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Stephens, Inc. is a full-service investment bank and brokerage firm headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas. The firm was founded in 1933 and is a subsidiary of Susi Holdings, Inc., which is owned by Stephens Financial Services LLC. Stephens provides comprehensive securities sales and trading services, including customized solutions for clients in North America and abroad.

Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. (dba Schwab Asset Management®) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded in 1989 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Charles Schwab Corp. (NASDAQ: SCHW). Schwab Asset Management is the investment adviser for Schwab Funds, Schwab ETFs, and separately managed account strategies.

Avondale Partners LLC is an independent broker/dealer headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee with additional offices across the US. The firm was founded by Robert Shepherd and Philip Krebs in 2001. Avondale Partners provides financial advisory services as well as equity and fixed income underwriting and private placement services to public and private companies throughout the US, Canada and Europe. They focus on middle-market companies in the healthcare sector.

Founded in 1985, NatWest Markets Securities, Inc. is a financial services and brokerage firm headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut. The firm is a subsidiary of RBS Holdings USA, Inc. and their ultimate parent is the Royal Bank of Scotland Plc (LSE: RBS). The firm was formerly known as RBS Securities, Inc., RBS Greenwich Capital, and Greenwich Capital Markets, Inc. NatWest is an institutional fixed-income firm that provides a full range of debt capital markets services to both those seeking to raise capital and those seeking to invest it. The firm is an industry leader in the U.S. Treasury, agency and MBS markets and in providing real estate and asset-backed financing to their clients. NatWest also provides futures brokerage services and trade strategies to select clients.

Fidus Partners LLC provides merger and acquisition advisory and related services to private equity firms, corporations, and private business owners. It focuses in the areas of corporate advisory, financial sponsors, family and privately held businesses, and industry expertise. The company was founded by Edward P. Imbrogno, John H. Grigg, John J. Ross, II and Patrick C. Clark in 2005 and is headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

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.

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.

NatWest Markets Plc (Investment Management) (NWM-IM) is the investment management division of NatWest Markets Plc, a wholly-owned subsidiary of NatWest Group Plc (LON: NWG) in Great Britain. The firm was founded in 1984 and formerly known as The Royal Bank of Scotland Plc. Headquartered in London, NWM-IM offers debt financing, risk management and trading solutions to UK-connected high-net-worth individuals.

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.

GTCR LLC (GTCR) is a private equity firm founded in 1980 by Charlie Thomas. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Trivest Partners LP (Trivest Partners) is a private equity firm, a subsidiary of Trivest Partners Inc. founded in 1981 by Earl W. Powell. The firm is headquartered in Coral Gables, Florida.

Rose Paving LLC provides parking lot management solutions to commercial and industrial properties throughout the US. The company operates through specialized business units to offer parking lot management for specific regional situations and circumstances. Its services include asphalt patching and repair, asphalt resurfacing, lot marking, advanced seal coating, hot crack sealing, and storm sewer repair & installation. The company was founded in 1969 by Mike Rose and is headquartered in Bridgeview, IL.

Vanderbilt University Medical Center operates as a academic medical center. It provides patient care, research, and biomedical education services. The company is headquartered in Nashville, TN.

High Street Capital (High Street) is a private equity firm founded in 1997 by Joseph R. Katcha and Kent C. Haeger. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

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).

Main Street Capital Partners LLC(Main Street Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1990 by Vincent Foster. The firm is headquartered at Houston, Texas.

Salt Blockchain, Inc. provides asset-backed lending platform. Its platform allows holders of blockchain assets to leverage their holdings as collateral for cash loans. The firm provides investors with secure opportunity to lend against a high-growth asset class through a fully-collateralized debt vehicle. The company was founded by Shawn Owen in 2016 and is headquartered in Denever, CO.

The Carlyle Group LP (Global Private Equity) is a private equity firm founded in the year 1990 by William E. Conway, Jr. and Daniel A. D'Aniello. The firm is headquartered in Washington DC.

IMMvention Therapeutix, Inc. is an American biotechnology company that develops therapies. The company was founded by Jenny Ting and the CEO is Anil K. Goyal.

Altis Biosystems, Inc. operates as a biotechnology company. It develops patent-pending stem cell technology that recreates the human intestinal epithelium. The firm offers products such as RepliGut Planar and RepliGut Crypt. The company was founded by Michael Biron, Christopher Sims, Nancy Allbritton, Scott Magness and Yuli Wang and is headquarterd in Chapel Hill, NC.

ArrowMark Colorado Holdings LLC (ArrowMark) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Denver, Colorado. Formerly known as Arrowpoint Asset Management LLC, the firm was founded in 2007 by David Corkins, Karen Reidy, and Minyoung Sohn. They are owned by CF Shirtsleeves LLC. ArrowMark manage assets on behalf of a broad array of institutional clients and private wealth allocators across their investment strategies, along with the management of broadly syndicated and middle-market CLO Funds and customized separately managed accounts.

Veralox Therapeutics, Inc. develops small molecule therapeutics that treat the underlying pathologies of thrombosis and type 1 diabetes. The company was founded by Jeffrey W. Strovel, David J. Maloney and Matthew B. Boxer and is headquartered in Frederick, MD.

Hatteras Venture Partners (Hatteras Venture) is venture capital firm founded in 2000 by Clay B. Thorp and John Crumpler. The firm is headquartered in Durham, North Carolina.

Longjump Ventures (Longjump) is a venture capital firm founded in 2017 by Tim Grace. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Hunt Club, Inc. develops an online platform for recruiting professionals. The company was founded by Nikolas Cromydas and Sami Ahmed in 2015 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

New Coast Ventures LLC (New Coast Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2014 by Nikolas Cromydas and Scott Kacyn. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Pinnacle Contracting Services LLC is a concrete construction company founded in 2011. The private company is based in Summerfield, NC. The company specializes in residential and multi-family home construction and prides itself on being employee-centric and focused on growth. Pinnacle Contracting Services values a family-like team atmosphere both in the workplace and with customers.

Alternative Investment Management LLC (AIM13) is a private equity firm founded in 1999 by M Jonathan Harris. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Southern Design Concrete LLC provides residential and commercial concrete services. The company is based in Cumming, GA. The company was founded in 2017 by Karla Burel. Karla Burel has been the CEO since 2017.