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Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Credit Suisse Securities USA) is the broker/dealer division of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, an investment banking company headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse (USA), Inc., ultimately owned by Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN) in Switzerland. Credit Suisse Securities USA offers a suite of equities, solutions and credit products and services which includes global securities sales, trading and execution, prime brokerage and comprehensive investment research. Their clients include financial institutions, corporations, governments, institutional investors, such as pension funds and hedge funds, and private individuals around the world.

Sands Capital Management LLC (Sands Capital) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Arlington, Virginia. The firm was founded in 1992 by Frank Sands and is majority owned by Sands Capital Management LP. Sands Capital provides investment management services to both US and non-US clients who have different tax statuses, often depending on the jurisdiction.

TA Associates Management LP(TA Associates) is a venture capital firm headquartered in Boston. The firm is founded in 1968 by Peter Brooke a subsidiary of TA Associates Management Holding LP.

VSS Fund Management LLC (Veronis Suhler Stevenson) is a subsidiary of Veronis Suhler Stevenson LLC, a private equity firm founded in the year 1981 by John J. Veronis and John S Suhler. The firm is headquartered in New York.

First Eagle Investment Management LLC (FEIM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and holding firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1864 and formerly known as Arnhold & S. Bleichroeder Advisers, Inc. FEIM provides investment advisory services primarily to mutual funds, private funds, collective investment trusts and institutional separately managed accounts (SMAs), as well as to a registered, closed-end interval fund. The firm serves as the investment adviser to the First Eagle Funds, First Eagle Variable Funds and to the First Eagle Credit Opportunities Fund, which are registered investment companies.

Aptuit LLC engages in the development of pharmaceutical and biotechnological products. Its offerings include drug design and discovery, preclinical biosciences, API development and manufacture, solid state chemistry, solid and oral dosage form development and manufacture, integrated drug discovery and drug development, Aptuit INDiGO, and physical and analytical chemistry services. The company was founded in December 2004 and is headquartered in Greenwich, CT.

Southern Methodist University is a private university near the center of Dallas, SMU offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs through seven schools in the humanities and sciences, business, the performing, visual, and communication arts, engineering, education and human development, law, and theology.

ClearBridge LLC is an investment advisory firm headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland. The firm was founded by Bill Miller in 1982 as Legg Mason Capital Management LLC. They are a subsidiary of Legg Mason, Inc., which is owned by Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE: BEN). ClearBridge provides investment advice to high net-worth individuals, investment companies, pension and profit-sharing plans, other pooled investment vehicle, charitable organizations, endowments, foundations, corporations, state or municipal government entities, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies and other tax-exempt entities.

Harris Williams & Co. provides investment advisory services. It offers investment banking, sell-side mergers and acquisitions, capital raising, fairness opinion, and restructuring advisory services. The company was founded by H. Hiter Harris III and Christopher H. Williams in 1991 and is headquartered in Richmond, VA.

Latham & Watkins LLP operates as a full-service law firm or legal matters. It offers services in the areas of finance, litigation, accounting, banking, life sciences, private equity, real estate, government relations, employment law, and outsourcing. The company was founded in 1934 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Silver Creek Midstream LLC provides crude oil gathering, storage and terminalling services. The company was founded by Jayson Patrick Barley in August 2017 and is headquartered in Irving, TX.

ClearBridge Investments LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Legg Mason, Inc., ultimately held by Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE: BEN). They were founded in 2005 as ClearBridge Advisors, which operated through Citigroup Asset Management NA, and was acquired by Legg Mason that year. They changed their name to ClearBridge Investments LLC in 2012. ClearBridge Investments provides discretionary investment management services for both institutional and retail clients. The firm also acts as adviser or sub-adviser to the ClearBridge Funds which are part of the Legg Mason family of mutual funds.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

JLL Partners, Inc (JLL partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1988 by Paul S. Levy. The firm is headquartered in New York, US.

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).

Cambridge Associates LLC is a privately-held, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1973 by James Bailey and Henry Lewis. Cambridge Associates provides investment management and advisory services to colleges and universities, foundations and other non-profit institutions. They also act as an investment adviser to private clients, family offices, corporations, healthcare institutions, insurance groups, pension plans and ERISA pools and public and government-related groups.

Tailwater Capital LLC (Tailwater Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2013 by Edward Herring and Jason Downie. The firm headquartered in Texas, US.

Pointer Management LLC is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and fund-of-hedge funds manager headquartered in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The firm was founded in 2002 and provides discretionary investment advisory services to private investment funds that operate as pooled investment vehicles.

The Healthcare Private Equity Association is a non-profit trade association that supports the reputation, knowledge, and relationships of the healthcare private equity community. The non-profit company is based in Needham, MA. The association's member firms are committed to building successful and enduring businesses in the healthcare industry. The company brings industry knowledge, broad networks, and deep expertise to help companies grow, create jobs, and deliver high-quality healthcare. The association's member firms have over $1 trillion in assets under management and have supported the growth of over 1500 healthcare businesses. The company was founded by Jeffrey K. Rhodes, Brian Christopher Miller.

Denver Solutions LLC operates as a trusted FDA-registered 503B outsourcing provider of ophthalmology and hospital-based services. It also offers repackaged Avastin service and ON-Q pain relief system fill services. The company was founded in 1926 and is headquartered in Englewood, CO.

Primus is the largest independent financial services holding company in Asia focused on acquiring and building financial services companies with significant operations within the Asia-Pacific region. The firm is a company, not a private equity fund, and it is able to underscore its dedication to build a global financial institution encompassing insurance, banking, brokerage, advisory and wealth management services through the flexibility that its permanent capital structure affords it. Primus Financial is a strategic operator in financial services with significant permanent capital, deep operational experience, and long-term financial capabilities. It operates with unmatched flexibility and a long-term horizon to execute investment strategies crafted by a team of industry pioneers and experts-professionals who helped manage and operate several prominent financial institutions, including Citi's Asia Institutional business, HSBC's Asia investment bank, Fubon Financial, and Primus Pacific Partners, the first Asia-based financial services- focused private equity platform. Primus Financial will be able to leverage the experience, relationships and track-record built up by the team while leading these companies. Unlike many other institutions, it is unencumbered by legacy assets, so it can focus solely on the plentiful opportunities that exist today. It understands the regulatory and operating environment for financial institutions in all major countries around the world, and its partners have direct operational, management and deal experience in many of those countries. Primus Financial commands a worldwide presence through offices located in Hong Kong and New York. With its permanent capital in excess of US$1 billion, it is building a financial institution encompassing insurance, banking, brokerage, advisory and wealth management services. The opportunity to acquire and organically grow these operations, it believes, is unparalleled in the current market. Primus will also operate an Alternative Investments platform pursuing selected hedge fund and private equity strategies. Primus initial focus is on financial assets (including distressed fixed income and mezzanine opportunities) in the US, as well as minority and control private equity investments in Asia and the emerging markets. Primus Alternatives team have decades of experience as successful investors across the globe.

Kiniciti is a platform company that invests in and partners with companies to strengthen the cell and gene therapy ecosystem. The company, which is based in New York, NY, was founded by Geoffrey Michael Glass, who has been the CEO since incorporation. Kiniciti is backed by private equity firm Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (WCAS) and Biospring Partners. The company offers a highly tailored, collaborative, and flexible investment and strategic support model to ensure the promise of cell and gene therapeutics is delivered quickly and safely to patients worldwide. The leadership team includes professionals experienced in investing in and building successful companies across the life sciences sector.

Ncardia SA engages in drug discovery research and development. Its cardiac products encompass hiPSC-derived Pluricyte, Cardiomyocytes, Cor.4U cardiomyocytes and vCor.4U ventricular cardiomyocytes and FibroCor.4U cardiac fibroblasts. The company is headquartered in Gosselies, Belgium.

Patheon Biologics LLC manufactures, supplies clinical and commercial bulk biologics to the biopharmaceutical industry. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Jefferson City, MO.