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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.

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.

Vector Capital Management LP (Vector Capital Management) is an Independent Private Equity firm founded in 1997 by Alexander R. Slusky. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco.

Glenview Capital Management LLC (Glenview) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Lawrence Robbins in 2000 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of RINC Family Partnership LLC. Glenview manages capital for qualified investors through a series of private investment funds.

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.

McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Bain & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It offers advisory services to the companies on their critical issues and opportunities: strategy, marketing, organization, operations, technology and mergers and acquisitions, across all industries and geographies. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

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.

BDO USA LLP operates as an accounting, auditing, and bookkeeping firm. It offers advisory; audit and assurance; digital; and tax services. The company was founded by Maximillian L. Seidman in 1910 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Clayton, Dubilier & Rice LLC (Clayton, Dubilier & Rice) is a private equity subsidiary of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice Holdings LP founded in 1978 by Joseph L. Rice. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Ernst & Young provides accounting services. Its services include auditing, accounting, tax and transaction services, assurance and advisory business, online transaction advisory and a wide range of financial services. The company was founded by Arthur Young and Alwin C. Ernst in 1881 and is headquartered in Kansas City, MO.

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.

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

Prairie Capital Management LLC (Prairie Capital) is an investment management firm headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri. The firm was founded in 1995 and was acquired by UMB Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: UMBF) in 2010. Prairie Capital provides wealth management services to ultra-high net worth individuals, family offices, non-profit organizations, foundations, endowments, corporations, pensions, and other institutions.

Silver Lake Management Co. LLC (Silver Lake Management) is a private equity firm, a subsidiary of Silver Lake Group LLC founded in 1999 by Jim Davidson and David Roux. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California with offices in San Francisco, New York, London, Hong Kong and Singapore.

Part of Deutsche Bank AG, Deutsche Bank AG (Tokyo Branch) is a banking services provider based in Tokyo, Japan.

VersionOne, Inc. provides project and life cycle management tools. Its products include angle portfolio management, program management, agile project management, quality management, business intelligence, enterprise wide collaboration, integration hub and devops. The company was founded by Robert Holler in 2002 and is headquartered in Alpharetta, GA.

CollabNet, Inc. provides software development solutions for software-driven organizations. The firm’s products include ALM connect, cloudforge, continuum, giteye, scrumworks pro, subversionedge, teamforge, teamforge SCM, versionone editions and versionone. It also offers product consulting and implementation, agile consulting and transformation services. The company was founded by William J. Portelli and Brian Behlendorf in 1999 and is headquartered in Alpharetta, GA.

Part of Accenture Plc, Accenture do Brasil Ltda. The company is based in São Paulo, Brazil. is a Brazilian company that embraces change to create value and shared success for their clients, people, shareholders, partners, and communities. Founded in 1994, the company offers electricity and digital transformation services to public utility services.

Part of Accenture Plc, Accenture SRL is an Argentinean company that specializes in enterprise and industry technologies. The company is based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The company provides strategy and consulting services for various industries and functions, and helps leaders create transformation by enhancing the relationship between people and technology. Accenture also explores the topic of edge computing, including its benefits, applications, challenges, careers, and capabilities.

Part of Royal Bank of Canada, RBC Capital Markets, Inc. provides investment advice. The company is based in Albany, NY.

Part of ChyronHego Corp., Hego AB is a Swedish company that provides graphics and data visualization solutions. The company is based in Stockholm, Sweden. Ariel Garcia has been the CEO of the company since 2019. Hego was acquired by ChyronHego Corp. on May 23, 2013 for $17.18 million.

Serengeti Asset Management LP (Serengeti) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Joseph LaNasa III in 2007. Serengeti provides investment advice to and manages a number of private pooled investment vehicles and other asset managers for institutional and other investors. Beneficial owners of asset managers may include institutions, pension plans, high net-worth individuals and other sophisticated investors.

Home Shopping Service SA engages in the provision of teleshopping services. It operates M6 Boutique and Best of Shopping brands. The company was founded on August 25, 1987 and is headquartered in Rungis, France.

Chalkstream Capital Group LP (Chalkstream) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2004 by Andrew Tsai and Peter Muller. Chalkstream provides discretionary investment advisory services for US and non-US private investment funds.

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).

Flint Hills Ascent Co-Invest II LP provides pooled investment fund services. The company is headquartered in Kansas City, MO.

Credit Suisse Securities (Canada) Inc. is a broker/dealer headquartered in Toronto, Ontario with offices worldwide. The firm is a subsidiary of Credit Suisse Group (NYSE: CS). Their equity research equity group engages in a broad range of activities for investors including sales, trading, financing, prime brokerage and market-making in U.S. and international equity and equity related securities, options, futures, risk management and hedging products. Their activities cover both exchange-traded and over-the-counter traded securities, including American depositary receipts, restricted stocks, equity repurchases, block trade executions, program trading executions, equity derivatives and convertible securities. The fixed-income franchise operates as a single, unified platform that handles all fixed-income cash and derivative products. Products and services range from securitization and liability management transactions to sales and trading and superior research.