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Truist Bank provides financial services. Its services include banking, lending, insurance, trust, and wealth management solutions. The firm offers services to businesses, public agencies, local governments, and individuals. The company was founded in 1872 and is headquartered in Winston-Salem, NC.

Goldman Sachs International (GSI) is the Great Britain-based, wholly-owned brokerage subsidiary of Goldman Sachs Group UK Ltd., ultimately held by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS) in the US. The firm was founded in 1988 and formerly known as Trushelfco Ltd. Headquartered in London, GSI provides prime brokerage, securities lending, futures services and financing services for a range of clients such as corporations, financial institutions, governments and high-net worth individuals.

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.

Seaport Global Securities LLC is a full service investment bank, capital markets advisory and research platform headquartered in New York City with offices across the US and in Europe. They are a subsidiary of Seaport Global Holdings LLC. The firm offers access to a broad selection of fixed income and equity products, as well as the market intelligence to provide insight to dynamic opportunities for its clients. Seaport Global Securities provides clients access to innovative trading solutions, competitive rates, quality execution, and superior service. Their equity trading team focuses on identifying liquidity in US, Canadian and European markets. The fixed income distribution platform covers all areas of the credit spectrum.

Founded in 2002 by Randall K. Rowe, Green Courte Partners LLC is a private equity real estate investment firm located in Chicago, Illinois.

Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. (VFA) is a dually registered investment advisor and broker/dealer headquartered in Windsor, Connecticut. Formerly known as ING Financial Partners, Inc., the firm was founded in 1994 as Washington Square Securities, Inc. They are a subsidiary of Voya Holdings, Inc., which is owned by Voya Financial, Inc. (NYSE: VOYA). VFA provides investment advisory services to individuals (including high net-worth individuals), pension and profit-sharing plans (and plan participants), charitable organizations, corporations and other businesses.

Stack Financial Management, Inc. (SFM) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Whitefish, Montana. The firm was founded in 1994 by James Stack. SFM offers investment advisory services on a fee-only basis to their clients, which include individuals, pension and profit sharing plans, business entities, trusts, estates and charitable organizations, etc. The firm may also serve as sub-advisor to clients of another registered advisor.

PPD Development provides drugs and medicine production services. The company offers para pharmaceutical production services, biochemical and biotechnology production, and rubber production services. The company is headquartered in Wilmington, NC.

Thompson, Siegel & Walmsley LLC (TSW) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. The firm was founded in 1969 and is a subsidiary of Pendal USA, Inc., which is owned by Perpetual Ltd. (ASX: PPT) in Australia. TSW offers a full range of investment management strategies which includes US and Non-US Equities, Income Strategies, Balanced portfolio strategies and Alternatives for both Institutional and Strategic Advisory clients.

RSM US LLP engages in the provision of accounting services. It offers audit, tax, consulting, and wealth management services. The firm serves the energy, government, life sciences, manufacturing, private equity, and real estate and construction industries. The company was founded by Ira B. McGladrey in 1926 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

North Castle Partners LLC (North Castle Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1997 by Chip Baird. The firm is headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut.

Leerink Partners LLC is a full-service brokerage and investment banking firm headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded by Jeffrey Leerink in 1995 and formerly known as SVB Securities LLC. They rebranded as Leerink Partners in 2023. The firm is a subsidiary of SVB Securities LLC. Leerink Partners provides institutional sales, equity research, institutional trading, and corporate finance and asset management services to the healthcare and technology industries. They offer superior execution capabilities in common stock, convertibles and derivatives with a singular focus on healthcare and a knowledge-led approach.

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.

RiverFront Investment Group LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. The firm was founded in 2007 and is owned primarily by their employees through RiverFront Investment Holding Group LLC. Baird Financial Corp. is a minority owner of RiverFront Investment Holding Group, and therefore an indirect owner of the firm. RiverFront provides investment advice to a wide range of clients which includes, but not limited to, individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. They also serve as sub-adviser to investment companies.

Brightstar Capital Partners LP (Brightstar Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2015 by Andrew S. Weinberg. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Capstone LLC is a policy analysis and regulatory due diligence research firm headquartered in Washington, DC. The firm was founded by David Barrosse in 2010 and is wholly owned by the Orion Group LLC. Capstone helps corporations, industries, and investors navigate the local, national, and international policy and regulatory landscape. The firm explores how policy affects companies, industries, and investments in the financial services, health care, TMT, and energy sectors. They work with a diverse group of corporate and investor clients that produce actionable investment research based on their deep-dive analysis of public policy.

Frontage Laboratories (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. engages in the development and sale of new and generic drugs. Its business activities include development, transfer, and consulting of biomedical technology as well as import and export of related commodities and technologies. The company was founded on January 7, 2014 and is headquartered in Suzhou, China.

Tandem Labs, Inc. provides bioanalytical chemistry and research services to the pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, and biotechnology industries. It offers GLP immunoanalytical, rapid turnaround non-GLP discovery, biotransformation and pharmacodynamics, and method development services. The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Salt Lake City, UT.

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.

InfraServ US LLC provides industrial equipment dealership and services. The company is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.

Sterling Fund Management LLC (Sterling Partners) is a Private Equity firm founded in 1983 by Eric Becker, Michael Bronfein, Shoshana M. Vernick, Jeff Elburn. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Vilcap Advisory LLC (Vilcap Advisory) is a venture capital firm subsidiary of Vilcap Inc founded in 2009 by Victoria Elouise Fram and Ross E Baird. The firm is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Cobblestone Asset Management LLC provides personalized and hands-on financial services, including investment management, financial planning, and consulting services. Cobblestone Asset Management is based in Richmond, VA. Richard Robert Krafcik has been the CEO of the private company since 2007. The company focuses on educating clients about financial concepts and helping them make informed decisions.

Tillman Venture Partners LLC (TVP) is a venture capital firm founded in 2017 by Teddy Potter. The firm is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri.

Strangelove Ventures LLC (Strangelove Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2021 by Jack Zampolin and Tyler Schmidt. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

DFJ Frontier Management Company LLC (DFJ Frontier) is a venture capital subsidiary of Draper Fisher Jurvetson International, Inc. founded in 2002 by Scott Lenet and David Cremin. The firm is headquartered in Boulder, Colorado.

The American Psychiatric Association is the largest scientific and professional organization of psychiatrists. The private company is based in Arlington, VA and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company works together to ensure humane care and effective treatment for all individuals with mental illness, including substance use disorders. Marketa Wills has been the CEO of the company since 2024.

VCU Health Community Memorial Hospital operates as a hospital. The private company is based in South Hill, VA.