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Harris Associates LP (Harris) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded in 1976 and is a direct subsidiary of Natixis Investment Managers LLC, which is ultimately owned by BCPE’s Natixis SA (Natixis) (PAR: KN), a French investment banking and financial services firm. Harris primarily provides discretionary investment advisory services to individuals and institutions, including registered investment companies. The firm also provides investment advisory services to wrap programs, mutual funds, private investment partnerships and other pooled investment vehicles.

The Colorado Public Employees' Retirement Association (Colorado PERA) is the State-owned pension fund manager headquartered in Denver, Colorado. The firm was founded by state law in 1931. Colorado PERA provides retirement and other benefits to current and former teachers, State Troopers, snowplow drivers, corrections officers, and other public employees who provide valuable services to all of Colorado. It is a substitute for Social Security for most of these public employees.

UBS Securities LLC is an investment bank and registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 as UBS Warburg LLC. They are a subsidiary of UBS Americas Holding LLC, ultimately held by UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG, NYSE: UBS) in Switzerland. UBS Securities is a primary dealer in US Government securities and provides a full range of investment banking services which includes corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, trading and sales, fixed-income, equity research, private banking, underwriting and prime brokerage operations. The firm also provides advisory services and access to capital markets for corporate, institutional, intermediary and alternative asset management clients.

Virtela Technology Services, Inc. provides network and security solutions. It provides cloud, network, security, mobility, information technology and infrastructure management services. The company was founded by Brain Wilkove and Vab Goel in April 2000 and is headquartered in Greenwood Village, CO.

Bow River Capital Management LLC (Bow River Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2003 by Blair E. Richardson, Bruno Darré, and Eric B. Wolf. The firm is headquartered in Denver Colorado.

Revelstoke Capital Partners LLC (Revelstoke Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2013 by Simon A. Bachleda and Dale J. Meyer. The firm is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

Natural Food Works LLC operates as a full-service operational partner for natural and organic food brands. The firm's services include Granola, Cereals and energy bars, hot filling bottling, high pressure processing and snacks and frozen food. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

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.

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.

Part of First Bauxite LLC, US Ceramics LLC is a ceramics company that focuses on manufacturing and distributing high-quality bauxite-based products and ceramic proppants to the marketplace. US Ceramics operates on the shoulders of a highly experienced executive and management team, including the design, build, and operation of its manufacturing assets. The company is based in Denver, CO, and its US plants in Andersonville, GA, and Wrens are adjacent to major rail lines for shipment throughout and are close to a major shipping port allowing fast and efficient international shipments that together reduce the total cost of supply. US Ceramics was acquired by First Bauxite LLC from Imerys SA on May 09, 2022. The company's mission is to be the highest quality, best service, and the most economical supplier of these products to growing international markets. The CEO of the company is Mike Burgess.

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.

Liberty Oilfield Services Holdings LLC operates as a holding company. The company is headquartered in Denver. CO.

Oppenheimer & Co., Inc. (Broker) (Oppenheimer-Broker) is the global full-service brokerage division of Oppenheimer & Co., Inc., an investment boutique headquartered in New York City with additional offices nationwide. Founded in 1975, the firm is owned directly by Viner Finance Inc., an indirect subsidiary of Oppenheimer Holdings Inc. (NYSE: OPY). Oppenheimer-Broker offers a full array of brokerage services to retail, institutional, and corporate clients.

Piper Sandler & Co. operates as an investment company, which engages in the provision of securities brokerage and investment banking services. The company is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc. (Broker) (Baird-Broker) is the broker-dealer division of Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc., an investment bank and financial services company headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The firm was founded in 1919 and is ultimately owned by Baird Financial Group, Inc. Baird-Broker offers a full suite of comprehensive trading services for institutional clients.

Liberty Oilfield Services LLC engages in the provision of oilfield services. Its services include stimulation and engineering services and equipment rentals. The company was founded in March 2011 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

Liberty Resources LLC provides oil and gas exploration services. It is an oil and gas exploration and acquisition/exploitation company with a focus in the Bakken Shale of North Dakota and Montana. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

Samantha Brands Group Management LLC (Samantha Brands Group) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Michael Silverman. The firm is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

Valyant AI, Inc. provides technology services. It offers artificial intelligence, natural language processing, computer vision and machine learning. The company was founded by Robley Theron Carpenter II in 2017 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

Part of SVB Financial Group, MoffettNathanson LLC is a company that provides investment research. The company is based in New York, NY. The company was founded in 2013 by Michael Brian Nathanson, Craig Eder Moffett.

Cambridge Associates LLC is a privately-held, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1973 by James Bailey and Henry Lewis. Cambridge Associates provides investment management and advisory services to colleges and universities, foundations and other non-profit institutions. They also act as an investment adviser to private clients, family offices, corporations, healthcare institutions, insurance groups, pension plans and ERISA pools and public and government-related groups.

Soundcore Capital Partners LLC (Soundcore Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2015 by Jarrett R. Turner. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Rarebreed Veterinary Partners, Inc. engages in the provision of animal healthcare services. The company was founded by Dan Espinal and Matt Campbell in 2018 and is headquartered in Portland, ME.

The Care Team is a home health care services company based in Farmington Hills, MI and has subsidiaries in United States. The Care Team provides home health care services. The private company was founded by Jason Laing and he has been the CEO since incorporation.

ZecOps, Inc. provides computer and network security services. The company was founded by Zuk Avraham and Taly Slachevsky in July 2017 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Blackstone Entrepreneurs Network Colorado, Inc. is a charitable organization that helps entrepreneurs in the region by identifying and networking with serials. The private company is based in Denver.