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La Jolla Holding Co. LLC (La Jolla) is a private equity founded in 2014. The firm is headquartered in La Jolla, California.

Santarus, Inc. operates as a biopharmaceutical company. The company was founded on December 6, 1996 and is headquartered in Bridgewater, NJ.

Twin Securities, Inc. is an independent registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. It was founded by David J. Simon in 1988. The firm provides investment advisory and management services as a discretionary investment adviser to separately managed client accounts and privately offered pooled investment vehicles organized as domestic limited partnerships or limited liability companies, or as foreign companies intended for sophisticated investors and institutional investors.

Varagon Capital Partners LP (Varagon Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2014 by Doug Kaden and Brett Shapiro. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Tennenbaum Capital Partners LLC (TCP) is a registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Santa Monica, California. The firm was founded in 1999 and is a subsidiary of BlackRock Capital Investment Advisors LLC, ultimately owned by Blackrock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK), which acquired them in 2018. TCP manages assets for pooled investment vehicles, US-registered investment companies, business development companies and private investment funds.

Briscoe Capital Management LLC provides investment advice. The private company is based in New York, NY. The company was founded by Gregg A. Bresner.

Metaldyne Corp. designs and supplies metal formed components. Its products include valve bodies, end cover assemblies, clutch modules, hollowed shafts, powder metal carriers, input/output hubs, connecting rods, rubber dampers, viscous dampers, isolation pulleys, differential gears, sliding sleeves, splined sleeves, suspension components and pistons & housings. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Plymouth, MI.

PTTGC Innovation America Corp. engages in the production of bio-based chemical products. Its products include bio-succinic acid, bio-butanediol, and bio-acrylic acid. The company was founded by Stephen J. Gatto in 2004 and is headquartered in Woburn, MA.

S.N. Phelps & Co. provides investment banking securities services. The private company is based in Greenwich, CT.

Competitor Group, Inc. operates as a media and event entertainment company. It publishes and print magazine on information related to running, cycling, triathlon, and other multi sports. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

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.

Vision Opportunity China Fund Ltd. is a closed-ended investment company. It intends to invest in short-dated bonds or near cash equivalent securities pending distribution of cash to Shareholders. The company was founded on November 7, 2007 and is headquartered in St. Peter Port, the United Kingdom.

Events.com, Inc. operates a social networking platform. It offers event management software, on site check-in, onsite-sales promotional tools, digital marketing services, virtual events, and sponsorship. The company was founded by Mitchell F. Thrower and Stephen Partridge and is headquartered in La Jolla, CA.

Heartland Industrial Partners LP (HIP) is a private equity firm. The company was founded on 1999 and is headquartered in Stamford, CT.

The La Jolla Foundation, Inc. provides grant making services. The non-profit company is based in La Jolla, CA. The company was founded by F. Mitchell Thrower.

CONNECT creates and scales companies in the technology and life sciences sectors. It creates an environment in which entrepreneurs and C-suite executives have access to the people, capital, and technology resources. The organization was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Riverside Management Group LLC (Venture Capital) (Riverside Management Group) is a venture capital/private equity division of Riverside Management Group LLC founded in 1996 by D James Carpenter, Mark A. Bernegger, and Christopher Robin Wood. The firm is headquartered in Westport, CT.

Part of Deutsche Bank AG, Deutsche Bank Corp. is a company based in New York, NY.

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.

The Conference Board, Inc. is a membership organization working for the public interests. It creates and disseminates knowledge about management and the marketplace to help businesses in their performance and to better serve the society. The firm publishes information and analysis, makes economics-based forecasts and assesses trends, and facilitates learning by creating communities of interest that bring together senior executives from around the world. The company was founded in 1916 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

The National Renderers Association operates as a professional organization for the rendering industry. The non-profit company is based in Alexandria, VA.

Sanimax USA LLC recycles by-products of the food and meat industries. It provides agriculture and animal nutrition and leather products. The firm’s also provides used cooking oil, organics, bakery and snack food, animal & meat by product, hide and skins collection and maintenance services. The company was founded in 1939 and is headquartered in Green Bay, WI.

APC Nutrition, Inc. engages in manufacturing of prepared feeds and feed ingredients for animals and fowls. The company is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

Susquehanna International Group LLP engages in the provision of investment and other financial services. It offers institutional brokerage, trading, research, and market making services for equities. The company was founded by Lon Taylor and Gordon Apple in 1987 and is headquartered in Bala Cynwyd, PA.