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BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. (BNYMIA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1951 and formerly known as The Dreyfus Corp. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of MBC Investments Corp., ultimately held by The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (NYSE: BK). BNYMIA serves as an investment advisor to mutual funds, such as the BNY Mellon Family of Funds and The BNY Mellon Funds Trust, and as sub-investment advisor to non-affiliated mutual funds. Formed in 2009, Dreyfus Cash Investment Strategies (Dreyfus) is a division of the BNYMIA that offers money market strategies to US and non-US institutional investors.

Quest Software, Inc. engages in the design, development, and distribution of enterprise systems management software products. It offers consulting, educational, and support services including Microsoft Platform, data protection, unified endpoint management, performance monitoring, and database management services. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Aliso Viejo, CA.

Venafi, Inc. delivers the trust-protection platform to secure the keys and certificates required for secure communications, commerce, computing, and mobility. It offers trustauthority, trustforce, and trustnet products. The firm also provides policy compliance, manage reputational risk, maximize system availability, Secure critical information, and mitigate trust-based attacks solutions. The company was founded by Russell S. Thornton and Benjamin Hodson in 2000 and is headquartered in Salt Lake City, UT.

QT Ultrasound LLC develops ultrasound device called Quantitative Transmission Ultrasound. The company is headquartered in Novanto, CA.

KPMG LLP engages in the provision of audit, tax, and advisory services. It serves the banking and capital markets, building, construction and real estate, consumer and retail, energy, natural resources and chemicals, financial services, government and public sector, healthcare and life sciences, industrial manufacturing, insurance, media and entertainment, private equity, technology, telecommunications, and venture capital industries. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Neuberger Berman BD LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in New York City. It is directly owned by Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC, which is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Neuberger Berman Group LLC, which is owned by NBSH Acquisition LLC. The firm traces their origin back to the 1939 founding of Neuberger & Berman, its predecessor firm. In 1950, Neuberger Berman became one of the first firms to offer a no-load mutual fund to individual investors. Neuberger Berman BD manages a range of equity, fixed income, private equity and hedge fund strategies on behalf of institutions, advisors and individual investors worldwide.

Standard & Poor's Investment Advisory Services LLC (SPIAS) is investment research firm and registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of S&P Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPGI), formerly McGraw Hill Financial, Inc. SPIAS’ advisory services are generally offered to institutions (e.g., broker-dealers, investment advisers, investment companies and other financial institutions). SPIAS does not generally provide its advisory services directly to retail clients, but its services may be used by its clients in advising their own underlying clients, which may include retail clients. SPIAS also provides advisory consulting services to institutional clients and investment managers-of-investment funds, and investment sub-advisory services for registered investment companies, including open-end mutual funds and other institutions. S&P Global's operations consist of three reportable segments: S&P Global Ratings, S&P Global Platts, and S&P Dow Jones Indices. S&P Global Ratings is an independent provider of credit ratings, research and analytics to investors, issuers and market participants. It includes the NRSRO and certain other ratings-related businesses. S&P Global Platts provides essential price data, analytics, and industry insight that enable commodities markets to perform with greater transparency and efficiency. S&P Dow Jones Indices is a global index provider that maintains a wide variety of indices to meet an array of investor needs. In 2016, CFRA acquired S&P Global Market Intelligence’s Equity and Fund Research business (formerly known as S&P Capital IQ and SNL) from S&P Global, Inc.

Fitch Ratings, Inc. is a global rating agency and investment research firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by John Knowles in 1913 as Fitch Publishing Co. They are a subsidiary of Fitch Group, Inc., ultimately owned by The Hearst Family Trust. Fitch Ratings seeks to provide independent and prospective credit opinions, research and data to the world's credit markets. Their approach is based on a foundation of local market experience that covers capital markets in over 150 countries. The firm's ratings analysis and rating decisions are based on established criteria, methodologies and ratings definitions which they apply in a consistent manner. Fitch Ratings provides coverage of the following markets: Economics, Banks, Insurance, Sovereigns, Corporates, Structured Finance, Public Finance – International, Public Finance – US, Infrastructure & Project, and Finance.

The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants provides vocational education in accounting. The company provides services to the accounting community, regulatory bodies, and other organizations. It also operates in Jersey City, Washington, and Lewisville. It was founded in 1887 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

Allegis Capital LLC (AllegisCyber Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 1996 by Robert Ackerman and Barry M Weinman. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California with additional offices in Maryland and Utah.

Part of Quest Software, Inc., Discus Data Solutions LLC develops administration software. The company is based in New York, NY. Discus Data Solutions was acquired by Quest Software, Inc. on September 22, 2003.

Friedman LLP engages in the provision of accounting, tax, and business consulting services. It offers audit and assurance, international services, transaction advisory services, forensic, litigation, and valuation services, and pension administration services. The firm serves the automotive, communications, fashion, financial services, government, healthcare, life sciences, manufacturing, not-for-profit, professional services, real estate, and technology industries. The company was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

UHY LLP provides accounting services. Its services include tax, audit and assurance, consulting, and advisory. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants is a non-profit organization. It provides a membership program for certified public accountants that offers in-person and online networking opportunities, Continuing Professional Education courses and conferences, the CPA Journal, and other publications. The company was foudned in 1897 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Palmer Square Capital Management LLC (Palmer Square) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Mission Woods, Kansas. The firm was founded by Christopher Long in 2009 and is a subsidiary of Palmer Square Holdings LLC. Palmer Square provides investment advisory services to institutions, high-net worth individuals, collective investment trusts, investment companies and other pooled investment vehicles.

Berdon LLP provides accounting, auditing, and bookkeeping services. Its services include assurance, business advisory, mergers and acquisitions, claims administration, fund administration services, internal controls and risk management, international advisory, litigation, valuation and dispute resolution, personal wealth services, state & local taxation and tax & advisory services. The company was founded by David Lawrence Berdon in 1917 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Part of South State Corp., Ofelia Capital LLC is a company that provides investment advice. The company is based in New York, NY.

Spring Mountain Capital LP /Private Equity/ (Spring Mountain Capital) is a private equity subsidiary of Spring Mountain Capital LP founded in 2001 by John Laundon Steffens. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Cyber Threat Alliance provides cyber security services. The private company is based in Arlington.

Foundation for Accounting Education, Inc. was founded in 1972. The private company is based in New York, NY. The company provides education services to certified public accountants.

OptimumBank operates as a state chartered commercial bank. It offers personal banking, business banking, products, savings and certificate of deposit products, business checking, cash management, online banking, ATM networks, and check recorder. The company was founded in November 2000 and is headquartered in Plantation, FL.

COMGroup Holding LLC engages in the provision of infrastructure technology and digital information technology (IT) services. It serves financial, law firms, legal departments, accounting, healthcare, and media industries. The company was founded by Arup Das in 2010 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

GPB Capital Holdings LLC (GPB Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2013 by David Gentile. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Adecco USA, Inc. provides recruiting and workforce solutions. It services include temporary and contract staffing, permanent recruiting, and managed services. The firm offers accounting, administrative and clerical, creative, engineering and technical, finance, information technology, legal, medical and science, office, and transportation. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Melville, NY.