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Carnegie Mellon University is an American school that operates as a college or university. It is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Akre Capital Management LLC (Akre) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Middleburg, Virginia. The firm was founded by Charles T. Akre, Jr. in 1989. Akre provides advisory services on a discretionary basis to individuals and institutions with separately managed accounts, registered investment companies, private funds, family offices, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities.

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.

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.

BB&T Securities LLC, doing business as BB&T Capital Markets, is the broker/dealer subsidiary of BB&T Corp. (NYSE: BBT). The firm is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. They offer a full array of investment, trading and execution services to middle-market companies. BB&T Capital Markets' sales and trading arm is comprised of 2 groups: Debt Securities Sales & Trading and Equity Sales & Trading. The Debt Securities Sales & Trading group focuses on: (1) Government and agency securities (2) corporate bonds (3) municipal bonds (4) asset-backed securities (5) mortgage-backed securities (6) preferred securities and (7) money market desk (short-term securities including BB&T funding). The Equity Sales & Trading group focuses on: (1) institutional block execution services (2) institutional distribution of proprietary research (3) providing proprietary access to industry leading conferences and management teams (4) serving as a NASDAQ market maker for over 250 securities (5) stock buybacks including 10b-18 and 10b5-1 trading plans and (6) 144 stock sales, individual 10b5-1 trading plans (buy and sell) and employee cashless stock option programs. BB&T Capital Markets provides research coverage of the communications, defense and government services, energy, financial services, furnishings and consumer durables, healthcare, industrial services, retail/consumer durables and transportation services sectors.

Intel Capital Corp (Intel Capital) is a venture capital subsidiary of Intel Corp founded in 1991 by Les Vadasz, and Avram Miller. The firm is headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware.

Barclays Capital, Inc. is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1997 and is a subsidiary of Barclays Group US, Inc., ultimately owned by Barclays plc (LON: BARC) in Great Britain. Barclays Capital provides large corporate, government and institutional clients a full spectrum of prime brokerage services which includes equities and fixed income financing, OTC Clearing, Futures and Foreign Exchange Prime Brokerage and access to industry insights and analytics from their Strategic Consulting team.

The Virginia Tech Foundation, Inc. (Foundation) is a non-profit organization headquartered in Blacksburg, Virginia. The firm was founded in 1948 to receive, manage, and disburse private gifts in support of Virginia Tech programs. The Foundation supports university faculty, staff, and students by managing funds used for the operation, research, and teaching efforts of Virginia Tech.

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

Pacific Architects & Engineers, Inc. provides integrated services to support missions. It offers defense support services specializing in aviation and ground vehicle maintenance at various levels, including aerospace ground equipment and precision measurement equipment, exercise/event planning, staging and life support. The company was founded by Edward A. Shay in 1955 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

Associated Builders & Contractors, Inc. operates a construction industry trade association. The firm is involved in government representation, legal advocacy, education, workforce development, communications, technology, recognition through national and chapter awards programs, employee benefits, information on best practices and business development through an online contractor search directory. It is construction industry's voice with the legislative, executive and judicial branches of the federal government and with state and local governments. The company was founded in 1950 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

R.W. Murray Co. provides construction management services for developers, brokers and companies. Its services include due diligence, site consultation, feasibility studies, preliminary design studies, maintenance & repair facilities, floor coverings and lobby renovations. The company was founded in 1959 and is headquartered in Manassas, VA.

Legal & General Investment Management America, Inc. (LGIM America) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded in 2006 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Legal & General Investment Management US (Holdings), Inc., ultimately held by Legal & General Group PLC (LON: LGEN) in Great Britain. LGIM America provides investment management services on a fully discretionary basis to institutional clients (corporations, healthcare agencies, non-profit, educational institutions, public plans and Taft-Hartley multi-employer plans).

US Pole Co., Inc. manufactures architectural and outdoor lighting. The private company is based in Palmdale, CA and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company was founded in 1984 by Joe Straus.

SAI Engineering, Inc. operates as a full-service mechanical, electrical and plumbing engineering firm which offers comprehensive engineering services in both the design and consulting areas. The firm specializes in the design of mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems. The company was founded by Daniel L. Zito, Maria Paslick and Maury R. Paslick in 1996 and is headquartered in Woodbridge, VA.

Baker Tilly US LLP engages in the provision of accounting and financial advisory services. It offers assurance, consulting, and risk advisory services. The company was founded in 1931 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Golden Spring Internet of Things, Inc. engages in the provision of solutions for radio frequency identification (RFID) products and applications. Its products include manufacturing high-end intelligent equipment; RFID reader and related production; materials such as contactless smart card raw materials, raw materials for electronic tags, and dual interface smart card raw materials; and robot and vision automation machine. The company was founded by Xiao Dong Zhang and Hong Wu on January 14, 2004 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.

Incline Management Corp.(Incline Equity Partners) is a private equity firm founded by Jack Glover, Wali C. Bacdayan and Justin Bertram. The firm is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

LegalNet Works, Inc. provides program management, risk management, and security governance. The firm covers the development of surveys and the collection and analysis of data on data management and security topics. It specializes in offering director and officer due diligence requirements for security and risk management services, security and privacy assessments in accordance with federal regulations, developments in operational risk management, and vendor management standards and guidelines for IT outsourcing. The company was founded by Lee M. Zeichner in May 1996 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

Rappi SAS is an online grocery platform that operates in an undisclosed location. The Colombian company was founded in 2014 by Simon Borrero, Felipe Villamarin, Juan Pablo Ortega, Guillermo Plaza Roche, Andres Bilbao, and Sebastian Mejia. Simon Borrero has been the CEO since 2014.

BofA Securities, Inc. is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of NB Holdings Corp., ultimately held by Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC). Headquartered in New York, the firm was founded in 2015 and offers trade execution, trading or brokerage services to institutional clients.

Founded in 1958, Merrill Lynch Piece Fenner & Smith, Inc. is an SEC registered broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of BAC North America Holding Co. and their ultimate parent is Bank of America Corp. (NYSE BAC).

Monzo Bank Ltd. provides investment banking services. It offers digital retail bank, fintech and digital banking. The company was founded by Paul Rippon, Jonas Huckestein, Gary Dolman, Tom Blomfield and Jason Bates in February 2015 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Venture Highway LLP is an Independent Venture Capital firm founded in 2015 by Samir Sood and Neeraj Arora. The firm is headquartered in India.

Olympic Gold Quest is an Indian company that provides training for sports and games. The private company was founded in 1998. The company is based in Mumbai, India.

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. (Investment Management) (CGMI-IM) is the investment management division of Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., a registered broker-dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1964 and is a subsidiary of Citigroup Financial Products, Inc., ultimately held by Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C). CGMI provides a variety of services designed to meet the varying investment advisory and related needs of individual and institutional clients.