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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 due to 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 SEC-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.

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.

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.

RA Capital Management LP (RA Capital) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded by Peter Kolchinsky in 2004. RA Capital provides discretionary investment advisory services to Healthcare Funds and the Nexus Funds which are open only to certain financially sophisticated and high net-worth individuals and entities.

Founded in 2010, Willett Advisors LLC is an investment advisor located in New York City. The firm manages the philanthropic assets of Michael R. Bloomberg, including the assets of Bloomberg Philanthropies.

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.

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.

Bloomberg LP engages in the provision of business data, news, and financial information services. Its product include Bloomberg terminal, execution and order management, content and data, financial data management, and integration and distribution. The company was founded by Michael Rubens Bloomberg, Charles M. Zegar, Thomas F. Secunda, and Duncan L. MacMillan in 1981 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

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.

MindX engages in developing games. The company is headquartered in United State.

Kennedy Krieger Institute, Inc. provides services for children with developmental concerns mild to severe. Its services include patient care, research initiatives, special education, professional training, and community initiatives. The firm specializes in autism spectrum disorders, behavior disorders, brain injury, cerebral palsy, communication disorders, down syndrome, and sleep disorders. The company was founded in 1937 and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD.

Inter-American Investment Corp. provides financial services to private sector and state-owned enterprises. It offers financial products, advisory services, asset management, small business financing, project financing and project cycle. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Wolfe Research LLC is a FINRA-registered sell-side research firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Edward Wolfe in 2008 and is a subsidiary of Wolfe Holdco LLC. Wolfe Research provides bespoke research of various stocks in every major GIC sector for institutional clients. The firm has established a reputation for macro research underpinning coverage in Industrials, Utilities/Energy, Consumer/Retail, Financials/REITS, Healthcare and TMT.

Telemet America, Inc. operates as an information and technology company that offers an integrated investment platform that combines real-time and historic financial information, investment research, portfolio analytics and great client service. Its services include base service, real-time services, and premium services. The company was founded by Frederick Parsons in 1979 and is headquartered in Alexandria, VA.

Onex Real Estate Partners (Onex Real Estate Partners) is a private equity subsidiary of ONEX Corp founded in 2005. The firm is headquartered in New York.

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.

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.

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.

25madison LLC (25madison) is a venture capital firm founded in 2018 by Steven Price, Matt Fremont Smith, Gary Ginsberg, Kirk Posmantur, Michael Lynton and Lance West. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Mind-X Corp. designs and develops software application. The firm offers MindX. The company was founded by R. Jacob Vogelstein, Julia Brown, and Emily Caporello Bluvas in 2017 and is headquartered in Bethesda, MD.

Part of Quest Diagnostics, Inc., Haystack Oncology, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company based in Baltimore, MD. The Haystack MRD test is CLIA certified in the US and is available for biopharmaceutical clinical development in laboratories located in various locations. The company developed Haystack MRD™, a next-generation tumor-informed approach for the measurement of minimal residual disease. Haystack Oncology works with biopharmaceutical companies to advance important therapeutics to markets, from early phase clinical development to companion diagnostics. The test accelerates clinical development with better MRD testing unmatched sensitivity and specificity for confident MRD detection. The company leverages unmatched sensitivity and specificity to accelerate clinical trials and produce insights that drive biopharma pipeline development. The company was founded in 2021 by Kenneth W. Kinzler, Nickolas Papadopoulos, Joshua Cohen, Bert Vogelstein, and the CEO is Dan Edelstein. Haystack Oncology was acquired by Quest Diagnostics, Inc. on June 21, 2023 for $450 million.

LifeSprout, Inc. commercializes synthetic material made of hydrogel and polyester nanofibers. It aims to change the treatment of soft tissue losses with an injectable synthetic material that mimics living tissue. The company was founded by Russell Martin, Hai-Quan Mao, Justin Sacks, and Sashank Reddy in 2018 and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD.

Sisu Global Health develops commercially scales and medical products. Its Hemafuse is a handheld, mechanical device for intraoperative autotransfusion of blood collected from an internal hemorrhage, meant to replace or augment donor blood in emergency situations. The company was founded by Carolyn Reed Yarina, Gillian Henker and Katie Kirsch and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD.

WindMIL Therapeutics, Inc. operates as a biotechnology company. It develops immunotherapies for the treatment of cancer patients. The company was founded by Ivan Borrello and Kimberly Noonan and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD.

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.

Grain Management LLC (Grain Management) is a private equity firm founded in 2007 by David Grain. The firm is headquartered in Washington, Columbia.

Astra Capital Management LLC (Astra Capital Management) is a private equity firm founded in 2014 by Kevin Beebe, Todd Crick, Mark Johnson, William Kennard and Matt Murphy. The firm is headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia.

Vesey Street Capital Partners LLC is an Private Equity firm founded in 2014 by Adam Todd Feinstein. The firm is headquartered in New York.