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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.

Goldman Sachs International (GSI) is the Great Britain-based, wholly-owned brokerage subsidiary of Goldman Sachs Group UK Ltd., ultimately held by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS) in the US. The firm was founded in 1988 and formerly known as Trushelfco Ltd. Headquartered in London, GSI provides prime brokerage, securities lending, futures services and financing services for a range of clients such as corporations, financial institutions, governments and high-net worth individuals.

Ernst & Young LLP engages in the provision of accounting, assurance, tax, transaction, and advisory services. It specializes in the actuarial, analytics and big data, cyber security, accounting compliance and reporting, center for board matters, international financial reporting standards, country tax advisory, global trade, tax accounting, and climate change and sustainability. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

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.

National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. was founded in 1920. The non-profit company is based in Cambridge, MA. The company provides investment research.

NextGen Venture Partners LLC (NextGen Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm, a subsidiary of Brown Advisory Inc, founded in 2011 by Daniel Mindus and Grant Allen. The firm is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland.

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

Songkick.com Ltd. provides resources and recommendations for live music performances. It operates an online portal to track artists, venues, festivals, and concert buddies. It also provides facilities to share posters, photos, videos, setlists, reviews, and live music history. In addition, the company offers Songkicker, which is a plug-in for itunes, winamp, and windows media player that tracks artists in music library. The company was founded by Michelle You, Ian Hogarth, and Pete Smith in October 2007 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Syncona Partners LLP (Syncona Partners) is a venture capital subsidiary of Syncona Investment Management Ltd. founded in 2012 by Martin Murphy. The firm is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

Songkick.com, Inc. provides resources and recommendations for live music performances. The firm allows users to follow music artists, live music events and book tickets. The company was founded by Ian Hogarth, Philip Cowans, Matt Jones, Pete Smith and Michelle You in 2007 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Guggenheim Securities LLC is a SEC-registered broker-dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1999 and is a subsidiary of Links Holdings LLC, ultimately held by Guggenheim Partners LLC. Guggenheim Securities’ specializations include the sales and trading of fixed-income securities and sophisticated structured products. The firm offers in-depth analysis and expert execution of trading opportunities to large institutional investors and asset originators. They offer sales and trading services relating to a wide range of instruments.

AviadoBio Ltd. is a gene therapy company based in London, UK. AviadoBio's technology is based on pioneering research from King's College London and the UK Dementia Research Institute. The British company's mission is to develop and deliver transformative gene therapies for neurodegenerative disorders, including frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The company is developing AVB-101 for patients with FTD-GRN. AviadoBio's investors include New Enterprise Associates (NEA), Monograph Capital, Advent Life Sciences, EQT Lifesciences, Dementia Discovery Fund (DDF), F-Prime Capital, Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC, Inc. (JJDC), and LifeArc. The company was founded by Youn Bok Lee, Do Young Lee, Chris E. Shaw, and Lisa Deschamps has been the CEO of the company since 2021.

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.

Beyondnetzero (BNZ) is a private equity firm, a subsidiary of General Atlantic LLC founded in 2021 by Lance Darrell Gordon Uggla and Lord John Browne. The firm is headquartered in New York.

HD Insurance Ltd. provides car insurance services. It covers third party liability and property damage, bodily injury, damages from an uninsured vehicle, accident care, road assistance, glass, legal protection, and personal accident. The company was founded by Emilios Markou and Alexis Pantazis in 2011 and is headquartered in Nicosia, Cyprus.

Legion Holdings LLC provides investment and advisory services. The firm is helping to establish firm foundations for real estate project developers. The company was founded by Roman Wunderlich in 2013 and is headquartered in Miami, FL.

The Honest Kitchen, Inc. manufactures and supplies pet food products. Its dogs food include grain free food, whole grain food, epicurean food, minimalist food, base mixes, treats and supplements. The firm’s cats food include grain free food, treats and supplements. The company was founded by Lucy Postins and Charlie Postins in 2002 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Athletic Brewing Holding Co. LLC is a company that crafts non-alcoholic beer for beer enthusiasts who enjoy the taste of great beer without the alcohol. The company is based in Stratford, CT and has subsidiaries in the UK and the United States. The company is revolutionizing the beer industry by proudly brewing craft non-alcoholic beer and hop-infused sparkling water. The CEO of the company is William Shufelt.

Clio LLC manufactures food products. The company is headquartered in Roselle, NJ.

Alliance Consumer Growth LLC (ACG) is a private equity firm founded in 2011 by Josh Goldin, Trevor Nelson and Julian Steinberg. The firm is headquartered in New York City.

Part of LogicServe Group, CK Net Ltd. is a stone fitting and cleaning business based in London, UK. Surrey Stone Solutions Ltd. is privately owned by Sean Pearse and James Maunder, and was originally called Pro Stone Building Services. The business is designed to cater for developers and end-users alike, and is evenly split to cater for both types of client. Sean and his team have over 100 years of experience in the management, fitting, and cleaning of stone, which differentiates Surrey Stone Solutions from its competitors. The British company has eight full-time personnel broken down into three teams, all of whom are experts in their field. The company was founded by Christopher John Kelly. CK Net was acquired by LogicServe Ltd. on April 07, 2008.

DeepMind Technologies Ltd. develops software technology based on artificial intelligence systems. Its products include a computer system which is capable of understanding and playing a computer game by looking at it on a screen. The firm operates as an artificial intelligence company. The company was founded by Demis Hassabis, Shane Legg and Mustafa Suleyman in 2010 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Incubate Ltd. (Incubate) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Christopher Kelly. The firm is headquartered in London, England.

Variperm Canada Ltd. designs and manufactures sand control products and services. It specializes in the manufacturing of a variety of filtration screens and gravel pack services, supply of cased hole fishing tools and services as well as a full suite of completion and work-over tools. It also produces and manufactures sand control filtration screens for SAGD oil sands, conventional oil and gas, water well and industrial and environmental applications. The company was founded in 1969 by Bill Nurcombe and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

Charm Therapeutics Ltd. is a British London-based company that is discovering and developing small molecule medicines using its proprietary 3D deep learning-enabled platform, Dragonfold. The company aims to create life-changing therapies for difficult-to-drug targets in cancer and other disease areas. Charm Therapeutics has raised $70 million to date and is supported by high-quality international investors, including Orbimed, F-Prime Capital, General Catalyst, Khosla Ventures, Bristol Myers Squibb, NVIDIA, and Grep-VC. The company was founded in 2021 by Laksh Aithani and David Baker, with Laksh Aithani serving as the CEO since then.