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Brandes Investment Partners LP (Brandes) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in La Jolla, California. The firm was founded by Charles H. Brandes in 1974 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Brandes Worldwide Holdings LP. Brandes provides investment advisory services to individuals and institutional investors. They also participate in a number of wrap fee arrangements sponsored by unaffiliated brokers-dealers or program sponsors.

Founded in 1997, Imperial Capital LLC is a full-service investment banking firm and broker/dealer headquartered in Los Angeles. The firm is a subsidiary of Imperial Capital Group LLC and their ultimate parent is Imperial Capital Group Holdings LLC. Imperial Capital offers a range of proprietary products and services to institutional investors, middle-market companies and private equity firms. The firm provides institutional clients research and sales and trading of high yield and distressed debt securities, bank debt, convertible bonds, preferred stocks, and equities. They also provide middle-market companies and financial sponsors with capital markets, M&A, capital structure, restructuring and recapitalization advisory services. For their institutional clients, Imperial Capital offers a variety of research products including bank debt, investment grade debt, high yield, distressed and special situations, convertibles and busted convertibles, equities, preferred securities and industry analysis. Imperial Capital's research focuses on the following sectors: aerospace, defense and government services; airlines/transportation; business services; clean energy; consumer; energy; financial services; gaming and leisure; general industrials; healthcare; homebuilding and real estate; media and telecommunications; security and homeland security; and technology.

Coast Asset Management LLC (Coast Asset) is an independent hedge fund management firm headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded by David Smith in 1992. Coast Asset provides advisory services on a discretionary basis to pooled investment vehicles intended for sophisticated investors and institutional investors. The pooled investment vehicles are organized as US and non-US corporations, limited partnerships, limited liability companies and trusts.

University of Southern California is a private research university that mainly offers undergraduate, graduate & other higher education. The university was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

ViacomCBS Domestic Media Networks provides television broadcasting, information and musical online content services. Its services encompass films, television shows, video streaming and music videos. The company was founded in 1984 is headquartered in New York, NY.

HealthTronics, Inc. provides healthcare and technology support services. The firm focuses on urologist partnership opportunities, surgical and capital equipment maintenance and anatomical pathology services. Its products portfolio include urology devices, including lithotripters and surgical treatment lasers. The company was founded by Argil J. Wheelock in 1972 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

One Planet VC LLC (One Planet VC) is a venture capital firm subsidiary of One Planet Group Inc founded in 2015 by Payam Zamani. The firm is headquartered in Walnut creek, California.

Forbes Media LLC is a global media, branding, and technology company, which engages in the publication and printing of magazines. It focuses in the news and information about business, investing, technology, entrepreneurship, leadership, and affluent lifestyles. The company was founded in 1917 and is headquartered in Jersey City, NJ.

The Bascom Group LLC ( Bascom Group ) is a private equity firm founded by Derek Chen, Jerome Fink, and David Kim in 1996. The firm is headquartered in Irvine, California.

Pacific Crest Group provides accounting, bookkeeping, human resources and information technology services. It also provides CFO services, startup accounting, employee development recruiting and legal compliance services. The company was founded by Franka Winchester and TJ Van Voorhees in 2003 and is headquartered in San Rafael, CA.

North American Health Care, Inc. provides healthcare services. It offers nursing facilities. The company is headquartered in Dana Point, CA.

Skyline Financial Corp. provides financial services. It offers mortgage loans, selling mortgage loans to permanent investors and servicing loans. The firm is a mortgage shopping and technology company that originates and services residential home loans through three distribution channels: online direct-to-consumer, wholesale and traditional retail. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Calabasas, CA.

CLSA Americas LLC is a FINRA registered broker-dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2012 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of CLSA Americas Holdings, Inc., which is ultimately owned by CITIC Securities Co., Ltd. (SHA: 600030) in China. CLSA Americas offers a full suite of execution services throughout North America and Latin America.

RentSpree, Inc. provides online rental application and tenant verification platform streamlines the lease application process for real estate agents and landlords. The company was founded by Paul Sirisuphang and Michael Lucarelli in 2016 and is headquartered in Encino, CA.

CloudVirga, Inc. delivers intelligent point-of-sale (POS) platform for both loan officers and consumers. The firm offers implementation, integration, training, support, on-premise support, and consulting services to lenders and mortgage brokers. The company was founded by William David Dallas, Mark Attaway, and Kyle Kamrooz in 2016 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

Leonhardt Ventures provides investment management services. The private company is based in Playa Vista, CA and has subsidiaries in the United States.

OC4 Venture Studio, Inc (OC4 Venture Studio) is a venture capital firm founded in 2019 by Carey Ransom and Kyle Kamrooz. The firm is headquartered in Costa Mesa, Califronia.

Animal Cloud Device Connectivity, Inc. provides virtual healthcare services for animals. The company is based in Fort Worth, TX. The company was founded in 2020 by Chris Matos, Dylan Jones.

Startup Mavericks (Startup Mavericks) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Garrett Gilbertson. The firm is headquartered in Santa Monica, California.

7BC Venture Capital LLC (7BC Venture Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2018 by Andrew Romans. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Diglife /VC/ (Digilife) is a venture capital firm founded by Bobba Venkatadri. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

GoodCash, Inc. is an American company that offers a credit card that helps build credit history while also providing up to 5% cashback at over 10,000 merchants. Additionally, the company is committed to sustainability by planting trees. The company was founded by Ryan Junee and Michael Ye, with Michael Ye serving as CEO since incorporation.