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Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Credit Suisse Securities USA) is the broker/dealer division of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, an investment banking company headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse (USA), Inc., ultimately owned by Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN) in Switzerland. Credit Suisse Securities USA offers a suite of equities, solutions and credit products and services which includes global securities sales, trading and execution, prime brokerage and comprehensive investment research. Their clients include financial institutions, corporations, governments, institutional investors, such as pension funds and hedge funds, and private individuals around the world.

DFO Management /Private Equity/ (DFO) is a private equity subsidiary of MSD Capital Management LLC founded in 1998 by Glenn Robert Fuhrman and John Cartwright Phelan. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Aras Corp. provides enterprise open source software solutions. It offers PLM software solutions that enable companies to improve innovation, collaboration and coordination on a global scale. The firm's comprehensive applications address a wide range of strategic business initiatives across the entire product life cycle, includes program management, product engineering and quality planning. The company was founded by Peter H. Schroer in 2000 and is headquartered in Andover, MA.

Alvarez & Marsal LLC provides debtor management and advisory services. It offers turnaround management consulting, crisis and interim management, performance improvement, creditor advisory, financial advisory, and business consulting services. The company was founded by Tony Alvarez II and Bryan Marsal in 1983 and is headquartered in New York. NY.

Jisc operates membership organization to advice on digital technology for education and research. The company was founded in 1966 and is headquartered in Bristol, the United Kingdom.

MSD Partners LP (MSD) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was formed in 2009 by the then principals of MSD Capital LP, a family office that was founded in 1998 to manage the capital of Michael Dell and his family. MSD was acquired in 2023 by BDT & MSD Holdings LP. MSD Partners provides investment management and certain administrative and managerial services to private investment funds and vehicles and separately managed accounts.

CIBC World Markets, Inc. is a full-service Canadian brokerage and investment banking firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded in 1961 and is a subsidiary of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (TSE, NYSE: CM). CIBC World Markets provides alternative investment managers with premier prime brokerage that brings together trade execution, reporting, research and capital introduction with a view to enhancing efficiencies and profitability.

Quorum Business Solutions, Inc. engages in the provision of energy business management software solutions and consulting services. Its products include accounting; field measurement; land management; marketing and logistics; production operations; transportation and storage; and document management. It also offer services such as readiness, deployment, education, and outsourcing The company was founded by R. Scott Leeds and Bruce E. Wartell in 1998 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

European Directories SA provides directory and related services. The firm also provides local commercial search for consumers and lead generation to advertisers through products in print, online, mobile and voice. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Skype Technologies SA provides communications services via the Internet. The company’s Skype software serves individuals and businesses to make free video & voice calls, send instant messages, and share files with others. It also enables them to make calls to landlines and mobiles internationally. The company also provides headsets, webcams, and phones through its online shop. The company was founded by Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis in August 2003 and is headquartered in Luxembourg.

Entrata, Inc. provides comprehensive property management software solution. It offer wide variety of online tools including websites, mobile apps, payments, lease signing, accounting, and resident management. The company was founded by David Bateman, John Hanna, Michael Trionfo and Benjamin Zimmer in 2003 and is headquartered in Lehi, UT.

ServiceMax, Inc. provides enterprise field service solutions. The firm?s products include mobile field service management, field service metrics, installed base, field service scheduling, parts and returns management, and reporting and dashboards. It serves the oil and gas, mining, power and utilities, building, construction equipment. life sciences and medical equipment. The company was founded by Athani Krishnaprasad, Sam Mukherjee and Hari Subramanian in 2007 and is headquartered in Pleasanton, CA.

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Private Investments is a private equity firm, a subsidiary of Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, founded in 1966. The firm is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

The Cleveland Clinic Foundation operates as a non-profit academic, research, and medical center. It offers clinic and hospital care with research and education services. The company was founded by Charles Posternack, George W. Crile, Frank E. Bunts, William E. Lower and John Phillips on February,5 1921 and is headquartered in Cleveland, OH.

Silver Lake Management Co. LLC (Silver Lake Management) is a private equity firm, a subsidiary of Silver Lake Group LLC founded in 1999 by Jim Davidson and David Roux. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California with offices in San Francisco, New York, London, Hong Kong and Singapore.

WorldCare International, Inc. provides medical second opinion (MSO) services for serious and complex conditions in 15 major categories. The American company has a consortium of 10 leading medical institutions and each MSO team review involves 4-7 medical specialists and sub-specialists. The typical completion time for an MSO is 2 weeks after gathering all necessary information.

Relativity ODA LLC develops system software. It offers web-based e-discovery applications to manage large volumes of electronic evidence from litigation or investigation. The company was founded by Andrew Sieja in February 2001 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Qualtrics LLC operates as a software-as-a-service company. It offers products such as qualtrics vocalize, research suite, mobile surveys, site intercept, employee engagement and qualtrics 360. The firm solutions 360-degree employee assessments, ad testing, concept testing, customer satisfaction surveys, employee engagement surveys, employee exit interviews, marketing research, net promoter score, panel management, voice of customer and website feedback surveys. Qualtrics was founded by Stuart Orgill, Jared, Ryan Smith and Scott M. Smith in 2002 and is headquartered in Provo, UT.

Grassroot Soccer, Inc. is an American company that focuses on promoting health education and HIV prevention through the sport of soccer. The non-profit company's mission is to use soccer as a tool to educate and inspire young people to live healthy and productive lives.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (Private Banking) is the private banking division of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.), itself owned by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS), a bank and financial holding company headquartered in New York City. GS&Co.'s Private Wealth Management (PWM) group primarily provides advisory services to high-net worth individuals and institutional clients.

Celonis SE develops Enterprise Performance Acceleration software. It offers warehouse management, IT service management, and sales and marketing funnel. The company was founded in 2011 by Bastian Nominacher, Alexander Rinke and Martin Klenk and is headquartered in Munich, Germany.

Shatter Fund LLC(Shatter Fund) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Shelly Kapoor Collins in 2016. The firm is headquartered in Danville.

Bevy Labs, Inc. operates as a community events software platform. The firm helps its customers to manage and scale user groups and event communities. The company was founded by Derek Andersen, Joel Fernandes and Alex Bendig in and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

Part of BDT & MSD Holdings LP, BDT & MSD Partners LLC is a merchant bank that provides advisory and investment services to meet the unique needs of its investors. The private company is based in Chicago, IL. The CEOs are Byron David Trott, Gregg Robert Lemkau. The company was founded in 2023.

WPEngine, Inc. develops WordPress digital experience platform. The firm offers a WordPress VIP-type experience for smaller-scale websites and hosting and security service for bloggers and small businesses. The company was founded by Jason Cohen, Aaron Brazell and Ben Metcalfe in 2010 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.