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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.

Leslie's Poolmart, Inc. retails swimming pool and spa supplies. Its products include pool cleaners, chemicals, heaters, pumps, and filters. The firm also offers professional on-site equipment installation and repair services. The company was founded by Phil Leslie and Ray Cesmat in March 1963 and is headquartered in Phoenix, AZ.

The California Community Foundation provides financial support to charitable causes. It specializes in competitive grant making in arts, education, health care, transition-aged youth and housing and economic development in Los Angeles County; donor advised funds; scholarship funds; field of interest funds and endowment funds. The company was founded in 1915 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

AOptix Technologies, Inc. designs and manufactures laser communication systems. Its Composite Optical-RF technology is an integration of wireless optical technology with radio frequency technology, providing ultra-high bandwidth capacity with carrier-grade availability up to 10 kilometers. The company was founded by Anthony P. Mazzarella, J. Elon Graves and Malcolm J. Northcott in 2000 and is headquartered in Campbell, CA.

Accion Systems, Inc. develops electric propulsion systems for small satellites. It offers tile satellite and custom configurations. The company was founded by Natalya Brikner and Louis Perna on January 31, 2014 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Brentwood Associates (Brentwood Associates) is a private equity firm founded in 1984 by William M. Barnum and B. Kipling Hagopian. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant Group, Inc. owns and operates brewery restaurants. It offers fish, beef selections, traditional pastas, and brewery products. The company was founded by Dean Biersch, Dan Gordon and H. Allen Corey on July 6, 1988 and is headquartered in Chattanooga, TN.

The National Geographic Society, Inc. operates as a non-profit scientific and educational institution. Its interests include geography, archeology and natural science, and the promotion of environmental and historical conservation. The company was founded in 1888 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

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.

Hancock Park Associates Inc (HPA) is a private equity firm founded in 1986 by Michael J. Fourticq, Sr. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

Synchronous Aerospace Group supplies of complex assemblies and precision components that serve mission-critical functions on aircraft in the commercial aerospace and defense markets. The company was founded on December 19, 2002 and is headquartered in Portland, OR.

Brown Jordan, Inc. designs, manufactures and markets home furnishings and contract furnishings. Its products include indoor and outdoor chairs, tables, sofas, and love seats for home and commercial use. Its brands include Brown Jordan, Winston, Casual Living Worldwide, Charter, Tropitone, Wabash and Texacraft. The company was founded in 1945 and is headquartered in St. Augustine, FL.

National Institutes Of Health conducts & supports peer-reviewed medical research and science. The firm's scientists & researchers investigate on different ways to prevent diseases as well as the causes, treatments and cures for common and rare diseases. The company was founded in 1887 and is headquartered in Bethesda, MD.

The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation provides an immersive and authentic 18th-century experience for guests, making it the largest outdoor educational living museum in the country. The non-profit company is based in Williamsburg, VA and has subsidiaries in the United States. Clifford B. Fleet has been the CEO of the company since 2020.

OCM Distressed Debt Group (OCM) is an private equity firm founded in 1995 by Bruce Allen Karsh and Sheldon Michael Stone. The firm is an operating division of Oaktree Capital Management LP. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles.

Amgen Ventures LLC (Amgen Ventures) is a venture capital firm, a subsidiary of Amgen, Inc. founded in 2004. The firm is headquartered in Thousand Oaks, California.

Amgen Rockville, Inc. develops and commercializes antibody-based products. Its product development pipeline includes novel antibodies generated with its BiTE antibody platform, as well as conventional monoclonal antibodies. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Rockville, MD.

Part of The National Academies of Science, the National Academy of Engineering operates as a professional membership organization. The company is based in Washington.

The John Randolph Haynes & Dora Haynes Foundation operates as a supporter of social science research for Los Angeles. The firm serves in the area of areas of education, transportation, local government, elections, public safety, demographics, public personal services and natural resources. The company was founded by John Randolph Haynes and Dora Fellows Haynes in 1926 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Performing Arts Center of Los Angeles County is a non-profit organization, which focuses on the management and operation of the Music Center. Its activities include performances such as dance, music, opera, theatre, outdoor events, guest events, and films. The organization was founded on December 6, 1964 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Town Hall Los Angeles operates as a non-profit, nonpartisan speaker’s forum, providing a platform for discussing and debating today’s most pressing issues. The company was founded in 1937 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Oaktree Capital Management LP (Oaktree) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded by Howard Marks, Bruce Karsh, and Sheldon Stone in 1995 as an LLC and was reorganized as an LP in 2007. They are a subsidiary of Oaktree Capital Management GP LLC, ultimately held by Brookfield Corp. (NYSE, TSX: BN) in Canada. Oaktree provides advisory services to clients with separately managed accounts and to private limited partnerships and other pooled investment vehicles for which either Oaktree or an affiliate acts as general partner and/or investment manager. The firm is a socially responsible investor and a signatory to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI).

Oaktree Fund Advisors LLC (Oaktree Advisors) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded in 2017 and is wholly owned by Oaktree Capital II LP, ultimately held by Atlas Capital II GP LLC. Oaktree Advisors offers a broad range of investment products across the capital structure.

CONNECT creates and scales companies in the technology and life sciences sectors. It creates an environment in which entrepreneurs and C-suite executives have access to the people, capital, and technology resources. The organization was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Stratolaunch Systems, Inc. is an aerospace company that aims to advance high-speed technology through innovative design, manufacturing, and operation of world-class aerospace vehicles. The private company is based in Huntsville, AL. The company's mission is to eliminate technical and logistical barriers by air-launching from the world's largest operating aircraft. Stratolaunch drives innovation critical to advancing hypersonic technologies.