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Dionex Corp. develops, manufactures, sells, and services chromatography and extraction systems for separating, isolating, and identifying the components of chemical mixtures. The firm's products are used extensively by the environmental, life science, pharmaceutical, food and beverage, chemicals, electronics and power industries. The company was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

Provide Commerce, Inc. provides online shopping services for perishable goods that combines an online storefront, proprietary supply chain management technology and established supplier relationships with wholesalers, distributors and retailers. It also provides fruits and meat direct from the supplier through its Gourmet Food business unit. The company was founded by Jared Schutz Polis in 1998 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Financial Engines Advisors LLC (FEA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Santa Clara, California. The firm was founded in 1997 by William Sharpe, Joseph Grundfest and Craig Johnson. They are a subsidiary of Edelman Financial Engines LLC (NASDAQ: FNGN). FEA provides investment advisory services to individual investors, participants in employer-sponsored defined contribution plans, trusts, estates, pension, retirement and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, foundations, associations, high-net worth individuals, institutions, small to mid-sized businesses including corporations, and other business entities.

LPL Financial LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Fort Mill, South Carolina. The firm was founded in 1989 as Linsco/Private Ledger Corp. They are a direct subsidiary of LPL Holdings, Inc., owned by LPL Financial Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: LPLA). LPL Financial offers various types of advisory services and programs to individual and institutional clients.

Lightning Systems, Inc. engages in the production of electric fleet medium-and heavy-duty vehicles including delivery trucks, shuttle buses, passenger vans, chassis-cab models, and city transit buses. Its products include Vehicles, Custom Applications, Lightning Analytics, Charging stations, and Lightning Energy engages in the provision of zero-emission-vehicle (ZEV) solutions for commercial fleets. Its products include vehicles, charging stations and lightning mobile. The company was founded by Daniel S. Johnson and Timothy Reeser in 2008 and is headquartered in Loveland, CO.

Steelhead Composites LLC designs, manufactures, and distributes manufactures composite overwrapped pressure vessels. It offers manufacturing of aluminum cylinders, design and analysis of composite pressure vessels, advanced filament winding of composite pressure vessels, material analysis of composite materials and plastics, cycle testing, and precision 3D inspection of parts. The company was founded by Andrew Coors in October 2010 and is headquartered in Golden, CO.

Forest City Trading Group LLC markets forest products. Its products include lumber, panel and steel products. The firm offers logistics services. The company was founded in 1964 and is headquartered in Portland, OR.

Symetra Life Insurance Co. engages in the provision of products and services that serve the retirement, employment-based benefits and life insurance markets. It operates through the following business segments: Benefits, Retirement, Individual Life, and Other. The Benefits segment is a multi-line carrier offering medical stop-loss; group life and DI insurance; and group fixed-payment medical, accident, and critical illness insurance products ad services to employers. The Retirement segment comprises of deferred annuities and income annuities. The Individual Life segment offers individuals life insurance products, primarily UL, including IUL, and term insurance. The Other segment represents the investment results related to surplus invested assets; unallocated corporate expenses; and inter-segment elimination entries. The company was founded on 1957 and is headquartered in Bellevue, WA.

Founded by Kevin R. Green and David A. Henderson in 1997, TripleTree LLC is an independent merchant bank headquartered in Edina, Minnesota.

Arizona Bank & Trust operates as a state chartered commercial bank. Its services include banking, borrowing, investment services, wealth advisory services, insurance, ebanking, treasury management, and retirement plan services. The company is headquartered in Phoenix, AZ.

United Way of King County is a non-profit organization, which provides rental assistance, educational solutions, and financial support. Its programs include Jobs Connect, Streets to Home, Home Base, ParentChild+, Reconnecting Youth, Bridge to Finish, and Free Tax. The company was founded in 1952 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

HealthEdge Investment Partners, LLC (HealthEdge Investment Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2005 by Harold S. Blue and Phillip Dingle. The firm is headquartered in Tampa, Florida.

BTIG LLC is an institutional brokerage and fund services firm headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded in 2002 through the merger of Baypoint Trading LLC and Bass Trading LLC. They are a subsidiary of Condor Trading LP. BTIG offers institutional and corporate clients with personalized multi-asset class execution, expertise and insights worldwide across equities, equity derivatives, ETFs, fixed income, futures, commodities, foreign exchange, interest rates, credit, and convertible and preferred securities. The firm’s core capabilities include global sales, portfolio, electronic and outsource trading, transition management, investment banking, prime brokerage, capital introduction, corporate access, research and strategy, commission management and more.

Founded in 2007 by Duncan Hennes and Stephen Sinacore, Atrevida Partners LLC is a hedge fund manager located in Rye, New York. They manage the Atrevida Multi Strategy Charter Fund LP.

Bank of America, NA (Private Banking) (Bank of America-PB) is the private banking arm of Bank of America, NA, which is a subsidiary of Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC). Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1947 and is also known as US Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management. Bank of America-PB provides comprehensive wealth management products and services that focuses on wealth structuring (wealth planning, trusts and estates, philanthropy, custody services), investment management (portfolio consulting, asset management, capital markets, specialty asset management) and credit and banking (financial management tools, liquidity services, custom credit, real estate finance) for high net-worth and ultra-high net-worth individuals and families.

BioAccel provides funding and business expertise services to early stage life sciences companies. The non-profit company is based in Phoenix, AZ and has subsidiaries in the United States.

BelHealth Investment Partners LLC (BelHealth Investment) is a private equity firm founded in 2011 by Harold S. Blue, Bert E. Brodsky and Dennis G. Drislane. The firm is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Golden Equity Investments LLC (Golden Equity Investments) is a private equity subsidiary of 9th Street Capital LLC founded in 2011. The firm is headquartered in Golden, Colorado.

Tennessee Community Ventures LLC (Tennessee Community Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Eric Satz. The firm is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee.

Veolia Environnement Co. provides environmental consulting services.

Part of TTCP Management Services LLC, TripleTree Holdings LLC is a healthcare investment bank based in Minneapolis, MN. TripleTree is a trusted partner for mergers and acquisitions, recapitalizations, growth capital, and strategic advisory services in the healthcare industry. The company was founded in 1997 by Kevin R. Green.

Part of ButcherJoseph Financial Holdings LLC, ButcherJoseph Asset Management LLC provides investment advisory services. The company is based in Charlotte, NC.

Mayfair Group LLC engages in sale of computer parts. It also offers technical solutions. The company is headquartered in Norfolk, VA.

The Herbst Group LLC is an independent registered investment advisor headquartered in Westport, Connecticut. The firm was founded in 2020 and is owned and operated by Brian G. Herbst, Donald G. Capelin, and Susan F. Calzone. The Herbst Group offers investment advisory services to individuals, high net worth individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans.

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).