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Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. engages in the provision of securities underwriting and investment services. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

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.

Truist Securities, Inc. is a registered broker-dealer headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The firm was founded in 1894 as SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. In 2020, the firm was renamed following the integration of SunTrust Robinson Humphrey and BB&T Capital Markets. The firm is a subsidiary of Truist Financial Corp. (NYSE: TFC) and is an active market maker in equity and fixed-income products. Truist Securities delivers a comprehensive range of strategic advisory, capital raising, risk management, and financing solutions, as well as a dynamic suite of sales, trading, and research services in both fixed-income and equity. Their strategies are carefully tailored to meet the needs and vision of their clients.

JPMorgan Securities LLC (JPMS) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1985 and is a subsidiary of JPMorgan Broker-Dealer Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by JPMorgan Chase & Co., Inc. (NYSE: JPM). JPMS provides research on fixed income, credit, derivatives, emerging markets, foreign exchange, structured finance, technical analysis and bond indices. Their equity analysts cover equities throughout North America, EMEA, Asia/Pacific and the emerging markets. The firm's fixed income team formulates trading and portfolio recommendations for investors in global bonds and other fixed-income markets based on valuations, analytics and market dynamics.

Stadion Money Management LLC (Stadion) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Watkinsville, Georgia. The firm was founded by Timothy A. Chapman in 1993 as Personal Mutual Fund Management, Inc. They became a subsidiary of Smart USA Co. in 2022. Stadion provides custom solutions to retirement plan advisors, plan sponsors and participants.

DriveWealth LLC provides mobile investing platform for individual investors that offer a selection of exchange traded funds (ETFs) and US listed stocks. It also offers free educational content to help investors understand finance and investing basics. The company was founded by Robert Cortright in 2012 and is headquartered in Chatham, NJ.

Southern Methodist University is a private university near the center of Dallas, SMU offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs through seven schools in the humanities and sciences, business, the performing, visual, and communication arts, engineering, education and human development, law, and theology.

KPMG LLP engages in the provision of audit, tax, and advisory services. It serves the banking and capital markets, building, construction and real estate, consumer and retail, energy, natural resources and chemicals, financial services, government and public sector, healthcare and life sciences, industrial manufacturing, insurance, media and entertainment, private equity, technology, telecommunications, and venture capital industries. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

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.

C&B capital (C&B capital) is a private equity and venture capital firm founded in 1996 by Edward Stockton Croft and Theodore J. Bender. The firm is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

Edge Capital Group LLC (Edge Capital) is a SEC-registered investment adviser and wealth management firm headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The firm was founded by Harry Jones and they are a wholly-owned subsidiary of Focus Operating LLC, ultimately held by Focus Financial Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: FOCS). Edge Capital provides personalized, comprehensive wealth management services; outsourced CIO services, financial planning, family office services, and investment management services to a mutual fund and separately managed account clients through Edge’s Blue Current division. The firm also serves as the investment adviser to private investment funds and provides other investment consulting services.

Sunny River Management LLC (Sunny River Management) is a private equity firm founded in 2013. The firm is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

UBS Wealth Management (Hong Kong) (UBSWM-HK) is the Hong Kong-based wealth management division of UBS AG (Hong Kong Branch), a subsidiary of UBS AG (NYSE: UBS) in Switzerland. UBSWM-HK provides private banking and wealth management services including strategic wealth planning, liquidity solutions, retirement planning and succession planning to high-net worth individuals.

Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc. (Stifel) is a dual-registered broker-dealer and investment adviser headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. Founded in 1890, the firm is a subsidiary of Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF), a financial service holding company. Stifel provides full-service brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals and their families, institutions and businesses, and financial advisors.

Altera Private Access (Venture Capital) (Altera Private Access) is a venture capital a subsidiary of Altera Private Access LLC founded by Mitchell Buddy Reiner. The firm is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

LOVC Management LLC (Las Olas Venture Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015. The firm is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Impactive Capital LP is an independent registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Lauren Taylor Wolfe and Christian A. Asmar in 2018. Impactive Capital serves as investment advisor and provides discretionary advisory services to private funds.

Ardian US LLC (Ardian US) is a private equity subsidiary of Ardian SA founded in 1996. The firm is headquartered in New York.

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

Infrascale, Inc. provides cloud-based data protection solutions. It offers cloud failover and data protection appliance, and data protection cloud. The company was founded by Ken Shaw Jr. in 2006 and is headquartered in El Segundo, CA.

Bloomberg LP (Research) is the investment research division of Bloomberg LP, which is owned by Bloomberg, Inc. in the US. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 2007 and provides research, long-term forecasts, analytical tools and global in-depth analysis covering a wide range of industries.

CoverHound, Inc. operates an insurance comparison shopping platform. It offers an online automobile insurance comparison and sales platform to consumers. The firm helps people compare rates from numerous insurance carriers and then purchase an insurance policy within minutes. The company was founded by Joel Hayhurst, Basil Enan, and Rory Joyce in May 2010 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Movencorp, Inc. develops mobile money management solutions. The firm allows users to deposit money in moven account and make payments and withdrawals using plastic cards and via online and phone. The company was founded by Brett Andrew King and Alex Sion in 2010 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Motionsoft, Inc. develops enterprise management software solutions. It offers mosoclub, moso enterprise, and billing or payment processing. The firm serves the gym and health clubs, hospital wellness center, and corporate fitness center. The company was founded by Ali Noshirvani and Hossein Noshirvani in 2004 and is headquartered in Rockville, MD.

Hoffman Institute Foundation provides transformative adult education, spiritual growth and the personal dimensions of leadership aspects. It serves business professionals, stay-at-home parents, therapists, students, tradespeople, and those seeking clarity in all aspects of their lives. The company was founded by Raz Ingrasci and is headquartered in San Rafael, CA.

Sensorium Therapeutics, Inc. is a biotechnology company based in Massachusetts. Sensorium Therapeutics leverages cutting-edge chemistry, neuroscience, and machine learning to develop nature-inspired psychoactive medicines for mental health. The American company's groundbreaking biodynamic discovery platform™ rapidly identifies, reproduces, adapts, and enhances targeted molecules to deliver transformational benefits to patients around the world. The company completed a $30m series A financing in late 2023 led by Santé Ventures, with participation from Route 66 Ventures, CU Healthcare Innovation Fund, and others. The company was founded by Jerrold F. Rosenbaum, Jacob Hooker, Richard Simon, Alex Simon, and Stephen Haggarty. Richard Simon has been the CEO since incorporation.

Route 66 Ventures LLC (Route 66 Ventures) is a private equity/venture capital firm founded in 2012 by L. Michael Myers and Ryan Katz. The firm is headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia.

Till, Inc. engages in the development of financial service platform. Its product improves residential landlord revenue by helping renters achieve financial stability. The company was founded by David Sullivan in 2017 and is headquartered in Alexandria, VA.

Trian Fund Management LP (Trian) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Nelson Peltz, Edward Garden and Peter May in 2005 and do-business-as Trian Partners. Trian provides discretionary investment advisory services to a variety of domestic and offshore private investment partnerships and other investment vehicles.

Aterian Investment Management LP (Aterian) is an independent private equity firm founded in 2009 by Michael Fieldstone. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.