paribas SA, BNP Cooper Neff, Inc. provides derivatives brokerage services. The company is based in King of Prussia, PA.

Vanguard Advisers, Inc., (VAI) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Malvern, Pennsylvania. The firm was founded in 1995 and is a direct subsidiary of Goliath, Inc., which is in turn a subsidiary of The Vanguard Group, Inc. VAI offers an investment advisory service through Vanguard Institutional Advisory Services (VIAS). VIAS provides investment advisory and administrative services primarily to institutional clients such as endowments, foundations, employee benefit plans and trusts, and family offices.

Best Brands, Inc. distributes alcoholic beverages. It offers beer, non-alcohol, spirits, and wine. The company was founded in 1939 and is headquartered in Nashville, TN.

Part of Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc., Everest Connections LLC provides cable television, telephony, and high-speed internet services. The company is based in Kansas City, MO.

Flash Global Logistics, Inc. provides third-party logistics services. It offers mission critical, solutions engineering, flashtrac, flashview and account management. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Mountain Lakes, NJ.

TMST, Inc. operates as a residential mortgage lending company. It originates, acquires, and retains investments in adjustable and variable rate mortgage assets. It also acquires and originates assets, through correspondent lending, wholesale lending, direct retail lending, and bulk acquisition programs. The company founded by Garrett Thornburg on July 28, 1992 and is headquartered in Santa Fe, NM.

American Capital Asset Management LLC (American Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 1986 by Malon Wilkus. The firm is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland.

Stamos Capital Partners LP (Stamos Capital) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and fund-of-hedge funds manager headquartered in Menlo Park, California. The firm was founded by Peter S. Stamos in 2002 as Stamos Partners Capital Management LP. Stamos Capital provides advisory services to private investment funds (SCP Funds) and to high-net-worth individuals, family offices, colleges, foundations, endowments, trusts, and other clients.

Hall Capital Partners LLC (HCP) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded by Kathryn Hall in 1994. HCP advises on and manages multi-asset class portfolios for families, endowments, foundations, and other clients.

Linden Manager LLC (Linden Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2004 by Anthony B Davis and Brain C Miller. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

PineBridge Private Equity Group (PineBridge Private Equity) is a private equity firm an operating division of PineBridge Investments LLC founded in 1996. The firm is headquartered in New York.

The Vanguard Group, Inc. (VGI) is an independent registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Malvern, Pennsylvania. The firm was founded in 1975 by John Bogle. In 1976, they introduced the first indexed mutual fund, the First Index Investment Trust (now known as the Vanguard 500 Index Fund), to individual investors. VGI provides investment advisory services to Vanguard family of funds and Vanguard's non-US clients, which are comprised of the following: (1) funds established as trusts under the laws of the Province of Ontario in Canada and (2) separate account clients of Vanguard's international subsidiaries.

Hudson Bay Capital Management LP (Hudson Bay Capital) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Sander Gerber and Yoav Roth in 2005. Hudson Bay Capital provides investment management services on a discretionary basis to privately offered investment vehicles. The Fund investors generally consist of institutions, “funds of funds” and high net-worth families and individuals.