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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.

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. (Broker) (CGMI-Broker) is the broker/dealer division of Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., an investment bank headquartered in New York City with additional offices across the US. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Citigroup Financial Products, Inc., ultimately held by Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C). CGMI-Broker covers all market capitalizations of the major global indices and provides macro and quantitative analysis of global markets and sector trends. Their core focus of the group is to help investing clients make informed decisions by providing value-added, independent, insightful analysis.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC provides assurance, tax and advisory services. Its services include audit and assurance, consulting, deals, human resources, legal, tax, and family business. The firm also offers accountability, risk management, structuring, mergers and acquisitions, and performance and process improvement. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.

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.

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1987 and provides debt and equity services including underwriting, M&A advice, securities dealing and brokerage and trade execution. Their client base ranges from large global institutional investors to hedge funds at the cutting edge of innovation in the industry.

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.

BCG Digital Ventures (BCG Digital Ventures) is a Venture subsidiary of The Boston Consulting Group Inc founded in 2014. The firm is headquartered in Manhattan Beach, California.

The Boston Consulting Group, Inc. engages in the provision of management consulting services. It specializes in automotive and mobility; biopharmaceuticals; consumer products; education; oil and gas; power and utilities; engineered products and infrastructure; financial institutions; and health care payers, providers, and services. It offers big data and advanced analytics; change management; client learning and enablement; and corporate development and financial services. The company was founded by Bruce Doolin Henderson in 1963 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

JPMorgan Securities LLC (JPMS) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1985 and is a subsidiary of JPMorgan Broker-Dealer Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by JPMorgan Chase & Co., Inc. (NYSE: JPM). JPMS provides research on fixed income, credit, derivatives, emerging markets, foreign exchange, structured finance, technical analysis and bond indices. Their equity analysts cover equities throughout North America, EMEA, Asia/Pacific and the emerging markets. The firm's fixed income team formulates trading and portfolio recommendations for investors in global bonds and other fixed-income markets based on valuations, analytics and market dynamics.

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. (BFM) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1994 and is a direct subsidiary of BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc., ultimately held by BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK). BFM manages assets for institutional and high net-worth clients, separate accounts, pooled investment vehicles, private investment funds and US registered investment companies.

ParTech, Inc. engages in the provision of management technology solutions to the restaurant, hospitality, and retail industry. The company is headquartered in New Hartford, NY.

PAR Government Systems Corp. develops system and software-based solutions for federal, state and local government agencies. The firm?s geospatial intelligence solution develops geospatial exploitation, visualization systems and geographic information systems which offers geospatial and engineering products, services in the support of remote sensing and GIS-based modeling applications. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Rome, NY.

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.

Founded in 1958, Merrill Lynch Piece Fenner & Smith, Inc. is an SEC registered broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of BAC North America Holding Co. and their ultimate parent is Bank of America Corp. (NYSE BAC).

Chobani, Inc. operates as a a holding company. It offers yogurt, Oat Milk, Coffee Creamers, ready-to-drink coffee, non-dairy probiotic beverages and Coffee products through its subsidiaries. The company was founded by Hamdi Ulukaya in 2005 and is headquartered in New Berlin, NY.

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.

Guggenheim Securities LLC is a SEC-registered broker-dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1999 and is a subsidiary of Links Holdings LLC, ultimately held by Guggenheim Partners LLC. Guggenheim Securities’ specializations include the sales and trading of fixed-income securities and sophisticated structured products. The firm offers in-depth analysis and expert execution of trading opportunities to large institutional investors and asset originators. They offer sales and trading services relating to a wide range of instruments.

Citadel Advisors LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Miami, Illinois. The firm was founded in 1990 by Kenneth Griffin and is a wholly-owned by Citadel Advisors Holdings LP, ultimately held by GFH HFEVA LLC. Citadel Advisors manages private investment funds that are offered exclusively to sophisticated investors.

Global Health Investment Fund seeks investment opportunities in global health technologies. The fund invests in new drugs & vaccines, emerging diagnostic tools, child-friendly formulations of existing products, expanding manufacturing capacity and other applications. It provides financing in the form of mezzanine for later-stage capital requirements.

Univercells SA designs single-use cost-efficient bioprocess solutions to open the next chapter in bio manufacturing. The company was founded by Jose Castillo, Guillaume De Viron and Hugues Bultot in 2013 and is headquartered in Gosselies, Belgium.

LimmaTech Biologics AG is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company based in Schlieren, Switzerland. LimmaTech Biologics is dedicated to combating the antimicrobial resistance epidemic by developing vaccines using its proprietary self-adjuvanting and multi-antigen vaccine platform, alongside additional disease-specific vaccine approaches. The Swiss company has decades of expertise and an expanding pipeline, and is focused on generating protective solutions to deliver transformative value worldwide. The company was founded in 2015 by Philippe Dro, Michael Wacker, Paul Wolfarm, Michael Kowarik, Veronica Gambillara Fonck. Franz-Werner Haas has been the CEO of the company since 2023.

Golden Gate Private Equity, Inc. (Golden Gate Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2000 by David C. Dominik and Jesse T. Rogers. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Corsair Capital LLC (Corsair Capital) is a private equity subsidiary of Maximillian Management LLC founded in 1992 by Nicholas B. Paumgarten. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Chobani Global Holdings LLC operates through its subsidiaries, which manufactures and supplies yogurt products. The company was founded on March 28, 2014 and is headquartered in Norwich, NY.

Harris Beach PLLC provides legal and professional services. It offers services to the education, energy, financial, food and beverage, health care, insurance, manufacturing, medical and life sciences, real estate developers, and state and local governments and authorities. The firm provides management and consulting services. The company was founded in 1856 and is headquartered in Pittsford, NY.

Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC provides legal services. It offers services to individuals, companies, not for profits and public sector entities. The company operates through its offices in New York, Florida and Kansas. The company was founded in 1897 by George H. Bond and is headquartered in Syracuse, NY.

GAT Airline Ground Support, Inc. engages in the provision of airline ground support services for airlines and airports. It offers ground handling, passenger experience, and cargo handling. The company was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in Peachtree City, GA.

U.S. Hospitality Publishers, Inc. engages in the provision of engagement technology solutions to the hospitality, senior living, specialty retail, education, stadiums, banking, government, and corporate sectors. It offers complete digital signage suite, digital concierge touchscreen, informational signage, cloud printing, fitness kiosk, digital whiteboard, wireless charging, and wireless presentation services. The company was founded by Shawn Thomas and Mark Oldham in 1986 and is headquartered in Nashville, TN.

Gridiron Capital LLC (Gridiron Capital) is a private equity firm in founded 2005 by Thomas Burger and Eugene Conese. The firm headquartered in CT.

Atlantic Street Capital Management LLC (Atlantic Street Capital Management) is a private equity firm founded in 2006 by Peter J. Shabecoff and Timothy Lewis. The firm is headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut.

Digital Alpha Advisors LLC (Digital Alpha Advisors) is a private equity firm founded in 2017 by Rick Shrotri. The firm is headquartered in Henderson, Nevada.

Taconic Capital Advisors LLC (Taconic) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Kenneth D. Brody and Frank P. Brosens in 1999. TCA provides investment advice on a discretionary basis to onshore and offshore private investment funds that are offered to high net worth, financially sophisticated, individual and institutional investors that may include banks or thrift institutions, investment companies, pension and profit-sharing plans, government plans, trusts, estates or other business entities.

Mercer LLC provides human resources and staffing consulting services. Its services include retirement plans, health and benefits, investments, merger and acquisitions, and human capital services. It focuses on advising clients on the financial, cultural, and talent aspects of human capital issues in corporate and private equity transactions, mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, divestitures, spin-offs, start-ups, and business transformations. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.