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Wellington Management Co. LLP (WMC) is a registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1928 and is a subsidiary of Wellington Investment Advisors Holdings LLP, ultimately held by Wellington Management Group LLP. WMC offers investment management services for a fee to separate account clients and mutual funds sponsored by unaffiliated parties, as well as to investment vehicles that the firm sponsors.

First Interstate Bank is the investment management subsidiary of First Interstate BancSystem, Inc. (NASDAQ: FIBK), a financial holding company headquartered in Billings, Montana. Founded in 1971, the firm provides wealth management services to individuals and businesses.

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.

Philip Morris USA, Inc. makes and markets tobacco goods. Its products include cigarette non-tobacco, cigarette tobacco and flavor ingredients. The company was founded by Philip Morris in 1847 and is headquartered in Richmond, VA.

Alma Lasers Ltd. engages in providing laser, light-based, radiofrequency, and ultrasound solutions for the aesthetic and surgical markets. It specializes in developing treatments using laser, intense pulsed light, and radiofrequency for a variety of skin conditions. The firm's products include Harmony and Soprano, which provides skin resurfacing, hair removal, wrinkle treatment, and skin tightening procedures. The company was founded by Ziv Karni on October 5, 1999 and is headquartered in Caesarea, Israel.

Harbin Institute of Technology provides educational services. Its offers various courses through its different schools such as architecture, astronautics, chemical engineering and technology, civil engineering, computer science and technology, economy and management, electrical engineering and automation, electronics and information engineering, energy science and engineering, food science, foreign language, humanities and social sciences, law, materials science and engineering, mechatronics engineering, transportation science and engineering, science, software, new media and arts, and life science and technology. The company was founded in 1920 and is headquartered in Harbin, China.

The Community Foundation, Inc. operates as a community foundation that provides stewardship services for endowments. The firm works with donors and partner organizations to address needs through grant making, leadership and community development programs. It administers charitable grant-making funds established by individuals and corporations for the purpose of benefiting non-profit community organizations. The company was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Richmond, VA.

Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. distributes pharmaceutical products. The firm’s service area include everyday necessities, sanitization products, cotton knitwear, fitness equipment, chemical products and raw materials, glass apparatus, pet products, Chinese patent drugs, Chinese herbal pieces, antibiotic, biological products, narcotic drugs, and medicinal toxic. The company is headquartered in Shanghai, China.

Cypress Capital Management LLC is a boutique wealth management firm located in Sheridan, WY. Cypress Capital Management offers customized, comprehensive investment strategies that allow clients to achieve their investment and retirement goals. The private company tailors each client's portfolio using individual stocks and bonds, based on a fundamental, balance sheet approach. As independent advisors, they are compensated through fees, not commissions, and take pride in their hands-on approach. Cypress Capital Management does not outsource client funds to third-party managers or mutual funds, but rather conducts their own extensive research and analysis on the markets and individual stocks in their office in Sheridan. The company's investment philosophy is based on fundamental investing, which is still the foundation of their investment philosophy today. The company was founded in 2004 by Matthew McGregor Ebzery and William Bernard Ebzery, with Matthew McGregor Ebzery serving as the CEO since then.

Fulcrum Energy Capital Funds (Fulcrum Energy) is a private equity firm founded in 2016 by Brad Morse. The firm is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.