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TCW Asset Management Co. LLC (TCW) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded in 1992 and is wholly-owned by The TCW Group, Inc. In 2013, TCW management and private investment funds affiliated with The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG) acquired TCW Group from Société Générale. TCW provides investment management and advice for a wide array of investment strategies for institutional and individual investors through investment advisory accounts, private open- and closed-end commingled investment funds and structured investment vehicles such as collateralized debt obligations.

Bel Air Investment Advisors LLC (Bel Air) is a wealth management firm headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded in 1997 and is a subsidiary of HighTower Holding LLC. Bel Air serves the specific needs and interests of wealthy individuals, families, and foundations.

Goldman Sachs Asset Management LP (GSAMLP) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm is a wholly owned subsidiary of GSAM Holdings LLC, and their ultimate parent is Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). Founded in 1988, GSAMLP provides investment solutions to a range of individual and institutional investors worldwide.

Founded in 1994, The Cypress Group LLC is a private equity firm based in New York, US.

Bass Enterprises is an independent hedge fund manager headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. It was founded by Sid R. Bass. The firm manages assets of high net worth individuals.

Founded in 1997, Imperial Capital LLC is a full-service investment banking firm and broker/dealer headquartered in Los Angeles. The firm is a subsidiary of Imperial Capital Group LLC and their ultimate parent is Imperial Capital Group Holdings LLC. Imperial Capital offers a range of proprietary products and services to institutional investors, middle-market companies and private equity firms. The firm provides institutional clients research and sales and trading of high yield and distressed debt securities, bank debt, convertible bonds, preferred stocks, and equities. They also provide middle-market companies and financial sponsors with capital markets, M&A, capital structure, restructuring and recapitalization advisory services. For their institutional clients, Imperial Capital offers a variety of research products including bank debt, investment grade debt, high yield, distressed and special situations, convertibles and busted convertibles, equities, preferred securities and industry analysis. Imperial Capital's research focuses on the following sectors: aerospace, defense and government services; airlines/transportation; business services; clean energy; consumer; energy; financial services; gaming and leisure; general industrials; healthcare; homebuilding and real estate; media and telecommunications; security and homeland security; and technology.

Global Atlantic Financial Group Ltd. engages in the provision of financial services that focuses on annuity, life insurance and reinsurance markets. Its brands include Forethought, Accordia Life and Commonwealth Re-Global Atlantic that offers retirement and protection products and reinsurance solutions. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda.

Global Atlantic Financial Life Ltd. engages in the provision of investment and financial services. The company was founded on December 27, 2013 and is headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda.

Jefferies LLC is a global investment bank and institutional securities firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Jefferies Group LLC, ultimately held by Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF). Jefferies provides corporate clients with research and execution services in equity, fixed income, and foreign exchange markets, as well as a full range of investment banking services such as underwriting, mergers and acquisitions, restructuring and recapitalization, and other advisory services, with all businesses operating in the Americas, Europe and Asia.

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.

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Neuberger Berman BD LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in New York City. It is directly owned by Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC, which is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Neuberger Berman Group LLC, which is owned by NBSH Acquisition LLC. The firm traces their origin back to the 1939 founding of Neuberger & Berman, its predecessor firm. In 1950, Neuberger Berman became one of the first firms to offer a no-load mutual fund to individual investors. Neuberger Berman BD manages a range of equity, fixed income, private equity and hedge fund strategies on behalf of institutions, advisors and individual investors worldwide.

Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers, Inc. (NBIA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2002 as Neuberger Berman Fixed Income LLC and adopted their present name in 2016. They are a subsidiary of Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers Holdings LLC, ultimately owned by NBSH Acquisition LLC. NBIA provides a wide range of discretionary investment management services to a variety of clients, which includes individuals, institutions, registered investment companies, non-US registered funds and private investment funds.

Gramercy Funds Management LLC (Gramercy) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut. The firm was founded by Robert Koenigsberger in 1998 and is a subsidiary of Gramercy Financial Group LLC, itself a subsidiary of Cerro Negro Capital Management LLC. Gramercy provides investment advisory services and products to pooled investment vehicles, pension plans, foundations, public retirement funds, endowments, sovereign wealth funds, insurance plans, high net-worth investors, other investment advisors and corporations.

Pine Brook LLC provides investment services. The company is headquartered in Santa Fe, NM.

Syndicate Holding Corp. operates as a reinsurance company. The company intends to provide capital to and manage a series of syndicates within Lloyd's of London. The company is located in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Tunbridge Partners LLC operates as an asset management company. It focuses on making investments, generally structured as minority equity interests, in real estate, investment managers across an array of property sectors, strategies and geographies. It provides strategic guidance and operational support to partner firms, including access to global institutional coverage and distribution services. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Part of Syndicate Holding Corp., Vibe Syndicate Management Ltd. is a British company that provides insurance underwriting services. The company is based in London, UK. The CEOs are Nick Kirk, Joe England. The company was founded in 2007.

RQIH Ltd. provides insurance services in the non-life insurance sector. Its services include Insurance acquisitions, Underwriting management, Insurance services and Insurance management. The company was founded by Alan Kevin Quilter and Kenneth Edward Randall in 1991 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Part of Ellington Financial, Inc., EF Holdco, Inc. provides mortgage banking services. The company is based in Old Greenwich, CT. The CEO of the company is Laurence Eric Penn.

Ellington Global Asset Management LLC (Ellington) is a registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Old Greenwich, Connecticut. The firm was founded in 1994 by Mike Vranos and five partners after holding senior roles in the mortgage departments at Kidder Peabody and Lehman Brothers. They are a subsidiary of Ellington Management Group LLC, which is owned by EMG Holdings LP. Ellington provides investment management services to institutional managed accounts and pooled investment vehicles.

FIAM LLC (do-business-as Fidelity Institutional Asset Management) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Smithfield, Rhode Island. The firm was founded in 2006 and formerly known as Pyramis Global Advisors LLC. They are wholly-owned by FIAM Holdings LLC, which in turn is owned by FMR LLC, aka Fidelity Investments. FIAM provides discretionary investment management services to institutional accounts. The firm also sub-advices funds or accounts for affiliated advisers and unaffiliated advisers.