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Dodge & Cox is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded by Van Duyn Dodge and Morrie Cox in 1930. They manage money for individuals and institutions globally with a single investment philosophy.

Soros Fund Management LLC (SFM) is a privately-held investment management firm now structured as a family office, but which was once a hedge fund manager. The firm was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in New York City. SFM serves as the principal asset manager for the Open Society Foundations (Open Society) – a private funder of independent groups that works for justice, democratic governance, and human rights.

Forrest Binkley & Brown (FBB) is a private equity firm founded in 1993 by Nicholas Binkley, Greg Forrest and Jeffrey Brown. The firm is headquartered in Irvine, California.

Ashmore Equities Investment Management (US) LLC (AEIM) is an investment management firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1987 and is a subsidiary of Ashmore Equities Holding Corp., which is ultimately owned by Ashmore Group Plc (LON: ASHM) in Great Britain. AEIM manages pooled funds, segregated accounts and structured products that provide an opportunity for investors to participate in Emerging Markets.

TIAA-CREF Investment Management LLC (TCIM) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1997 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of TIAA-CREF Asset Management LLC, ultimately owned by TIAA Board of Governors. TCIM provides investment management and certain administrative services necessary for the operation of the College Retirement Equities Fund (CREF), a diversified open-end registered investment management company that consists of eight accounts, that issues individual, group and tax-deferred variable annuity contracts.

Balyasny Asset Management LP (BAM) is a multi-strategy hedge fund manager and SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm’s predecessor, Balyasny Capital Management LLC (BCM), was founded in 2001 by Dmitry Balyasny, Scott Schroeder and Taylor O'Malley. In 2003, BCM converted from a limited liability company to a limited partnership. Then, in January 2004, their name was changed to Balyasny Asset Management LP. They are a subsidiary of Balyasny Asset Management Holdings LP. BAM provides investment advisory services to high net-worth individuals and institutional clients through privately offered pooled investment funds.

Pine River Capital Management LP (Pine River) is a SEC-registered investment adviser and hedge fund management firm headquartered in Minnetonka, Minnesota. The firm was founded in 2002 by Brian Taylor and they are a subsidiary of Pine River Holdings LP. Pine River provides investment solutions to qualified clients through commingled hedge funds and bespoke solutions.

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.

The Boston Consulting Group, Inc. engages in the provision of management consulting services. It specializes in automotive and mobility; biopharmaceuticals; consumer products; education; oil and gas; power and utilities; engineered products and infrastructure; financial institutions; and health care payers, providers, and services. It offers big data and advanced analytics; change management; client learning and enablement; and corporate development and financial services. The company was founded by Bruce Doolin Henderson in 1963 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Sustainable Growth Advisers LP (SGA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut. The firm was founded by George Fraise, Gordon Marchand and Robert Rohn in 2003. On July 2018, the firm was acquired by Virtus Partners, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRTS). SGA manages portfolios and provides investment advisory services for both US and non-US institutions, corporate pension plans, public pension plans, Taft-Hartley plans, insurance companies, endowments and foundations, superannuation fund sponsors, sovereign wealth funds, healthcare organizations, high net-worth family offices and unified managed account platforms.

Nuera Communications, Inc. manufactures voice and data transmission equipment. It offers voice-over-Internet protocol (VoIP) infrastructure solutions that work over any medium like cable, wireless, copper and fiber. The company was founded by Michelle Creamer in 1997 and is headquartered in Somerset, NJ.

Bowdoin College is an independent, nonsectarian, coeducational residential, undergraduate liberal arts institution founded in 1794. It is located in Brunswick, ME.

Case Western Reserve University provides educational services. It offers a variety of undergraduate degree courses and graduate and professional options such as arts and sciences, dentistry, engineering, law, management, medicine, nursing, social work, and more. The firm also offers dual-degree programs. The company was founded in 1826 and is headquartered in Cleveland, OH.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

Global Factory, Inc. provides collaborative manufacturing execution systems. The firm's software gather, organize & analyze demand, production & quality data from various sources and monitor key indicators & execute business processes to control, manage & optimize distributed manufacturing operations. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Tantallon Capital Advisors Pte Ltd. (Tantallon Capital) is an independent alternative investment manager headquartered in Singapore. The firm was founded by Nicholas Harbinson and Alexander Hill in 2003. Tantallon Capital manages assets for individual and institutional investors, multigenerational family offices and high net worth individuals. The firm also manages the Tantallon Funds.

Part of Citigroup, Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Singapore Pte Ltd. is a company that provides brokerage services. The company is based in Singapore, Singapore.

ICICI Securities Ltd. (Broker) is the brokerage division of ICICI Securities Ltd., a subsidiary of ICICI Bank Ltd. (NSE: ICICIBANK) in India. Headquartered in Mumbai, the firm was founded in 1995 and offers retail trading and investment services for corporates, financial institutions, high net-worth individuals and retail investors.

The Basic Fund provides scholarship programs. It supports inner-city children by helping low-income families afford the cost of tuition at private schools in the Bay Area. The company was founded by Jim McCarthy, Arthur Rock, and John Walton in 1998 and is headquartered in Oakland, CA.

Part of Samara Capital Management Ltd., Samara Capital Partners Ltd. provides investment management services.

Satview Broadband Ltd. is a Reno based television programming provider. It designs, builds and operates broadband systems and provides television programming that suits the demographics of the community that it serves. The company was founded in August 2003 and is headquartered in Reno, NV.

Indus Capital Advisors (Hong Kong) Ltd. (Indus-Hong Kong) is the Hong Kong-based alternative investment management subsidiary of Indus Capital Partners LLC, a hedge fund headquartered in the US. Indus-Hong Kong provides portfolio management services for a range of clients which includes foundations, university endowments, corporate and public pensions, high net-worth individuals, family offices, sovereign wealth funds and financial institutions.

Maiyet, Inc. manufactures apparel, accessories, and jewelry. It offers scarves, bags and shoes, belts, suits, and leather goods. The company was founded by Paul van Zyl, Daniel Lubetzky and Kristy Caylor in 2010 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Samsara Biocapital LLC (Samsara Biocapital) is an independent venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Srinivas Akkaraju. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

Aperture Investors LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Peter Marber in 2018 and they are a subsidiary of Generali Alpha Corp., ultimately held by Assicurazioni Generali SpA (BIT: G) in Italy. Aperture Investors serves as investment adviser or sub-adviser to UCITS Funds, mutual funds and Aperture Funds.