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Barclays Capital, Inc. is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1997 and is a subsidiary of Barclays Group US, Inc., ultimately owned by Barclays plc (LON: BARC) in Great Britain. Barclays Capital provides large corporate, government and institutional clients a full spectrum of prime brokerage services which includes equities and fixed income financing, OTC Clearing, Futures and Foreign Exchange Prime Brokerage and access to industry insights and analytics from their Strategic Consulting team.

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.

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.

Portfolio Advisors LLC (Portfolio Advisors) is a private equity firm founded in 1994. The firm is headquartered in Darien, Connecticut with additional offices in Dallas, London, Zurich, Hong Kong and Singapore.

Pomona Management Co., Inc. (Pomona Capital) is a private equity subsidiary of Voya Pomona Holdings LLC founded in 1994 by Michael D. Granoff. The firm is headquartered in New York.

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).

Guggenheim Securities LLC is a SEC-registered broker-dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1999 and is a subsidiary of Links Holdings LLC, ultimately held by Guggenheim Partners LLC. Guggenheim Securities’ specializations include the sales and trading of fixed-income securities and sophisticated structured products. The firm offers in-depth analysis and expert execution of trading opportunities to large institutional investors and asset originators. They offer sales and trading services relating to a wide range of instruments.

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. (Broker) (CGMI-Broker) is the broker/dealer division of Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., an investment bank headquartered in New York City with additional offices across the US. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Citigroup Financial Products, Inc., ultimately held by Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C). CGMI-Broker covers all market capitalizations of the major global indices and provides macro and quantitative analysis of global markets and sector trends. Their core focus of the group is to help investing clients make informed decisions by providing value-added, independent, insightful analysis.

Credit Agricole Securities (USA), Inc. (Credit Agricole Securities USA) is a full service broker-dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2004 and formerly known as Calyon Securities USA, Inc. and Credit Lyonnais Securities, Inc. They are a subsidiary of Crédit Agricole Global Partners, Inc., which is owned by Rue la Boétie SAS’s Credit Agricole SA (EPA: ACA) in France. Credit Agricole Securities USA provides investors’ customized solutions to ensure they achieve their execution objectives in the tradition of service excellence and product innovation.

Cigna Holding Co. engages in the provision of medical, dental, disability, life and accident insurance, and related products and services to businesses, governmental and non-governmental organizations, and individuals, through its subsidiaries. The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Bloomfield, CT.

Prudential Retirement provides retirement plan solutions for public, private and non-profit organizations. It also offers services like record keeping, administration, investment management, comprehensive employee investment education and communications. The company is located in Hartford, CT.

SKY Harbor Capital Management LLC (SKY Harbor) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut. The firm was co-founded by Hannah Strasser and Anne Yobage in 2011. They are a subsidiary of SKY Harbor Capital Holdings LLC, ultimately owned by ECN Kessler Holdco LLC. SKY Harbor exclusively focused on the management of portfolios and funds of high yield bonds and leveraged loans for global institutional investors and private wealth advisors. SKY Harbor is a signatory of the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) and a participant in the UN Global Compact.

GE Commercial Finance, Inc. provides commercial lending, financing and leasing services. It offers healthcare, manufacturing, fleet management, communications, construction, energy, aviation, infrastructure and equipment services. The company is headquartered in Norwalk, CT.

Contrarian Capital Management LLC (Contrarian) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut. The firm was founded in 1995 by Jon Bauer, Janice Stanton and Gil Tenzer. Contrarian provides advisory services on a discretionary basis to institutional investors and pooled investment vehicles.

Conning, Inc., do-business-as Conning Asset Management, is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Hartford, Connecticut. They are a subsidiary of Conning & Co., which is ultimately owned by Cathay Life Insurance Co., Ltd. in Taiwan. Conning manages fixed income and equity investments on behalf of institutional, insurance and pension clients.

AssetMark, Inc. is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Concord, California. The firm was founded in 1985 as Genworth Financial Asset Management. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of AssetMark Financial Holdings, Inc., which is owned by Huatai International Investment Holdings Ltd. in Hong Kong. AssetMark provides various investment supervisory services to registered investment companies and a variety of clients, which include but not limited to individuals, investment companies, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, partnerships, trusts, insurance companies and other investment managers.

Brookfield Public Securities Group LLC (PSG) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1989 and is a subsidiary of Brookfield Public Securities Group Holdings LLC, ultimately held by Brookfield Corp. (NYSE, TSE: BN), a Toronto-based global asset manager that focuses on investments in property, renewable power and infrastructure. PSG provides investment advisory services on a discretionary and non-discretionary basis to financial institutions, public and private pension plans, insurance companies, endowments and foundations, sovereign wealth funds, retail investors, high net-worth investors and institutional SMAs, UCITS, investment companies and private funds.

Suffolk Technologies LLC (Suffolk Technologies) is a venture capital subsidiary of Suffolk Construction Co, Inc founded in 2019 by Wan Li Zhu and Jit Kee Chin. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

GE India provides business financing services. The firm provides finance to the healthcare, industrial division, and infrastructure sectors. GE India was founded in 1902 and is headquartered in Bangalore, India.

Altrinsic Global Advisors LLC (Altrinsic) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut. The firm was founded by John D. Hock in 2000. Altrinsic offers investment advisory services to corporate pension funds, public pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, privately offered pooled investment vehicles, foundations, endowments, investment companies, sub-advisory clients, high-net-worth investors, and other business entities.

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.

The Vanguard Group, Inc. (VGI) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Malvern, Pennsylvania. The firm was founded in 1975 by John Bogle. In 1976, they introduced the first indexed mutual fund, the First Index Investment Trust (now known as the Vanguard 500 Index Fund), to individual investors. VGI provides investment advisory services to Vanguard family of funds and Vanguard's non-US clients, which are comprised of funds established as trusts under the laws of the Province of Ontario in Canada and separate account clients of Vanguard's international subsidiaries.

SSgA Funds Management, Inc. (SSgA FM) is a SEC-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.

Fordham University provides college and university. It offers undergraduate colleges and graduate & professional schools. The company was founded in 1841 and is headquartered in Bronx, NY.

Part of The Hearst Family Trust, Fitch Investor Service LP is an American company that provides credit ratings. Fitch Investor Service was acquired by F. Marc de Lacharrière (Fimalac) SE from Van Kampen Group on October 16, 1997 for $175 million.

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.

Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors LP (Kayne Anderson) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and alternative investment management firm headquartered in Los Angeles, California. Formerly known as Kaim Non Traditional LP, the firm was founded in 1984 by Richard Kayne and John Anderson. They are owned by Richard Kayne through his majority ownership of Kayne Anderson Investment Management, Inc. Kayne Anderson provides investment supervisory services through privately offered pooled investment vehicles, and to a lesser extent, through separate accounts and mutual funds.