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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.

T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. (Price Associates) is a registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland. The firm was founded by Thomas Rowe Price, Jr. in 1937. They are a subsidiary of the T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: TROW), which was formed in 2000 as the publicly traded parent holding company of Price Associates and their affiliated entities. Price Associates offers a variety of mutual funds, sub-advisory services and separate account management for individual and institutional investors, retirement plans and financial intermediaries.

Tudor Investment Corp. (TIC) is an independent, SEC-registered investment adviser and hedge fund manager headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut. The firm was founded in 1980 by Paul T. Jones, II. TIC provides discretionary investment advisory services to various hedge funds, private equity funds and managed accounts. Investors in these funds generally include high-net worth individuals and related entities, sovereign entities, pension funds, non-financial corporates, financial institutions, endowments and foundations, fund-of-fund vehicles and proprietary capital from current and former personnel.

ASB Capital Management, Inc. (ASBCM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland. The firm was founded in 1983 and is owned by Chevy Chase Trust Holdings LLC, ultimately owned by Chevy Chase Holdings LLC. ASBCM provides investment management services to qualified individual and institutional clients that include Taft-Hartley plans, pension and retirement programs, separate accounts, endowments and foundations, corporations and other types of accounts, and private investment vehicles.

Mark Asset Management LP (MAM) is an independent hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Morris Mark in 1985. MAM provides investment advisory services on a discretionary basis to its private funds. They also provide investment advisory services to separately managed domestic and foreign accounts for institutions and high net-worth individuals.

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. (DBSI) is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1971 and is a wholly-owned investment banking and brokerage arm of DB U.S. Financial Markets Holding Corp., ultimately held by Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE: DB, FRA: DBK) in Germany. DBSI provides securities brokerage and investment advisory services to domestic and international private clients and institutions. They are also a primary dealer in US government securities as designated by the Federal Reserve.

JPMorgan Securities LLC (JPMS) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1985 and is a subsidiary of JPMorgan Broker-Dealer Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by JPMorgan Chase & Co., Inc. (NYSE: JPM). JPMS provides research on fixed income, credit, derivatives, emerging markets, foreign exchange, structured finance, technical analysis and bond indices. Their equity analysts cover equities throughout North America, EMEA, Asia/Pacific and the emerging markets. The firm's fixed income team formulates trading and portfolio recommendations for investors in global bonds and other fixed-income markets based on valuations, analytics and market dynamics.

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.

Founded in 1999, Capital One Investing LLC is a broker/dealer located in Bellevue, Washington. The firm is a subsidiary of Capital One Financial Corp. (NYSE: COF) which acquired the firm from ING Group in 2012. Capital One Investing was formerly known as ShareBuilder Securities Corp. and as Capital One ShareBuilder, Inc. The firm offers brokerage services to long-term investors. They provide a full array of trading and execution services for their clients, but do not provide any internal research. Capital One Investing is a member FINRA/SIPC.

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.

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.

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.

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).

University of Miami (Florida) is a private research university with students from around the world that is focused on teaching and learning, the discovery of new knowledge, and service to the South Florida region and beyond. The university was founded in 1925 and it is headquartered in Coral Gables, FL.

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.

Francisco Partners Management LP (Francisco Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1999 by Benjamin Ball, Dipanjan Deb, Neil Garfinkel, Sanford Robertson and David Stanton. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco and London.

Backcast Partners LLC (Backcast Partners) is a private equity firm, a subsidiary of Backcast Partners Management LLC founded in 2016 by Edward Cerny and David Petrucco. The firm is headquartered in Millburn, New Jersey.

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.

Trian Fund Management LP, dba Trian Partners (Trian), is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2005 by Founding Partners, Nelson Peltz and Peter May. Trian provides discretionary investment advisory services to a variety of domestic and offshore private investment partnerships and other investment vehicles.

Founded in 2012 by Jamie Metzl and Vincent Mai, Cranemere LLC is a private equity firm located in New York City.

Twin Brook Capital Partners (Twin Brook Capital Partners) is a private equity subsidiary of Angelo, Gordon & Co. LP founded in 2014 by Trevor J. Clark and Chris G. Williams. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Bain Capital Life Sciences LP (Bain Capital Life Sciences) is a private equity subsidiary of Bain Capital Private Equity LP, ultimately held by Bain Capital Holdings LP, founded in 2016. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Graycliff Partners LP (Graycliff Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1991. The firm is headquartered in New York.

EpiVax, Inc. provides reengineering therapeutic proteins and design new vaccines. Its services include immunogenicity screening, immunogenicity testing, protein engineering and vaccine design and redesign. The company was founded by Anne S. De Groot in 1998 and is headquartered in Providence, RI.

JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings, Inc. provides asset management services. It serves institutional and individual investors, managing portfolios, and retirement plans for corporations, governments, and foundations. The company was founded on June 5, 2000 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

BDT Capital Partners LLC (BDT Capital Partners) is a private equity subsidiary of BDT & MSD Partners LLC founded in 2009 by Bryan Trott. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Kinderhook Industries LLC (Kinderhook Industries) is a private equity firm founded in 2003 by Christian Michalik. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Tengram Capital Partners LLC (Tengram Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2010 by William Sweedler and Matthew Eby. The firm is headquartered in Westport, Connecticut.

Kohlberg & Co. LLC (Kohlberg & Co) is a private equity firm founded in 1987 by James Andrew Kohlberg and Jerome S. Kohlberg. The firm is headquartered in Mount Kisco, New York.

Fort Washington Capital Partners LLC (FW Capital) is a private equity subsidiary of Fort Washington Investment Advisors, Inc. founded in 1999. The firm is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Farol Investment Advisers LP (Farol Investment Advisers) is a private equity firm founded in 2011 by Robert Azeke. The firm is headquartered in New York.

KarpReilly LLC (KarpReilly) is a private equity firm founded in 2006 by Alan Karp and Christopher Reilly. The firm is headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut.

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC provides a variety of capital raising, market making, advisory and brokerage services for governments, financial institutions, high-net-worth individuals, and corporate clients and affiliates. It is also a primary dealer in U.S. government securities and an underwriter, placement agent, and dealer for money market instruments, commercial paper, mortgage and other assetbacked securities, as well as a range of debt, equity and other convertible securities of corporations and other issuers. The company was founded on January 3, 2003 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Crowdcent is an American company that offers a machine learning platform for investment purposes. The private company's platform allows users to post new investment ideas, track their performance, and receive feedback from the CrowdCent AI and community. The company was founded by Jason Andrew Rosenfeld and Ryan Mahon, with Jason Andrew Rosenfeld serving as the CEO since incorporation.