Alex Litvak

Lazard Freres & Co. LLC provides corporate advisory, capital market, and asset management services. The company was founded on April 13, 1992 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

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.

Broadmark Asset Management LLC (Broadmark) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded by Christopher J. Guptill in 1999 and became a majority owned subsidiary of Westwood Holdings Group, Inc. (NYSE: WHG) in 2023. Broadmark manages and/or sub-advises mutual funds, retail and institutional separately managed accounts. Tactical Growth is their flagship strategy.

Glass, Lewis & Co. LLC (Glass Lewis) is an independent investment research firm headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded in 2003 by Kevin J. Cameron & Gregory P. Taxin. Glass Lewis provides investment research and advice on proxy votes to institutional investor and?publicly listed?companies. Their clients include pension plans, mutual funds, and asset managers.

Jefferies LLC is a global investment bank and institutional securities firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Jefferies Group LLC, ultimately held by Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF). Jefferies provides corporate clients with research and execution services in equity, fixed income, and foreign exchange markets, as well as a full range of investment banking services such as underwriting, mergers and acquisitions, restructuring and recapitalization, and other advisory services, with all businesses operating in the Americas, Europe and Asia.

BRED Banque Populaire SA engages in the provision of commercial banking services to corporate and individual clients. It offers savings and deposit accounts, loans, mortgages, financing, insurance, pension plans and credit card issuing, as well as financial advisory, and investment fund management services. The company was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in Paris, France.

Western Asset Management Co. (Western Asset) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Pasadena, California. The firm was founded in 1971 and is a subsidiary of Legg Mason, Inc., which is owned by Franklin Resources, Inc. Western Asset provides discretionary investment management services to primarily institutional clients.

Dexia SA specializes in public and project financing. It provides retail and commercial banking services to individuals and SMEs, asset management, and insurance sectors. The company is headquartered in Paris, France.

Passport Capital LLC (Passport) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded in 2000 by John H. Burbank III. Passport serves as the investment manager to privately offered pooled investment vehicles.

Itaú Unibanco SA is the asset management subsidiary of Itaú Unibanco Holding SA (BVMF: ITUB4; NYSE: ITUB) in Brazil. The firm was created as Banco Itaú SA when Unibanco and Itaú merged. Headquartered in Sao Paulo, Itaú Unibanco provides a full line of banking services to individual, institutional and corporate clients.

Peking University provides post-secondary education services. It offers undergraduate and graduate courses. It provides courses such as basic and applied sciences, social sciences and the humanities, sciences of medicine, management, and education. The company was founded by JiaNai Sun in 1898 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

Chandler Asset Management, Inc. (Chandler) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in San Diego, California. The firm was founded by Mary Catherine (Kay) Chandler in 1988. Chandler provides fixed income investment management services to the public sector, as well as to hospitals, foundations, endowments, individuals and corporations.

deltaDOT Ltd. develops and commercializes technologies for the separation and analysis of biomolecules. It offers High Performance Capillary Electrophoresis and Conventional Capillary Electrophoresis, and analytical services and contract research. The company was founded by Stuart Hassard and John Hassard in 2000 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

AH Capital Management LLC (AH Capital Management) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Marc Lowell Andreessen and Ben A. Horowitz. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.

Banque Pour le Commerce Exterieur Lao provides commercial banking products and services. Its products and services include deposits, loans, cards, electronic banking, ATMs, fund transfers, trade finance, and other related services. The company was founded on December 2, 1975 and is headquartered in Vientiane, Laos.

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.

ACLEDA Bank Plc engages in the provision of lending and financial services. The firm provides E-banking, credits, deposits, cash management, funds transfer, trade finance, financial lease, and life insurance services. It provides superior financial services to all segments of the community. The company was founded by In Channy in January 1993 and is headquartered in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

SFIL SA engages in provision of financial activities and services to the public sector. It supports local government, public hospitals and local investment and export services for financial needs. The company was founded on February 01, 2013 and is headquartered in Issy-les-Moulineaux, France.

Starcity Properties, Inc. provides real estate services. It offers property rental and property development services. The company was founded by Jon Dishotsky, Mohammad Sakrani, Jesse Suarez, and Josh Lehman in 2016 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Lodestar Ventures LLC (Lodestar Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Shayna Modarresi. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Shifamed LLC (Shifamed) is a venture capital firm founded in 2008 by Amr Salahieh. The firm is headquartered in Campbell, California.

Signal Sciences Corp. engages in the provision of security software and services. The firm offers a SaaS product for web application defense that prioritizes defensive efforts, impose difficulties on attackers, without breaking real customer traffic and deploys without spending political capital. The company was founded by Andrew Peterson, Nick Galbreath and Zane Lackey in 2014 and is headquartered in Culver City, CA.

JPMorgan Administradora de Carteiras Brasil Ltda. (JPMorgan Brazil) is the asset management subsidiary of JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings, Inc., which is ultimately held by JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM. Headquartered in Sao Paulo, JPMorgan Brazil was founded in 2010 and provides asset management services to institutions, intermediaries and individuals.

Axos Bank provides consumer and wholesale banking services through online. Its brands include Bank of Internet USA, UFB direct, bank X, netbank and apartment bank. It offers premier online banking and financial services including business banking, home loans, commercial and industrial lending. The company was founded by Jerry L. Englert and Gary Lewis Evans in 1999 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.