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Lord Abbett & Co. LLC (Lord Abbett) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey. Founded in 1929, Lord Abbett provides advisory services to a variety of institutional clients, the Lord Abbett Funds and other registered investment companies sponsored by third parties, the Lord Abbett UCITS Funds, the Lord Abbett Luxembourg Fund, other foreign funds, privately offered commingled funds and various separately managed accounts.

Ernst & Young LLP engages in the provision of accounting, assurance, tax, transaction, and advisory services. It specializes in the actuarial, analytics and big data, cyber security, accounting compliance and reporting, center for board matters, international financial reporting standards, country tax advisory, global trade, tax accounting, and climate change and sustainability. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

ISON Group provides information technology services. It caters telecom service providers, banking and financial services, government, retail, aviation, oil and gas sectors. The firm also offers design, build and manage methodologies and frameworks, engages in partnerships and technology alliances to provide turnkey services. The company was founded by Ramesh Awatney and Vivek Gupta and is headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya.

Satya Capital Ltd. is a private equity firm. The private company is based in Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

ZM Africa Investment Fund LP invests in companies located in South Africa primarily in Southern African Development Community (SADC) region. The fund targets companies operating in the fields of diversified manufacturing and financial services. It provides financing for buyout transactions.

Part of McKinsey & Co., Inc., McKinsey & Co., Inc. (United Kingdom) is a consulting firm that helps UK manufacturers embrace new technologies for digital transformation and leadership. The company is based in London, UK. Ruben Schaubroeck, McKinsey Digital's new lead for the UK, Belgium, and Netherlands offices, spoke with Thomas Farrar, a manager of communications in the firm's UK office, about the importance of speed and pace for CEOs in this new growth journey. The British company works with organizations that pursue sustainability, inclusion, and economic growth, all at the same time, to achieve strategic foresight and built-in agility in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic and the new trading relationship with the EU.

Part of Citigroup, Inc., Citicorp Securities, Inc. provides security brokerage services. The company is based in New York, NY.

Hygeia Nigeria Ltd. provides healthcare care and insurance services. It offers helath plans such as personal, small medium enterprise, and corporate plans. The company was founded by Emmanuel Adeyemo Elebute in 1986 and is headquartered in Lagos Island, Nigeria.

Avaana Capital Advisors LLP (Avaana Capital) is an independent venture capital firm founded in 2018 by Sanjib Kumar Jha and Anjali Bansal. The firm is headquartered in Mumbai, India.

Satya Capital LLP (Satya) is an Venture Capital and Private Equity firm founded in 2007. The firm is headquartered in London.

Yahoo, Inc. operates as a tech-powered, diversified media company that reaches their users around the world, bringing them closer to what they love from finance and sports, to shopping, gaming and news with the trusted products, content and tech. For partners, they provide a full-stack platform for businesses to amplify growth and drive more meaningful connections across advertising, search and media. Yahoo was originally founded on August 13, 1998 and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD.

#Angels LLC (#Angels) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Chloe Sladden, Jessica Verrilli, April Underwood, Katie Stanton, Vijaya Gadde and Jana Messerschmidt. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Color Health, Inc. provides genetics services. It offers genetic testing services for hereditary cancers including breast, ovarian, colorectal, pancreatic, uterine, melanoma, prostate, and stomach cancers. The company was founded by Elad Gil, Othman Laraki, Taylor Sittler and Nish Bhat in 2013 and is headquartered in Burlingame, CA.

Part of SES SA, SES TechCom SA is a leading content connectivity provider. The company is based in Betzdorf, Luxembourg. The Luxembourger company offers flexible and secure connectivity for land-based operations, camps, and bases. SES TechCom provides satellite services that underpin the future. The CEO of the company is Stephen Collar.

Virtus Fund Advisers LLC (VFA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. Founded in 1985, the firm was originally named Trusco Capital Management, Inc. and later became RidgeWorth Capital Management, Inc. and RidgeWorth Capital Management LLC. They were formerly a majority-owned subsidiary of SunTrust Banks, Inc. (NYSE: STI). They became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Virtus Partners, Inc., which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRTS), when the latter acquired the firm in June 2017 and subsequently changed their name into Virtus Fund Advisers LLC. VFA provides discretionary and non-discretionary advisory services to institutional clients including pension and profit-sharing plans, endowments and foundations, governmental entities, and other corporate entities as well as high net-worth clients.

Nashville Entrepreneur Center is a non-profit organization that serves as the center for entrepreneurship in Nashville, TN. The private company supports entrepreneurs from all backgrounds and industries by connecting them to critical resources and championing their desire to change the world. The company was founded in 2010 by business leaders who wanted to support the next generation of entrepreneurs and to celebrate the spirit and tenacity of the entrepreneurial community. Sam Davidson has been the CEO of the company since 2023.

Friends of Warner Parks operates as a non-profit organization specializing in preservation, protection, and stewardship of Percy ad Edwin Warner Parks. Its programs include environmental education, bird information, research and data, special work, education and trails, camp warner park, and people exploring nature. The company is headquartered in Nashville, TN.

The Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce is a nonprofit organization that promotes business and commerce in Mobile, AL. The non-profit company's goal is to build opportunities for businesses and enhance the quality of life for Mobile's citizens. The company offers various ways to engage with the business community, such as committees and events, to build networks. The Chamber recognizes accomplishments, successes, and contributions of small businesses through awards. Poplar Home Waterproofing was awarded the Small Business of the Month award for May 2023. Bradley Byrne has been the CEO of the company since 2022.

The Sterling Group LP (The Sterling Group) is a private equity firm founded in 1982 by Frank J. Hevrdejs. The firm is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. manufactures and designs micro controllers, processors and semiconductors. The company was founded in 1948 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.