Michael Lowry

California First Leasing Corp. (Investment Management) (CalFirstLease-IM) is the investment management division of California First Leasing Corp. (OTCMKTS: CFNB), a bank holding company headquartered in Newport Beach, California. Founded in 2001, CalFirstLease-IM manages assets for institutional clients.

AIG Life Insurance Co. provides life insurance services. The company provides services to commercial, institutional, and individual customers through property, casualty, and life insurance networks of any insurer. It also provides retirement, financial services, and asset management services. AIG Life Insurance is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

56.Com Inc engages in the operation of online movie streaming. It offers television series, films, 56 movies, comedy, game, life, beauty, education, and music videos. The company was founded by Juan Zhou on October 28, 2004 and is headquartered in Guangzhou, China.

Part of Broadmedia Corp., Fishing Vision Co., Ltd. is a fishing channel that broadcasts programs of various genres, including bath fishing and offshore fishing. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan. The Japanese company provides information on catching results and facilities nationwide, as well as weather and tide information. It offers simultaneous search functions for multiple areas, special conditions, and search history. Fishing gear shop information nationwide, fishing information, and many videos are available for free on the official website. The company was founded in 1998. Yasutaka Shimamura has been the CEO of the company since 2012.

Beauty Holdings, Inc. provides online directory and blog services related to beauty salon, spa, and nail care services. It also deals with online advertising and marketing in the beauty-related business. The company was founded on September 5, 2008 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

SBI-HIKARI P.E. Co. Ltd. (SBI-HPE) is a majority-owned subsidiary of SBI Holdings, Inc. (TSE: 8473), and Hikari Tsushin, Inc. (TSE: 9435) is a significant minority shareholder. Established in 1973 and based in Tokyo, SBI-HPE was wholly-owned by SBI Holdings until 2009, when they took over some of the funds previously managed by Hikari Private Equity, Inc., the venture capital arm of Hikari Tsushin, and started operating as a joint venture.

Founded in 1898, Northeastern University is a private research university located in the heart of Boston. Northeastern teaches worldwide experiential learning, urban engagement, and interdisciplinary research that meets global and societal needs. The University offers a range of undergraduate and graduate programs leading to degrees through the doctorate in nine colleges and schools.

Part of Hikari Tsushin, Inc., GoLuck Co., Ltd. is a Japanese telecommunications company that provides telecommunications services, Internet related services, and business solutions services, as well as supplies office equipment. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan. GoLuck Co. was acquired by e-machitown Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Hikari Tsushin, Inc., from Hikari Tsushin, Inc. on April 01, 2010 for $8.60 million.

Hikari Asset Management, Inc. (HAM) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hikari Tsushin, Inc. (TSE: 9435), a provider of office automation equipment and a range of services including telecommunications, Internet, business support, Internet advertising and Website operation. HAM is the holding company for Hikari Private Equity, a manager of venture capital funds, sector-specific private equity funds and fund of funds. Based in Tokyo, HAM also forms joint business projects with high-net worth individuals and venture capital firms to manage bespoke venture capital funds.

HIKARI Private Equity Inc (HIKARI Private Equity) is a venture capital subsidiary of SBI-HIKARI PE Co Ltd founded in 1999. The firm is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Yicha Online Corp. engages in the provision of internet information service. It focuses on mobile search products and services for mobile users. Its products include desktop quick search with internet access, providing intelligent desktop, voice, and native search service; web page; fiction; images; comics; game; music; radio; listen to the story through headphones; cost-effective online purchase; news, and software. Its business scope includes technology development and transfer; technical advice and services; computer technology training; basic software services; application software services; computer system services; data processing; computer typing, record, proof reading, and printing service; copy and fax service; advertising design, production, and agents; enterprise management services; and sale of self-developed products. The company was founded by Bin Liu on February 24, 2004 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.

e-machitown Co., Ltd. engages in the media advertising and solutions business. Its operations are carried out through the following segments: Media Advertising, Server and Solution. The Media Advertising segment includes Internet media advertising sales, media operations, and content planning and sales. The Server segment engages in server rentals business. The Solution segment includes communication service subscription agency business and system solution planning and development. It also engages in kindergarten events business. The company was founded on October 16, 1995 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

M&S Partners Pte Ltd (M&S Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2013 by Hirokazu Mashita. The firm is headquartered in Singapore.

Meritage Group LP (Meritage) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was principally owned by the 1998 Simons Family Revocable Trust. They were formed in 2006 as a spin-off of Renaissance Technologies LLC. Meritage provides discretionary investment management services to private investment funds for which they serve as investment manager and/or investment general partner and not individually to the investors in the private investment funds.

The Irvine Co. LLC provides real estate services to residential and commercial customers. It provides housing, job and retail centers, schools, recreation, trails, parks, greenbelts and permanently preserved open spaces. The company was founded in 1864 and is headquartered in Newport Beach, CA.

StepStone Private Credit Fund LLC functions as a private equity fund. The private company is based in New York, NY and has subsidiaries in the United States.

BDC, Inc. supplies process controls, instrumentation and sensor equipment. Its services include 24/7/365 hotline, diagnostics, calibration, inspections, emergency repair, maintenance/ field service, refurbishing equipment and seismic restraints. The company was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Hazelwood, MO.

Renaissance Technologies LLC (Renaissance) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and global hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1982 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Renaissance Technologies Holdings Corp. Renaissance acts as general partner, managing member, and/or investment manager to US and non-US private investment funds and an institutional account that invests in a variety of securities, futures, and derivatives contracts.

Runway Growth Finance Corp (Runway Growth Finance) is a private equity operating division of Runaway Growth Finance Corp founded in 2015. The company is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

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.

OrbiMed Advisors LLC is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. It was founded by Sven Borho and Carl Gordon in 1989. The firm provides discretionary investment management services to US and non-US public and private funds.

Caxton Associates LP (Caxton) is an independent, SEC- registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded as the successor to Caxton Corp., which was founded in 1983 by Bruce Kovner. Caxton serves directly or indirectly as general partner, manager or advisor to several domestic and foreign private investment funds, and as a trading advisor to several foreign private investment funds.