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Cargill, Inc. engages in the provision of food, agricultural, financial, and industrial products and services. It specializes in food service, agriculture, meat and poultry, transportation, pharmaceutical ingredients, and beauty products. The company was founded by William Wallace Cargill in 1865 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Bear Stearns Asset Management Inc (Bear Stearns) is a Private Equity/Venture Capital firm, a subsidiary of The Bear Stearns Cos LLC founded in 1985. The firm is headquartered in the US.

D. E. Shaw & Co. LP (DESCO) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1992 by David Elliot Shaw. DESCO serves as the managing member, manager and/or investment advisor of certain entities in the D. E. Shaw Group and provides investment advice to several affiliated hedge funds and other entities. The investor base of the funds includes institutional investors and other highly sophisticated, high-net worth participants.

UBS Securities LLC is an investment bank and registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 as UBS Warburg LLC. They are a subsidiary of UBS Americas Holding LLC, ultimately held by UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG, NYSE: UBS) in Switzerland. UBS Securities is a primary dealer in US Government securities and provides a full range of investment banking services which includes corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, trading and sales, fixed-income, equity research, private banking, underwriting and prime brokerage operations. The firm also provides advisory services and access to capital markets for corporate, institutional, intermediary and alternative asset management clients.

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

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.

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.

Susquehanna International Group LLP engages in the provision of investment and other financial services. It offers institutional brokerage, trading, research, and market making services for equities. The company was founded by Lon Taylor and Gordon Apple in 1987 and is headquartered in Bala Cynwyd, PA.

Fitch Ratings, Inc. is a global rating agency and investment research firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by John Knowles in 1913 as Fitch Publishing Co. They are a subsidiary of Fitch Group, Inc., ultimately owned by The Hearst Family Trust. Fitch Ratings seeks to provide independent and prospective credit opinions, research and data to the world's credit markets. Their approach is based on a foundation of local market experience that covers capital markets in over 150 countries. The firm's ratings analysis and rating decisions are based on established criteria, methodologies and ratings definitions which they apply in a consistent manner. Fitch Ratings provides coverage of the following markets: Economics, Banks, Insurance, Sovereigns, Corporates, Structured Finance, Public Finance – International, Public Finance – US, Infrastructure & Project, and Finance.

Alpha Asset Management A.E.D.A.K (AAM) is an asset management firm headquartered in Athens, Greece. The firm was founded in 1989 and is owned by Alpha Services & Holdings SA (ATH: ALPHA). AAM manages mutual funds and portfolios of private and institutional investors.

Part of PFM Group, Inc., Public Financial Management, Inc. is a financial services company based in Philadelphia, PA. Public Financial Management is a team of dedicated financial professionals who help their clients plan for their future. The CEO of the company is JoAnne Carter.

Part of S & P Global, Inc., Portfolio Management Data LLC is an American company that provides bank loan analytical, pricing, and performance data. The company was founded by Steve Miller. Portfolio Management Data was acquired by Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC on May 03, 2000.

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

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

Hemscott, Inc. is a financial data publisher that provides the business information of financial institutions, public corporations, business websites and financial data redistributors. They provide clients with data quality, timely information and flexible licensing partnerships. The company is part of the Hemscott group of companies which was formed in 2003 from Media General Financial Services. It collects and supplies fundamental data about UK and Irish listed companies and about UK company directors. The company’s data products include annual and quarterly financial information, pricing histories, stock tables, earning estimates, compensation and historical index levels. It is located in Bethesda, MD.

Standard & Poor's Investment Advisory Services (UK) Ltd. is the Great Britain-based financial research subsidiary of S&P Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPGI) in the US. Formerly known as McGraw-Hill Financial Research Europe Ltd., established in 1994 as Standard & Poor's LLC, the firm is located in London.

Aegean Baltic Bank SA is an international commercial bank. The private company is based in Maroussi, Greece.

Management CV, Inc. is a research firm located in Bethesda, Maryland, founded in 2007. The firm provides clear, unbiased information about the CEOs and other senior executives that run major public companies. Clients include equity investors and commercial lenders. Their research centers on the executives' prior track records, current performance relative to direct competitors in the industry and diligence on any important issues that might affect executive performance and motivation. They do not select stocks or predict stock market movement. They do analyze relative performance versus industry competitors.

Accounting Research & Analytics LLC, do-business-as Center for Financial Research & Analysis (CFRA), is an investment research firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1994 and is a subsidiary of CFRA Research, Inc. CFRA provides independent and actionable research and analytics to their global subscribers to improve their investment and business decisions. The firm’s services also include forensic accounting research and analytics that identifies public companies with deteriorating earnings quality; and fundamental research and commentary focused on stocks, ETFs, mutual funds, sectors and industries.

Macquarie Bank provides investment banking and financial services. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

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

IHS Markit Group Holdings Ltd. operates as an investment holding company. The company was founded on May 9, 2007 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Fulcrum Financial Data LLC provides research, news, and data analytics to the financial and credit information sectors. It offers financial news brands including Covenant Review, LevFin Insights, CapitalStructure and PacerMonitor. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Tribeca Early Stage Partners (Tribeca ESP) is a venture capital firm founded in 2014 by Michael Rushmore. The firm is headquartered in New York.

OptionMetrics LLC provides options databases and analytics. The firm?s data products include ivyDB, OptiGraph, and Signed Volume. The company was founded by David J. Hait in 1999 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Black Mountain Systems LLC is a software company, which engages in the development of solutions for data aggregation, process management, and business reporting. Its solutions include loans, private debt, commercial banks, fixed income, alternative assets, funds of funds, insurance investment management, and enterprise solutions. The company was founded by Kevin MacDonald and Wayne Elpus in 2007 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

ABN AMRO Bank NV (Greece) provides insurance services. The private company is based in Athens, Greece.