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Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Credit Suisse Securities USA) is the broker/dealer division of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, an investment banking company headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse (USA), Inc., ultimately owned by Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN) in Switzerland. Credit Suisse Securities USA offers a suite of equities, solutions and credit products and services which includes global securities sales, trading and execution, prime brokerage and comprehensive investment research. Their clients include financial institutions, corporations, governments, institutional investors, such as pension funds and hedge funds, and private individuals around the world.

MacKay Shields LLC is a registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The original predecessor to the firm, MacKay-Shields Economics, was founded in 1938 as an economic consulting firm and it became MacKay Shields Financial Corp. (MSFC) in 1969. In 1984, MSFC was purchased by New York Life Insurance Co. (NYLIC). NYLIC established New York Life Investment Management Holdings LLC (NYLIM Holdings) in 1999 and transferred ownership of MSFC to NYLIM Holdings. In 1999, MSFC was converted to MacKay Shields LLC. The ownership, control and management of MacKay Shields did not change as a result of this conversion. The firm is wholly owned by NYLIM Holdings, which is wholly-owned by NYLIC. MacKay Shields provides discretionary investment management services primarily to institutional clients. The firm is a signatory of the United Nation Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI).

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.

T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. (Price Associates) is a registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland. The firm was founded by Thomas Rowe Price, Jr. in 1937. They are a subsidiary of the T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: TROW), which was formed in 2000 as the publicly traded parent holding company of Price Associates and their affiliated entities. Price Associates offers a variety of mutual funds, sub-advisory services and separate account management for individual and institutional investors, retirement plans and financial intermediaries.

KeyBanc Capital Markets, Inc. is a registered investment bank and broker/dealer headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio. The firm was founded in 1983 and is a subsidiary of KeyCorp. (NYSE: KEY). KeyBanc Capital Markets provides investment banking, commercial lending, treasury management, derivatives, foreign exchange, equity and debt underwriting and trading and syndicated finance products and services to large corporations and middle-market companies.

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.

Brown Advisory, Inc. provides investment and advisory services. It specializes in investment management, strategic advisory, wealth management, and private equity. The firm provides services to individuals, families, institutions, and corporations. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD.

1919 Investment Counsel LLC (1919ic) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland. The firm was founded in 2005 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF). On November 2014, Stifel acquired 1919ic from Legg Mason, Inc. Prior to and as a result of this acquisition, the firm changed their name from Legg Mason Investment Counsel LLC to 1919 Investment Counsel LLC. 1919ic provides comprehensive investment counsel services to both individual and institutional clients, and financial planning and family office services to individual clients.

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.

Moody's Investors Service, Inc. is a credit rating and investment research firm headquartered in New York City. They are a subsidiary of Moody's Corp. (NYSE: MCO). The firm performs international financial research and analysis on commercial and government entities and provides a variety of analytic tools for assessing credit risk. Their clients include creditors, investment banks and commercial banks.

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.

Venable LLP provides legal services to clients including corporate, institution, government, nonprofit, and individual. Its offers advertising, marketing, commercial litigation, consumer finance, environmental law, franchise and distribution, intellectual property, and brand protection. The company was founded in 1900 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Fairmount Partners LP is an independent investment banking firm that focuses on serving the needs of middle market and emerging growth companies. The private company is based in West Conshohocken, PA. Cornelius P. McCarthy has been the CEO of the company since 2003. The company is a leading investment bank in the professional and technology services industry. Fairmount Partners served as the exclusive financial advisor to YPTC throughout the transaction.

A-Level Capital Management LLC (A- Level Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Elizabeth Galbut and Demi Obayomi. The firm is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland.

Catalio Capital Management LP (Catalio Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2020 by George Petrocheilos and Dr. Jacob Vogelstein. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Evercore Group LLC is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1995 and is a subsidiary of Evercore BD Investco LLC, which is owned by Evercore, Inc. (NYSE: EVR). Evercore Group delivers equity research and equity sales and agency trading execution, in addition to providing wealth and investment management services to high net worth and institutional investors.

Brown Advisory LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland. The firm is a subsidiary of Brown Advisory Management LLC and their ultimate parent is Brown Advisory, Inc. The firm was founded and launched in 1993 as an investment management division of Alex. Brown & Sons, a Baltimore-based investment bank founded in 1800. In 1998, they became independently owned through an employee-led buyout. Brown Advisory provides investment management services to individuals and institutions.

Part of Franklin Resources, Inc., Legg Mason & Co. LLC is a company based in Baltimore, MD that provides asset management services.

Haverford Financial Services, Inc. (HFS) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Radnor, Pennsylvania. The firm was founded by George W. Connell in 2004 and is a wholly owned by Drexel Morgan & Co. HFS provides investment advice to individuals, banks and thrift institutions, investment companies, pooled investment vehicles, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, business entities, state and municipal government entities and unions.

Part of Fresh2 Group Ltd., Roxe Holdings, Inc. is a blockchain infrastructure company that develops payment and digital commerce solutions. The company is based in New York, NY. The CEO of the company is Hao Han Xu. Roxe Holdings was acquired by Fresh2 Technology, Inc. on July 21, 2023 for $22.28 million.

Apifiny Asset Network, Inc. aims to create a single trading marketplace for digital assets, providing institutional-grade performance to digital asset traders through seamless connection with digital asset exchanges and infrastructure providers. The private company is based in New York, NY. The company empowers institutional traders with market data and the ability to achieve tighter spreads, higher fill rates, and improved capital utilization. Apifiny Hex is designed to provide institutional traders with the best of centralized and decentralized trading, including zero taker fees, price discovery, and deep liquidity from automated market making (AMM) and 25 centralized exchanges. The company allows institutions to trade directly on 25 leading exchanges through its website or a single set of APIs. Apifiny is headquartered in the area and is a regulated trading platform with institutional-grade security and compliance. The company was founded in 2018 by Hao Han Xu, who has been the CEO since 2018.

Morningstar, Inc. (Research) is the investment research arm of Morningstar, Inc. (NASDAQ: MORN), an American financial services firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded by Joseph Mansueto in 1984 and provides independent portfolio information offering star ratings and analysis of managed funds. They also provide economic commentary and asset allocation information based on qualitative research.

Navint Partners LLC provides consulting and enterprise information technology transformation services. It offers technology selection and deployment, change management leadership, project management, process optimization, business intelligence, outsourcing advisory, project turnarounds, supply chain management, and other services. The company was founded by Mark Vaughn and Robert Sullivan in 2010 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Shanghai University of Finance and Economics engages in the provision of educational services. It offers courses under the following school and departments: business, accountancy, finance, international business administration, economics, public economics and administration, humanities, law, information management and engineering, statistics, foreign languages, mathematics, international cultural exchange, professional and international education and continuing education. The company was founded in 1917 and is headquartered in Shanghai, China.

Boathouse Capital Management LLC (Boathouse Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2008. The firm is headquartered in Wayne, Pennsylvania.

Orient Securities Asset Management Co., Ltd. (OSAM) is the wholly-owned asset management subsidiary of Orient Securities Co., Ltd. (SHA: 600958) in China. Headquartered in Shanghai, OSAM was founded in 2010 and manages a diverse range of funds for individual and institutional clients.

Evalueserve Business Consulting (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (Evalueserve Shanghai) is an AI-enhanced managed services global provider headquartered in Shanghai, China. The firm was founded in 2005 and is owned by Evalueserve, Inc. in the US. More than 30% of the Fortune 1000, which includes over 25,000 platform users, rely on Evalueserve’s intelligence and analytics to strengthen and accelerate decision-making. Their solutions uniquely combine expert services with domain-specific AI and have been recognized by analysts such as Forrester and Chartis. Evalueserve’s solutions include data analytics, insights and advisory, intellectual property and R&D, investment banking services, lending services, private equity services, and risk and compliance. These solutions are powered by Evalueserve’s modular AIRA (AI for Research and Analytics) ecosystem, which includes domain-specific accelerators, products, and platforms. Evalueserve experts use these tools to reduce time to value and integrate new solutions into existing workflows. Notable products and platforms include Insightsfirst, Insightloupe, Publishwise, Spreadsmart, and Compsbuilder. The firm supports three categories of firms: financial services, corporates, and professional services. Specifically, this includes Investment Banks, Corporate and Commercial Banks, Asset and Wealth Management Firms, Private Equity and Venture Capital Firms, Index Providers, Technology and Telecom, Life Sciences and Healthcare, Manufacturing and Industrial Goods, Energy, Chemicals, CPG and Retail, Logistics and Transportation, Professional Service Firms, Consultancy and Advisory Firms, Legal Firms, Real Estate Firms, Education and EdTech Firms.