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Loomis, Sayles & Co. LP (Loomis Sayles) is a SEC-registered investment adviser headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded by Robert H. Loomis and Ralph T. Sayles in 1926. They are a direct subsidiary of Natixis Investment Managers LLC, ultimately owned by BPCE SA in France. Loomis Sayles provides investment advisory or sub advisory services to institutional clients through separate account management services. In addition, the firm provides investment advisory or sub-advised services to various investment funds.

Stephens, Inc. is a full-service investment bank and brokerage firm headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas. The firm was founded in 1933 and is a subsidiary of Susi Holdings, Inc., which is owned by Stephens Financial Services LLC. Stephens provides comprehensive securities sales and trading services, including customized solutions for clients in North America and abroad.

AEA Investors LP (AEA Investors) is a private equity firm founded in 1968 by Rockefeller, Mellon & Harriman family interests and S.G. Warburg & Co, a subsidiary of AEA Holdings LLC. The firm is headquartered in New York.

SouthernSun Asset Management LLC (SouthernSun) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee. The firm was founded by Michael Cook in 1989 as Michael W. Cook Asset Management, Inc. SouthernSun primarily provides portfolio management services to high net-worth individuals, corporate pension and profit-sharing plans, Taft-Hartley plans, public pension plans, charitable institutions, foundations, endowments, municipalities, pooled investment funds, registered mutual funds, trusts, banks, and other US and international institutions.

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. (Broker) (CGMI-Broker) is the broker/dealer division of Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., an investment bank headquartered in New York City with additional offices across the US. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Citigroup Financial Products, Inc., ultimately held by Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C). CGMI-Broker covers all market capitalizations of the major global indices and provides macro and quantitative analysis of global markets and sector trends. Their core focus of the group is to help investing clients make informed decisions by providing value-added, independent, insightful analysis.

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.

Avondale Partners LLC is an independent broker/dealer headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee with additional offices across the US. The firm was founded by Robert Shepherd and Philip Krebs in 2001. Avondale Partners provides financial advisory services as well as equity and fixed income underwriting and private placement services to public and private companies throughout the US, Canada and Europe. They focus on middle-market companies in the healthcare sector.

DreamBox Learning, Inc. develops online learning products. It offers a groundbreaking combination of intelligent adaptive learning, rigorous elementary mathematics curriculum, and motivating learning environment. The firm's adaptive learning platform enables classroom teachers, schools, and districts to differentiate instruction for a range of learners by engaging students in independent instruction and practice. It has offices in North Carolina and Washington. The company was founded by Benjamin W. Slivka and Lou Gray in February 2006 and is headquartered in Bellevue, WA.

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.

McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Polaris Partners is an Independent Venture Capital firm founded in 1996 by Stephen D. Arnold, Jonathan A. Flint and Terrance G. McGuire. Polaris Partners is headquartered in Waltham.

Founded in 1958, Merrill Lynch Piece Fenner & Smith, Inc. is an SEC registered broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of BAC North America Holding Co. and their ultimate parent is Bank of America Corp. (NYSE BAC).

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.

Founded by Kathryn I. Thompson in 2009, Thompson Research Group LLC (TRG) is an equity research firm located in Nashville, Tennessee. The firm offers original, fundamental research and analysis in the industrial and construction materials sectors. Specific industries in their coverage universe include, but aren't limited to building materials, building products, construction equipment, engineering & construction, household goods & services, industrial distribution, diversified industrials and recreation vehicles. TRG provides services to institutional investor and private equity clients. The firm does not provide equity trading or investment banking services.

Gemspring Capital Management LLC (Gemspring Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2015 by Bret Weiner. The firm is headquartered in Westport, Connecticut.

Jumpstart Holdings LLC (Jumpstart) is a Private Equity firm founded in 2010 by Marcus Whitney & Vic Gatto. The firm is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee.

Roundhill Financial, Inc., do-business-as Roundhill Investments (Roundhill), is an independent registered investment advisor and ETF sponsor headquartered in New York City. The firm was co-founded by Will Hershey and Tim Maloney. Roundhill provides investment advisory services to registered investment companies as well as a private commingled vehicle.

Founded in 2012, Marketfield Asset Management LLC is a registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager located in New York City. The firm provides investment advisory services to one investment fund, the Marketfield fund, a series of the Trust for Professional Managers, an open-end mutual fund.

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.

Main Street Capital Partners LLC(Main Street Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1990 by Vincent Foster. The firm is headquartered at Houston, Texas.

Energy Capital Partners Management LP (ECP) is a private equity firm founded in 2005 by Doug Kimmelman. The firm is headquartered in Summit, New Jersey with an additional office in San Diego, Fort Lauderdale, New York City, Houston and Seoul .

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. (BFM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1994 and is a direct subsidiary of BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc., ultimately held by BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK). BFM manages assets for institutional and high net-worth clients, separate accounts, pooled investment vehicles, private investment funds and US registered investment companies.

New Emerald Energy LLC engages in drilling oil and gas wells. The company is based in Denver, CO and has subsidiaries in Australia and the United States. The company was founded by James Russell Reger.

Part of Irvington Holdings LLC, Irvington Management LP provides equity investment services. The company is based in New York, NY.

Bain & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It offers advisory services to the companies on their critical issues and opportunities: strategy, marketing, organization, operations, technology and mergers and acquisitions, across all industries and geographies. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

CenterPoint Energy Services, Inc. engages in the provision of natural gas sales; storage and supply; and other energy-related solutions to commercial, industrial, utilities, municipal sectors. The company is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Insight Equity Holdings LLC (Insight Equity) is a private equity firm founded in 2002 by Victor L Vescovo and Ted W. Beneski. The firm is headquartered in Southlake, Texas.

Goldberg Lindsay & Co. LLC (Goldberg Lindsay & Co) is a private equity arm of LG GP Holding III LLC founded in 2001 by Alan E. Goldberg and Robert D. Lindsay. The firm is headquartered in New York.