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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.

Warburg Pincus LLC (Warburg Pincus) is a private equity subsidiary of Warburg Pincus & Company US LLC founded in 1966. The firm is headquartered in New York.

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.

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.

Highline Capital Management LP (Highline) is an independent hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Jacob W. Doft in 1995. Highline provides discretionary investment advisory services and serves as investment manager to certain collective investment vehicles.

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.

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.

Magnetar Financial LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund firm headquartered in Evanston, Illinois. The firm was founded by Alec Litowitz and Ross Laser in 2005 and is a subsidiary of Magnetar Capital Partners LP. Magnetar Financial serves as the investment manager for, and provides discretionary and may at times provide non-discretionary investment advisory services to, several private investment funds and separately managed accounts. Investors in the funds and clients for managed accounts may include pension plans, foundations, funds of funds, other institutional investors and high net-worth individuals.

Cello Health BioConsulting Inc. operates as a business development strategy consulting firm. It offers opportunity assessments, portfolio and platform strategy, and identification and evaluation of In-licensing and acquisition opportunities. The company was founded by Ed Saltzman and is headquartered in Florham Park, NJ.

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.

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.

Y Combinator LLC (Y Combinator) is a venture capital firm founded in 2005. The firm is headquartered in Mountain View, California.

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.

Irving Place Capital Management LP (Irving Place Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 1997 by John David Howard. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Dubin Clark & Co., Inc. (Dubin Clark) is a private equity firm founded in 1984 by Ron N. Dubin and Tom Clark. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

H.I.G. Capital LLC (H.I.G Capital) is a private equity division of H.I.G. Capital LLC founded in 1993 by Sami W Mnaymneh and Anthony A Tamer. The firm is headquartered in Miami, Florida with offices in Europe, Latin America and Middle East.

Castlelake LP (Castlelake) is a private equity firm founded in 2005 by Rory Joseph O'Neill and Evan Andrew Carruthers. The firm is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Berkshire Partners LLC (Berkshire Partners) is a private equity subsidiary of Berkshire Partners Holdings LLC founded in 1986 by Christopher Clifford, Carl Ferenbach, Russel L. Epker, Brad Bloom and Richard Lubin. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

NB Alternatives Advisers LLC is a Private Equity firm, a subsidiary of NB Alternatives Holdings LLC founded in 2005. The firm is headquartered in Dallas.

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.

ettain Group LLC engages in the provision of recruitment and managed services. It offers resources, to staffing and managing critical programs, and projects, to running entire recruitment processes for the information technology, healthcare information technology, and digital creative industry. The company was founded by Jeffrey Harris, Jon Olin, and Brian D. Deblitz in 1996 and is headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

A&M Capital Advisors LP (AMC) is a private equity subsidiary of A&M Capital Advisors GP LLC founded in 1983. The firm is headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut.

KKR Credit Advisors US LLC (Private Equity) (KKR Credit Advisors US) is a private equity division of KKR Credit Advisors (US) LLC founded in 2004. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Fordham University provides college and university. It offers undergraduate colleges and graduate & professional schools. The company was founded in 1841 and is headquartered in Bronx, NY.

Third Point LLC is a SEC-registered investment adviser and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1995 by Daniel S. Loeb and is a subsidiary of Third Point LP. Third Point provides discretionary investment advisory services to a variety of domestic and offshore private investment vehicles, single private equity-style fund and a separately managed institutional account.

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

Loop Capital Markets LLC is provider of a broad range of integrated capital solutions for corporate, governmental, and institutional entities. They serve clients in public and corporate finance, equity, taxable and tax-exempt securities sales and trading and municipal research. Since their founding in 1997, they have served as managing underwriter on financings, participated in corporate bond underwritings, served as an underwriter in IPO and other equity offerings, and earned a reputation as a dedicated, resourceful partner with new ideas and new avenues of distribution. Loop Capital Markets is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, They serve clients on a national basis.

Part of AT&T, Inc., AT&T Labs, Inc. provides research and development services. The company is based in Florham Park, NJ.

Searchlight Capital Partners LP (Searchlight Capital Partners) is a private equity investment firm founded in 2010 by Eric Zinterhofer, Erol Uzumeri, and Oliver Haarmann. The firm is headquartered in New York with additional offices in London and Toronto.

Pine Brook Road Partners LLC (Pine Brook Partners) is a Private Equity firm founded in 2006. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Tachyus Corp. provides production optimization solutions for oil and gas industry. Its services include prescriptive analytics, predictive analytics, descriptive analytics, integration, and measurement. The firm provides cyclic steam, steam flood and water flood optimization solutions. The company was founded by Dakin Sloss, Paul Orland, Pallav Sarma and Francisco LePort in 2013 and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA.

GovPredict, Inc. provides research, analytics, and intelligence services. It offers federal, state, and local intelligence, moneyball and grassroots products. The company was founded by Steve Johnston, Edward Lando and Emil Pitkinand and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Promus Ventures LLC (Promus Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of Promus Holdings LLC founded in 2010 by Mike Collett. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

QUALCOMM Ventures (QUALCOMM Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of QUALCOMM, Inc. The firm is headquartered in San Diego, California.

Eisai, Inc. manufactures pharmaceuticals products. It focuses on neurology, gastrointestinal disorders and oncology critical care. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Woodcliff Lake, NJ.

Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc. (Broker) (Baird-Broker) is the broker-dealer division of Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc., an investment bank and financial services company headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The firm was founded in 1919 and is ultimately owned by Baird Financial Group, Inc. Baird-Broker offers a full suite of comprehensive trading services for institutional clients.

Beach Point Capital Management LP (Beach Point) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Santa Monica, California. The firm was founded in 2009 by Carl Goldsmith and Scott Klein, through a management buyback of the alternative high yield business of Post Advisory Group LLC. Beach Point offers specialized funds and customized managed accounts designed to meet specific client needs and return objectives. Their clients include public and corporate pension funds and endowments in the US and Europe.