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Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Credit Suisse Securities USA) is the broker/dealer division of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, an investment banking company headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse (USA), Inc., ultimately owned by Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN) in Switzerland. Credit Suisse Securities USA offers a suite of equities, solutions and credit products and services which includes global securities sales, trading and execution, prime brokerage and comprehensive investment research. Their clients include financial institutions, corporations, governments, institutional investors, such as pension funds and hedge funds, and private individuals around the world.

AEA Investors LP (AEA Investors) is a private equity firm founded in 1968 by Rockefeller, Mellon & Harriman family interests and S.G. Warburg & Co, a subsidiary of AEA Holdings LLC. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Goldman Sachs Asset Management LP (GSAMLP) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm is a wholly owned subsidiary of GSAM Holdings LLC, and their ultimate parent is Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). Founded in 1988, GSAMLP provides investment solutions to a range of individual and institutional investors worldwide.

Founded in 1999 by Jerry Castellini and Ed Clark, CastleArk Management LLC is a registered investment adviser located in Chicago, Illinois. The firm provides investment advisory services to a variety of institutional clients, but their clients are predominantly pension plans, including corporate plans and state and local government plans. CastleArk also serves as adviser or sub-adviser to investment companies and collective trusts. Their clients may also include foundations and corporate accounts, plus a few high net-worth individuals. CastleArk's affiliated adviser CastleArk Alternatives, L.L.C. sponsors hedge funds for qualified investors.

Truist Securities, Inc. is a registered broker-dealer headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The firm was founded in 1894 as SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. In 2020, the firm was renamed following the integration of SunTrust Robinson Humphrey and BB&T Capital Markets. The firm is a subsidiary of Truist Financial Corp. (NYSE: TFC) and is an active market maker in equity and fixed-income products. Truist Securities delivers a comprehensive range of strategic advisory, capital raising, risk management, and financing solutions, as well as a dynamic suite of sales, trading, and research services in both fixed-income and equity. Their strategies are carefully tailored to meet the needs and vision of their clients.

PPM America Capital Partners (PPMACP) is a private equity subsidiary of PPM America Inc founded in 1991. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

General Catalyst LLC (General Catalyst) is a venture capital firm founded in 2000 by Joel Cutler, David Fialkow, Bill Fitzgerald, David Orfao and John Simon. The firm is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.

Adams Street Partners LLC (Adams Street Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1972 by George H Spencer and Shahab Rashid. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, IL, with offices in Austin, Beijing, Boston, London, Menlo Park, Munich, New York, Seoul, Singapore, Sydney and Tokyo.

William Blair & Co. LLC (William Blair) is a SEC-registered broker/dealer firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded by William McCormick Blair in 1935 and is a subsidiary of WBC Holdings LP. Until 1941, they were known as Blair, Bonner & Co. William Blair provides broking services to individual, institutional and issuing clients.

Nautic Partners LLC (Nautic Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2000 by Gorgi Habib Y. The firm is headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island.

Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc. (Broker) (Baird-Broker) is the broker-dealer division of Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc., an investment bank and financial services company headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The firm was founded in 1919 and is ultimately owned by Baird Financial Group, Inc. Baird-Broker offers a full suite of comprehensive trading services for institutional clients.

The Invus Group LLC is an Independent Venture Capital firm founded in 1985 by Raymond Debbane. The Invus Group LLC is headquartered in New York, US with additional office in Paris.

ShoreView Industries LLC (ShoreView Industries) is a private equity firm founded in 2002 by Robert Davis, Jeffrey Mudge, and David Wakefield. The firm is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Ceres Partners LLC (Ceres Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2007 by Perry J Veith. The firm is headquartered in South Bend, Indiana.

University of Miami (Florida) is a private research university with students from around the world that is focused on teaching and learning, the discovery of new knowledge, and service to the South Florida region and beyond. The university was founded in 1925 and it is headquartered in Coral Gables, FL.

Chaos Ventures (Chaos Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2020 by Justin Bernard Smith and Dustin Zhang. The firm is headquartered in New York.

The Vistria Group LP (The Vistria Group) is an private equity firm founded in 2013 by Kip Kirkpatrick, Marty H. Nesbitt, and Phil A. Alphonse. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

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).

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.

Madison Dearborn Partners LLC (Madison Dearborn Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1992 by John A. Canning Jr., Paul J. Finnegan, Samuel M. Mencoff, Robin P. Selati, James N. Perry Jr. and Timothy P. Sullivan. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Thoma Bravo LP(Thoma Bravo) is a private equity firm founded in 2008 by Carl Dee Thoma and Orlando Bravo. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Cove Hill Partners LP (Cove Hill Partners) is a private equity firm, a subsidiary of Cove Hill Partners Management LLC founded in 2017. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

PPC Investment Partners LP (PPC Investment Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2002 by Tony N. Pritzker and Jay Robert Pritzker. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Liquid 2 Ventures LLC (Liquid 2 Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Mike Miller, Michael Ma and Joseph C. Montana. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

The American Physical Society is an organization that offers information on various prizes, awards, fellowships, scholarships, and grants related to physics. The non-profit company is based in College Park, MD. The company also provides programs that aim to improve physics education, impact policy makers, increase diversity, and inform the public.

Bain Capital Double Impact LP (Bain Capital Double Impact) is a private equity subsidiary of Bain Capital Private Equity LP founded in 2015. The firm is headquartered in Massachusetts, Boston.

Elementum Advisors LLC (Elementum) is a SEC-registered alternative investment manager headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded in 2009 by Anthony Rettino, John DeCaro and Michael France. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of Elementum Holdings LLP. Elementum provides discretionary investment management services to a broad range of institutional clients, such as US and non-US unregistered private investment companies.

Heffron Co., Inc. operates as mechanical and plumbing installation company. The firm offers plumbing and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning, renovation and tenant services, process-systems installation, design and build contracting, partnering and bridging coordination, value engineering, environmental remediation and design review services. The company was founded by Joseph Heffron in 1992 and is headquartered in Kensington, MD.

DCA Asset Management, Inc. is an investment holding company, which engages in the provision of asset management and investment banking services. The company was founded on May 20, 2013 and is headquartered in Carefree, AZ.

Arizona Founders Fund LLC (Arizona Founders Fund) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Romi S. Dhillon. The firm is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Invest Southwest is an organization that connects investors with emerging growth companies in the region. The private company is based in Phoenix, AZ. The company provides valuable information on topics important to the investment community and offer year-round opportunities for investors to connect with these companies. The company's signature event, Venture Madness, is a competition presented in partnership with the Arizona Commerce Authority where thoroughly evaluated emerging companies compete against each other to be crowned the champion of champions.