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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.

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.

Amalgamated Gadget LP (does business as Q Investments) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. The firm was founded by Geoffrey Raynor in 1995 and is a subsidiary of Acme Widget LP. They provide investment advice on a discretionary basis to private investment vehicles that are part of the Q Investments family of funds.

Peconic Partners LLC (Peconic) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by William F. Harnisch in 1997 as FLA Advisers LLC. Peconic provides discretionary investment advisory services to private investment funds (the Peconic Funds) and individual separate accounts.

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.

University of Washington functions as a College/University. The company is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Bain & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It offers advisory services to the companies on their critical issues and opportunities: strategy, marketing, organization, operations, technology and mergers and acquisitions, across all industries and geographies. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Boston, 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.

TBWA Chiat/Day, Inc. operates as an advertising company. Its services include design, digital, retail activation and theater, sports sponsorship, cause related marketing, custom publishing, mobile utility, event marketing and brand amplification. The company was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP provides legal services. It offers bankruptcy and restructuring, intellectual property services, employment law and commercial litigation services. The firm serves to construction, healthcare and life sciences, industrial manufacturing, gaming and media and entertainment industries. The company was founded by Judge William Worthington, Edward W. Strong and John L. Stettinius in 1885 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, OH.

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.

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP is a full-service law firm that focuses on growth-oriented businesses. The private company is based in Raleigh, NC, and has subsidiaries in the United States. The firm offers legal services in various areas, including appellate litigation, banking and financial institutions, commercial litigation, commercial real estate, emerging companies, employee benefits and executive compensation, environmental, regulatory and administrative law, family law, government contracting, healthcare, investment funds, labor and employment, licensing and technology transactions, mergers and acquisitions, privacy and data security, tax, trademarks, and trusts and estates.

GFO Advisory Services LLC (GFOAS) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Jupiter, Florida. The firm was founded in 1989 and formerly known as GenSpring Family Offices LLC and prior to that Asset Management Advisors LLC. They are owned by GenSpring Holdings, Inc., a subsidiary of Truist Financial Corp. (NYSE: TFC). GFOAS is the general partner/managing member and/or investment adviser to a group of privately pooled investment vehicles.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

Capitala Investment Advisors LLC (Capitala Group) is a private equity firm founded by Joe B. Alala in 1998. The firm is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

UBS Investment Bank provides investment banking and securities brokerage services. Its clients include institutional and corporate clients, intermediaries, governments, and hedge funds. The firm also provides merger and acquisition advisory, private placement, investment research, foreign exchange, equity, and leverage finance advisory services. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Cogent Partners LP provides investment banking and financial advisory services to the private equity sector. It provides due diligence, fund and portfolio valuation, secondary sale structuring and execution, and private equity vehicles restructuring advisory services. The company was founded by Colin Sean McGrady and Brian P. Mooney in 2001 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

BDT Capital Partners LLC (BDT Capital Partners) is a private equity subsidiary of BDT & MSD Partners LLC founded in 2009 by Bryan Trott. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

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.

Sanders Morris Harris LLC (Investment Management) (SMH-IM) is the investment management division of Sanders Morris Harris LLC, a registered broker/dealer firm headquartered in Houston, Texas. The firm was founded in 2000 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tectonic Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ: TECTP). SMH-IM provides advisory services to individuals, pooled investments, plan sponsors, trusts, estates, corporations, institutions, and other businesses.

Vine Street Ventures LLC (Vine Street Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2012 by Rob McDonald, Dave Knox and JB Kropp. The firm is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Sensible Weather Co. is a climate finance platform that offers products and services to provide greater predictability and confidence to consumers in experiencing the world around them. The company is based in Santa Monica, CA. The company's latest product, the Weather Guarantee, reimburses consumers in the event of disruptive weather. With over 50,000 guarantees sold, Sensible has helped businesses worldwide neutralize the impact of unpredictable weather. The company was founded in 2019 by Nicholas Cavanaugh, who has been the CEO since then.

PayPal Ventures (PayPal Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of PayPal Holdings, Inc founded in 1900. The firm is headquartered in San Jose, California.

HealthQuest Capital Management Co LLC (HealthQuest Capital ) is a private equity firm founded in 2013 by Garheng Kong and Randy L. Scott. The firm is headquartered in Redwood City, California.

Busybees Logistics Solutions Pvt Ltd. operates an online portal for baby care products and toys. It offers same day and next day delivery, cash on delivery, vendor pick up, try and buy and returns and reverse pick up services. The company is headquartered in Pune, India.

Clari, Inc. sales execution and forecasting solutions. It operates a mobile field sales productivity platform that combines mobile, design, and data science to help sales professionals to close deals faster, reduce manual reporting, and gain insight into deal progress. The company was founded by Venkat Rangan and Andy Byrne in 2012 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

Blackstone Growth Advisors LLC (Blackstone Growth Advisors) is a private equity subsidiary of Blackstone Inc founded in 2019. The firm is headquartered in New York.

AH Capital Management LLC (AH Capital Management) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Marc Lowell Andreessen and Ben A. Horowitz. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.