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Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (Dimensional) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Austin, Texas. The firm was founded by David Booth in 1981 and is a subsidiary of Dimensional Holdings LLC, which is wholly-owned by Dimensional Holdings, Inc. Dimensional primarily manages securities and other assets for institutional investors. They also manage securities and other assets for high-net-worth individuals and clients of independent financial advisors. The firm is the investment adviser to various SEC-registered investment companies which represent separate funds in aggregate, such as mutual funds and exchange-traded funds.

WEDGE Capital Management LLP (WEDGE) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. Founded in 1984, the firm offers a variety of value-oriented equity and fixed income strategies for institutional investors.

Allspring Global Investments LLC (Allspring) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. Prior to November 2021, the firm was known as Wells Capital Management, Inc. They are a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC, ultimately held by Allspring Group Holdings LLC. Allspring provides investment management services to mutual funds, private funds, offshore funds, collective investment trusts (CITs), pooled vehicles and client accounts.

Truist Bank provides financial services. Its services include banking, lending, insurance, trust, and wealth management solutions. The firm offers services to businesses, public agencies, local governments, and individuals. The company was founded in 1872 and is headquartered in Winston-Salem, NC.

Rollcast Energy, Inc. develops, owns and operates renewable power plants that use wood or biomass fuel. Its services include permitting, design, contracting, financing, construction management and asset management. The company was founded on March 21, 2005 and is headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

Pamlico Capital Management LP (Pamlico Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 1988 by Frederick W. Eubank II, Watts L. Hamrick III and Scott Bullock Perper. The firm is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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.

Moody's Investors Service, Inc. is a credit rating and investment research firm headquartered in New York City. They are a subsidiary of Moody's Corp. (NYSE: MCO). The firm performs international financial research and analysis on commercial and government entities and provides a variety of analytic tools for assessing credit risk. Their clients include creditors, investment banks and commercial banks.

Da Capo Press has been publishing quality hardcovers and paperbacks in American and world history, biography, music, especially jazz, film, art, photography, sports, humor,.and more recently, popular culture.Da Capo Lifelong Books features a wide array of authors and books on pregnancy, parenting, health, fitness and relationships.

Part of Champion Industries, Inc., Blue Ridge Disposition, Inc. provides printing services and supplies office products. The company is based in Huntington, WV. Blue Ridge Disposition was acquired by Champion Industries, Inc. on May 21, 1997.

FC Capital Management LLC (Frontier Growth) is a private equity firm founded in 1999 by Andrew Lindner and Richard Maclean. The firm is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Part of Chatham Asset Partners LP, Wentworth Printing Corp is a company that provides full service commercial printing services. The company is based in Columbia, SC. Wentworth Printing was acquired by Consolidated Graphics, Inc. on April 15, 1999.

Capitala Investment Advisors LLC (Capitala Group) is a private equity firm founded by Joe B. Alala in 1998. The firm is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Sierra Capital LLC is an independent registered investment advisor and global multi-family office headquartered in Miami, Florida. The firm was founded by Rafael de la Sierra in 1998. Sierra Capital offers family office services to a limited number of ultra-high net worth individuals and families to assist in achieving their goal of lasting legacy for future generations.

Five Points Capital, LLC.(Five Points Capital) is a private equity and subordinated debt investment firm founded in 1997. The firm headquartered in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The firm is a subsidiary of BB&T Corp. (NYSE: BBT).

Plexus Capital LLC (Plexus Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2005 by Kel Landis. The firm headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Corrum Capital Management LLC (Corrum Capital) is an independent private equity firm founded in 2013 by Jason Cipriani and Jonathan Mandle. The firm is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

High-Tech Gründerfonds Management GmbH (HTGF) is a venture capital firm founded in 2005. The firm is headquartered in Bonn, Germany.

inContAlert GmbH develops a wearable device that measures bladder filling levels. The company is based in Trautskirchen, Germany. The German company was founded in 2022 by Nicolas Ruhland, Tristan Zürl, Pascal Fechner, Jannik Lockl. Jannik Lockl has been the CEO since 2022.

HRTBT Medical Solutions GmbH provides a streamlined patient management tool for health care facilities. It provides digital patient reported outcome measures for healthcare services. The company was founded by Yannik Schreckenberger, Yunus Uyargil, Marc Tiedemann and Sebastian Tilch and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.

Project Development Services, Inc. provides project management services. It acts as a developer, a project manager, or an owner’s representative for hotel development and renovation projects. The company was founded by Ralph C. Engelberger and Angeline Fife in 2001 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

OpenView Investments LLC (OpenView Investments) (OpenView Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2006 by Scott Maxwell. The firm is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Tower Associates, Inc. develops an 18-story building and property. The private company is based in Indianapolis, IN.

NC Industries, Inc. manufactures machine tools. The company is headquartered in Amherst, NY.

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.

Ameriprise Financial Services LLC (Investment Management) (AFS-IM) is the investment management division of Ameriprise Financial Services LLC, a registered broker-dealer headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The firm was founded in 1986 and is a subsidiary of AMPF Holding Corp., which is owned by Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (NYSE: AMP). AFS-IM sponsors a wrap fee program that offers a variety of investment advisory accounts that have different features and services, supporting a wide array of investment strategies. It is available for individual investors, corporate entities and tax-qualified accounts.