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Citizens JMP Securities LLC (Citizens JMP) is a full-service investment bank and broker/dealer headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded by Joseph Jolson in 2002 and was formerly JMP Securities LLC. The firm is a subsidiary of JMP Holding LLC, ultimately held by Citizens Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: CFG). Citizens JMP provides equity research, institutional brokerage, and investment banking services to public and private growth companies and their investors. They are a research-driven, growth-oriented firm that provides services to small- and mid-sized companies and the institutions that invest in them. The firm specializes in four high-growth sectors of the economy: technology, healthcare, financial services, and real estate.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC provides assurance, tax and advisory services. Its services include audit and assurance, consulting, deals, human resources, legal, tax, and family business. The firm also offers accountability, risk management, structuring, mergers and acquisitions, and performance and process improvement. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.

University of Southern California is a private research university that mainly offers undergraduate, graduate & other higher education. The university was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Summitry LLC is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Foster City, California. The firm was founded by Colin Higgins and Mike Golub in 2003 as The Golub Group LLC and became Summitry LLC in 2020. Summitry provides financial planning and portfolio management services for individuals, families, registered investment advisors, foundations, and select institutions.

Akoustis, Inc. engages in the development and provision of acoustic wave filters for use in mobile and wearable devices. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Huntersville, NC.

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.

Weil, Gotshal & Manges provides its clients with legal services. The firm offers services to areas including consumer, financial, government and non-profit, health care, industrial, and technology. The company was founded by Claude Serra in 1931 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Part of Wolfspeed, Inc., Nitres, Inc. is a company that develops and commercializes nitride-based semiconductor materials and device technologies. The company is based in Westlake Village, CA. The company was founded by Steven P. DenBaars, Umesh K. Mishra. Nitres was acquired by Wolfspeed, Inc. on May 02, 2000 for $219 million.

Signature Estate & Investment Advisors LLC (SEIA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded by Brian D. Holmes in 1997. They are wholly owned by Signature Financial Service Group LLC, which is owned primarily by a consortium of employees and investors through Reverence Capital Partners Opportunities Fund V LP. SEIA provides investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations and other businesses.

Part of The National Academies of Science, the National Academy of Engineering operates as a professional membership organization. The company is based in Washington.

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.

Founded in 2007, Quad Capital Management LLC is a hedge fund manager located in New York City.

ValleyCare Health System seeks to improve the health of the Tri-Valley and surrounding communities by providing high quality, compassionate health care. Through highly skilled physicians, nurses and staff, and state-of-the-art technology, ValleyCare offers a wide rage of health care services at its Livermore, Pleasanton and Dublin medical facilities. ValleyCare Health System reinvests any profit it makes into the organization for new technology, facilities and services. It is locally owned, no profits or dividends go to a parent company outside of the area and it is not supported by taxes. ValleyCare has a total of 242 beds and a medical staff of over 300, offering a wide array of inpatient and outpatient services at a world-class level. Their facilities have expanded to include new and remodeled buildings at the Livermore, Dublin and Pleasanton campuses.

Doctors Hospital, Inc. engages in the provision of medical and surgical services. It offers ambulatory surgery, breast health, digestive disease care, emergency services, endocrinology and diabetes care, imaging services, infusion care, orthopedic, primary care, radiation oncology, rehabilitation program, sleep center, transitional care, wound care, and wellness center. The company was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Lanham, MD.

Entertainment Earth, Inc. retails and distributes action figures, toys, replicas, collectibles, and gifts. Its products include puzzles, remote and radio control toys, scarves, slippers, phone accessories, baby clothes, journals, moue pads, magnets, and jacket. The company was founded by Aaron Labowitz and Jason Labowitz in 1995 and is headquartered in Simi Valley, CA.

Cognixion Corp. is a computer software company that specializes in the fields of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and biotechnology. The company was founded by Andreas Forsland and is headquartered in Santa Barbara, CA.