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The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) is a state-owned pension fund management firm headquartered in Sacramento, California. Founded in 1932, the firm has long been at the forefront of shareholder activism in the US. CalPERS provides retirement and health benefit services to private individuals and employers, specifically active, inactive and retired employees of California state and local public agencies. They routinely put pressure on companies to achieve better corporate performance corporate governance.

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.

Founded in 1997, Choate Investment Advisors LLC is a registered investment advisor located in Boston. The firm is a subsidiary of Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP. They provide comprehensive, integrated wealth management services primarily to high net-worth individuals.

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. (DBSI) is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1971 and is a wholly-owned investment banking and brokerage arm of DB U.S. Financial Markets Holding Corp., ultimately held by Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE: DB, FRA: DBK) in Germany. DBSI provides securities brokerage and investment advisory services to domestic and international private clients and institutions. They are also a primary dealer in US government securities as designated by the Federal Reserve.

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.

Lineage Capital LLC (Lineage Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2003 by Bill McKinley, Brook Parker and Mark Sullivan. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

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.

Polaris Partners is an Independent Venture Capital firm founded in 1996 by Stephen D. Arnold, Jonathan A. Flint and Terrance G. McGuire. Polaris Partners is headquartered in Waltham.

Ampersand Management LLC (Ampersand Management) is a private equity firm founded in 1988 by Richard A. Charpie. The firm is headquartered in Wellesley, 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.

Audax Private Equity (Audax Private Equity) is a private equity subsidiary of 101 Huntington Holdings LLC founded in 1999 by Geoff S. Rehnert and Marc B. Wolpow. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts and additional office in San Francisco, California.

AIP LLC (American Industrial Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1989. The firm is headquartered in New York City, New York.

Palladium Equity Partners Advisor LLC is a Private Equity firm founded in 1997 by Marcos A. Rodriguez and Robert J. Lanigan. The firm is headquartered in New York.

GTCR LLC (GTCR) is a private equity firm founded in 1980 by Charlie Thomas. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Leerink Partners LLC is a full-service brokerage and investment banking firm headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded by Jeffrey Leerink in 1995 and formerly known as SVB Securities LLC. They rebranded as Leerink Partners in 2023. The firm is a subsidiary of SVB Securities LLC. Leerink Partners provides institutional sales, equity research, institutional trading, and corporate finance and asset management services to the healthcare and technology industries. They offer superior execution capabilities in common stock, convertibles and derivatives with a singular focus on healthcare and a knowledge-led approach.

Pension Reserves Investment Management Board (PRIM) is a State-owned pension fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1983, PRIM manages the assets of the Pension Reserves Investment Trust (PRIT) Fund for public employee pension benefits on behalf of Massachusetts State Employees, Massachusetts Teachers’, and Boston Teachers’, as well as local participating retirement systems throughout the Commonwealth that elect to invest with PRIM.

Stone Point Capital LLC (Stone Point Capital) is a Private Equity firm founded in 1985. The firm is headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut.

Lafayette Investments, Inc. (Lafayette) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Ashton, Maryland with additional office in Bethesda. The firm was founded by Thomas Roddy in 1988. Lafayette offers investment advisory services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities.

Spinnaker Capital LLC (Spinnaker Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 1997 by Tas Parafestas. The firm headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Cambridge Associates LLC is a privately-held, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1973 by James Bailey and Henry Lewis. Cambridge Associates provides investment management and advisory services to colleges and universities, foundations and other non-profit institutions. They also act as an investment adviser to private clients, family offices, corporations, healthcare institutions, insurance groups, pension plans and ERISA pools and public and government-related groups.

Barclays Bank Plc provides corporate banking services. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Consumer Edge Research LLC, dba Consumer Edge (CE), is an equity research holding firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Bill Pecoriello in 2009. They offer consumer data solutions for everyone from public and private investors to corporate decision makers and strategists. CE focuses on the global consumer sector such as the beverages, food, cosmetics, household/personal care and tobacco industries. Data is gathered both from global syndicated sources as well as primary research surveys, channel checks and other proprietary data collection.

GreyLion Capital LP (GreyLion Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2012 by David Ferguson and Chip L Baird. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Action Potential Venture Capital (Action Potential Venture) is a venture capital subsidiary of GlaxoSmithKline Plc founded in 2013. The firm is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

Jebbit, Inc. operates a digital marketing platform to customize, measure, and optimize post-click engagement. It helps media companies drive revenue by providing interactive mobile content solutions as part of their digital offerings. The company was founded by Jonathan Lacoste, Thomas Coburn, Chase McAleese and Jeb Thomas in December 2010 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

SSC Venture Managers LLC (SSC Venture) is a venture capital firm founded in 2014. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Biospring Management Partners LP (Biospring Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2020 by Michelle Dipp and Jennifer Lumba. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Regal Healthcare Capital Management LLC (Regal Healthcare Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2018 by Jon Santemma and David Kim. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Axon Therapies, Inc. develops treatment for heart failure. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Tilia Holdings LLC (Tilia Holdings) is a private equity firm founded in 2017 by Johannes P. Burlin and Eric Christian Larson. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Northlane Capital Partners LLC (Northlane Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2014 by Justin Dufour, Sean Eagle, Eugene Krichevsky and David Steinglass. The firm is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland.

Arboretum Ventures LLC (Arboretum Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2002 by Jan L. Garfinkle and Tim B. Petersen. The firm is headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Craniovation, Inc. engages in providing health care services. The company was founded by Vijay Agarwal and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Capstone LLC is a policy analysis and regulatory due diligence research firm headquartered in Washington, DC. The firm was founded by David Barrosse in 2010 and is wholly owned by the Orion Group LLC. Capstone helps corporations, industries, and investors navigate the local, national, and international policy and regulatory landscape. The firm explores how policy affects companies, industries, and investments in the financial services, health care, TMT, and energy sectors. They work with a diverse group of corporate and investor clients that produce actionable investment research based on their deep-dive analysis of public policy.

Onc.ai, Inc. is a digital health company that is privately held and is developing a precision oncology care management platform. The company is based in San Carlos, CA. The company aims to transform clinical decision making and is backed by premier investment firms such as the Blue Venture Fund, MassMutual Alternative Investments, and Accomplice, among others. The company is building a pipeline of physician-centered products to fulfill the potential of precision oncology. The company was founded by Akshay Nanduri, who has been the CEO since incorporation.

Mill Point Capital LLC (Mill Point Capital) is private equity firm founded in 2013 by Michael Duran. The firm is headquartered in New York.