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JPMorgan Investment Management, Inc. (JPMIM) is a global, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2000 as the result of Chase Manhattan's purchase of Robert Fleming Holdings and the subsequent merger of Chase and JPMorgan. In January 2010, JPMorgan Investment Advisors merged into JP Morgan Investment Management. JPMIM is a subsidiary of JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM). The firm primarily provides investment advisory services to both US and non-US institutional and retail clients.

Soros Fund Management LLC (SFM) is a privately-held investment management firm now structured as a family office, but which was once a hedge fund manager. The firm was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in New York City. SFM serves as the principal asset manager for the Open Society Foundations (Open Society) – a private funder of independent groups that works for justice, democratic governance, and human rights.

Tocqueville Asset Management LP (Tocqueville) is a registered investment advisor firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1985, the firm’s business and affairs are managed by Tocqueville Management Corp., its General Partner, which owns 80% of the firm. Tocqueville manages investments for high net worth individuals and families, institutions, family offices and through the various Tocqueville mutual funds.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC provides assurance, tax and advisory services. Its services include audit and assurance, consulting, deals, human resources, legal, tax, and family business. The firm also offers accountability, risk management, structuring, mergers and acquisitions, and performance and process improvement. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Lapides Asset Management LLC (LAM) is an independent registered investment advisor headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut. The firm was founded by Steven Wilson in 2005. LAM manages discretionary assets in separate accounts as well as private investment funds for individuals and institutions, such as pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, corporations, charitable organizations, foundations, endowments and limited partnerships.

PGIM Investments LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and fund-of-funds manager headquartered in Newark, New Jersey. The firm was founded in 1996 and formerly known as Prudential Investments LLC. They are an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU). PGIM Investments serves as investment adviser and administers the business affairs of retail, insurance, and alternative funds.

Founded in 1970, Double Rock Corp. is a registered investment advisor located in New York City. The firm was formerly known as Reserve Management Co.

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.

ICAP Energy LLC provides coal, crude, and refined products. It offers real-time price discovery and execution services in crude oil and oil products, biofuels, agriculture and softs, base and precious metals, iron ore, electricity, natural gas, coal, emissions, freight, weather derivatives, and physical products. The company was founded on February 14, 2001 and is headquartered in Louisville, KY.

Foundation Source Philanthropic Services, Inc. engages in the provision of comprehensive support services for private foundations. Its services include foundation management, foundation administration, grant and expense processing, compliance monitoring, tax preparation and filings, grants management, international grantmaking, philanthropic guidance and consulting, recordkeeping, and financial and regulatory reporting. The company was founded by Andrew Greenbaum, Neil Greenbaum, Douglas K. Mellinger and Alexander Libkind in April 2000 and is headquartered in Fairfield, CT.

DSM Capital Partners LLC (DSM) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. The firm was founded by Stephen Memishian and Daniel Strickberger in 2001. DSM actively manages growth stock investment portfolios for a wide range of clients, which includes pension plans, foundations and endowments, other institutions, and individual investors.

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.

Charity Deposits Corp. provides bank deposit management services for investors and banks. It offers investing, funding, and fee income solutions through money market deposit programs. The firm also provides Target Account and Money Market Account Xtra (MMAX). The company was founded on May 1, 2000 and is headquartered in Miami, FL.

Episcopal Relief & Development Corp. operates as a relief and development agency. It works with Church partners and other local organizations to save lives and transforms communities worldwide. The company was founded in 1940 and is headquartered in New York, 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.

Azimuth Trust Management LLC (Azimuth) is an independent alternative investment firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 2002, Azimuth provides investment advice to private investment vehicles for high net worth investors.

ADP Brokerage Services Group provides financial and brokerage processing service. Its services include transaction processing systems, desktop productivity applications, and investor communication services. The company is located in New York, NY.

Poliwogg Regenerative Medicine Fund, Inc. operates as a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company that intends to elect to be regulated as a business development company. Its investment and activities are managed by Poliwogg Advisers LLC. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP provides legal services. It specializes in the areas of corporate law, securities, corporate, litigation, mergers, real estate, pro bono, investment management and taxation. Their clients include industrial, commercial, financial, private funds, governmental, educational, charitable and cultural enterprises and entities. The company was founded by Algernon Sydney Sullivan and William Nelson Cromwell in 1879 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

Global Factory, Inc. provides collaborative manufacturing execution systems. The firm's software gather, organize & analyze demand, production & quality data from various sources and monitor key indicators & execute business processes to control, manage & optimize distributed manufacturing operations. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Part of MarketAxess Holdings, Inc., MarketAxess Corp. provides financial information exchange test-certification services. The company is based in New York, NY.

Cetera Investment Services LLC provides brokerage, insurance and investment advisory services. It offers solutions in the areas of education and training, practice management, sales support, marketing and compliance for financial professionals; and wealth management programs. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in St. Cloud, MN.

Reserve Group Management Co Inc (Reserve Group Management) is a private equity firm founded in 1995 by Dick Hamlin and R Mark Hamlin Jr. The firm is headquartered in Akron, Ohio.

Part of Intercontinental Exchange, Inc., Level 11 Analytics LLC provides complex data information associated with demographics, climate and business analytics. The company is based in Boston, MA. The company was founded in 2019 by John Sheffield, Chris Hartshorn, Robert W. Sinnott, Evan Kodra. Level 11 Analytics was acquired by Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. on December 09, 2021.

Horizon Investments LLC is an independent registered investment headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina with an additional office in Columbia, South Carolina. The firm was founded by John Johnson in 1995. Horizon Investments provides services to a number of types of clients, including registered investment companies, wrap programs, third party investment advisers, individuals (including high net worth individuals), trusts, estates and charitable organizations, corporations or other business entities, not for profit entities, institutions, and pension and profit-sharing plans.

Case Western Reserve University provides educational services. It offers a variety of undergraduate degree courses and graduate and professional options such as arts and sciences, dentistry, engineering, law, management, medicine, nursing, social work, and more. The firm also offers dual-degree programs. The company was founded in 1826 and is headquartered in Cleveland, OH.