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Loomis, Sayles & Co. LP (Loomis Sayles) is a SEC-registered investment adviser headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded by Robert H. Loomis and Ralph T. Sayles in 1926. They are a direct subsidiary of Natixis Investment Managers LLC, ultimately owned by BPCE SA in France. Loomis Sayles provides investment advisory or sub advisory services to institutional clients through separate account management services. In addition, the firm provides investment advisory or sub-advised services to various investment funds.

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.

Goldman Sachs Asset Management LP (GSAMLP) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm is a wholly owned subsidiary of GSAM Holdings LLC, and their ultimate parent is Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). Founded in 1988, GSAMLP provides investment solutions to a range of individual and institutional investors worldwide.

Hudson Advisors LP provided full-service commercial mortgage services. The company is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Kmart Holding Corp. provides mass merchandising services. It serves through its Kmart and Kmart Supercenter retail outlets in Puerto Rico, United States, Virgin Islands & Guam and through its online shopping website. The company was founded in 1899 and is headquartered in Hoffman Estates, IL.

ALPS Funds Services, Inc. provides back office services for open and closed-end, and hedge funds. The firm provides administration, compliance, fund accounting, legal, marketing, tax administration, transfer agency, and shareholders services. The company was founded by W. Robert Alexander in 1985 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

Mizuho Securities USA LLC is the US-based securities broker/dealer and futures commission merchant arm of Mizuho Americas LLC, ultimately held by Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (TYO: 8411, NYSE: MFG) in Japan. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1994 and provides institutional and corporate clients access to commodity and financial markets around the world. Mizuho Securities USA covers the following industries: Consumer, Energy, Financial Institutions, Financial Sponsors, Healthcare, Industrial & Diversified Industries, Power, Utilities & Infrastructure, Real Estate, and Technology, Media & Telecom (TMT). The firm and their affiliates hold memberships on all major futures and options exchanges worldwide.

MapR Technologies, Inc. develops and runs data applications. Its products and services include MAPR converged data platform, platform services, open source engines, commercial engines, deployment engines, professional services and solutions. The company was founded by John W. Schroeder in 2009 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Corebridge Institutional Investments (US) LLC (CII) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. They are an indirect subsidiary of Corebridge Financial, Inc. (Corebridge) (NYSE: CRBG). The firm was formerly known as AIG Asset Management (US) LLC and changed their name to Corebridge Institutional Investments (US) LLC in 2023 as part of Corebridge’s continued separation from American International Group, Inc. CII provide investment management services to Corebridge, its affiliates, and unaffiliated institutional clients. The firm also manages investment portfolios of private funds and other pooled investment vehicles in which affiliated and unaffiliated parties are investors. CII also serves as a sub-adviser to affiliated investment managers, in the management of their institutional affiliate client accounts.

Altos Ventures Management Inc (Altos Ventures) is an Independent Venture Capital firm founded in 1996 by Brendon S. Kim, Han J. Kim and Ho Nam. Headquartered in Menlo Park, US.

Jefferies LLC is a global investment bank and institutional securities firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Jefferies Group LLC, ultimately held by Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF). Jefferies provides corporate clients with research and execution services in equity, fixed income, and foreign exchange markets, as well as a full range of investment banking services such as underwriting, mergers and acquisitions, restructuring and recapitalization, and other advisory services, with all businesses operating in the Americas, Europe and Asia.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Valley National Bank provides retail and commercial banking services. The firm offers depository banking, consumer and commercial lending, trust and pension services. The company was founded in 1927 and is headquartered in Passaic, NJ.

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.

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. is a broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm provides a comprehensive range of equity execution services exclusively to institutional clients worldwide. Their clients include private banks, mutual funds, hedge funds, independent asset managers and investment advisors and other brokers.

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.

Trillium Trading LLC provides securities brokerage services. Its services include proprietary trading, and program trading. The company was founded by Lee Maschler and is headquartered in New York, NY.

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

Revolt Ventures Ltd. (Revolt Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded by Ted Orf and Marcus Meijer in 2018. The firm is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

Brick & Mortar Ventures Management LLC (Brick & Mortar Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Darren Bechtel. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Beacon Venture Capital Co., Ltd. (Beacon Venture Capital) is a private equity/venture capital firm wholly owned subsidiary of Kasikornbank Public Co. Ltd., is founded in 2016. The firm is headquartered in Bangkok, Thailand.

Forbes Technology Council operates as a community for senior technology executives. The private company is based in Boston, MA. The company was founded by Scott Gerber.

Cross Creek Advisors LLC (Cross Creek Capital) is a venture capital subsidiary of Wasatch Advisors, Inc. founded in 2006 by Karey D. Barker. The firm is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah.

AUA Private Equity Partners LLC (AUA Private Equity) is a private equity founded in 1998 by Andrew Unanue. The firm is headquartered in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Altaris Capital Partners LLC (Altaris Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded by George Aitken-Davies and Daniel Tully in 2003. The firm is headquartered in New York.

KLH Capital Partners LP (KLH Capital) is an independent private equity firm founded in 2005 by John F. Kirtley, Jeff Leck and Mark J. Hunter. The firm is headquartered in Tampa.