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Massachusetts Financial Services Co., do-business-as MFS Investment Management (MFS), is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1924 and is a subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (US) Financial Services Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by Sun Life Financial, Inc. (TSE, NYSE: SLF) in Canada. The firm provides investment advisory and sub-advisory services to a range of institutional clients and pooled investment vehicles. MFS is a responsible investor and signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI).

AEA Investors LP (AEA Investors) is a private equity firm founded in 1968 by Rockefeller, Mellon & Harriman family interests and S.G. Warburg & Co, a subsidiary of AEA Holdings LLC. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Charlesbank Capital Partners LLC (Charlesbank Capital Partners) is a private equity firm co-founded in 1997 by Michael Eisenson, Kim Davis, Tim Palmer, Michael Thonis, Mark Rosen and Brandon White. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Founded in 1997, Choate Investment Advisors LLC is a registered investment advisor located in Boston. The firm is a subsidiary of Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP. They provide comprehensive, integrated wealth management services primarily to high net-worth individuals.

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.

Champlain Investment Partners LLC (CIP) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Burlington, Vermont. The firm was founded by Scott Brayman, Judith O’Connell, Wendy Nunez, and Mary Michel in 2004. They are a subsidiary of CIP Management Holdings LP. CIP provides investment advice to investment companies, pooled investment vehicles, corporate and public pension plans, health care and religious organizations, endowments and foundations, Taft-Harley plans, colleges and universities, family offices, private banks and corporations and other businesses.

Berenberg Capital Markets LLC (BCM) is a broker-dealer firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2011 and is a subsidiary of Berenberg Americas LLC, ultimately held by Joh. Berenberg, Gossler & Co. KG in Germany. BCM provides equity execution services to institutional and corporate clients.

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.

Polaris Partners is an Independent Venture Capital firm founded in 1996 by Stephen D. Arnold, Jonathan A. Flint and Terrance G. McGuire. Polaris Partners is headquartered in Waltham.

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.

Audax Private Equity (Audax Private Equity) is a private equity subsidiary of 101 Huntington Holdings LLC founded in 1999 by Geoff S. Rehnert and Marc B. Wolpow. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts and additional office in San Francisco, California.

AIP LLC (American Industrial Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1989. The firm is headquartered in New York City, New York.

Palladium Equity Partners Advisor LLC is a Private Equity firm founded in 1997 by Marcos A. Rodriguez and Robert J. Lanigan. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Leerink Partners LLC is a full-service brokerage and investment banking firm headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded by Jeffrey Leerink in 1995 and formerly known as SVB Securities LLC. They rebranded as Leerink Partners in 2023. The firm is a subsidiary of SVB Securities LLC. Leerink Partners provides institutional sales, equity research, institutional trading, and corporate finance and asset management services to the healthcare and technology industries. They offer superior execution capabilities in common stock, convertibles and derivatives with a singular focus on healthcare and a knowledge-led approach.

Altaris Capital Partners LLC (Altaris Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded by George Aitken-Davies and Daniel Tully in 2003. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Court Square Capital Partners LP (Court Square Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1968. The firm is headquartered in New York.

EEF Partners LLC (EEF Partners) is a private equity subsidiary of Enhanced Capital Partners LLC founded in 2005 by Malcolm T. Kostuchenko and Andy M. Paul. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Barclays Bank Plc provides corporate banking services. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Consumer Edge Research LLC, dba Consumer Edge (CE), is an equity research holding firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Bill Pecoriello in 2009. They offer consumer data solutions for everyone from public and private investors to corporate decision makers and strategists. CE focuses on the global consumer sector such as the beverages, food, cosmetics, household/personal care and tobacco industries. Data is gathered both from global syndicated sources as well as primary research surveys, channel checks and other proprietary data collection.

Evercore Group LLC is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1995 and is a subsidiary of Evercore BD Investco LLC, which is owned by Evercore, Inc. (NYSE: EVR). Evercore Group delivers equity research and equity sales and agency trading execution, in addition to providing wealth and investment management services to high net worth and institutional investors.

Boston Global Ventures LLC (Boston Global Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded by Vivjan Myrto, Brendan Kohler, and John Murphy in 2013. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Copley Equity Partners LLC (Copley Equity Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2012 by Peter Trovato, Andrew J. Miller and Robert T. Hale. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Part of Wasserman Media Group LLC, Streak Media LLC operates an online newsletter of campus. The company is based in Boston, MA. The company was founded by Michael Nardella. Streak Media was acquired by Campus Entertainment LLC, part of Wasserman Media Group LLC from April 06, 2021 on February 12, 2015.

SVB Leerink Capital LLC operates as a private capital firm. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Gary Goldberg Planning Services LLC (GGPS) is an investment management firm headquartered in Locust Valley, New York. The firm was founded by Gary Goldberg in 2014 as Bruderman Asset Management LLC. They are a wholly owned subsidiary of Bruderman & Co. LLC. GGPS provides investment advisory services to mass affluent, affluent, and high net-worth individuals and families.

SSC Venture Managers LLC (SSC Venture) is a venture capital firm founded in 2014. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

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).

BofA Securities, Inc. is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of NB Holdings Corp., ultimately held by Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC). Headquartered in New York, the firm was founded in 2015 and offers trade execution, trading or brokerage services to institutional clients.

Mass General Brigham, Inc. (Investment Management) (Mass General Brigham-IM) is the investment management division of Mass General Brigham, Inc., a non-profit, integrated healthcare system headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. Mass General Brigham-IM manages the investment portfolio of insurance clients.

Mill Point Capital LLC (Mill Point Capital) is private equity firm founded in 2013 by Michael Duran. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Northlane Capital Partners LLC (Northlane Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2014 by Justin Dufour, Sean Eagle, Eugene Krichevsky and David Steinglass. The firm is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland.

Tilia Holdings LLC (Tilia Holdings) is a private equity firm founded in 2017 by Johannes P. Burlin and Eric Christian Larson. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Regal Healthcare Capital Management LLC (Regal Healthcare Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2018 by Jon Santemma and David Kim. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Enhanced Healthcare Partners (Enhanced Healthcare Partners) is a private equity firm subsidiary of Enhanced Management Co., founded in 2005 by Andy M. Paul. The firm is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah with additional office in Santa Monica, California.

Growth Catalyst Partners LLC (Growth Catalyst Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2015 by Jim Tenbroek and Scott Peters. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Exeter Capital (Exeter Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2019 by Steven J. Collins, Christopher J. Doubrava, Julia Adam and Steven M. Tadler. The firm is headquartered in Massachusetts, Boston.

Equality Asset Management LP is a private equity firm founded in 2018 by Jeff Del Papa, Tara Ciongoli and Tom Roberts. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital (Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital) is a private equity firm, a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Investment Management Merchant Banking founded in 1986. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.