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Barings LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. Founded in 1940, the firm is direct subsidiary of MM Asset Management Holding LLC and their ultimate parent is Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. (MassMutual). MassMutual?s affiliated companies include financial services companies that provide investment management services and individual protection insurance to clients worldwide. Barings provides a broad range of investment advisory and management services to institutional clients, registered investment companies, and other pooled investment vehicles.

Macquarie Investment Management Business Trust (MIMBT) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The firm was founded in 1988 and formerly known as Delaware Management Business Trust. They are a subsidiary of Delaware Investment Management Co. LLC, ultimately held by Macquarie Group Ltd. (ASX: MQG) in Australia. MIMBT advises a variety of institutional clients. The firm also provides investment services to certain affiliates and acts as a sub-advisor to unaffiliated sponsors and investment products.

General Electric Capital Corp. provides financial products and services. Its services include commercial loans and leases, fleet management, financial programs, credit cards, personal loans, and other financial services. The firm’s solutions include energy finance and aviation finance. The company was founded in 1943 and is headquartered in Norwalk, CT.

Westfield Capital Management Co. LP (Westfield) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1989 and is majority-owned by WMS Management LLC. Westfield provides quality investment management services to institutions and wealthy individuals.

Founded in 1999, Credit Suisse Asset Management LLC (CSAM) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse Group AG (NYSE: CS), a publicly owned foreign bank holding company based in Switzerland.

Founded in 1992, DKR Capital Partners LP, (formerly DKR Management Co., Inc.) is a registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager based in Greenwich, Connecticut.

Eaton Vance Management (EVM) is a SEC-registered mutual fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1979 when Eaton & Howard merged with Vance, Sanders & Co. Prior to March 2021, they were a wholly-owned subsidiary of Eaton Vance Corp. Their direct owner is Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS). EVM offers advisory services in a variety of equity, income, mixed-asset and alternative strategies to institutional clients, mutual funds, other pooled investment vehicles, and retail separately managed accounts.

CCM Partners LP, do-business-as Shelton Capital Management (SCM), is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Denver, Colorado. Founded in 1985, SCM provides investment management services to mutual funds, institutions, individuals, retirement plans and their sponsors, and other entities.

Piper Sandler & Co. (Broker) (PSC-Broker) is the full-service brokerage division of Piper Sandler & Co., a financial service firm headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They are a subsidiary of Piper Sandler Companies (NYSE: PIPR). The firm was founded in 1969 and previously known as Piper Jaffray & Co. They became Piper Sandler & Co. when Piper Jaffray Companies and Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P. merged to become Piper Sandler Companies in 2020. PSC-Broker provides brokerage and investment banking services to financial institutions, corporations and other financial investors. Their core focus sectors are Agriculture, renewables & cannabis, Business services, Chemicals & Materials, Consumer, Diversified industrials & services, Energy, Financial services, financial sponsors, Healthcare, and Technology.

Morgan Stanley Investment Management, Inc. (MSIM) is an investment management firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1975 and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS). MSIM provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management services and products to institutional clients and individual investors. The firm also advises clients as to the appropriate allocation of assets among multiple separate accounts and/or investment companies or other pooled vehicles that the firm advises.

SOMS Technologies LLC develops, manufactures and commercializes proprietary and private label automotive filtration products. It offers the microGreen Extended Performance Oil Filters, a patented engine oil filter for extending oil drain intervals. The firm develops and produces private label automotive filters for brands throughout North America. The company was founded by Miles Flamenbaum in November 2006 and is headquartered in Valhalla, NY.

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.

Continental Grain Co. operates as a grain trading firm. Its products include animal feed, wheat flour and poultry products. The firm supplies poultry products to the restaurant chains, frozen food makers and retail companies. The company was founded by Simon Fribourg in 1813 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

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.

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.

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.

Arlon Capital Partners Management Co. LLC (Arlon Capital Partners) is a private equity firm subsidiary of Arlon Group LLC founded in 2007. The firm is is headquartered in New York.

Excelline Food Products LLC manufactures and markets specialty frozen food. It offers snacks and appetizers, taquitos, flautas, quesadillas, mini chimichangas and appetizer packs. The firm also offers meals that include enchiladas, tamales, quesadillas casserole and tacos. The company was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Greenwood Village, CO.

Coastal Sunbelt Produce LLC supplies fruits and vegetables. It serves chain restaurants and multi-unit operations in the United States, as well as hotels, resorts, country clubs, caterers and independent restaurants. The firm products includes asparagus, cauliflower, corn, green onions, limes, garlic, avocados, celeries, cucumbers and peppers. The company was founded by Phil Muth and Paul Lebling in 1992 and is headquartered in Laurel, MD.

Idaho Pacific Holdings, Inc. engages in the processing of dehydrated potatoes. Its products are used as ingredients in the industrial food and baking industries. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Rigby, ID.

Wholesome Sweeteners provides organic sweeteners. It specializes in supplying organic, fair trade certified, non-genetically modified organism verified sugars, molasses, syrups, stevia, and honeys. The firms products include organic and natural sugars, organic liquid and zero calorie sweeteners, bulk ingredients, foodservice and Canadian products, and Billingtons. The company was founded by Nigel Willerton and Pauline McKee in 2001 and is headquartered in Sugar Land, TX.

Archon Capital Management LLC (Archon) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Seattle, Washington. The firm was founded by Constantinos Christofilis in 2004. Archon provides specialized discretionary advisory services to several pooled investment vehicles.

Kembrel, Inc. provides an online platform to establish customer relationship. The company was founded by Stephan Jacob and Cherif Habib on June 06, 2011 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

Advantage Capital Partners (Advantage Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 1992 by Steven T. Stull and David W. Bergmann. The firm is headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Athenex Pharma Solutions LLC manufactures and tests small-batch pharmaceuticals, prescription ointments, creams and tablets. The firm offers manufacturing, analytical and support services. Its pharma services include drug product manufacturing, biologics manufacturing, medical devices and clinical trial operations. The company was founded by Stephen A. Panaro, Ryan Downey and Leanne Kisicki in 2010 and is headquartered in Clarence, NY.

GridApp Systems, Inc. provides database automation and management services. It offers GridApp Clarity, which provides a solution that manages the database infrastructure through various stages of the life cycle, and manages various task automation and arbitrary scripts on hosts and databases in the database environment within a view console. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

PECO Pallet, Inc. engages in the provision of pallet rental and management services. It offers pallet repair and maintenance services. The company was founded in June 1997 and is headquartered in Irvington, NY.

incTANK Inc (incTANK) is a venture capital firm founded in 1999 by Karl H. Ruping. The firm is headquartered in the Cambridge, Massachusetts.

University of Southern California is a private research university that mainly offers undergraduate, graduate & other higher education. The university was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Accrue Sports & Entertainment Ventures LLC (Accrue Sports & Entertainment Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2007 by Bryant McBride and Paul Levy. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Part of Global Payments, Inc., Active Marketing Group provides promotional services. The company is based in San Diego, CA.

TM Capital Corp. operates as a investment banking firm. The firm helps public and private companies sell their businesses, divest subsidiaries and divisions, negotiate strategic acquisitions, and buyouts. The company was founded in 1989 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.