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Rice, Voelker LLC is a broker/dealer headquartered in Covington, Louisiana. The firm serves customers such as hedge funds. They specialize in private placements. The firm was funded in 1995.

B. Riley Wealth Management, Inc. (B. Riley), formerly Wunderlich Securities, Inc., is a full-service brokerage firm headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee, founded in 1996. The firm is a subsidiary of Wunderlich Investment Co., Inc. B. Riley provides comprehensive wealth management and brokerage services to individuals and families, corporations and non-profit organizations, including qualified retirement plans, trusts, foundations and endowments. In 2001, they expanded their business to include investment advisory services. The firm is duly registered with the SEC.

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.

The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants provides vocational education in accounting. The company provides services to the accounting community, regulatory bodies, and other organizations. It also operates in Jersey City, Washington, and Lewisville. It was founded in 1887 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

Golds Gym Enterprises provides strength and weight training, cardio workouts, exercise classes, and personal trainers. The private company's headquarters are located in Venice, CA, and it has subsidiaries in Peru and the United States. The company encourages people to join their legacy and offers gym locations worldwide.

Stout Risius Ross, Inc. engages in the provision of financial advisory services. It specializes in investment banking, valuation and financial opinions, and dispute advisory and forensic services. It offers services such as mergers and acquisitions, private market financings, distressed transaction advisory, fairness opinions and solvency opinions, securities and value analytics, succession and shareholder planning, real estate valuation, bankruptcy related valuation, antitrust disputes, commercial disputes, family law valuation, and fraud and forensic services. The company was founded by Craige L. Stout in 1991 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Riskmetrics Group LLC provides financial risk management services. The firm provides financial analytics and wealth management solutions to different financial institutions, corporations and central banks. It consists of three primary business units–risk management, governance services and financial research. The company was founded by Ethan M. Berman in 1994 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

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

Devonshire Partners LLC (Devonshire Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2018. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles , California.

Planet Smoothie Franchises LLC operates chain of smoothie stands. It offers real fruit smoothies with lower calorie, lower sugar, and higher protein options, giving customers a quick, portable snack or meal replacement. The company was founded by Martin Sprock in 1995 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

BMO Capital Markets Corp. (Broker) is the broker/dealer division of BMO Capital Markets Corp., a full-service North American financial services provider headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a subsidiary of BMO Financial Corp., which is owned by Bank of Montreal (NYSE, TSX: BMO) in Canada. BMO Capital Markets offers corporate, institutional and government clients access to a variety of products and services including equity and debt underwriting, corporate lending and project financing, merger and acquisitions advisory services, merchant banking, securitization, treasury and market risk management, debt and equity research and institutional sales and trading.

Berman & Co. PA is an American company.

National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, Inc. is an American company that provides an array of industry data prepared by NAREIT staff and other outside sources. The non-profit company is based in Washington. The company specializes in REITs, or real estate investment trusts, which are companies that own or finance income-producing real estate across a range of property sectors. Most REITs trade on major stock exchanges, and they offer a number of benefits to investors. Steven A. Wechsler has been the CEO of the company since 1997.

Part of Gray & Co., Inc., Gray Surplus Lines Insurance Co. is a property and casualty insurance company. The company is based in Metairie, LA. Michael T. Gray has been the CEO of the company since 1996.

Casey Research LLC conducts financial research and publishes newsletters for investors. It offers investment research and services. The company was founded by Douglas Casey in 2003 and is headquartered in Delray Beach, FL.

Part of Big Game Brands LLC, PJ's USA, Inc. operates coffee shops. The company is based in Atlanta, GA.

The International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) is a non-profit trade association representing the fitness industry of over 200,000 health and fitness facilities and their suppliers. IHRSA is based in Boston, MA, and leads the fitness industry by delivering the latest research, covering club performance and consumer behavior trends, and publishing industry overviews. IHRSA's mission is to grow, promote, and protect the health and fitness industry while providing its members with benefits and resources. The organization provides expert advice, best practices, and guidance on legislative and regulatory issues affecting health club operations. The organization is committed to promoting physical activity, which is essential to increasing health, happiness, and prosperity.

The CNA Corp. operates as a nonprofit research and analysis organization. It provides solutions to complex problems of national importance. The firm’s research portfolio includes criminal justice, homeland security, energy security, water resources, education, enterprise systems and data analysis. . The company was founded in 1942 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

Wells Fargo Securities LLC (WFS) is the broker/dealer subsidiary of EVEREN Capital Corp., ultimately owned by Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC). Headquartered in New York, WFS delivers a comprehensive suite of banking, capital markets and advisory solutions, such as a full complement of sales, trading and research capabilities, to corporate, government and institutional clients.

Valmiki 504 LLC (Valmiki 504), subsidiary of Valmiki Capital Management LP, is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Ravi Suria. The firm is headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Blavity, Inc. operates as a venture-backed technology and media company which offers building products and experiences for black millennials. The company was founded by Aaron Samuels, Morgan DeBaun, Jonathan Jackson and Jeff Nelson in July 2014 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Collide Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 2022 by Aaron Samuels and Brian Hollins. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Whitney Bank, dba Horizon Advisers, is a registered investment advisor located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The firm is a subsidiary of Hancock Holding Co. (NASDAQ: HBHC). The manage the Hancock Horizon Funds,

Delta Title Corp. provides real estate transaction services.