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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.

Wingate Advisors LLC (Wingate Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1987 by Frederick B. Hegi Jr. The firm is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

Capstone Partners LLC provides investment banking services. Its services include mergers & acquistions, corporate restructuring and private placements. The firm also offers transaction and financial advisory and strategic advisory services. The company was founded by Kirk Johnson, John D. Harkey, Jr., John Ferrara and Leonard A. Potter in 1996 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Taberna Realty Finance Trust used to provide finance for real estate operating companies. It used to make secondary market investments in selected real estate debt instruments, including residential mortgage loan portfolios and commercial mortgage backed securities. The company was located in Philadelphia, PA

Southern Methodist University is a private university near the center of Dallas, SMU offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs through seven schools in the humanities and sciences, business, the performing, visual, and communication arts, engineering, education and human development, law, and theology.

Arthur Andersen LLP used to provide accounting services. It was also into consulting services for clients that operate businesses throughout the United States and around the world. Arthur Andersen was founded in 1913 and was headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Founded in 2012, MCG securities LLC is an investment research firm located in Wayne, Pennsylvania. The firm does business as Merion Capital Group and is a subsidiary of R5 Partners, Inc.

Equalize Community Development Fund is a closed-end, non-diversified management investment company, which engages in the provision of current income, consistent with the preservation of capital, and to enable institutional fund investors to claim favorable regulatory consideration of their investment. The firm is also involved in investing primarily in a portfolio of loans that are eligible for Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 treatment as community development loans or qualified investments. The company was founded on July 29, 2013 and is headquartered in Wayne, PA.

Alden Associates, Inc. engages in the provision of computers, networking equipment, and peripherals. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Bellevue, WA.

Part of Cohen & Co., Inc., Cohen & Company Securities LLC provides securities brokerage services. The company is based in Philadelphia, PA. Chris Ricciardi has been the CEO of the company since 2006.

Part of Emerald Asset Management Employee Stock Ownership Trust, Emerald Asset Management, Inc. is a diversified investment management holding company that manages client funds through its subsidiaries. The company is based in Lancaster, PA. The company's subsidiaries include Emerald Advisers LLC, Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust, Emerald Separate Account Management LLC, and Emstone Advisers LLC. The company's investment philosophy is research-focused and it primarily focuses on growth-oriented equity investing and income-oriented investing. The company manages assets worth approximately $3.80 billion as of December 31, 2022. The company was founded by Joseph Edward Besecker and he has been the CEO since incorporation.

Top Tier Capital Partners LLC (TTCP) is a venture capital firm founded in 1999 by Philip Paul and David York. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California with additional office in London.

Capital Dynamics (Connecticut) provides investment advice. The private company is based in Stamford, CT.

Capstone Partners LP (Capstone Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2001. The firm is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

Nexgen Capital Partners LLC provides investment advisory services. The private company is based in Chicago, IL and has subsidiaries in the United States.

Performance Trust Capital Partners LLC (Performance Trust) is a registered broker-dealer headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded by Richard S. Berg and Philip M. Nussbaum in 1994. It is a subsidiary of PT Financial Cos. LLC. Performance Trust offers a wide range of financial advisory and investment banking services for community financial institutions.

Ocean Tomo LLC provides opinion, management and advisory services. It offers address financial expert testimony, valuation, technical insights, strategy, ratings, risk management, venture development, investments and transaction brokerage. The company was founded by James E. Malackowski and Andrew W. Carter in 2003 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Panda Power Funds LP is a private equity fund that was founded in 2010. The private company is based in Dallas, TX.

Valley Brook Capital Group, Inc. (Valley Brook) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Venetia, Pennsylvania. The firm was founded by Albert Calfo in 1999 originally as Calfo Financial Services, Inc., and later changed its name to Retirement Advisors, Inc. and then to Bluestone Wealth Advisors, Inc. In 2018, the firm began conducting its advisory business under the DBA name Valley Brook Capital Group, and in 2021 their legal name was changed to Valley Brook Capital Group, Inc. Valley Brook offers comprehensive investment and financial planning services to individuals and businesses nationwide.

R5 Partners, Inc. operates as a holding firm. The company is headquartered in Wayne, PA.

Alden Capital Management LLC provides investment advice. The private company is based in Bellevue, WA. The CEO of the company is Lee Albert Calfo.

Bluestone Capital Management LLC (Bluestone) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Wayne, Pennsylvania. The firm was founded in 2010 and is a subsidiary of R5 Partners, Inc. Bluestone provides advisory and investment management services to institutional investors and (primarily) high-net-worth individuals.

Boenning & Scattergood, Inc. (dba 1914 Advisors) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania. The firm was founded in 1914 and is a subsidiary of Boenning & Scattergood Holdings, Inc. 1914 Advisors provides personalized fee-based financial planning and investment management to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations and small businesses.

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP provides legal consulting services. It specializes in transactional, litigation, labor and employment, regulatory, and intellectual property legal services to various industries. The company was founded in 1873 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

Ledgewood PC provides legal services. The private company is based in Philadelphia, PA. The company was founded by Jeffrey F. Brotman.

Service Equity Management LLC (Service Equity Management) is a private equity subsidiary of Commerce Street Capital LLC founded in 2004 by William Dudley Gross. The firm is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

Kroll LLC provides global advisory services. It offers valuation advisory; governance, risk, investigation, and disputes; kroll cyber risk, corporates finance, and compliance and regulatory consulting. The company was founded by William Duff and George Phelps in 1932 and is headquartered in New York, NY.