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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.

M. D. Sass LLC is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Martin D. Sass in 1972 and formerly known as M.D. Sass Investors Services, Inc. M. D. Sass serves as an investment manager or general partner to private and public investment funds, separately managed accounts and other investment vehicles with various investment strategies.

Party City Corp. designs, manufactures, and distributes party goods. Its products include paper and plastic tableware, metallic and latex balloons, Halloween and other costumes, accessories, novelties, gifts and stationery. In addition, the firm operates specialty retail party supply stores in the United States and Canada. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Rockaway, NJ.

Cantor Fitzgerald Securities (CFS) is a financial services provider headquartered in New York City and was founded in 1945. They are a subsidiary of Cantor Fitzgerald LP and their ultimate parent is CF Group Management, Inc. CFS offers an array of financial products and services in the equity and fixed-income capital markets. The firm provides sales and trading, investment banking, asset management, market commentary and market data.

Piper Sandler & Co. (Broker) (PSC-Broker) is the full-service brokerage division of Piper Sandler & Co., a financial service firm headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They are a subsidiary of Piper Sandler Companies (NYSE: PIPR). The firm was founded in 1969 and previously known as Piper Jaffray & Co. They became Piper Sandler & Co. when Piper Jaffray Companies and Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P. merged to become Piper Sandler Companies in 2020. PSC-Broker provides brokerage and investment banking services to financial institutions, corporations and other financial investors. Their core focus sectors are Agriculture, renewables & cannabis, Business services, Chemicals & Materials, Consumer, Diversified industrials & services, Energy, Financial services, financial sponsors, Healthcare, and Technology.

Pixafy, Inc. develops eCommerce technology. Its solutions include INSTANT, an out-of-the-box Magento website builder for merchants; OPEN, a solution that allows businesses to select the customizations, features and theme of their Magento store and; HOSTING, a premium Magento optimized hosting solution. The firm also provides support services. The company was founded by Uri Foox in April 2010 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

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.

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.

Colliers Securities LLC is a registered broker-dealer headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The firm was founded in 1997 and formerly known as Dougherty & Co. LLC. They are a wholly owned subsidiary of Colliers Mortgage Holdings LLC, ultimately owned by Colliers International Group, Inc. (NASDAQ; TSX: CIGI) in Canada. Colliers Securities generally provides brokerage, custody and execution services through a clearing arrangement with National Financial Services LLC, a nonaffiliated firm, member NYSE, SIPC and a Fidelity Investments® Company.

Colorado College provide a broad liberal arts education to students. The college was founded in May 6, 1874 and it is headquartered in Colorado Springs, CO

Part of Grupo Televisa SAB, Submarino.com-Mexico operates a website. The company is based in Mexico City, Mexico. The Mexican company was founded by Juan Saldivar von Wuthenau, Aquilino Miguel Peña Pérez. Submarino.com-Mexico was acquired by Esmas.com on July 10, 2001.

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

Founded in 2002, Maxim Group LLC is a registered broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm provides an array of financial services including: investment banking, equity research, private wealth management, structured products and global institutional equity, fixed-income and derivative sales and trading to a diverse range of corporate clients, institutional investors and high net-worth individuals. Maxim Group's niche is emerging-growth companies in a variety of sectors including healthcare, technology, retail and others. They utilize a fundamental, bottom-up approach to investment recommendations. The firm combines rigorous financial analysis of specific companies and industries with due diligence that includes frequent consults with suppliers, customers, competitors and senior management. The firm focuses on under-covered, small- to-mid-cap companies where valuation levels may be out of sync with fundamental trends. Maxim's coverage universe often represents attractive niche industries where stocks tend to be inefficient. This research coverage fills a void created by the downsized research ranks and shrinking coverage of small- to mid-cap stocks by large investment banks. Maxim Group is a member of FINRA, the MSRB, the SIPC, the ISE, NASDAQ and NYSE Arca.

EPIC Labs, Inc. manufactures optical instruments and lenses. The company was founded by Ron Stene and Jim Josephs in 1992 and is headquartered in Waite Park, MN.

Saatchi & Saatchi Group Ltd. provides advertising services. It also offers marketing and communications solutions. The company was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

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.

Quarksoft SA de CV is a technology services company based in Mexico City, Mexico. The Mexican company provides technology services to its clients.

Founded in 2012, Lake Street Capital Markets LLC is a broker/dealer located in Minneapolis. Minnesota. Their coverage universe includes: new energy, storage/network infrastructure, cloud software/services, e-Commerce services/technology, intellectual property/licensing, special opportunities, consumer and healthcare.

Recórcholis SA de CV is a private company based in Mexico City, Mexico that was founded in 1989. The Mexican company provides entertainment services.

Dazhu Chuanrong Real Estate Development Co., Ltd. engages in the development and management of real estate. The company was founded on May 8, 2018 and is headquartered in Dazhou, China.

Grupo Diniz SAPI de CV provides entertainment service such as video games and simulators. It offers family games, including simulators, as well as vertical video games and skills games; and interactive games, rides, and vending machines to kids. The company was founded on July 6, 1999 and is headquartered in Mexico City, Mexico.