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Courage Capital Management LLC (Courage Capital) is a privately held, registered alternative asset management firm headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. The firm was founded by Richard Patton in 1998. Courage Capital manages private funds on behalf of institutional investors and family offices.

Blackstone Liquid Credit Strategies LLC (BLCS) is a SEC-registered investment adviser and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2007 and is a subsidiary of Blackstone Alternative Credit Advisors LP, which is ultimately held by Blackstone, Inc. (NYSE: BX). The firm was formerly known as GSO / Blackstone Debt Funds Management LLC and changed their name to Blackstone Liquid Credit Strategies LLC in 2020. BLCS serves as investment manager for (i) pooled investment vehicles operating as private investment funds and (ii) registered investment companies.

GreenSky LLC provides customized credit programs for financial institutions, wholesalers and retailers. It works with bank partners to provide loans to customers in its merchant and retailer networks. The firm specializes in providing unsecured installment loans in the areas of home improvement and retail credit. The company was founded by David Zalik, Robert Lee and Lawrence A. Smith in 2006 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

BNP Paribas North America, Inc. provides banking and financial services. It offers corporate and investment banking, asset management, commercial banking, and retail banking services. The company was founded on September 12, 2002 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

KPMG LLP engages in the provision of audit, tax, and advisory services. It serves the banking and capital markets, building, construction and real estate, consumer and retail, energy, natural resources and chemicals, financial services, government and public sector, healthcare and life sciences, industrial manufacturing, insurance, media and entertainment, private equity, technology, telecommunications, and venture capital industries. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered 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.

Capital City Trust Co. is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Tallahassee, Florida. The firm was founded in 1895 and is a subsidiary of Capital City Bank Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: CCBG). Capital City Trust offers a full range of financial management services for individuals and families and institutions and foundations.

Founded in 1999 by the late Thomas Watson, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC (JMS) is a full-service financial services firm and registered broker/dealer headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The firm is a subsidiary of Independence Square Properties LLC, itself a subsidiary of Penn Mutual Insurance Co. Their ultimate parent is Harleysville Mutual Insurance Co. JMS is a member of the NYSE, the SIPC and FINRA. The firm provides comprehensive financial advice and services to individual, corporate and institutional investors. Their primary coverage verticals include the consumer, technology, financials and infrastructure sectors.

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.

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

Founded in 2003, Stockbridge Capital Group is a private equity firm located in San Francisco. They manage the Stockbridge Real Estate Fund I LP, the Stockbridge Real Estate Fund II LP and the Stockbridge Real Estate Fund III LP. The firm manages equity capital commitments for pension funds, private companies and individuals. The firm is headquartered in California.

Blackstone Credit /Private Equity/ (Blackstone Credit) is a private equity subsidiary of Blackstone Alternative Credit Advisors LP founded in 2005. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Gladstone Management Corp (Gladstone management) is a private equity subsidiary of Gladstone Holding Corp founded in 2001 by David J. The firm is headquartered in McLean, Virginia.

Verizon Ventures LLC (Verizon Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of Verizon Communications, Inc founded in 1990. The firm is headquartered in Basking Ridge, New Jersey.

Dresner Investment Services, Inc. is a middle-market investment bank that provides financial advisory services to companies worldwide. Dresner Investment Services is headquartered in Chicago, IL, and has professionals located in various cities across the United States. The company specializes in merger and acquisitions advisory, institutional private placements of debt and equity, financial restructuring, valuations, and strategic consulting services. Additionally, the company has an affiliated strategic communications firm called Dresner Corporate Services that specializes in public relations, investor relations, and corporate development. The company was founded in 1993 by Steven M. Dresner, and the CEOs are Bill Sautter and David Smat.

Sparq, Inc. provides information technology outsourcing solutions. It offers from software application development to ongoing support and maintenance of business applications information technology services for companies across industries. It also provides QA testing and business intelligence and analytics services. The company was founded by Katht Brittain White in 2003 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Overline LLC (Overline) is a venture capital firm founded in 2020 by Michael Cohn and Sean O'Brien. The firm is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

TechStars Central LLC (TechStars) is an Independent Accelerator Incubator firm founded in 2006. The firm is headquartered in the US..

Venture Atlanta is a non-profit organization which provides conference that creates opportunities for investors to connect with promising technology companies. The company is headquartered in Marietta, GA.

Wells Fargo Securities LLC (WFS) is the broker/dealer subsidiary of EVEREN Capital Corp., ultimately owned by Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC). Headquartered in New York, WFS delivers a comprehensive suite of banking, capital markets and advisory solutions, such as a full complement of sales, trading and research capabilities, to corporate, government and institutional clients.

Naval Surface Warfare Center builds ships and combat systems. The private company is based in Washington Navy Yard.

ER-Telecom Holding CJSC provides telecommunication services. Its services include Internet access, multiservice network, remote workplaces, video surveillance, video conferencing, transfer of technological data, telephony, and cable television. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Moscow, Russian Federation.

Non-State Pension Fund Allianz JSC provides private and mandatory government pension services. It also offers corporate pension schemes. The company was founded on January 6, 2004 and is headquartered in Moscow, Russia.