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Fidelity Management & Research Co. (FMR) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1946 and is a subsidiary of FMR LLC, also known as Fidelity Investments. FMR provides investment supervisory services, which include sub-advisory services, to Fidelity's family of mutual funds and exchange-traded funds, qualified tuition programs, privately offered unregistered investment funds, separately managed account clients, and various other institutional accounts.

MacKay Shields LLC is a registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The original predecessor to the firm, MacKay-Shields Economics, was founded in 1938 as an economic consulting firm and it became MacKay Shields Financial Corp. (MSFC) in 1969. In 1984, MSFC was purchased by New York Life Insurance Co. (NYLIC). NYLIC established New York Life Investment Management Holdings LLC (NYLIM Holdings) in 1999 and transferred ownership of MSFC to NYLIM Holdings. In 1999, MSFC was converted to MacKay Shields LLC. The ownership, control and management of MacKay Shields did not change as a result of this conversion. The firm is wholly owned by NYLIM Holdings, which is wholly-owned by NYLIC. MacKay Shields provides discretionary investment management services primarily to institutional clients. The firm is a signatory of the United Nation Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI).

Cowen & Co. LLC is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Cowen Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by The Toronto-Dominion Bank (TSE: TD) in Canada. Cowen & Co. offers industry-focused investment banking for growth-oriented companies, domain knowledge-driven research and a sales and trading platform for institutional investors. Their institutional sales and trading business serves both equity and fixed-income clients. Sales and trading execution platform is structured around the following key verticals: (1) healthcare (2) technology, telecommunications and media (TMT) (3) REITs and financials (4) aerospace and defense (5) consumer and (6) alternative energy.

Templeton Investment Counsel LLC (TIC) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The firm was founded in 2000 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Templeton Worldwide, Inc., ultimately held by Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE: BEN). TIC provides investment advisory and portfolio management services to US and non-US registered funds, and unregistered funds, as well as separate accounts for institutional and high net-worth clients.

Invesco Advisers, Inc. is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. They are a subsidiary of Invesco Group Services, Inc., ultimately held by Invesco Ltd. (NYSE: IVZ). The firm was founded in 1986 and previously known as Invesco Institutional NA, Inc. until April 2010 when Invesco Ltd. consolidated the businesses of their US investment advisors (Invesco AIM Advisors, Inc., Invesco AIM Capital Management, Inc., Invesco AIM Private Asset Management, Inc. and Invesco Global Asset Management NA, Inc.) under the name Invesco Advisers, Inc. They provide discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to individuals, institutional and high net-worth clients through separate accounts, wrap fee programs and US registered investment companies and other Commingled Funds.

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.

University of Southern California is a private research university that mainly offers undergraduate, graduate & other higher education. The university was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

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.

SSgA Funds Management, Inc. (SSgA FM) is a registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1978 and is a subsidiary of State Street Global Advisors, Inc., ultimately held by State Street Corp. (NYSE: STT). SSgA FM provides investment advisory services to US investment companies and certain pooled investment vehicles.

FMR LLC engages in the provision of financial and investment services. It offers financial planning and advice, wealth management, retirement plans, trading and brokerage services, and investment products. The company was founded by Edward C. Johnson II in 1946 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Morgan Stanley Investment Management, Inc. (MSIM) is an investment management firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1975 and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS). MSIM provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management services and products to institutional clients and individual investors. The firm also advises clients as to the appropriate allocation of assets among multiple separate accounts and/or investment companies or other pooled vehicles that the firm advises.

Companyon Ventures Management LLC (Companyon Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Thomas John Lazay and Parthib Srivasthsan. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

AllianceBernstein LP (AB) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. Founded in 2000, the firm is owned by Equitable Financial Life Insurance Co., ultimately held by Equitable Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: EQH). AB provides investment advice to investment companies, pension and profit-sharing plans, banks and thrift institutions, trusts, estates, government agencies, charitable organizations, individuals, corporations and other business entities.

Part of Deutsche Bank AG, Bankers Trust & Co. is a company that provides trust services. The company is based in New York, NY.

Founded in 1928, George K. Baum & Co. is a broker/dealer headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri. The firm provides a full array of trading and execution services for their clients. They do not provide any internal research

doNext SpA provides portfolio and asset management services. It offers securitization solutions for performing and non-performing portfolios including payment monitoring, handling of collection of assigned loans, and assisting in the establishment of special purpose vehicles. The company was founded in 1891 and is headquartered in Rome, Italy.

Intercontinental Real Estate Corp. is an active manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Founded in 2009 by Michael Benoit, Makaira Venture Partners LLC is a venture capital firm located in Stoughton, Massachusetts

Cardiosolutions, Inc. develops and manufactures medical devices. It focuses on a novel percutaneous alternative to open heart surgery to solve the problem of mitral regurgitation. The firm offers Dexterity Steerable Introducer, a multi-use tool that enables physicians to access regions of the cardiac anatomy, which are difficult to reach, including the left side of the heart; and Percu – Pro System for reducing the degree of mitral regurgitation in patients with either functional or degenerative valve disease. The company was founded by Steven J. Tallarida in 2006 and is headquartered in West Bridgewater, MA.

Saphena Medical, Inc. engages in the innovation and design of medical products. It offer Venapax an endoscopic vessel harvesting technology provides endoscopic vein harvesting solutions. The company was founded by Michael J. Glennon on March 6, 2014 and is headquartered in West Bridgewater, MA.

Arthrosurface, Inc. engage sin the design and distribution of orthopedic devices for joint preservation, restoration, and resurfacing. It offers HemiCAP system that can be use to treat a variety of joint conditions caused by trauma, injury, and disease. The company was founded by Steven W. Ek, Andrea Patisteas, and Steven J. Tallarida in 2002 and is headquartered in Franklin, MA.

Allianz Global Investors U.S. LLC (AllianzGI US) is an investment advisory firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2001 as Allianz Global Investors Capital LLC. In 2022, Voya Investment Management Co. LLC, which is ultimately owned by Voya Financial, Inc. (NYSE: VOYA), acquired the firm from Allianz SE (ETR: ALV). AllianzGI US provides portfolio management services to a variety of individual and institutional clients as well as certain Wrap Fee Programs.

Founded in 2007, TPH Asset Management LLC (TPHAM) is a hedge fund manager and registered investment advisor located in Houston, Texas. The firm is wholly-owned by Perella Weinberg Partners Group LP. TPHAM is an affiliate of Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co., an investment and merchant bank that focuses exclusively on energy with its headquarters in Houston, Texas, and offices in Denver, New York and London. TPHAM provides energy-focused investment strategies across the energy sector to a diverse set of institutional and individual clients.

Rochester Institute of Technology is a privately endowed, coeducational university with ten colleges emphasizing career education and experiential learning. It was founded in 1829 and is headquartered in Rochester, NY.

Spaulding & Slye Colliers provides real estate services. The company was founded in 1966 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Cardiac Science Corp. develops, manufactures, and markets Powerheart automated external defibrillators. Its offers power heart AED G5, G5 trainer, G3 plus, G3 Pro, G3 trainer, and rescue ready services. The company was founded in 1913 and is headquartered in Waukesha, WI.