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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.

PNC Bank, NA (Investment Management) (PNC-IM) is the asset management division of PNC Bank, NA, a banking company headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The firm is ultimately held by The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE: PNC). PNC-IM manages assets for institutions and high-net worth individuals and provides tailored investments, wealth planning, trust and estate administration and private banking to high-net-worth families and individuals.

Mid-Continent Capital LLC (MCC) is a wealth management firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded by John Mabie in 1983. They were acquired in 2023 by Connectus Wealth LLC, which is ultimately owned by Focus Financial Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: FOCS). MMC specializes in the management of equity and fixed income portfolios for private individuals and institutions.

The Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS) is a state-owned pension fund manager headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. Founded in 1935, The OPERS Board of Trustees – the governing body of the system – is responsible for the administration and management of OPERS. They provide retirement, disability, and survivor benefit programs for Ohio’s active and retired public workers and their families throughout the state who are not covered by another state or local retirement system.

Swander Pace Capital LLC (SPC) is a private equity firm founded in 1996 by Andrews Richards and J.B. Handley. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

KeyBanc Capital Markets, Inc. is a registered investment bank and broker/dealer headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio. The firm was founded in 1983 and is a subsidiary of KeyCorp. (NYSE: KEY). KeyBanc Capital Markets provides investment banking, commercial lending, treasury management, derivatives, foreign exchange, equity and debt underwriting and trading and syndicated finance products and services to large corporations and middle-market companies.

Johnson Investment Counsel, Inc. (Johnson) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. The firm was founded by Timothy Johnson in 1965. Johnson offers investment advisory services to individuals, investment companies, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business or governmental entities.

Part of FMR LLC, Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC is a company that offers designated broker services to oversee employees' investment and trading activities. The company is based in Smithfield, RI. The company also provides information about Fidelity Investments, including their customers, history, and key facts and figures. Additionally, they promote sustainable investing by integrating environmental, social, and governance factors into investment research and decision making.

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.

Opus Capital Group LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are a subsidiary of Opus Capital Management, Inc., established in March 1996; and is the predecessor to Opus Capital Group, LLC which was founded in May 2006 by Jakki Haussler and Leonard Haussler. They conduct their business under the name Opus Capital Management. The firm provides investment advisory services to individuals and high net-worth individuals, public and corporate pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable institutions, foundations, endowments, and corporations.

Heitman LLC (Heitman) is a private equity firm founded in 1966 .The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Truepoint, Inc. is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. The firm was founded by Michael J. Chasnoff in 1990. Truepoint offers wealth management and financial advisory services to individuals (mass affluent to high-net worth), families, trusts and institutional relationships (corporations, foundations and qualified plans).

Founded in 2008, Northcoast Research Partners LLC is an independent, full-service, institutional equity research firm located in Cleveland, Ohio. The firm is a subsidiary of Northcoast Research Holdings LLC. Their research coverage include: business services, consumer, healthcare, industrial/basic materials and accounting/tax policy.

Northern Trust Investments, Inc. (Investment Management) (NTI-IM) is the asset management division of Northern Trust Investments, Inc., ultimately held by Northern Trust Corp. (NASDAQGS: NTRS), a multi-bank holding company established in 1889. The firm was founded in 1988 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. NTI-IM provides a wide range of discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory and sub-advisory services to individual and institutional clients.

William Blair & Co. LLC (William Blair) is a SEC-registered broker/dealer firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded by William McCormick Blair in 1935 and is a subsidiary of WBC Holdings LP. Until 1941, they were known as Blair, Bonner & Co. William Blair provides broking services to individual, institutional and issuing clients.

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.

Cleveland Research Co. (CRC) is an investment research firm headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio. The firm was founded in 2006 by Eric Bosshard and Chris Byke. They are a subsidiary of Cleveland Research Management Co. LLC. CRC offers high-quality equity and market research for institutional clients. They provide insight and detailed analysis into the largest companies and sectors across five primary industries: Technology, Consumer, Healthcare, Agricultural and Industrial.

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).

Alpaca VC Investment Management LLC (Alpaca VC ) is a venture capital arm of Corigin Holdings LLC founded in 2010 by Ryan Freedman. The firm is headquartered in New York.

GTCR LLC (GTCR) is a private equity firm founded in 1980 by Charlie Thomas. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Morningstar, Inc. (Research) is the investment research arm of Morningstar, Inc. (NASDAQ: MORN), an American financial services firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded by Joseph Mansueto in 1984 and provides independent portfolio information offering star ratings and analysis of managed funds. They also provide economic commentary and asset allocation information based on qualitative research.

RBC Capital Markets LLC is a full-service brokerage and financial services firm headquartered in New York City. They are a direct subsidiary of RBC USA Holdco Corp. and a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada (TSE, NYSE: RY). Founded in 2010, the firm is comprised of 3 major business lines: the Private Client Group, the Fixed-Income Group and the Clearing and Execution Services Group. The Private Client Group serves individual investors, while the Fixed-Income Group provides services to institutions, municipalities and non-profit organizations. The Clearing and Execution Services Group is a provider of clearing and execution services to independent brokers/dealers throughout the US. RBC Capital Markets focuses on the following sectors: communications, media, consumer/retail, diversified industries, energy, financial institutions, forest products, healthcare, infrastructure finance, mining & metals, real estate, social infrastructure, technology and the US municipal markets.

Riverside Partners LLC /New York/ (Riverside Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1988 by Bela Szigethy. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts with additional offices across the globe.

Fifth Third Bank, NA (Investment Management) (Fifth Third Private Bank) is the private banking division of Fifth Third Bank, NA, ultimately owned by Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ: FITB). The firm is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. Fifth Third Private Bank offers banking, investment and insurance products and services to high net worth and ultra-high net worth individuals and families.

ARI Group LLC (ARI) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Amira Strasser in 2016 as Applied Research Investments LLC. ARI offers customizable portfolios and advises their clients. They target institutional clients and high-net-worth individuals such as family offices, endowments, pension funds and sub-advisory relationships.

Main Post Partners LP (Main Post) is a private equity firm. The firm is founded in 2014 by Sean Honey and Jeff Mills. It is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

PineBridge Private Equity Group (PineBridge Private Equity) is a private equity firm an operating division of PineBridge Investments LLC founded in 1996. The firm is headquartered in New York.

RCP Advisors LLC (RCP Advisors) is a private equity subsidiary of P10 Holdings, Inc. founded in 2001 by William Souder, Jeff Patrick Gehl, Thomas Patrick Danis Jr., Charlie Keydel Huebner and Timothy Jerome Danis. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Seniormetrics, Inc. provides integrated technology cervices for senior care living industries. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Founded in 1939, Pershing LLC is a broker/dealer headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey. The firm is a subsidiary of the Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (NYSE: BK). The firm helps financial services firms and advisors succeed by providing the technology, operational, trading, investment and practice management solutions they need to serve investors. Pershing offers securities processing, trading and operations management, investment technology, asset-gathering solutions and practice management support. The firm serves a wide range of financial organizations including: banks, discount brokerages, full-service brokerages, registered investment advisors, independent contractors, institutional firms, global firms and small- to mid-sized firms. Pershing also offers financial products including annuities, mutual funds and money funds, as well as business tools, cash management services, investor and lending services, retirement products and wealth management. In addition, they offer trading and execution services in listed and OTC securities, fixed-income securities and mutual funds.

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.

Applied Research Investment Advisors Corp. (Applied Research) is an independent boutique investment firm headquartered in Montréal, Canada. Applied Research provides investment management services to institutional and qualified private clients.

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.

Mobile Solutions Services Holdings LLC provides telecommunications and wireless asset management solutions. It offers managed mobility services, bundled solutions that cover mobile device life-cycle management, and unified endpoint management. The company was founded by James Johnson and Kimberlie Johnson in 2008 and is headquartered in Centennial, CO.

Element Pointe Advisors LLC (Element Pointe) is an independent investment management and family office advisory firm headquartered in Miami, Florida. The firm was founded by David Savir and Carlos A. Dominguez in 2016. Element Pointe offers investment management, financial planning, consulting, and family office advisory services to o individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, business entities, trustees or other fiduciaries to retirement plans subject to ERISA, and private funds organized their affiliate.

Brownson, Rehmus & Foxworth, Inc. (BRF) is an independent registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded by Frederick O. Brownson in 1969. BRF provides personalized financial counseling and non-discretionary investment advisory services on a fee-only basis to individuals, high net worth individuals, trusts, estates, private foundations, endowments, qualified retirement plans, and senior corporate executives.

Industrial Opportunity Partners LLC (IOP) is a private equity firm founded in 2005 by Kenneth M. Tallering, Adam R. Gottlieb, and Bob M. Vedra. The firm is headquartered in Evanston, IL.

Height Analytics LLC is an investment research firm headquartered in Washington, DC. The firm was founded by John Akridge and Andrew Parmentier in 2008 and they are a subsidiary of Height Capital LLC. Height Analytics provides differentiated and comprehensive insights to help clients make key investment and operational decisions. They bring a quantitative and market-centric approach to policy analysis, finding opportunities free of the rigidity of a defined coverage list.