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Sands Capital Management LLC (Sands Capital) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Arlington, Virginia. The firm was founded in 1992 by Frank Sands and is majority owned by Sands Capital Management LP. Sands Capital provides investment management services to both US and non-US clients who may have taxable or tax-exempt status. These institutional and high net worth clients, banking or thrift institutions, investment companies and pooled investment vehicles, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, state and municipal government entities, sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions, corporations, non-US pension funds and superannuation funds.

Ernst & Young LLP engages in the provision of accounting, assurance, tax, transaction, and advisory services. It specializes in the actuarial, analytics and big data, cyber security, accounting compliance and reporting, center for board matters, international financial reporting standards, country tax advisory, global trade, tax accounting, and climate change and sustainability. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

MIS Training Institute, Inc. engages in the provision of audit, information technology audit, and information security training services. The company was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Southborough, MA.

American Capital Asset Management LLC (American Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 1986 by Malon Wilkus. The firm is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland.

Navint Partners LLC provides consulting and enterprise information technology transformation services. It offers technology selection and deployment, change management leadership, project management, process optimization, business intelligence, outsourcing advisory, project turnarounds, supply chain management, and other services. The company was founded by Mark Vaughn and Robert Sullivan in 2010 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

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.

Celltrak Technologies, Inc. provides software-as-a-service based mobile solutions. It offers services to home healthcare, hospice and private duty markets in the United States and Canada. The firm offers CellTrak visit manager platform that enables users to automate workflow, improve compliance and reduce operating costs. It also provides homecare technology platform and data management solutions, which include care plan management, global position systems (GPS) and directions, time and attendance, travel time and mileage, supply management, IVR and telephony, alerting and messaging, scheduling, location based services management, nurse care, wound care and disease care modules. The company was founded by Andrew M. Kaboff and Steven A. Wegner in 2006 and is headquartered in Schaumburg, IL.

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.

Associated Luxury Hotels International Holdings LLC provides marketing and sales services for hotels. The company was founded by John Metcalfe in 1986 is headquartered in Orlando, FL.

Bluearc Capital Partners LLC (Bluearc Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2005 by Ronald Jr Zazworsky. The firm is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

Moody's Investors Service, Inc. is a credit rating and investment research firm headquartered in New York City. They are a subsidiary of Moody's Corp. (NYSE: MCO). The firm performs international financial research and analysis on commercial and government entities and provides a variety of analytic tools for assessing credit risk. Their clients include creditors, investment banks and commercial banks.

Saratoga Investment Advisors LLC (Saratoga Investment Advisors) is a private equity subsidiary of Saratoga Partners Group founded in 2007 by Chris L. Oberbeck. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Gladstone Management Corp (Gladstone management) is a private equity subsidiary of Gladstone Holding Corp founded in 2001 by David J. The firm is headquartered in McLean, Virginia.

Sass Labs, Inc. engages in developing an artificial intelligence (AI) recruiting platform. Its platform AllyO utilizes deeply conversational AI to fully automate an end-to-end recruiting workflow by engaging via texting over mobile and web. The company was founded by Sahil Sahni and Ankit Somani in 2016 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

Blue Collective LLC (Blue Collective) is a private equity and venture capital firm founded in 2010 by JJ Kasper and Brian K. Stafford. The firm is headquartered in Brooklyn, New York.

Knotel, Inc. engages in the provision of workspace properties on rent for companies. It offers desks, open and private spaces, service floors, and buildings. The company was founded by Amol R. Sarva and Edward Shenderovich in 2015 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Stealth Co. develops computer software applications. The company was founded by Faris Ali Mohiuddin and Prashanth Viswanathan and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. (MLPFS) is a global investment banking firm, SEC-registered investment advisor, broker-dealer, and futures commission merchant headquartered in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of BAC North America Holding Co., ultimately held by Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC). MLPFS provide investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, banks, insurance companies, thrift institutions, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations and other types of business.

Data.World, Inc. engages in data analytics and collaboration platform. It helps people who work with data solve problems by creating new ways to discover, prepare, and collaborate. The company was founded by Matt Laessig, Jon Loyens, Brett A. Hurt, and Bryon Jacob and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Palladium Partners LLC is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Norfolk, Virginia. The firm was founded in 2008 by Katherine Willis and they do business as Palladium Registered Investment Advisors. Palladium Partners provides discretionary portfolio management services to individuals, high net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, 401K plans, corporate pension and profit-sharing plans, Taft-Hartley plans, charitable institutions, foundations, endowments, corporations and other businesses.

NoMad Data, Inc. is a data relationship management and discovery platform. The company is based in New York, NY. Recently, the company announced the closing of a $3.20 million seed funding round, led by Struck Capital. The company was founded in 2020 by Brad Schneider. Brad Schneider has been the CEO since 2020.

TripleBlind, Inc. provides data privacy and virtual clean room solutions. Its technology offers load content as is, leak proof operations, IP protection, digital rights management and auditability, discoverability, and granularity. The company was founded by Riddhiman Das and Greg Storm and is headquartered in Kansas City, MO.

Part of McKinsey & Co., Inc., McKinsey & Company Holdings Ltd. is a consulting firm that partners with leaders on strategy, innovating to net zero, leading with tech, and building capabilities for a sustainable, inclusive, growing future. The company is based in London, UK. The British company specializes in Consumer Packaged Goods and has conducted research, articles, and reports on the changes that matter most for the challenges and opportunities ahead. The company was founded in 2011 by Brian K. Stafford.

Part of ACT Commodities Group BV, Green Project Technologies, Inc. is a SaaS climate and ESG data management platform. The company is based in New York, NY. Green Project Technologies offers three primary market segments: helping private equity firms track the emissions of their portfolio companies, enabling companies to track the emissions of their vendors and supply chain, and allowing eco-minded organizations to align their sustainability values with rigorous data reporting efforts. The company's mission is to decarbonize the private markets. Green Project Technologies was founded in 2020 by Samuel Stark, who has been the CEO since 2020. Green Project Technologies was acquired by ACT Commodities Group BV on April 17, 2023.

The Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Inc. is an independent organization that focuses on restoring and protecting the Chesapeake Bay and its tributary rivers. It was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Annapolis, MD.

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

Baltimore Angels LLC (Baltimore Angles) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Gregory Cangialosi and David Troy. The firm is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland.

Sandbox Family Communication, Inc. is a company that simplifies military life by providing services such as basic training preparation, letter sending, and travel booking. The company is based in Arlington, VA. The company prioritizes security and is dedicated to safeguarding the privacy of its users and their recipients. The CEO of the company is Sam Meek.