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Lord Abbett & Co. LLC (Lord Abbett) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey. Founded in 1929, Lord Abbett provides advisory services to a variety of institutional clients, the Lord Abbett Funds and other registered investment companies sponsored by third parties, the Lord Abbett UCITS Funds, the Lord Abbett Luxembourg Fund, other foreign funds, privately offered commingled funds and various separately managed accounts.

Stephens, Inc. is a full-service investment bank and brokerage firm headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas. The firm was founded in 1933 and is a subsidiary of Susi Holdings, Inc., which is owned by Stephens Financial Services LLC. Stephens provides comprehensive securities sales and trading services, including customized solutions for clients in North America and abroad.

Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors LP (Kayne Anderson) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and alternative investment management firm headquartered in Los Angeles, California. Formerly known as Kaim Non Traditional LP, the firm was founded in 1984 by Richard Kayne and John Anderson. They are owned by Richard Kayne through his majority ownership of Kayne Anderson Investment Management, Inc. Kayne Anderson provides investment supervisory services through privately offered pooled investment vehicles, and to a lesser extent, through separate accounts and mutual funds.

Sands Capital Management LLC (Sands Capital) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Arlington, Virginia. The firm was founded in 1992 by Frank Sands and is majority owned by Sands Capital Management LP. Sands Capital provides investment management services to both US and non-US clients who have different tax statuses, often depending on the jurisdiction.

Raymond James & Associates, Inc. (RJA) is a registered broker-dealer headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Raymond James Financial, Inc. (NYSE: RJF), a diversified holding company. RJA offers a full array of capital markets services, strategic advice and planning for institutional investors.

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.

Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. (KBW) is a full-service investment bank and broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF). KBW offers sales and trading in equities securities of financial services companies.

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.

Jet Capital Investors LP (Jet Capital) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Matthew Mark and Alan Cooper in 2002. Jet Capital provides investment management services to private investment funds that are offered to investors on a private placement basis.

Mission Pets, Inc. provides functional products for dogs, cats and small animals. It offers merchandise to market retailers. The firm segments include pet apparel and accessories, women’s and children’s apparel, and publishing and entertainment. The company was founded by Maria B Peevey in 1999 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Persante Health Care, Inc. provides sleep disorder diagnostic and therapeutics solutions. It services include sleep care continuing care and balance care. The firm is a national provider of sleep and balance center management services to hospitals, physician practices and patients. The company was founded in March 2012 and is headquartered in Mount Laurel, NJ.

Continental Grain Co. operates as a grain trading firm. Its products include animal feed, wheat flour and poultry products. The firm supplies poultry products to the restaurant chains, frozen food makers and retail companies. The company was founded by Simon Fribourg in 1813 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.

Harris Williams & Co. provides investment advisory services. It offers investment banking, sell-side mergers and acquisitions, capital raising, fairness opinion, and restructuring advisory services. The company was founded by H. Hiter Harris III and Christopher H. Williams in 1991 and is headquartered in Richmond, VA.

CSM Capital Corp. (CSM) is a registered independent investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Christopher S. Moore in 2004. CSM works with onshore and offshore families as well as with endowments and foundations. They assist families with complex investment strategies, management of concentrated assets, tax planning, corporate finance and other business planning, and many other matters.

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.

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.

OLDKADS Co. operates as a holding company with interests in distributing drill rigs and consumable products. The firm mainly serves the oil and energy industries. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Somerset, PA.

Velosio LLC engages in deploying business applications through the transformational cloud. Its solutions include Microsoft Dynamics 365, Sage, Netsuite and Microsoft Cloud. The company was founded in January 2018 and is headquartered in Dublin, OH.

Ridgemont Partners Management LLC (Ridgemont Partners Management) is a private equity firm founded in 1993 by Travis Hain, George E. Morgan, and Walker L. Poole. The firm is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

PA Capital LLC (PA Capital) is a private equity subsidiary of New York Life Investments Alternatives LLC founded in 1997 by Louis William Moelchert. The firm is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia.

Southfield Capital Advisors LLC (Southfield Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2002 by A. Andrew Levison. The firm is headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut.

Trinity Hunt Partners (Trinity Hunt Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2004 by Peter J. Stein and Daniel S. Dross. The firm is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

SPP Management Services LLC (Summit Park) is a private equity firm founded in 2006 by Robert G Calton and James L Johnson. The firm is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Owner Resource Group LLC (Owner Resource Group) is a private equity firm founded in 1991. The firm is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

Live Oak Banking Co. operates as state chartered commercial bank. It offers personal and business banking products and services. The firm's solutions include asset-based lending, commercial real estate, general SBA lending and sponsor finance. The company was founded by James S. Mahan III and William L. Williams in 2008 and is headquartered in Wilmington, NC.

The Sterling Group LP (The Sterling Group) is a private equity firm founded in 1982 by Frank J. Hevrdejs. The firm is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

WWC Capital Group LLC (Private Equity) (WWC Capital) is a private equity/venture capital subsidiary of Outcome Capital LLC founded in 1998 by Jonathan Wallace and Michael Cromwell. The firm is headquartered in Reston, Virginia.

Arlon Advisor LLC (Arlon) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. Founded in 2007, the firm is wholly-owned and controlled by Continental Grain Company Corp., which is owned by members of the Fribourg family. Arlon provides investment management services to certain foreign and domestic private investment funds organized as limited partnerships, limited liability companies, and other legal entities.

Blue Sea Capital Management LLC (Blue Sea Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2013 by Richard J. Wandoff and James R. Davis, Jr. The firm is headquartered in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Arlon Capital Partners Management Co. LLC (Arlon Capital Partners) is a private equity firm subsidiary of Arlon Group LLC founded in 2007. The firm is is headquartered in New York.

Willoughby Capital Holdings LLC (Willoughby Capital Holdings) is a private equity and venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Daniel Och. The firm is headquartered in New York with an office in Greenwich, CT.

BentallGreenOak (US) LP (BentallGreenOak) is a SEC-registered real estate investment advisor headquartered in Seattle, Washington. The firm was founded in 2010 as Bentall Kennedy (US) LP and is a majority owned indirect subsidiary of Sun Life Financial, Inc. (TSE: SLF) in Canada. BentallGreenOak acts as a real estate investment advisor for a select number of public, corporate and Taft-Hartley retirement systems and private real estate funds, as well as major university endowments and sovereign wealth funds.

Markel Ventures Inc (Markel Ventures) is the subsidiary of Markel Corporation founded in 2005. The firm is headquartered in Glen Allen, Virgina.

STG Partners LLC (STG Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2002 by Romesh Wadhwani, Robert L. Evans and William F. Chisholm. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California with an additional offices in Milan and Bangalore.

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.