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Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. (DBSI) is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1971 and is a wholly-owned investment banking and brokerage arm of DB U.S. Financial Markets Holding Corp., ultimately held by Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE: DB, FRA: DBK) in Germany. DBSI provides securities brokerage and investment advisory services to domestic and international private clients and institutions. They are also a primary dealer in US government securities as designated by the Federal Reserve.

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. provides banking, financial products and services to retail, small business, corporate and institutional clients. It operates its business through the following segments: Australia Retail and Commercial; Institutional; New Zealand; Pacific; and Technology, Services and Operations and Group Centre. The Australia segment comprises the retail and corporate and commercial business units which provides products and services to consumer and private banking customers in Australia via the branch network, mortgage specialists, the contact centres, a variety of self-service channels and and third party brokers; and banking services including traditional relationship banking and financial solutions through managers focusing on privately owned small, medium, and large enterprises as well as the agricultural businesses. The Institutional segment refers to the transaction banking, loans and specialised finance and markets solutions. The New Zealand segment refers to the retail and commercial business units. The Pacific segment offers products and services to retail customers, small to medium-sized enterprises, institutional customers and governments located in the Pacific Islands. The Technology, Services and Operations, and Group Centre segment provides support to the operating divisions including technology, operations, shared services, property, risk management, financial management, strategy, marketing, human resources and corporate affairs; as well as group treasury, shareholder functions, enablement functions and minority investments in Asia. The company was founded in 1835 and is headquartered in Docklands, Australia.

The Carlyle Group LP (Global Private Equity) is a private equity firm founded in the year 1990 by William E. Conway, Jr. and Daniel A. D'Aniello. The firm is headquartered in Washington DC.

AllianceBernstein LP (AB) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. Founded in 2000, the firm is owned by Equitable Financial Life Insurance Co., ultimately held by Equitable Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: EQH). AB provides investment advice to investment companies, pension and profit-sharing plans, banks and thrift institutions, trusts, estates, government agencies, charitable organizations, individuals, corporations and other business entities.

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.

The MacGregor Group, Inc. provides trade order systems to institutional fund companies. It facilitates straight-through trade processing for investment management firms, brokers, hedge funds and other financial services companies. The company's XIP order management network helps buy-side and sell-side traders with portfolio management, trade order processing, compliance, broker connectivity, network testing, post-trade services and other services. The MacGregor Group was founded in 1991 and is located in Boston, MA.

Cboe Exchange, Inc. provides options exchange services. It trades equity options, security index options, options on exchange traded notes and products, binary options, one-week and quarterly options, long-term equity anticipation securities options, and flexible exchange options. The firm also provides information on various stock and options trading strategies, options trading tools, stock and option quotes and data; and options information and education. Additionally, they offer access to product information, conference notices, portfolio management tools, and educational materials for institutional investors and products and strategies for advisors to protect client’s portfolios. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

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.

ATS Automation Tooling Systems GmbH designs and manufactures advanced factory and custom automation equipment. The company was founded on June 24, 2015 and is headquartered in Winnenden, Germany.

Arclin USA LLC manufactures bonding and surfacing materials for buildings. It offers epic coated concrete forming overlays, nitrogain liquid slow release fertilizer, captive clay blinder for potash beneficiating, and epic high density overlays for concrete forming products. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Roswell, GA.

Part of BAWAG Group AG, DePfa Investment Bank Ltd. is a brokerage firm that provides brokerage services. The private company is based in Nicosia, Cyprus. The Cypriot company was founded by Matthew Shaw.

The Economic Club of New York operates as a nonprofit, nonpartisan and nonpolitical organization. The company was founded by J.W. Beatson in 1907 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

SICAR Luxembourg operates a company that invests in private equity and venture capital firms. The company is based in Luxembourg, Luxembourg. The CEOs of the Luxembourger company are Nicholas John Frangos, Themistoklis Kalapotharakos.

Part of ATS Corp., IWK Verpackungstechnik GmbH is a private company based in Stutensee, Germany that specializes in providing training and support for employees through targeted training measures. The German company offers customized training programs with a high practical relevance for operators and maintenance personnel based on their knowledge, the machine used, and the desired training content. IWK has been delivering excellent performance since 1893, with top-of-the-line technology and first-class machines for tube filling and cartoning. The company's main goal is to keep their customers' operations running at the highest productivity level. The company was founded in 1893 by Willem Karel van Dedem, and the CEOs are Maria Perrella and Svend Weidemann.

SteviaLife Sweeteners Ltd. grows stevia plants.

Protos Asset Management GmbH provides asset management services. The private company is based in Baar, Switzerland and has subsidiaries in Cayman Islands. The Swiss company was founded in 2017 by Philipp Kallerhoff, Tom Kineshanko, Matthew Shaw.

Sortimat International GmbH & Co. KG provides business support services. The private company is based in Winnenden, Germany. The CEO of the German company is Maria Perrella.

TS Imagine Inc provides Alternative Asset Management solutions to investors, enabling them to optimize workflows and focus on generating alpha. The company is based in New York, NY. The company offers a SaaS platform for integrated electronic front-office trading, portfolio management, and risk management. TradeSmart, a single, integrated, and connected solution for comprehensive execution management, allows investors to reimagine investing. The CEO of the company is Robert Flatley.

Part of AQRU Plc, DeFi Yield Technologies, Inc. is a Canadian private company that offers a proprietary automated yield engine for investing in decentralized finance. The company's solution leverages different defi protocols and strategies to increase diversification, maximizing yield while minimizing exposure to risk. The company was founded by Philipp Kallerhoff, who has been the CEO since incorporation. DeFi Yield Technologies was acquired by AQRU Plc on November 04, 2021.

Blimp Technologies, Inc. operates as an online application that connects homebuyers and sellers with real estate professionals partners. The company is based in Vancouver, Canada. The Canadian company was founded by Matthew Shaw, who has been the CEO since incorporation.