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PPM America, Inc. (PPM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded in 1990 and is a subsidiary of PPM Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by Jackson Financial, Inc. (JFI) (NYSE: JXN). PPM is the primary investment manager for the general account assets of JFI’s insurance subsidiaries and serves as sub-adviser to US mutual funds sponsored by Jackson National Asset Management LLC (JNAM), a subsidiary of Jackson National Life Insurance Co. (Jackson), and adviser to the PPM Funds, a family of institutional share class mutual funds. Additionally, PPM provides advisory services to non-US pooled investment vehicles, structured vehicles such as collateralized loan obligations (CLOs), private equity funds, and separately managed accounts for third-party institutional clients.

Founded in 1924, Saks Fifth Avenue LLC is a subsidiary of Hudson's Bay Co. that sells women's and men's apparel, shoes, handbags, and jewelry through online channels. The company is based in Boston, MA.

Foster & Motley, Inc. is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. The firm was founded by W. Mark Motley and David “Dave” Foster in 1997. Foster & Motley provides investment advisory services to individuals, families, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations.

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.

Indiana Trust & Investment Management Co. (Indiana Trust) is an independent investment management firm headquartered in Mishawaka, Indiana. The firm was co-founded by Gary Renaud in 1988. Indiana Trust provides wealth management and advisory solutions to individuals and families, business retirement plans, non-profit organizations and foundations.

Meural, Inc. develops digital wall displays and frames. The company was founded by Vladimir Vukicevic and Jerry Hu in August 2014 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Jefferies LLC is a global investment bank and institutional securities firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Jefferies Group LLC, ultimately held by Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF). Jefferies provides corporate clients with research and execution services in equity, fixed income, and foreign exchange markets, as well as a full range of investment banking services such as underwriting, mergers and acquisitions, restructuring and recapitalization, and other advisory services, with all businesses operating in the Americas, Europe and Asia.

Northern Trust Investments, Inc. (Investment Management) (NTI-IM) is the asset management division of Northern Trust Investments, Inc., ultimately held by Northern Trust Corp. (NASDAQGS: NTRS), a multi-bank holding company established in 1889. The firm was founded in 1988 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. NTI-IM provides a wide range of discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory and sub-advisory services to individual and institutional clients.

William Blair & Co. LLC (William Blair) is a SEC-registered broker/dealer firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded by William McCormick Blair in 1935 and is a subsidiary of WBC Holdings LP. Until 1941, they were known as Blair, Bonner & Co. William Blair provides broking services to individual, institutional and issuing clients.

University of Southern California is a private research university that mainly offers undergraduate, graduate & other higher education. The university was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Part of ING Groep NV, ING North America is a company that provides brokerage services. The company is based in Amsterdam, NH.

Case Western Reserve University provides educational services. It offers a variety of undergraduate degree courses and graduate and professional options such as arts and sciences, dentistry, engineering, law, management, medicine, nursing, social work, and more. The firm also offers dual-degree programs. The company was founded in 1826 and is headquartered in Cleveland, OH.

University of Akron provides public research education. Its programs include under graduate studies, graduate studies, international studies, law, and continuing education. The company was founded in 1870 and is headquartered in Akron, OH.

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.

Founded in 1987, Adviser Holdings LLC is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Naples, Florida. The firm's clients include institutional investors, high net-worth individuals, wealth management groups and family offices.

Nuveen Asset Management LLC (NAM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded in 2011 and is a subsidiary of Nuveen Fund Advisors LLC, which is ultimately owned by TIAA Board of Governors. NAM provides investment advisory and sub-advisory services to a broad range of individual and institutional clients, such as open-end and closed-end investment companies and other pooled investment vehicles.

Eze Software Group LLC provides software based investment technology solutions. It specializes on providing office solutions to buy-side and sell-side asset managers. The firm's services encompass implementation, product support, project management, managed services, and sell-side services. The company was founded in January 2013 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Alpaca VC Investment Management LLC (Alpaca VC ) is a venture capital arm of Corigin Holdings LLC founded in 2010 by Ryan Freedman. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Renoviso, Inc. engages in the provision of home renovation services. It offers window window, patio and entry door, roofing, and siding installation services. The company was founded by Eric Horndahl and Brian Waldman in 2014 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Havenly, Inc. engages in the provision of online interior design services. It offers Havenly mini, and Havenly full packages. The company was founded by Lee Mayer, Emily Motayed and Jessie Dixon in 2013 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

Horizon Global Co. LLC manufactures and distributes custom engineered towing, tailoring, and cargo products. The company is headquartered in East Lansing, MI.

BofA Securities, Inc. is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of NB Holdings Corp., ultimately held by Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC). Headquartered in New York, the firm was founded in 2015 and offers trade execution, trading or brokerage services to institutional clients.

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).

U.S. Bank NA (Cincinnati Ohio Investment Management) (USB-IM) is the investment management division of U.S. Bank NA, a commercial bank headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The firm is ultimately held by the US Bancorp (NYSE: USB). USB-IM provides tailored investment management services to individuals and institutional investors.

LLJ, Inc. provides an online shop and delivery services for alcoholic drinks. It offers wine, beer, liquor, mixers and gifts. The company was founded by Lindsey Andrews and Crystal Lara is headquartered in New York, NY.

Perch Interactive, Inc. provides a revolutionary interactive technology for retail. It offers display hardware, software and cloud technologies that work together to provide an interactive media platform for product display with built-in shopper analytics. The company was founded by Jared Schiffman and Phillip Tiongsonin in 2012 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Ocean Freight Exchange Pte Ltd. operates as an online platform for charterers, ship owners and brokers in the dry bulk, tanker and gas markets. It offers ship rank, sales, time charter and research services. The company was founded by John Hahn and Michael Guo in 2015 and is headquartered in Singapore.