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Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors LP (Kayne Anderson) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and alternative investment management firm headquartered in Los Angeles, California. Formerly known as Kaim Non Traditional LP, the firm was founded in 1984 by Richard Kayne and John Anderson. They are owned by Richard Kayne through his majority ownership of Kayne Anderson Investment Management, Inc. Kayne Anderson provides investment supervisory services through privately offered pooled investment vehicles, and to a lesser extent, through separate accounts and mutual funds.

NGL TM LLC markets and distributes petroleum products. Its products include unbranded gasoline, diesel fuel, heating oil, marine fuels, jet fuels, crude oil, natural gas, residual fuel oils, chemicals, and fertilizers. The company was founded by Cortlandt S. Dietler in 1981 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

Morgan Dempsey Capital Management LLC (Morgan Dempsey) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. The firm was founded by R. Thomas Dempsey in 1994 and is wholly-owned by MDCM Holdings LLC, which is majority owned by MDCM Legacy LLC. Morgan Dempsey manages assets for institutions, individual investors, and Registered Investment Advisors.

Cantor Fitzgerald Securities (CFS) is a financial services provider headquartered in New York City and was founded in 1945. They are a subsidiary of Cantor Fitzgerald LP and their ultimate parent is CF Group Management, Inc. CFS offers an array of financial products and services in the equity and fixed-income capital markets. The firm provides sales and trading, investment banking, asset management, market commentary and market data.

Siebert Cisneros Shank & Co. LLC provides municipal underwriting and financial advisory services. The company was founded by Suzanne Shank in 1996 and is headquartered in Oakland, CA.

Benjamin F. Edwards & Co., Inc. (BFE) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and broker/dealer headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. The firm was founded in 2008 by Benjamin Edwards IV and Cynthia Böhme. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of Benjamin Edwards, Inc. BFE provides advice to a wide variety of clients. Their services are provided through various wrap fee programs.

University of Washington functions as a College/University. The company is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc. (Stifel) is a dual-registered broker-dealer and investment adviser headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. Founded in 1890, the firm is a subsidiary of Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF), a financial service holding company. Stifel provides full-service brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals and their families, institutions and businesses, and financial advisors.

St. Louis Regional Chamber & Growth Association operates as a non-profit organization, which engages in economic development business and public policy. The company was founded in 1836 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.

IGP Industries LLC (IGP) is a private equity firm founded by Mike Beaumont, Gottfried Tittiger and Patrick Forster in 1997. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC (WFCS) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. The firm was founded 1852 and formerly known as Wells Fargo Advisors LLC. They are a subsidiary of Wachovia Securities Financial Holdings LLC, a non-bank indirect subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC), a financial and bank holding company. Wells Fargo Advisors is a trade name used by Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network LLC and Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC. WFCS provides investment advisory services to individuals, pension or profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates or charitable organizations, corporations or other business entities, governmental entities and educational institutions, as well as banks or thrift institutions. They also act as portfolio manager for certain wrap fee advisory programs.

Barry Investment Advisors LLC (BIA) is an independent registered investment advisor headquartered in New Bedford, Massachusetts. The firm was founded by Joseph Barry and Patrick Barry in 2007. BIA provides financial and investment advice to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts and estates.

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.

H. C. Wainwright & Co. LLC (H. C. Wainwright) is a full-service broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1868 and is a subsidiary of HCWHC, Inc. H. C. Wainwright delivers industry insights and real-time execution to both public and private small and middle-sized global emerging market companies. With a focus on identifying buyers and sellers in illiquid and difficult to trade equities, the firm specializes in block trading and providing liquidity in these securities with as little market impact as possible.

Founded in 1990, Capital One Southcoast, Inc., formerly Hibernia Southcoast Capital, is a full-service investment banking firm and broker/dealer located in New Orleans, Louisiana with an additional office in Houston, Texas. The firm is a subsidiary of Capital One Financial Corp. (NYSE: COF). They are provide corporate finance, equity research, institutional equity sales and trading services to private and mid-market public companies. The firm offers broad coverage of over 1,000 domestic and foreign institutional accounts for mutual funds, pension funds, hedge funds, insurance firms and other institutional investors. Capital One Southcoast's analysts provide coverage across the energy sector including energy infrastructure, oilfield services and oil & gas exploration and production.

Part of Blueknight GP Holding LLC, Blueknight Energy Partners GP LLC is a company that provides transportation services. The company is based in Tulsa, OK.

Schylling, Inc. manufactures and markets toys for pre-kids, kids, teens, and adults. It offers animal and plush, infant and preschool, outdoor play, magic toys, dolls, toy vehicles and accessories. The company was founded by Jack Schylling in 1975 and is headquartered in North Andover, MA.

Avant-garde Health, Inc. engages in the development of care solutions to deliver value-based payments. It offers web-based analytics platform that allows hospitals and physicians to analyze and compare their costs and outcomes in care delivery. The company was founded by Derek Haas in 2014 is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Deutsche Bank Alex Brown, Inc. provides wealth management services. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD.

Fulcrum Equity Partners Inc (Fulcrum Equity Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2006 by Jeffrey Muir. The firm is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

Council for Entrepreneurial Development provides an interactive forum for entrepreneurs, investors, service professionals, academicians, researchers and public policy makers. Its services and programs include connections to capital, venture mentoring, and signature conferences empower member companies to go further. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

iHealth Solutions LLC provides healthcare software and services. Its suits of services include revenue cycle management, practice management, care coordination, insurance and managed care contract negotiation. The company was founded in 2013 by Venkat V. Sharma and is headquartered in Louisville, KY.

iHealth Holdings LLC operates and administers the operations of health plans. The company is headquartered in Louisville, KY.