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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.

SouthernSun Asset Management LLC (SouthernSun) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee. The firm was founded by Michael Cook in 1989 as Michael W. Cook Asset Management, Inc. SouthernSun primarily provides portfolio management services to high net-worth individuals, corporate pension and profit-sharing plans, Taft-Hartley plans, public pension plans, charitable institutions, foundations, endowments, municipalities, pooled investment funds, registered mutual funds, trusts, banks, and other US and international institutions.

Regions Investment Management, Inc. (RIM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama. The firm was founded in 1971 as Morgan Asset Management, Inc. In 2016, they became a wholly owned subsidiary of Regions Bank, which is another wholly owned subsidiary of Regions Financial Corp. (NYSE: RF). RIM provides model strategies and provides portfolio management to Regions Wealth Management (RWM), a business unit of Regions Bank, for use by RWM with their clients.

Truist Securities, Inc. is a registered broker-dealer headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The firm was founded in 1894 as SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. In 2020, the firm was renamed following the integration of SunTrust Robinson Humphrey and BB&T Capital Markets. The firm is a subsidiary of Truist Financial Corp. (NYSE: TFC) and is an active market maker in equity and fixed-income products. Truist Securities delivers a comprehensive range of strategic advisory, capital raising, risk management, and financing solutions, as well as a dynamic suite of sales, trading, and research services in both fixed-income and equity. Their strategies are carefully tailored to meet the needs and vision of their clients.

Concourse Financial Group Securities, Inc., dba Concourse Financial Group Advisors (Concourse), is a dually-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama. The firm was founded in 1985 and formerly known as Protective Equity Services, Inc. and as ProEquities, Inc. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of Protective Life Corp., which in wholly owned by Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc. (TSE: 8750) in Japan. Concourse serves as the sponsor of, and in some cases as a portfolio manager for, wrap fee investment programs.

Ortho Kinematics, Inc. operates a diagnostic company focused on spinal activities. It offers services such as identifying the anatomic cause of pain and diagnoses possible leads and treatments. The company was founded by Adam Deitz in 2006 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Roark Capital Group, Inc. (Roark Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2001 by Neil K. Aronson. The firm is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

Tata Teleservices Ltd. provides telecommunications services. It services include mobile services, wireless desktop phones, public booth telephony and wireline data services. The firm also provides Wi-Fi internet services, three-way conferencing and post-paid internet services. Tata Teleservices was founded by Ratan Naval Tata in 1996 and is headquartered in Mumbai, India.

The Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, is among the foremost of institutes of national importance in higher technological education and in basic and applied research. The Institute, with nearly 360 faculty, 4000 students, 1250 administrative and supporting staff, is a self-contained campus and is located in a beautiful, wooded land of about 250 hectares in South Madras

Five Stones Research Corp. provides engineering and technical consulting services. Its services include advisory and assistance services, engineering, integration and testing capabilities to successfully develop, test, validate and secure system, platform and network constructs. The company was founded by Joni R. Green and Anthony E. Green in 2006 and is headquartered in Brownsboro, AL.

Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Inc. is a non-profit organization which organizes and products theatrical performances and educational and outreach programs. It offers theatre in the Mind Lecture series, ASF venue rentals, summer camps, acting academy, schoolfest, and travel packages. The organization was founded by Martin Platt in 1972 and is headquartered in Montgomery, AL.

The World Aquaculture Society, Inc. offers aquaculture systems technologies. It provides education and publishes books for aquacultures. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Baton Rouge, LA.

CSFC Management Co LLC (CapitalSpring) is a private equity firm founded in 2005 by Richard Fitzgerald and Christopher Unrath. The firm is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee.

Georgia Restaurant Association provides unified voice for food service and drinking places in the state of Georgia. The company was founded in 1906 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Detalus Advisors LLC (Detalus) is an independent registered investment advisor headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. The firm was founded by Steven Rull and Joseph Garea in 2001 as Hancock Investment Advisors LLC. They were formerly owned by Manchester Holdings, Inc. Detalus provides financial advisory services to individuals, families, businesses, and nonprofit organizations.

Kelman-Lazarov, Inc. (Kelman-Lazarov) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee. The firm was founded by Martin Kelman and Ronald Lazarov in 1979. Kelman-Lazarov offers financial planning and investment advisory services individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations.

HDH Advisors LLC is an American company that provides advisory services. The private company was formerly known as HH Advisors LLC and has expanded its operations. The company has offices in two locations, one of which is in Atlanta, GA.

Morgan Keegan & Co. LLC is a broker/dealer headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida. The firm was founded in 1969 and is a subsidiary of Raymond James Financial, Inc. (NYSE: RJF). Morgan Keegan & Co. provides securities brokerage services to various types of clients.

Shanghai Ark Biopharmaceutical Co., Ltd. engages in biopharmaceutical services. It is a biopharmaceutical company which focuses on the discovery and development of novel therapeutics addressing unmet medical needs in respiratory and lung diseases. The firm’s product portfolio covering full disease cycle and patient segmentations, its drug candidates addresses a spectrum of acute and chronic respiratory and lung diseases. The company was founded by Jim Zhen WU and Wu Zheng Bo in April 2014 and is headquartered in Shanghai, China.

Sunburst Financial Group LLC (SFG) is an independent, SEC-registered investment adviser and wealth management firm headquartered in Vestavia Hills, Alabama. Founded in 2005, SFG provides investment advisory services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations and business entities.

Global Accelerator Network operates as a network of accelerators. The firm provides industry data and accelerator best practices, unparalleled networking opportunities, training, special perks, and ongoing support for its members and their entrepreneurs. The company was founded by Bradley A. Feld and David G. Cohen in 2010 and is headquartered in Boulder, CO.

Angel Investor Management Group LLC (AIM Group) is a venture capital firm founded in 2011 by Clay Corman and Jim Corman. The firm is headquartered in Opelika, Alabama.

Dev/Con Detect, Inc. develops fraud detection and protection software for the digital advertising industry. It specializes in AdTech security, digital revenue protection, patent protected fraud detection technology and cyber security solutions. The company was founded by Casey Hester, Margaret Louie and Josh Summitt in 2016 and is headquartered in Memphis, TN.

757 Angels (757 Angels) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by John Paris. The firm is headquartered in Virginia, United States.

TrueWealth Advisors LLC is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama. The firm was founded by Paul Marks in 2018. They offer investment advisory services to a wide variety of individual clients such as corporate executives, self-employed individuals, and a wide range of professionals.

Ferguson Ventures Inc (Ferguson Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of Ferguson Enterprises LLC founded in 2018. The firm is headquartered in Newport News, Virginia.

757 Accelerate, Inc. provides customized resources and capital to start-ups to help them grow.

PypeServer, Inc. develops software tool for pipes designing and fabrication. The company is headquartered in Federal Way, WA.

CodeCrew is a non-profit tech organization based in Memphis that provides practical, hands-on computer science education and training to youth and adults from underrepresented communities in tech. The American company's goal is to empower these individuals to become tech innovators and producers. Additionally, CodeCrew is an email marketing agency that prioritizes people, client growth, and social responsibility.

Collective Capital Ventures operates as an investment firm focusing on tech-enabled companies. Its self-directed venture capital process gives individual investors the building blocks to construct an automatically diversified portfolio of high-growth technology companies. The company was founded by Clay Corman and Jim Corman and is headquartered in Opelika, AL.

Cloverly, Inc. is a technology-based carbon credit marketplace that helps businesses and organizations go green by connecting them to the carbon market infrastructure. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Atlanta, GA. The company's sustainability-as-a-service API platform calculates the carbon footprint of a business or organization on a per transaction basis and matches the impact with the equivalent carbon offsets. Cloverly's API can be used to neutralize everyday activities like ecommerce deliveries, ridesharing, supply chain, flights, and more. Cloverly's mission is to enable every business to act on climate change effortlessly. The CEO is Jason Rubottom, and it has a team of experts covering sustainability, engineering, product, and business.