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Harris Associates LP (Harris) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded in 1976 and is a direct subsidiary of Natixis Investment Managers LLC, which is ultimately owned by BCPE’s Natixis SA (Natixis) (PAR: KN), a French investment banking and financial services firm. Harris primarily provides discretionary investment advisory services to individuals and institutions, including registered investment companies. The firm also provides investment advisory services to wrap programs, mutual funds, private investment partnerships and other pooled investment vehicles.

Mesirow Financial Investment Management, Inc. (MFIM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was established in 1986 and their sole shareholder is Mesirow Financial Services, Inc., which is wholly-owned by Mesirow Financial Holdings, Inc., a Chicago-based financial services firm that was founded in 1937. MFIM provides advisory services to individuals, corporations or other businesses, pension and profit-sharing plans, non-qualified plans, state or municipal government entities, and charitable organizations.

Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. engages in the provision of insurance, annuities, and employee benefits programs. It operates through the US, and MetLife Holdings segments. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Aqua Quest International, Inc. operates as an ocean exploration and archaeological recovery company. It engages in the salvage, preservation and display of underwater historical artifacts. The company was founded by Robert Mayne in 1993 and is headquartered in Tarpon Springs, FL.

William Blair & Co. LLC (William Blair) is a SEC-registered broker/dealer firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded by William McCormick Blair in 1935 and is a subsidiary of WBC Holdings LP. Until 1941, they were known as Blair, Bonner & Co. William Blair provides broking services to individual, institutional and issuing clients.

Wabash College is an independent, liberal arts college for men. It offers qualified young men a superior education, fostering, in particular, independent intellectual inquiry, critical thought, and clear written and oral expression. The College educates its students broadly in the traditional curriculum of the liberal arts, while also requiring them to pursue concentrated study in one or more disciplines

American Bar Association provides legal services. It provides law school accreditation, continuing legal education, legal information and other services to assist legal professionals. The firm has members which include judges, court administrators, law professors, and non-practicing attorneys. The company was founded on August 21, 1878 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Evercore Group LLC is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1995 and is a subsidiary of Evercore BD Investco LLC, which is owned by Evercore, Inc. (NYSE: EVR). Evercore Group delivers equity research and equity sales and agency trading execution, in addition to providing wealth and investment management services to high net worth and institutional investors.

Morningstar, Inc. (Research) is the investment research arm of Morningstar, Inc. (NASDAQ: MORN), an American financial services firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded by Joseph Mansueto in 1984 and provides independent portfolio information offering star ratings and analysis of managed funds. They also provide economic commentary and asset allocation information based on qualitative research.

Rail-Splitter Capital Management LLC (Rail-Splitter) is a hedge fund manager headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded by John W. Croghan and Richard M. Fradin in 2002. They are a subsidiary of RMB Capital Management LLC, which is owned by RMB Capital Holdings LLC. Rail-Splitter manages long only and long/short equity strategies for high net worth and institutional investors.

CFA Institute operates as non-profit organization, which engages in the provision of chartered financial analyst programs. It offers certificate in investment performance measurement program, investment foundations, and scholarship. The company was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in Charlottesville, VA.

CFA Society of Chicago is an investment analysts society that brings together nearly 4,200 top professionals involved in investment analysis. The society is based in Chicago, IL and is the oldest of its kind. The CFA designation is recognized by the society as a recognition of knowledge, skills, and abilities in security analysis and portfolio management. Christopher Thomas Vincent has been the CEO of the non-profit company since 2020.

Founded in 2002, SG Capital Management LLC is a registered investment advisor located in Chicago, Illinois. The firm provides discretionary investment management to private funds as well as separate accounts for high net-worth individuals and institutions. They manage the Cedar Street Fund LP, the Cedar Street Offshore Fund Ltd., and the Cedar Street Teton Fund LP.

Ierae Security, Inc. is a Japanese cyber security company that resolves security issues for customers using the technical skills of domestic white hackers. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan. and has subsidiaries in Japan. The company was founded in 2013 by Makoto Makita.

Pegasus Tech Ventures, Inc.(Pegasus Tech Ventures) is an independent Venture Capital firm founded in 2011 by Anis Uzzaman and Vitaliy Arbuzov. The firm is headquartered in San Jose, California with additional offices around the world.

D4V Godokaisha (D4V) is an independent venture capital firm headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. The firm was founded in 2016 by Tom Kelley, Takano Makoto, Ito Kengo, Taniya Mamoru, Davide Agnelli and Kenichi Nonomura.

MT Partners KK (MT Partners) is a Venture Capital firm founded in 2007. The firm is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Cinnamon, Inc. develops application services for smart phones. The product is PicChat, a mobile photo sharing application. The company was founded by Miku Hirano and Hajime Hotta in 2012 and is headquartered in Singapore.

The University of Liverpool operates as a university. It offers post graduate research, foundation courses, continuing and professional development, online study, and doctoral college. The company was founded in 1881 and is headquartered in Liverpool, the United Kingdom.

Anytimes, Inc. offers an mutual assistance skill-sharing application. Its product is called ANYTIMES and it connects people who have no time to do daily activities and those that want to work in their idle time. The company was founded by Chika Tsunoda on May 1, 2013 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

PIMCO Japan Ltd. is an investment management firm headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. The firm was founded in 1997 and formerly known as PIMCO Advisors Japan Ltd. They are a subsidiary of PIMCO Global Advisors LLC, which is ultimately owned by Allianz SE (ETR: ALV) in Germany. PIMCO Japan provides investment management and advisory services to various types of clients.

Alston & Bird LLP engages in the provision of legal advisory services. It offers services in the areas of corporate and finance, litigation, intellectual property, regulatory and specialty, international, and tax. The company was founded in 1893 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Econ Illinois offers Workshops and courses for K-12 educators that deliver both content and pedagogy designed to integrate economic and financial education. It specializes in personal finance education, economic education, k-12 grade professional development, k-12 grade curriculum, and programming. The company was founded on August 3, 1951 and is headquartered in DeKalb, IL.

Plainfield Hotel Group LLC provides lodging and conventions services. The company is headquartered in Aberdeen, SD.

Byrider engages in used car sales and finance enterprise. It provides financial assistance as well as on-site services to car-buyers. Byrider was founded by James F. DeVoe in 1989 and is headquartered in Carmel, IN.

Cook, Inc. develops healthcare devices. The company integrates minimally invasive medical device design, biopharma, gene and cell therapy, and biotech to enhance patient safety as well as improve clinical outcomes in the fields of aortic intervention, interventional cardiology, critical care medicine, gastroenterology, radiology, peripheral vascular, bone access & oncology, surgery and soft tissue repair, urology, and assisted reproductive technology, gynecology as well as high-risk obstetrics. The company is located in Bloomington, IN.

Arctaris Capital Partners LLC (Arctaris Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded by Jonathan Tower in 2009. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Part of Erie Insurance Exchange, Erie Insurance Co., Inc. offers a range of insurance products including long-term care riders, life insurance policies, and Medicare supplement insurance plans. Erie Insurance is based in Waldorf, MD, and Timothy G. NeCastro has been the CEO of the company since 2016. The company is committed to providing excellent service and has been in business since 1925. Erie Insurance also offers workers' compensation policies to protect businesses in case of employee injuries.