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Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Banc of America Securities (BAS) is the investment banking subsidiary of Bank of America Corp (NYSE: BAC). The firm provides both the domestic and international equity and investment banking markets, and pursues a strategy pioneered by Citigroup that combines corporate lending with investment banking advice and services. They provide high-yield debt underwriting and leveraged finance, in addition to industry coverage groups such as healthcare, media and telecom, financial institutions, real estate and gaming. BAS also does a significant amount of work for Financial Sponsors, or private equity firms, often financing leveraged transactions. Following the strategy of Goldman Sachs, the firm lacks a standalone mergers and acquisitions department, instead employing mergers and acquisitions senior bankers throughout the industry coverage groups. The firm is registered as a broker/dealer with the SEC, is a member of the NYSE, and the NASD. The use of Banc in the BAS's name is indicative of the fact that the company is not a bank, and their deposits and other holdings are not insured by the FDIC.

Conservation International Foundation operates and supports environmental conservation services. It promotes sustainable care for the nature. Through science, policy and field work, they're applying solutions to protect the natural resources. It helps communities, countries and societies protect tropical forests, grasslands, rivers, wetlands, lakes and the sea. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation operate as a grantmaking organization works locally through its San Francisco Bay Area Program. It seeks to make a contribution to the quality of life in the bay area through targeted support in three areas: land protection, science and technology museums and the Betty Irene Moore Nursing Initiative. The company was founded by Gordon and Betty Moore in 2000 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

The National Academies of Science operates as a private non-profit organization that provides advice in sciences, engineering and medicine. It conducted through seven major program areas: Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Earth and Life Studies, Engineering and Physical Sciences, Health and Medicine, Policy and Global Affairs, Transportation Research Board, and the Gulf Research Program. The company was founded on March 3, 1863 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Trout Unlimited, Inc. engages in conserves, protects and restores coldwater fisheries works. It develops tools such as the conservation success index a framework for assessing the health of coldwater fish species throughout their native range. The company was founded in 1959 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

Immune Design Corp. is a clinical-stage immunotherapy company focused on cancer with in vivo approaches designed to enable the body's immune system to fight disease. It develops multiple product candidates from its discovery platforms, ZVex and GLAAS. The company was founded by Steven G. Reed and David Baltimore on February 20, 2008 and is headquartered in Kenilworth, NJ.

DreamWorks Animation LLC engages in the business of development, production, and exploitation of animated films and their associated characters. It produces animated feature films, television specials and series, and live entertainment properties. The company is headquartered in Glendale, CA.

Vista Capital Advisors LLC operates as a financial product innovative company. It offers eBonds, a form of corporate bond. The company was founded by Richard K. MacAilliams and John Andrew McQuown and is headquartered in New York, NY.