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Fred Alger Management LLC (FAM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1964, the firm is wholly-owned by Alger Group Holdings LLC, which is wholly-owned by Alger Associates, Inc. FAM provides both discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to institutional investors through separate accounts, US and foreign registered and privately offered funds, as well as through third-party sponsored funds and bank sponsored collective investment trusts; and to retail investors through wrap programs and US and foreign registered funds.

Lazard Freres & Co. LLC provides corporate advisory, capital market, and asset management services. The company was founded on April 13, 1992 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Longview Asset Management LLC (Longview) is a multi-strategy investment firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded in 1998 and is owned by Henry Crown & Co. Longview manages accounts for wealthy individuals, families, and charities.

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. (DBSI) is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1971 and is a wholly-owned investment banking and brokerage arm of DB U.S. Financial Markets Holding Corp., ultimately held by Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE: DB, FRA: DBK) in Germany. DBSI provides securities brokerage and investment advisory services to domestic and international private clients and institutions. They are also a primary dealer in US government securities as designated by the Federal Reserve.

Altrinsic Global Advisors LLC (Altrinsic) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut. The firm was founded by John D. Hock in 2000. Altrinsic offers investment advisory services to corporate pension funds, public pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, privately offered pooled investment vehicles, foundations, endowments, investment companies, sub-advisory clients, high-net-worth investors, and other business entities.

Ares Management LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and global alternative investment manager headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded in 1997 by Merritt Hooper, John Kissick and Antony Ressler. They are a subsidiary of Ares Management Holdings LP and their ultimate parent is Ares Management Corp. (NYSE: ARES). Ares Management provides investment advice to various pooled investment vehicles, other separately managed accounts and other institutional clients.

JPMorgan Securities LLC (JPMS) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1985 and is a subsidiary of JPMorgan Broker-Dealer Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by JPMorgan Chase & Co., Inc. (NYSE: JPM). JPMS provides research on fixed income, credit, derivatives, emerging markets, foreign exchange, structured finance, technical analysis and bond indices. Their equity analysts cover equities throughout North America, EMEA, Asia/Pacific and the emerging markets. The firm's fixed income team formulates trading and portfolio recommendations for investors in global bonds and other fixed-income markets based on valuations, analytics and market dynamics.

Home Care Delivered, Inc. provides medical supplies and products. It offers disposable incontinence, diabetes, urology, ostomy, nutritional, wound care and skin care supplies. The company was founded by Gordan L. Fox in August 1996 and is headquartered in Glen Allen, VA.

Cello Health BioConsulting Inc. operates as a business development strategy consulting firm. It offers opportunity assessments, portfolio and platform strategy, and identification and evaluation of In-licensing and acquisition opportunities. The company was founded by Ed Saltzman and is headquartered in Florham Park, NJ.

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.

McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.

KPS Capital Partners LP (KPS Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1997 by Eugene Keilin, Michael Psaros and David Shapiro. The firm is headquartered in New York.

The Sterling Group LP (The Sterling Group) is a private equity firm founded in 1982 by Frank J. Hevrdejs. The firm is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Consonance Capital Partners LLC (Consonance Capital Partners ) is a venture capital subsidiary of Consonance Capital Group founded in 2005 by Mitchell Blutt, MD, Nancy-Ann DeParle, Benjamin Edmands and Stephen McKenna. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

Autonomous Research US LP is an investment research firm located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Autonomous Research LLP. The firm provides coverage of all major European banks and insurers and US banks, asset managers and payment processors. The company publishes research for both equity and credit investors. The company also offers execution service across the capital structure.

Offit Capital Advisors LLC (Offit Capital) is an independent, SEC-registered investment adviser headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Morris Offit in 2017. Offit Capital provides customized investment advisory services to wealthy individuals, multi-generational families, endowments and foundations.

Athyrium Capital Management LP (Athyrium) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Jeffrey A. Ferrell in 2008 as Athyrium Capital Management LLC and converted from a Delaware limited liability company to a Delaware limited partnership in 2015. Athyrium provides advisory services on a discretionary basis to its clients, which may include specific tailored vehicles and pooled investment vehicles intended for sophisticated investors and institutional investors.

Visible Hands PBC (Visible Hands) is a venture capital firm founded in 2020 by Yasmin Cruz Ferrine, Daniel Acheampong and Justin Kang. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

City Light Capital LLC (City Light Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2004 by Josh Cohen and Marc Weill. The firm is headquartered in New York.

On Campus Marketing LLC provides affinity programs for universities and colleges. It offers university-approved merchandise for campus living, gifting, and special campus occasions. The company was founded by Devin A. Schain in 1981 and is headquartered in West Trenton, NJ.

Noble Group Holdings Ltd. provides commercial commodities supply chain management . The company is headquartered in Hong Kong.

KKR Credit Advisors US LLC (Private Equity) (KKR Credit Advisors US) is a private equity division of KKR Credit Advisors (US) LLC founded in 2004. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Sound Point Luna LLC (SPL) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Andrew Feldstein and Stephen Siderow in 2003 and formerly known as BlueMountain Capital Management LLC and as Assured Investment Management LLC. In 2023, Sound Point Capital Management LP acquired the firm from Assured Guaranty Ltd. (NYSE: AGO). SPL provides investment advisory services to pooled investment vehicles that operate as private investment funds and collateralized loan obligations (CLOs).

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.

Epibone, Inc. develops bone reconstruction solutions. Its technology utilizes a scan of the patient?s bone defect and the patient?s own stem cells to construct and cultivate an autologous-like bone graft that provides defect repair, and improves bone formation and regeneration. The company was founded by Nina Tandon, Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic, Sarindr Bhumiratana, Sidney Eisig, and Elisa Cimetta and is headquartered in Brooklyn, NY.

Peking University provides post-secondary education services. It offers undergraduate and graduate courses. It provides courses such as basic and applied sciences, social sciences and the humanities, sciences of medicine, management, and education. The company was founded by JiaNai Sun in 1898 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.

Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc. (Broker) (Baird-Broker) is the broker-dealer division of Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc., an investment bank and financial services company headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The firm was founded in 1919 and is ultimately owned by Baird Financial Group, Inc. Baird-Broker offers a full suite of comprehensive trading services for institutional clients.

Sheridan Capital Partners LLC (Sheridan CP LP) is a private equity firm founded in 2011 by Richard J Stephenson and Jonathan B Lewis. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.