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The K Fund (The K Fund) is a private equity firm founded in 2015. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

Context Capital Partners is founded in 2005 by Ron Biscardi. It is headquartered in Pennsylvania, US.

Context Summits LLC is a producer of events for the alternative asset management industry. It focuses on elevating the conference experience through a format. The company was founded by Ron Biscardi in 2013 and is headquartered in Hoboken, NJ.

Founded in 1981, Halcyon Event-Driven Management LP (HEDM) is a registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager located in New York City. Halcyon Capital Management LP is the sole limited partner of HEDM, and its general partner is Halcyon Event-Driven Management GP LLC.

Wells Fargo Securities LLC (WFS) is the broker/dealer subsidiary of EVEREN Capital Corp., ultimately owned by Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC). Headquartered in New York, WFS delivers a comprehensive suite of banking, capital markets and advisory solutions, such as a full complement of sales, trading and research capabilities, to corporate, government and institutional clients.

Founded in 2004 by Stephan Vermut, Aaron Vermut and Charles Brama, Merlin Securities LLC is a broker/dealer located in San Francisco. The firm is a subsidiary of Wells Fargo Securities LLC and their ultimate parent is Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC). The firm provides advanced reporting, analytics, trading and operational services to over 400 hedge funds and managed account platforms. Merlin Securities is an introducing broker to J.P. Morgan Clearing Corp., Goldman Sachs Execution and Clearing (GSEC) and National Bank of Canada (NBCN) and is fully integrated with Northern Trust

Focus Investment Group LLC provides investment advice.

Aquent LLC provides global marketing, creative and digital staffing solutions. Its services include temporary and contract-to-hire staffing, employer of record, web applications, and online classes. The company was founded by John H. Chuang, Steven M. Kapner and Mia Wenjen in 1986 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.