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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.

US Unwired, Inc. provides digital mobile phone services. It offers wireless phone service & code division multiple access handsets. The firm also offers roaming service to sprint & non sprint subscribers. The company was founded by William L. Henning Jr. on March 8, 1967 and is headquartered in Lake Charles, LA.

American Tire Distributors, Inc. distributes tires and related products. The firm carries tires for passenger vehicles, pick-up trucks, sport utility vehicles, tractor-trailers, buses, commercial applications, farm machinery, and specialty and recreational vehicles. The company was founded in 1935 and is headquartered in Huntersville, NC.

Utility Pipeline Ltd. provides natural gas distribution services. It offers operations and maintenance, project development, project finance, engineering and construction, marketing and customer service, gas supply management, billing and collections, and account and administration services. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Canton, OH.

Lean Enterprise Institute, Inc. engages in the development of hypotheses about lean thinking and practice. It also provides methods for organizational transformation. It offers research, educational workshops, books and ebooks, and conferences. The company was founded by James P. Womack in 1997 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Bain & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It offers advisory services to the companies on their critical issues and opportunities: strategy, marketing, organization, operations, technology and mergers and acquisitions, across all industries and geographies. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Kidd & Co. LLC (Kidd) is a private equity firm founded in 1976 by William J. Kidd. The firm is headquartered in Old Greenwich, Connecticut.

White & Case LLP provides legal services. The company's clients include commercial businesses, financial institutions, government, and state-owned entities. It has offices in the United States, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. The company was founded in 1901 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Carvel LLC provides retail ice cream franchise. The firm offers fresh made cakes, novelties and fountain ice cream products. Its menu include fresh scooped and soft serve ice cream, take-home novelty treats and premium ice cream cakes. The company was founded by Thomas A. Carvel in 1934 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

U.S. TelePacific Corp. provides business telecommunications network solutions. It offers unified communications, managed information technology, and network services. The company was founded by David P. Glickman in 1998 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Main Line Health System owns and operates general hospitals. Its health system comprised of the albert einstein healthcare network, frankford health care system, magee rehabilitation, main line health and thomas jefferson university hospital system. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Wayne, PA.

Investcorp International, Inc. specializes in the following business lines: corporate investment and technology investment in North America and Western Europe, real estate investment in the U.S., and global asset management. It offers investment products to institutional and individual clients, primarily in the Arabian Gulf. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Windrose Health Investors LLC (Windrose) is a private equity subsidiary of MTS Health Partners LP founded in 2000 by Curtis Scott Lane. The firm is headquartered in New York City.

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

CoreNet Global, Inc. provides real estate services. It offers services to corporate real estate and workplace executives of multinational companies. The firm develops and provides custom executive development programs. The company is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Greatwide Logistics Services, Inc. provides transportation, truckload management, and logistics services. It offers labour, warehousing and transportation management solutions, reverse logistics, inventory visibility, key performance indicator and metrics reporting, food grade facilities, and cross-docking, import deconsolidation and merge in-transit operations. The company was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Investcorp Corporate Investment Group is a private equity arm of Investcorp Holdings BSC founded in 1982. The firm is headquartered in New York with offices across the globe.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP provides accounting services. The firm provides industry focused assurance, advisory and tax services for public, private and government clients in four areas such as corporate accountability, risk management, structuring and mergers and acquisitions and performance and process improvement. Its services include consulting, deals, risk assurance services and insolvency assignments. The company was founded on July 1, 1998 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Part of Wuthelam Holdings Ltd., First Industries Corp. is a holding Canadian company. The company is based in Edmonton, Canada. Allan S. Olson has been the CEO of the company since 1991.

The Law Society of Upper Canada engages in the provision of legal services. The company was founded in 1797 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Silver Oak Services Partners LLC (Silver Oak Services) is a private equity firm founded in 2005 by Gregory M. Barr and Daniel M. Gill. The firm is headquartered in Evanston, Illinois.

The Institute of Corporate Directors is a not-for-profit, member-based association that serves as a resource and voice for directors and boards. The non-profit company is based in Toronto, Canada, and has subsidiaries in Canada. The ICD provides thought leadership through various publications and is a unified voice for directors. The Canadian company was founded by Brian J. Gibson, and Rahul K. Bhardwaj has been the CEO of the company since 2016.

Diabetes Canada operates as a registered national charitable organization that is making the invisible epidemic of diabetes visible and urgent. The firm partners with Canadians to end diabetes through educational programs and support services, resources for health-care professionals, advocacy to governments, schools and workplaces and funding Canadian research. The company was founded by Charles Best in 1953 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

The Center for Literacy, Inc. offers literacy education and basic educational programs. It also provides classroom instruction for adult education. The company was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

Nexcore Holdings LLC operates as a holding company. The company is headquartered in Old Greenwich, CT.

American Physician Partners LLC operates as a medical service firm. The firm provides management consulting services. Its services include deliverables, quality strategies, patient experience programs and operational performance initiatives. The company was founded by John Rutledge in May 2015 and is headquartered in Brentwood, TN.

Sunstar Insurance Group LLC operates as a financial holding company focuses on acquiring majority equity ownership positions in independent insurance agencies. The firm offers general liability, property, business auto, commercial umbrella liability, directors and officers, professional liability, worker’s compensation, cyber, crime, employment practices, international, medical malpractice, aviation, inland and ocean marine, inland and ocean marine, environmental, and self-insurance products. The company was founded by David L. Bowlin in July 2012 and is headquartered in Memphis, TN.

March Advisory, Inc. engages in transformation and turnaround mandates. Its services include crisis management, stabilization, turnaround and recovery. The company is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada.

Payments Canada provides clearing and settlement infrastructure, processes and rules essential to transactions. It offers Canada’s national payments systems. The company was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada.

Redwood MSO LLC operates as a private equity-backed management services organization. The company is based in Troy, MI and has subsidiaries in the United States.

Wi-LAN, Inc. develops and commercializes innovative patented technologies, manages intellectual property and licenses these inventions to corporations. The company was founded in October 1993 and is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada.

SIG Parent Holdings, LLC provides insurance services. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Terrapin Pharmacy LLC is a long-term care and specialty pharmacy that primarily serves individuals diagnosed with severe and persistent mental illness and intellectual or developmental disabilities. The company is based in Annapolis, MD and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company serves this population through high-touch distribution relationships with community-based behavioral health agencies and long-term care facilities, enabling improved medication adherence and care management for complex and costly patient populations. The company was founded in 2012 by Joel Feldman.

Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada (CPA) is a national accounting organization representing over 220,000 CPAs at national and international levels. The non-profit company is based in Toronto, Canada. CPA Canada collaborates with provincial and territorial regulatory bodies to support the profession and promote transparency in financial markets. The organization contributes to standard setting and public policy and works with international bodies to build a stronger accounting profession worldwide. CPA Canada provides extensive resources covering sustainability, corporate reporting, standards, and audit issues. The organization champions best practices that benefit business and society and prepares its members for an ever-evolving operating environment featuring unprecedented change. Pamela Steer has been the CEO of the Canadian company since 2022.