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Cowen & Co. LLC is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Cowen Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by The Toronto-Dominion Bank (TSE: TD) in Canada. Cowen & Co. offers industry-focused investment banking for growth-oriented companies, domain knowledge-driven research and a sales and trading platform for institutional investors. Their institutional sales and trading business serves both equity and fixed-income clients. Sales and trading execution platform is structured around the following key verticals: (1) healthcare (2) technology, telecommunications and media (TMT) (3) REITs and financials (4) aerospace and defense (5) consumer and (6) alternative energy.

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.

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. (DBSI) is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1971 and is a wholly-owned investment banking and brokerage arm of DB U.S. Financial Markets Holding Corp., ultimately held by Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE: DB, FRA: DBK) in Germany. DBSI provides securities brokerage and investment advisory services to domestic and international private clients and institutions. They are also a primary dealer in US government securities as designated by the Federal Reserve.

The Edgar Lomax Co. (ELC) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia. The firm was founded in 1986 by Randall Eley. ELC serves institutional and high-net-worth clients through its separate accounts product, and retail clients through its mutual fund, the Edgar Lomax Value Fund.

Ares Management LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and global alternative investment manager headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded in 1997 by Merritt Hooper, John Kissick and Antony Ressler. They are a subsidiary of Ares Management Holdings LP and their ultimate parent is Ares Management Corp. (NYSE: ARES). Ares Management provides investment advice to various pooled investment vehicles, other separately managed accounts and other institutional clients.

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.

Piquant LLC (Air America Radio) operates radio stations. Its broadcast includes air streaming, pod casting, online streaming and web casting. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in New York City, New York.

Nanostar, Inc. engages in the chemicals preparations and nec business. The company was founded by Alexander L. Girau and Shiva Adireddy and is headquartered in New Orleans, LA.

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.

1919 Investment Counsel LLC (1919ic) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland. The firm was founded in 2005 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF). On November 2014, Stifel acquired 1919ic from Legg Mason, Inc. Prior to and as a result of this acquisition, the firm changed its name from Legg Mason Investment Counsel LLC to 1919 Investment Counsel LLC. 1919ic provides comprehensive investment counsel services to both individual and institutional clients, and financial planning and family office services to individual clients.

Needham & Co. LLC (Needham) is a registered investment advisor and broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1985 and is a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of The Needham Group, Inc. Needham provides corporate and institutional clients with high quality research, corporate access, capital markets and trading execution services in both the public and private markets, with an emphasis on growth companies.

ACON Investments LLC (ACON Investments) is a private equity firm founded in 1996 by Kenneth R. Brotman, Bernard W. Aronson and Jonathan J. Ginns. The firm is headquartered in Washington D.C., the United States with additional offices in Dallas, Los Angeles, New York, Bogota, Madrid, Mexico City and Sao Paulo.

RBC Capital Markets LLC is a full-service brokerage and financial services firm headquartered in New York City. They are a direct subsidiary of RBC USA Holdco Corp. and a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada (TSE, NYSE: RY). Founded in 2010, the firm is comprised of 3 major business lines: the Private Client Group, the Fixed-Income Group and the Clearing and Execution Services Group. The Private Client Group serves individual investors, while the Fixed-Income Group provides services to institutions, municipalities and non-profit organizations. The Clearing and Execution Services Group is a provider of clearing and execution services to independent brokers/dealers throughout the US. RBC Capital Markets focuses on the following sectors: communications, media, consumer/retail, diversified industries, energy, financial institutions, forest products, healthcare, infrastructure finance, mining & metals, real estate, social infrastructure, technology and the US municipal markets.

Wells Fargo Securities LLC (WFS) is the broker/dealer subsidiary of EVEREN Capital Corp., ultimately owned by Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC). Headquartered in New York, WFS delivers a comprehensive suite of banking, capital markets and advisory solutions, such as a full complement of sales, trading and research capabilities, to corporate, government and institutional clients.

William Blair Investment Management LLC (William Blair) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded in 2014 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of WBC Holdings LP. William Blair provides investment solutions to corporations, pension funds, governments and public agencies, endowments, foundations, Taft-Hartley plans, and other institutional investors across the globe.

Tennenbaum Capital Partners (Private Equity) (Tennenbaum Capital Partners) is a private equity subsidiary of Tennenbaum Capital Partners LLC founded in 1996 by Michael Ernest Tennenbaum, Mark Keith Holdsworth and Howard Marshall Levkowitz. The firm is headquartered in Santa Monica, California.

Venor Capital Management LP (Venor) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was co-founded by Jeffrey A. Bersh and Michael J. Wartell in 2005. Venor provides investment advisory services to private funds and a separately managed account.

Part of JPMorgan Chase & Co., JPMorgan Futures, Inc. is a company that offers security brokerage services. The company is based in New York, NY.

Aquiline Capital Partners LLC (Aquiline Capital) is a private equity/venture capital firm founded in 2005 by Jeffrey W. Greenberg. The firm is headquartered in New York City with an office in London.

Part of Morgan Stanley, Morgan Stanley India Co. Pvt Ltd. is an Indian financial services company that has been operating for 25 years. The company is based in Mumbai, India. The company offers various services and career opportunities, and its employees bring innovative solutions to every role they tackle. Additionally, the company has an Inclusive Ventures Group that aims to broaden access to capital for underrepresented innovators and spotlight their successes. Aisha de Sequeira has been the CEO of the company since 2008.

Autodesk (California), Inc. engages in the provision and design of engineering and entertainment software. Its products include 3D printing, augmented and virtual reality, automotive and vehicle technology, computer hardware and software, and robotics. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Pure Auto LLC owns and operates an online platform that provides value reports on used cars and trucks. It offers search, pay-per-click, site and display retargeting and advertising services. The firm provides drive traffic, optimize web, and convert sales solutions. The company was founded by Jeremy Anspach in 2007 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Part of Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Industrial & Commercial Bank of China (Hebei Branch) is a Chinese banking company that provides banking services. The company is based in Hebei, China.

Neusoft Medical Systems Co., Ltd. engages in the research, development, manufacturing, and sale of large-scale medical diagnosis and treatment equipment and solutions as well as the provision of related services. Its products include computed tomography systems, magnetic resonance imaging systems, digital subtraction angiography systems, ultrasonic diagnostic equipment, positron emission tomography equipment, radiotherapy products, as well as in vitro diagnostic equipment and reagents. The company was founded on March 6, 1998 and is headquartered in Shenyang, China.

TLC Laser Eye Centers, Inc. provides eye surgery services. The company is based in West Palm Beach, FL.