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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.

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.

Carnegie Mellon University is an American school that operates as a college or university. It is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

WII Components, Inc. manufactures hardwood cabinet doors and engineered wood products. The firm makes hardwood and rigid thermo foil cabinet doors and cabinet components for both kitchen and bath through its subsidiaries. The company was founded in April 2003 and is headquartered in St. Cloud, MN.

Coastal Equities, Inc. is a private company based in Cincinnati, OH.

Lazard Middle Market LLC engages in financial advisory business. It specializes in strategic advice on mergers and acquisitions (M&A), restructuring, and capital raising. The firm’s M&A and Strategic Advisory service focuses on private equity and divestitures, privately-owned companies, corporate acquisitions and divestitures, and sale of public companies. Its Restructuring service consists of situation assessment, alternative assessment, and execution. The company was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

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.

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.

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.

University of Washington functions as a College/University. The company is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Bain & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It offers advisory services to the companies on their critical issues and opportunities: strategy, marketing, organization, operations, technology and mergers and acquisitions, across all industries and geographies. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

American Securities LLC (American Securities) is a private equity firm founded in 1994 by Michael Gerald Fisch and Charles D.Klein. The firm is headquartered in New York, United States.

Catterton Management Co. LLC (L Catterton) is a private equity subsidiary of L Catterton Management Ltd. founded in 1989. The firm is headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut.

Professional Service Industries, Inc. provides environmental, engineering, and testing services. Its services include geotechnical engineering, construction materials testing and engineering, facilities engineering and consulting, environmental consulting, asbestos management, and industrial hygiene. The company was founded in 1961 and is headquartered in Oakbrook Terrace, IL.

Peterson Partners LLC (Peterson Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1995 by Joel Peterson. The firm is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah.

The Gonzo Corp. specializes in household and consumer products. It specializes in cleaning and deodorizing products. It operates through the Gonzo brand. Its products include absorbing gels, liquid odor eliminators, stain remover, pet hair lifter, and odor eliminating beads. The company was founded on October 3, 1981 and is headquartered in Bellingham, WA.

NPC Restaurant Holdings LLC operates as a holding company with interest in restaurants. The company was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in Overland Park, KS.

Gulf Capital PJSC (Gulf Capital) is an independent private equity firm is founded in 2006 by Karim El-Solh. The firm is headquartered in Abu Dhabi.

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA provides commercial banking services. It offers investment banking, merchant services, and institutional asset management services. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

BTIG LLC is an institutional brokerage and fund services firm headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded in 2002 through the merger of Baypoint Trading LLC and Bass Trading LLC. They are a subsidiary of Condor Trading LP. BTIG offers institutional and corporate clients with personalized multi-asset class execution, expertise and insights worldwide across equities, equity derivatives, ETFs, fixed income, futures, commodities, foreign exchange, interest rates, credit, and convertible and preferred securities. The firm’s core capabilities include global sales, portfolio, electronic and outsource trading, transition management, investment banking, prime brokerage, capital introduction, corporate access, research and strategy, commission management and more.

Wolfe Research LLC is a FINRA-registered sell-side research firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Edward Wolfe in 2008 and is a subsidiary of Wolfe Holdco LLC. Wolfe Research provides bespoke research of various stocks in every major GIC sector for institutional clients. The firm has established a reputation for macro research underpinning coverage in Industrials, Utilities/Energy, Consumer/Retail, Financials/REITS, Healthcare and TMT.

Brown Advisory LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland. The firm is a subsidiary of Brown Advisory Management LLC and their ultimate parent is Brown Advisory, Inc. The firm was founded and launched in 1993 as an investment management division of Alex. Brown & Sons, a Baltimore-based investment bank founded in 1800. In 1998, they became independently owned through an employee-led buyout. Brown Advisory provides investment management services to individuals and institutions.

CVC Capital Partners Advisory (US), Inc. manages capital on behalf of some 300 institutional, governmental and private investors worldwide. The capital of their investors is committed for ten years or more to closed-end funds that they manage on their client's behalf. In their private equity business, they use these funds to acquire controlling or significant minority interests in European, Asian and North American companies. They buy companies in partnership with their management teams and assist in developing plans to create sustainable long term value. In their private debt business, CVC Cordatus uses its funds to invest in debt instruments issued principally by companies that are owned by private equity funds. The company was established in 1981 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

Belton Financial Holding SAE (Research) (Belton Research) is the research division of Belton Financial Holding SAE, a leading financial services provider and investment bank in the Middle East. The Belton group was established in 2002 and is headquartered in Cairo with offices in New York, Riyadh, Jeddah Dubai, Doha and Tripoli. The group's strategy centers on innovation and product differentiation. Belton Research is a leading provider of qualitative and quantitative information on the markets of the MENA region. Their researchers conduct company visits and meetings with business leaders, and participate in conferences worldwide. Belton Research provides company-level intelligence and sector analysis as well as market-specific and regional information, including news, bulletins, reviews, statistics, index, trend watch, technical table, strategic and thematic research. Their clients include institutions and high-net-worth individuals from the MENA countries, the US, Europe and East Asia.

Midnight Venture Partners LLC (Midnight Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2020 by Chris Aydam, Alex Bodney and Ryan Springer. The firm is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

Nephron Research LLC provides investment research. The private company is based in New York, NY.

Magnus Financial Group LLC (Magnus) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Michael Schwartz in 2017 and is wholly-owned by Magnus Financial Holdings LLC, which in turn is majority owned by Magnus Financial LLC. Magnus provides personalized financial counseling and discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to individuals and entities, which include but not limited to, family offices, trusts, estates, businesses and qualified retirement plan sponsors.

MicroVest Capital Management LLC (MicroVest Capital) is a private equity subsidiary of DAI Global LLC founded in 2003 by Gill Crawford and W. Bowman Cutter. The firm is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland.