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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.

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.

Raymond James & Associates, Inc. (RJA) is a registered broker-dealer headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Raymond James Financial, Inc. (NYSE: RJF), a diversified holding company. RJA offers a full array of capital markets services, strategic advice and planning for institutional investors.

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.

Coastal Equities, Inc. is a private company based in Cincinnati, OH.

NEPC LLC is an independent investment consultant, private wealth advisor, and OCIO provider that serves over 400 retainer clients and manages $1.60 trillion in total assets. NEPC is based in Boston, MA and has subsidiaries in the United States. The private company has a proprietary research team that focuses on long-term challenges facing investors and uses a client-centric model to build forward-looking investment portfolios for institutional investors and ultra-high-net-worth individuals.

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.

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.

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.

Brown Advisory LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland. The firm is a subsidiary of Brown Advisory Management LLC and their ultimate parent is Brown Advisory, Inc. The firm was founded and launched in 1993 as an investment management division of Alex. Brown & Sons, a Baltimore-based investment bank founded in 1800. In 1998, they became independently owned through an employee-led buyout. Brown Advisory provides investment management services to individuals and institutions.

Gulf Capital PJSC (Gulf Capital) is an independent private equity firm is founded in 2006 by Karim El-Solh. The firm is headquartered in Abu Dhabi.

Belton Financial Holding SAE (Research) (Belton Research) is the research division of Belton Financial Holding SAE, a leading financial services provider and investment bank in the Middle East. The Belton group was established in 2002 and is headquartered in Cairo with offices in New York, Riyadh, Jeddah Dubai, Doha and Tripoli. The group's strategy centers on innovation and product differentiation. Belton Research is a leading provider of qualitative and quantitative information on the markets of the MENA region. Their researchers conduct company visits and meetings with business leaders, and participate in conferences worldwide. Belton Research provides company-level intelligence and sector analysis as well as market-specific and regional information, including news, bulletins, reviews, statistics, index, trend watch, technical table, strategic and thematic research. Their clients include institutions and high-net-worth individuals from the MENA countries, the US, Europe and East Asia.

BTIG LLC is an institutional brokerage and fund services firm headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded in 2002 through the merger of Baypoint Trading LLC and Bass Trading LLC. They are a subsidiary of Condor Trading LP. BTIG offers institutional and corporate clients with personalized multi-asset class execution, expertise and insights worldwide across equities, equity derivatives, ETFs, fixed income, futures, commodities, foreign exchange, interest rates, credit, and convertible and preferred securities. The firm’s core capabilities include global sales, portfolio, electronic and outsource trading, transition management, investment banking, prime brokerage, capital introduction, corporate access, research and strategy, commission management and more.

Wolfe Research LLC is a FINRA-registered sell-side research firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Edward Wolfe in 2008 and is a subsidiary of Wolfe Holdco LLC. Wolfe Research provides bespoke research of various stocks in every major GIC sector for institutional clients. The firm has established a reputation for macro research underpinning coverage in Industrials, Utilities/Energy, Consumer/Retail, Financials/REITS, Healthcare and TMT.

Industry Ventures LLC (Industry Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2000 by Johan Douwe Swildens and Tom Litle. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Stefnir hf is the wholly-owned asset management subsidiary of Arion banki HF, ultimately held by Kaupthing ehf in Iceland. Headquartered in Reykjavik, the firm was founded in 1996 and manages the Stefnir range of mutual, investment and institutional investment funds for retail and professional clients.

KPMG US LLP operates as an audit, tax, and advisory firm. The company is headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

Riverstone Investment Group LLC (Riverstone Investment Group) is a private equity firm, subsidiary of Riverstone Holdings LLC, founded in 2000 by Pierre F. Lapeyre, Jr. and David M. Leuschen. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Midnight Venture Partners LLC (Midnight Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2020 by Chris Aydam, Alex Bodney and Ryan Springer. The firm is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

Bintang Capital Partners Bhd (Bintang Capital) is a private equity subsidiary of AHAM Asset Management Bhd founded in 2016 by Johan Rozali Wathooth. The firm is headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Acorn Growth Cos LLC (Acorn Growth Cos) is a private equity firm founded in 2005. The firm is headquartered in Oklahoma.