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STAR Telecommunications, Inc. provides long distance telecommunication services to consumer and commercial retail customers as well as other telecommunications carriers. The private company is based in Santa Barbara, CA and has subsidiaries in the United States.

Wedbush Securities, Inc. is a full-service investment bank and brokerage firm headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded in 1955 as Wedbush Morgan Securities, Inc. They are a subsidiary of Wedbush Financial Services LLC, which is owned by Wedbush, Inc. Wedbush Securities provides a wide range of securities brokerage, wealth management, and investment banking services to private and institutional clients. Their research focuses on providing coverage of small and mid-sized companies in the following industries: (1) consumer products and services (2) technology (3) entertainment and media (4) life sciences and (5) industrial growth and clean technology.

Bailard, Inc. is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Foster City, California. The firm (formerly Bailard, Biehl and Kaiser prior to its re-naming in 2005) was founded in 1969 by three graduates of the Stanford Graduate School of Business. They are a wholly owned subsidiary of BB&K Holdings, Inc. Bailard provides investment advisory and financial planning services and offers single asset strategies to investors on a standalone basis. The firm manages separate accounts for institutional clients and provides advisory and sub-advisory services to pooled investment vehicles.

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.

Founded in 2004, TD Securities (USA) LLC is a broker/dealer located in New York City with additional offices in Toronto, Montreal, Calgary, Vancouver, London, Singapore, Tokyo and Sydney. The firm is a subsidiary of Toronto Dominion Holdings (USA), Inc. and their ultimate parent is Toronto-Dominion Bank (NYSE: TD). TD Securities (USA) provides a wide range of capital market products and services to corporate, government and institutional clients in five areas of finance including: investment banking, debt capital markets, institutional equities, foreign exchange and money markets. Their services include the underwriting and distribution of new debt and equity issues, providing advice on strategic acquisitions and divestitures and executing daily trading and investment needs. The equity group provides research coverage of media and communications, technology, financial services, oil and gas, mining and metals, industrial products, forest products, technology, utilities and power, real estate, biotechnology, consumer products and merchandising and quantitative analysis strategy. The fixed-income group provides a full range of underwriting sales and trading products for Canadian, U.S. and European debt issuers and investors.

VentureBeat, Inc. provides news and information about companies. It offers economic, financial and business strategy consultancy services. The company was founded by Matt Marshall in September 2006 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Prosper Funding LLC operates as a development stage company that operates a peer-to-peer lending platform. Its platform is an online marketplace that matches individuals who wish to obtain consumer loans with those who are willing to help fund those loans. The company was founded in February 2012 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

AllianceBernstein LP (AB) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. Founded in 2000, the firm is owned by Equitable Financial Life Insurance Co., ultimately held by Equitable Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: EQH). AB provides investment advice to investment companies, pension and profit-sharing plans, banks and thrift institutions, trusts, estates, government agencies, charitable organizations, individuals, corporations and other business entities.

BDO USA LLP operates as an accounting, auditing, and bookkeeping firm. It offers advisory; audit and assurance; digital; and tax services. The company was founded by Maximillian L. Seidman in 1910 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Deloitte & Touche LLP engages in the provision of audit, advisory, financial advisory, tax, and consulting services. The company was founded on March 7, 1995 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

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.

Transworld Investment Holdings LLC operates as an investment holding company. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Lake Forest, IL.

Clearlake Capital Group LP (Clearlake Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2006 by Steven Chang, Behdad Eghbali and Jose Feliciano. The firm is headquartered in Santa Monica, California.

Part of Ziff Davis, Inc., PC Magazine operates an online platform that provides lab-based comparative reviews of computing, consumer electronics, business technology, and internet products. The company is based in New York, NY.

The Research Libraries Group, Inc. provides information access and management services. The firm is comprised of research libraries, archives, museums, and other cultural memory institutions. The company was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

Part of Royal Bank of Canada, RBC Capital Markets, Inc. provides investment advice. The company is based in Albany, NY.

City National Rochdale LLC (CNR) is the SEC-registered investment management subsidiary of CNR Holdings LLC, ultimately held by Royal Bank of Canada (NYSE, TSE: RY) in Canada. The firm was founded when Rochdale Investment Management LLC was combined with City National Asset Management, Inc. and City National Bank's investment management group, City National Asset Management. Headquartered in New York City, CNR provides portfolio management services to high net-worth individual investors as well as to registered investment companies and institutions.

Part of Media 100, Inc., Wired, Inc. supplies MPEG streaming media production tools for the Internet and DVD authoring. The company is based in Santa Clara, CA. Wired was acquired by Media 100, Inc. on December 23, 1999.

Burr Pilger Mayer, Inc. provides accounting and consulting services. The firm's focus areas encompass assurance, corporate tax, business consulting, and wealth management. Its services include audit and quarterly reviews, internal control, forensic accounting, tax planning, business valuation, cash flow management, tax compliance, charitable giving, stock option planning and financial and retirement planning. It serves clients in the agriculture, automotive, construction, financial, government, real estate, and non-profit sectors. The company was founded by Curtis A. Burr, Henry Pilger, and Steven T. Mayer in 1986 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Prosper Marketplace, Inc. operates as a holding company with interest in operating a peer-to-peer online credit platform. The firm through its subsidiary Proper Funding operates an online marketplace that permits the lender members to bid on loan listings and purchases. It handles the funding and servicing of the loan on behalf of the matched borrowers and investors. The company was founded by Christian A. Larsen and John B. Witchel on March 22, 2005 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Silicon Valley Bank provides commercial banking services. It offers banking services to the hardware and infrastructure, software and internet, life science and healthcare, energy and resource innovation, private equity and venture capital, and premium wine industries. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

NanoGraf Corp. develops silicon-graphene materials for charging batteries. The company was founded by Cary Hayner, Joshua Lau, Thomas Yu and Samir Mayekar in 2012 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

The National Association of Corporate Directors is a non-profit organization that provides essential resources to help directors strengthen board leadership. The American company was founded by Maryann Bruce and the CEO is Peter R. Gleason.

TelStrat, Inc. provides communication solutions for wireline access networks and enterprise telecommunications environments. It caters business process outsourcers, financial services, hospitality, healthcare, manufacturing, insurance and utilities sectors. The firm also develops comprehensive call recording and workforce optimization (WFO) solutions, for knowledge-mining call content, maximizing agent performance and streamlining workforce management. The company was founded by Robert J. Carroll in 1993 and is headquartered in Allen, TX.

National Association of Credit Management, Inc. provides information and related services to the business, credit, and financial industries. It promotes good laws for sound credit, protects businesses against fraudulent debtors, improves the interchange of credit information, develops credit practices and methods, and establishes a code of ethics. The company was founded in 1896 and is headquartered in Columbia, MD.

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association is based in West Hollywood, CA and has subsidiaries in the United States. Hollywood Foreign Press Association is known for its philanthropic efforts and ongoing charitable giving.

TessPay Inc. operates as a payment platform. It develops a supply chain finance platform that utilizes blockchain technology to provide payment assurance and liquidity through a supply chain. The company was founded by Jeff Mason on July 17, 2017 and is headquartered in Fort Myers, FL.