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Janus Henderson Investors US LLC (JHIUS) is a registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Denver, Colorado. The firm was founded in 1969 and formerly known as Janus Capital Management LLC. They are a subsidiary of Janus Henderson US (Holdings) Inc., which is owned by Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE: JHG, LON: 0RPW) in Great Britain. JHIUS provides investment management services, as an investment adviser or sub-adviser, to pooled investment vehicles.

Mason Street Advisors LLC (MSA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The firm was founded in 2001 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. MSA provides professional portfolio management services for institutional investors by providing continuous investment advice and management based upon the individual needs and objectives of each client.

Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc. (Equity) (Baird Equity Asset Management) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The firm was founded in 1971 and is a subsidiary of Baird Financial Corp., which is owned by Baird Financial Group, Inc. Baird Equity Asset Management is investment management department within Baird that provides investment management and other services to certain Baird Funds, which invests primarily in equity securities (Baird Equity Funds). The firm also serves as investment sub-adviser to a mutual fund series of the Principal Funds, Inc.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC provides assurance, tax and advisory services. Its services include audit and assurance, consulting, deals, human resources, legal, tax, and family business. The firm also offers accountability, risk management, structuring, mergers and acquisitions, and performance and process improvement. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.

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

American Bar Association provides legal services. It provides law school accreditation, continuing legal education, legal information and other services to assist legal professionals. The firm has members which include judges, court administrators, law professors, and non-practicing attorneys. The company was founded on August 21, 1878 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

RE/MAX LLC provides real estate brokerage services. The firm offers residential services such as finding single family, townhouse, multi-family, timeshare, mobile homes, vacation rentals, and vacant land. The company was founded by David L. Liniger and Gail A. Liniger in 1973 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

Founded in 2001, Macquarie Capital (USA), Inc. is a registered broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Macquarie Bank Ltd. (ASX: MBL). They provide coverage of the following industries: resources, healthcare, security/defense, transportation, financial services, retail/consumer products, TMET (telecommunications, media, entertainment and technology), oil & gas, diversified manufacturing/distribution and infrastructure/utilities. Macquarie Capital (USA), Inc. is a member of FINRA.

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

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.

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.

Pacific Catch Inc. owns and operates restaurants. The firm’s menu includes chalkboard specials, starters, Hawaiian poke, sushi and rolls, rice bowls, tacos, salads, sandwiches, and desserts. The company was founded by Keith Cox and Aaron S. Noveshen in 2003 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

CFA Institute operates as non-profit organization, which engages in the provision of chartered financial analyst programs. It offers certificate in investment performance measurement program, investment foundations, and scholarship. The company was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in Charlottesville, VA.

Wyoming State Bar is an integrated bar association. The firm provides feedback to judicial officials about their performance on the bench and to help the public make more informed judgments in judicial elections. The company was founded in 1915 and is headquartered in Cheyenne, WY.

Stoel Rives LLP provides full suite of transactional and litigation solutions for U.S. and international clients. Its practice areas include corporate, energy, environmental, intellectual property, labor and employment, land use and construction, litigation, natural resources, real estate, renewable energy and technology law. The firm?s clients include financial institutions, public and private utilities, energy and renewable energy companies, developers, manufacturers, retailers, hospitals, universities, agribusinesses, software companies, food and beverage companies, charitable foundations, telecommunications and forestry companies, among others. The company was founded in 1907 and is headquartered in Portland, OR.

SpireMedia, Inc. engages in the provision of digital product development to transform business through the use of web and mobile technologies. It offers digital transformation, agile process optimization, innovation labs, data science consulting, customer experience research, and learn product development services. The company was founded by Michael Gellman in 1998 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

Founded in 2008, Odeon Capital Group LLC is an independent full-service broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm provides advice and execution on fundamental value and catalyst-driven situations through sales and trading, research, investment banking and asset management services. Odeon Capital Group provides services related to fixed-income securities including corporate securities, ABS, RMBS, Auction Rate securities and other structured products. The firm serves institutional clients. Odeon Capital Group is a member of FINRA, the SIPC and the MSRB. Odeon Capital Group has expertise in both traditional and esoteric assets. The firm has placed both large and small volume transactions in every asset class. They seek to maximize value for their clients through in-depth analyses of sectors, asset classes and individual securities that are hard to value or trade. The firm's Structured Products and Corporate Groups focus on institutional sales, trading and analytics of secondary structured products, esoteric assets and special situations.

Beaumont Financial Partners LLC (Beaumont) is an investment management firm headquartered in Needham, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1999 and their predecessor firm, Beaumont Trust Associates, became a registered investment adviser in 1981. They were acquired by Focus Financial Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: FOCS) in 2022. Beaumont offers a comprehensive range of wealth management and family office services to affluent individuals and families, small businesses, and select institutions.

Webscale Networks, Inc. provides cloud-based web and application performance software. Its products include CloudMaestro, a complete, fully scalable Software-as-a-Service application delivery network, improves the speed, availability and reliability of web and mobile applications for small and medium businesses and; CloudMaestro with Application Scaling. The firm's solution delivers intelligent traffic optimization, predictive right-sizing, self-healing, web content acceleration and security in a single unified application delivery fabric, which provides faster site speed indexes while nearly eliminating downtime. It offers professional support and professional services for cloud-based applications. The company was founded in 2012 by James T. Smith II, Vladimir V. Shestak and Robert L. Shires and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA.

Pearson Education, Inc. publishes educational and professional books. Its brands include Prentice Hall, Longman, Scott Foresman, Addison Wesley, Allyn & Bacon, Benjamin Cummings, PASeries, ELLis, Celebration Press, PEMSolutions, SuccessMaker, Waterford, and Family Education Network. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Upper Saddle River, NJ.

Boston Academic Publishing, Inc. publishes academic textbooks in print and electronic format. The firm offers various categories of textbooks such as business and economics, mathematics, sciences and professional and applied sciences. The company was founded by Jeff Shelstad and Eric Frank in 2007 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Aleutian Capital Partners LLC (Aleutian Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2003. The firm is headquartered in New York.