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Moore Capital Management LP (Moore Capital) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Louis Bacon in 1989 and is a subsidiary of Moore Capital Advisors LLC, ultimately held by MCM Group Holdings, Inc. Moore Capital provides investment management services on a discretionary basis to US and non-US privately-offered investment funds sponsored by Moore Group.

Beck Mack & Oliver LLC (BM&O) is an independent wealth management firm and registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1931 by T. Edmund Beck and Lewis Mack, who were joined later that year by R. Grant Oliver. BM&O provides asset management services to individual and institutional clients primarily through separately managed accounts. The firm also acts as investment adviser to the Beck, Mack & Oliver Partners Fund.

Cowen & Co. LLC is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Cowen Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by The Toronto-Dominion Bank (TSE: TD) in Canada. Cowen & Co. offers industry-focused investment banking for growth-oriented companies, domain knowledge-driven research and a sales and trading platform for institutional investors. Their institutional sales and trading business serves both equity and fixed-income clients. Sales and trading execution platform is structured around the following key verticals: (1) healthcare (2) technology, telecommunications and media (TMT) (3) REITs and financials (4) aerospace and defense (5) consumer and (6) alternative energy.

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.

Kanawha Capital Management LLC (KCM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. The firm was founded by Charles Fox in 1989 and is a subsidiary of WT Acquisition LLC, ultimately owned by HighTower Holding LLC. KCM provides investment advisory services to individual persons, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations and corporations or similar business entities.

UBS Securities LLC is an investment bank and registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 as UBS Warburg LLC. They are a subsidiary of UBS Americas Holding LLC, ultimately held by UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG, NYSE: UBS) in Switzerland. UBS Securities is a primary dealer in US Government securities and provides a full range of investment banking services which includes corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, trading and sales, fixed-income, equity research, private banking, underwriting and prime brokerage operations. The firm also provides advisory services and access to capital markets for corporate, institutional, intermediary and alternative asset management clients.

Balyasny Asset Management LP (BAM) is a multi-strategy hedge fund manager and SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm’s predecessor, Balyasny Capital Management LLC (BCM), was founded in 2001 by Dmitry Balyasny, Scott Schroeder and Taylor O'Malley. In 2003, BCM converted from a limited liability company to a limited partnership. Then, in January 2004, their name was changed to Balyasny Asset Management LP. They are a subsidiary of Balyasny Asset Management Holdings LP. BAM provides investment advisory services to high net-worth individuals and institutional clients through privately offered pooled investment funds.

FOURPOINTS Asset Management, Inc. (FOURPOINTS) is an independent wealth management firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Béatrice Philippe in 1981. FOURPOINTS provides long-only equity investment advisory services to US and European-based individuals and institutions.

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.

Barclays Capital, Inc. is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1997 and is a subsidiary of Barclays Group US, Inc., ultimately owned by Barclays plc (LON: BARC) in Great Britain. Barclays Capital provides large corporate, government and institutional clients a full spectrum of prime brokerage services which includes equities and fixed income financing, OTC Clearing, Futures and Foreign Exchange Prime Brokerage and access to industry insights and analytics from their Strategic Consulting team.

RBC Capital Markets LLC is a full-service brokerage and financial services firm headquartered in New York City. They are a direct subsidiary of RBC USA Holdco Corp. and a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada (TSE, NYSE: RY). Founded in 2010, the firm is comprised of 3 major business lines: the Private Client Group, the Fixed-Income Group and the Clearing and Execution Services Group. The Private Client Group serves individual investors, while the Fixed-Income Group provides services to institutions, municipalities and non-profit organizations. The Clearing and Execution Services Group is a provider of clearing and execution services to independent brokers/dealers throughout the US. RBC Capital Markets focuses on the following sectors: communications, media, consumer/retail, diversified industries, energy, financial institutions, forest products, healthcare, infrastructure finance, mining & metals, real estate, social infrastructure, technology and the US municipal markets.

Keel Point LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama. The firm was founded by David Parks and Robert Brooks in 1998 by Robert Mayes as Blue Creek Investment Partners LLC. They are a subsidiary of Keel Point Partners LLC. Keel Point provides financial and strategic advice for families just starting out and for families with multi-generational wealth, and investment management designed to allow each family to reach their financial goals.

TD Bank NA provides investing and banking services. Its offerings include personal, small banking, and commercial services through online banking, bills payments, mobile banking, savings & deposit, digital payments, loans and lines of credit, treasury and management services, checking accounts, government banking, and leasing and equipment finance. The company was founded in 1852 and is headquartered in Cherry Hill, NJ.

Part of WH Group Ltd. (HK), Smithfield Foods Ltd. is a meat and poultry supplier that offers a range of fresh and processed products, including chicken, ham, hotdogs, sausages, and pizza toppings. The company is based in Norwich, UK. The British company offers a variety of sliced, diced, strips, wings, and whole muscle steamed and roasted products, and their chicken facilities are halal-certified. The company works with a variety of brands across the world to supply meats and poultry for all requirements. Smithfield Foods was acquired by Smithfield Foods, Inc., part of WH Group Ltd. (HK) from September 27, 2013 on February 09, 2004.

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.

Grove Street Advisors LLC (Grove Street Advisors) is a private equity and venture capital firm founded in 1998 by Clinton P. Harris, Dave B. Mazza and Catherine A. Crockett. The firm is headquartered in Newton, Massachusetts.

CMK Resources Ltd. owns and operates SASA zinc, lead and silver mine. The firm provides smelting services. The company was founded by Christopher James, Florian Dax and Stefan Peschke in 2015 and is headquartered in Makedonska Kamenica, Macedonia.

Part of Mason International, Inc., Mason Investment Advisory Services, Inc. is a company that provides investment advice. The company is based in Reston, VA. The company was founded in 1982 by William Mason. William Mason has been the CEO since 1982.

Centerbridge Partners LP(Centerbridge Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2005 by Jeffrey Harold Aronson and Timothy Gallogly. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Dune Real Estate Partners is a real estate investment firm founded in 2004, Headquartered in New York.

Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP provides forensic, dispute, and other consulting services. It helps clients tackle complex and challenging issues such as mergers and acquisitions, fraud, litigation and reorganizations. The firm advises clients on managing business controversy and disputes, executing deals and maintaining regulatory compliance and investigates activities such as fraud or money laundering, value real estate and other assets, assist with corporate restructurings, consult on litigations, help execute strategic investments for mergers and acquisitions. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in New York, NY.