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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.

Deloitte & Touche LLP engages in the provision of audit, advisory, financial advisory, tax, and consulting services. The company was founded on March 7, 1995 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Needham & Co. LLC (Needham) is a registered investment advisor and broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1985 and is a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of The Needham Group, Inc. Needham provides corporate and institutional clients with high quality research, corporate access, capital markets and trading execution services in both the public and private markets, with an emphasis on growth companies.

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.

BlackRock Advisors LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1994 and is a subsidiary of BlackRock Capital Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK). BlackRock Advisors manages assets for US-registered investment companies and 529 Plans.

Founded in 1958, Merrill Lynch Piece Fenner & Smith, Inc. is an SEC registered broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of BAC North America Holding Co. and their ultimate parent is Bank of America Corp. (NYSE BAC).

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.

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. (Broker) (CGMI-Broker) is the broker/dealer division of Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., an investment bank headquartered in New York City with additional offices across the US. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Citigroup Financial Products, Inc., ultimately held by Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C). CGMI-Broker covers all market capitalizations of the major global indices and provides macro and quantitative analysis of global markets and sector trends. Their core focus of the group is to help investing clients make informed decisions by providing value-added, independent, insightful analysis.

VCP I Inc (VCP) is a private equity firm, a subsidiary of Vestar Management Corp. II founded in 1988 by Norman W. Alpert, Daniel S. O’Connell and Robert L. Rosner. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc. operates as a wealth management, capital markets, private equity and asset management firm. It offers equity research, corporate restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, public financing and fixed income services. The firm serves individual, corporate, institutional and municipal clients. The company was founded by Robert Wilson Baird in 1919 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, WI.

Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc. (Stifel) is a dual-registered broker-dealer and investment adviser headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. Founded in 1890, the firm is a subsidiary of Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF), a financial service holding company. Stifel provides full-service brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals and their families, institutions and businesses, and financial advisors.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

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.

Graham Partners, Inc (Graham Partners) is a private equity subsidiary of The Graham Group Inc founded in 1988 by Steve C. Graham. The firm is headquartered in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania.

BofA Securities, Inc. is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of NB Holdings Corp., ultimately held by Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC). Headquartered in New York, the firm was founded in 2015 and offers trade execution, trading or brokerage services to institutional clients.

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

Lead Intelligence, Inc. develops consumer journey insights platform. It provides marketers, data analysts and compliance professionals with the highest-resolution view of the consumer buying journey. The firm’s platform enables businesses to shorten the distance between data, decision and action. The company was founded by Atul Patel, Shawn Dyer, Manny Wald and Ross Shanken in 2011 and is headquartered in Conshohocken, PA.

Opportunity International, Inc. operates as a non profit organization that provides small business loans, savings, insurance and training. It offers micro banking, agriculture finance, and education finance. The company was founded by Al Whittaker and David Bussau in 1971 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Eaton Vance Management (EVM) is a SEC-registered mutual fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1979 when Eaton & Howard merged with Vance, Sanders & Co. They are wholly-owned by Morgan Stanley Capital Management LLC, a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS). Prior to March 2021, the firm was a wholly-owned subsidiary of Eaton Vance Corp. EVM offers advisory services in a variety of equity, income, mixed-asset and alternative strategies to institutional clients, mutual funds, other pooled investment vehicles, and retail separately managed accounts.

True Capital Management LLC (TCM) is a wealth management firm headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded by Doug Raetz and Heather Goodman in 2006. They were acquired in 2023 by Cresset Capital Management LLC, a subsidiary of Cresset Manager LLC. TCM provides individualized investment supervisory services, financial planning and consulting, and banking services. Their clients span the globe primarily within the sports and entertainment industries. In addition, the firm’s services are also well suited for ultra-high net worth individuals and families.

BNY Mellon, NA operates as a nationally chartered commercial bank. The company is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

Cresset Partners LLC (Cresset Partners) is a private equity arm of Cresset Capital Management LLC founded in 2017 by Avy Stein and Eric Becker. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

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.

Grizzle Investment Management LLC is a private company based in Berwyn, PA. Grizzle Investment Management LLC was founded in 2021 by Scott T. Willis, who has been the CEO since its inception.

Founded in 1964, the David and Lucile Packard Foundation provides grants to nonprofit organizations in the following program areas: conservation and science, population and reproductive health and children, families and communities. The Foundation provides national and international grants and has a special focus on the Northern California counties of San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz and Monterey. The David and Lucile Packard Foundation is headquartered in Los Altos, CA.

Callan LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded by Edwin Callan and Edgar Barksdale in 1973 as Callan Associates, Inc. They are wholly-owned by Callan Holdings, Inc., which is owned by the company’s employees or their trusts. Callan provides tailored advice primarily to institutional investors supported by proprietary research, database, and ongoing fiduciary education.

LLR Management, LP is a private equity firm founded in the year 1999 by Howard Ross, Ira Mark Lubert and Seth Lehr. The firm headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

iLevel Solutions LLC provides a private equity software platform. It empowers fund managers and investors to control information and gain actionable insights by taking data collection, investment analysis, and performance reporting to a whole new level. The company was founded by Rick Kushel, Hank Boggio, and Robert Dilio on June 24, 2010 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Vicus Capital, Inc. is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in State College, Pennsylvania. The firm was founded in 1978 as Estate Architects and was renamed PFG Financial Advisors, Inc. in 2001. They changed its name to Vicus Capital, Inc. in 2015. Vicus Capital offers investment management services and financial planning to individuals, businesses, and trusts and employee benefit plan sponsors.

Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC (Parametric) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Seattle, Washington. The firm was founded in 1987 and is directly owned by Eaton Vance Acquisitions LLC, an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS). Parametric provides various portfolio management services and investment strategies directly to institutional investors and indirectly to individual investors through financial intermediaries.

Coleman Research Group, Inc. (Coleman Research) is an investment research firm headquartered in New York City. It was founded by Kevin C. Coleman in 2003. The firm was acquired in 2021 by VisasQ, Inc. (TYO: 4490) in Japan. Coleman Research provides clients with research expertise across a broad array of industries. Their clients include institutional investors, consultancies and corporations.

Etherindex LLC provides investment services. The private company is based in Wilmington. The American company was founded by David Jackson. David Jackson has been the CEO since incorporation.

Etherindex Ether Trust operates as a statutory trust, which engages in the control of ether. It is a digital asset that can be transferred through the Internet and can be verified by the Ethereum computer network software. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in New York, NY.