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Summit Partners LP (Summit Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1984 by Gregory Avis, Roe Stamps and Stephen Woodsum. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Eaton Vance Management (EVM) is a SEC-registered mutual fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1979 when Eaton & Howard merged with Vance, Sanders & Co. Prior to March 2021, they were a wholly-owned subsidiary of Eaton Vance Corp. Their direct owner is Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS). EVM offers advisory services in a variety of equity, income, mixed-asset and alternative strategies to institutional clients, mutual funds, other pooled investment vehicles, and retail separately managed accounts.

Putnam Investment Management LLC (PIM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1971, the firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Putnam US Holdings I LLC and became an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE: BEN) in 2024. PIM provides investment advice across all asset classes to individuals and institutions worldwide through separately managed accounts and pooled investment funds.

UBS Securities LLC is an investment bank and registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 as UBS Warburg LLC. They are a subsidiary of UBS Americas Holding LLC, ultimately held by UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG, NYSE: UBS) in Switzerland. UBS Securities is a primary dealer in US Government securities and provides a full range of investment banking services which includes corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, trading and sales, fixed-income, equity research, private banking, underwriting and prime brokerage operations. The firm also provides advisory services and access to capital markets for corporate, institutional, intermediary and alternative asset management clients.

Founded in 1986, Banca IMI Securities Corp. is an SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm is a division of IMI Capital Markets USA Corp. and their ultimate parent is Intesa Sanpaolo SpA (IITSF:PK). They are a member of FINRA. Banca IMI Securities Corp. provides a full array of trading and execution services for their clients. They do not provide any internal research. Research is provided through the firm's offices in London and Milan.

Guggenheim Investment Management LLC (Guggenheim Invt Mgmt) is a Private Equity firm, a subsidiary of Guggenheim Partners LLC founded in 2001. The firm is headquartered in New York.

J. H. Whitney & Co. LLC operates as an alternative investment manager. The firm provides private equity capital to small and middle market companies. The company was founded by John Hay Whitney in 1946 and is headquartered in New Canaan, CT.

Morgan Stanley Investment Management, Inc. (MSIM) is an investment management firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1975 and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS). MSIM provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management services and products to institutional clients and individual investors. The firm also advises clients as to the appropriate allocation of assets among multiple separate accounts and/or investment companies or other pooled vehicles that the firm advises.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Coast Asset Management LLC (Coast Asset) is an independent hedge fund management firm headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded by David Smith in 1992. Coast Asset provides advisory services on a discretionary basis to pooled investment vehicles intended for sophisticated investors and institutional investors. The pooled investment vehicles are organized as US and non-US corporations, limited partnerships, limited liability companies and trusts.

ABRY Partners LLC (ABRY Partners) a private equity subsidiary of John F. Stafford Insurance Agency, Inc. founded in 1989 by Samuel Andrew Banks and Royce G. Yudkoff. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Littlejohn & Co. LLC (Littlejohn) is a private equity firm founded in 1996 by Angus C. Littlejohn, Jr and Michael Klein. The firm is headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut.

Part of JPMorgan Chase & Co., The Helios Group is an investment banking firm specializing in options. The company is based in Chicago, IL. The Helios Group was acquired by The Bear Stearns Cos., Inc. on November 20, 2000.

Proskauer Rose LLP provides legal services. It offers legal services for corporate, health care, intellectual property, labor and employment, litigation, private client services, real estate, tax and, sector-related practices. The firm serves financial institutions, investment funds, not-for-profit institutions, governmental entities and other organizations across industries and borders. The company was founded by William R. Rose in 1875 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Part of Rothschild & Co. The company is based in New York, NY. Continuation Holdings AG, Rothschild, Inc. provides investment banking and advisory services.

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

Sierra Asset Management LLC (SAM) is an independent hedge fund manager headquartered in Irvine, California. The firm was founded in 2001 and they do-business-as Sierra Liquidity Fund LLC. SAM manages the Sierra Funds, a series of alternative investment funds.

Sierra Capital Investors, Inc. (SCI) is an independent hedge fund management firm headquartered in Shingle Springs, California. The firm was founded by Michael A. Doran in 1998. SCI provides investment advice for high net worth individuals and institutions.

Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers, Inc. (NBIA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2002 as Neuberger Berman Fixed Income LLC and adopted their present name in 2016. They are a subsidiary of Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers Holdings LLC, ultimately owned by NBSH Acquisition LLC. NBIA provides a wide range of discretionary investment management services to a variety of clients, which includes individuals, institutions, registered investment companies, non-US registered funds and private investment funds.

Applied Fundamental Research LLC (AFR) is a privately held, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The firm was founded by Theodore H. Wagenknecht and Kevin F. Curran in 2013. AFR primarily acts as investment adviser to two private investment partnerships, AFR Value Partners LP (AFR VP) and AFR Concentrated Value LP (AFR CV).

Polen Capital Credit LLC /Private Equity/ (Polen Capital Credit) is a private equity subsidiary of Polen Capital Management LLC founded in 1966 by David John Breazzano. The firm is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts.