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BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. (BNYMIA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1951 and formerly known as The Dreyfus Corp. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of MBC Investments Corp., ultimately held by The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (NYSE: BK). BNYMIA serves as an investment advisor to mutual funds, such as the BNY Mellon Family of Funds and The BNY Mellon Funds Trust, and as sub-investment advisor to non-affiliated mutual funds. Formed in 2009, Dreyfus Cash Investment Strategies (Dreyfus) is a division of the BNYMIA that offers money market strategies to US and non-US institutional investors.

JPMorgan Investment Management, Inc. (JPMIM) is a global, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2000 as the result of Chase Manhattan's purchase of Robert Fleming Holdings and the subsequent merger of Chase and JPMorgan. In January 2010, JPMorgan Investment Advisors merged into JP Morgan Investment Management. JPMIM is a subsidiary of JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM). The firm primarily provides investment advisory services to both US and non-US institutional and retail clients.

HSBC Global Asset Management (USA), Inc. (AMUS) is the US-based wholly-owned investment advisory and fund management subsidiary of HSBC USA, Inc., and is indirectly owned by HSBC Holdings Plc (LON: HSBA, NYSE: HBC) in Great Britain. The firm was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in New York City. AMUS provides discretionary and non-discretionary advisory services to clients in several major markets and is a multi-product provider of investment and fund management services. For institutions, the firm provides active and tailored portfolio management on a global, regional, asset-class and country specific basis. They also serve as investment adviser to US registered investment companies. AMUS is a signatory to the UN-supported Principles of responsible Investment (UNPRI).

Jennison Associates LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager which was founded in 1969 by Spiros Segalas and six colleagues. The firm was acquired by The Prudential Insurance Company of America (PICA) in 1985. They are a subsidiary of PGIM, Inc., ultimately held by Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU). Headquartered in New York City, Jennison Associates provides portfolio management services to corporate pension and profit-sharing plans, Taft-Hartley plans, charitable institutions, foundations, endowments, municipalities and other governmental entities, trusts, registered mutual funds and their investment managers and other financial institutions, individuals (primarily through wrap fee programs), collective and common trusts, private funds, insurance companies, sovereign funds, foreign funds such as UCITs and SICAVs, and other US and international institutions.

Deltec Asset Management LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2000 to complete the management buy-out of the assets and business of Deltec Asset Management Corp. They are now wholly-owned by Blue Tee Partners LLC and certain employees of Deltec. Deltec provides discretionary management of investments in domestic and emerging market equity, debt and equivalent securities for pooled and separate accounts.

FSI Group LLC (FSIG) is an independent hedge fund management firm headquartered in Upper Arlington, Ohio. The firm was founded by Steven and John Stein in 1995 to manage Financial Stocks LP, a long/short equity hedge fund focused in Financial Services sector.

Kinetics Mutual Funds, Inc. provides mutual fund investment services. It offers common stocks, convertible and fixed-income securities such as bonds, debentures and warrants. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Cyrus Capital Partners LP (Cyrus Capital) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm is the successor to OZF Management LP (also known as Och-Ziff Freidham), which Stephen C. Freidheim, Daniel Och and the Ziff family founded in 1999. Cyrus Capital provides investment advisory services to pooled and single-investor investment vehicles, which are private investment funds.

Rexnord Industries LLC designs, manufactures, and markets engineered mechanical components. It offers aerospace products, bearings, conveying solutions, couplings, gears, industrial chains, and PT drive components. The company is headquartered in Milwaukee, WI.

Fromex Equity Corp. provides investment management services through its subsidiary Horizon Global Advisers LLC. It also offers consulting and management services. The company was founded on August 31, 2005 and is headquartered in Pleasantville, NY.

AllianceBernstein LP (AB) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. Founded in 2000, the firm is owned by Equitable Financial Life Insurance Co., ultimately held by Equitable Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: EQH). AB provides investment advice to investment companies, pension and profit-sharing plans, banks and thrift institutions, trusts, estates, government agencies, charitable organizations, individuals, corporations and other business entities.

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.

Avalon Global Asset Management LLC (Avalon) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded by Nancy A. Kukacka in 1999. Avalon provides discretionary advisory services to private US investment limited partnerships and investment limited liability companies (US Funds), and non-US investment funds (Offshore Funds).

Fordham University provides college and university. It offers undergraduate colleges and graduate & professional schools. The company was founded in 1841 and is headquartered in Bronx, NY.

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

Council on Foreign Relations, Inc. provides and disseminates ideas on foreign policies to individuals, corporate members, journalists and policy makers. It operates a forum for government officials, students and other interested parties to study and discuss world issues and impact on American foreign policies. The company publishes Foreign Affairs, a magazine that comes out six times a year, along with books and studies by its own scholars. Council on Foreign Relations was founded in 1921 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

Bank for International Settlements engages in the provision of financial banking services. It supports other central banks' pursuit of monetary and financial stability through international cooperation, and acts as a bank for the central banks. It offers a forum for dialogue and cooperation, a platform for responsible innovation and knowledge-sharing, and analysis and insights on core policies, and financial services. The company was founded in 1930 and is headquartered in Basel, Switzerland.

MAK Capital One LLC is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund management firm which was founded in 2002 by Michael Kaufman. Headquartered in New York City, the firm provides management services to hedge fund investment vehicles and distressed debt funds.

Horizon Kinetics LLC provides investment advice. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Tribeca Early Stage Partners (Tribeca ESP) is a venture capital firm founded in 2014 by Michael Rushmore. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Kidder, Peabody & Co., Inc. provides security brokerage services. The private company is based in Buffalo, NY and has subsidiaries in Switzerland. The company was founded by Thomas W. Ostrander.

Nomura Corporate Research & Asset Management, Inc. (NCRAM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1991 as a subsidiary of Nomura Holding America, Inc., itself a subsidiary of Nomura Holding, Inc. (TYO: 8604, NYSE: NMR) in Japan. NCRAM provides both discretionary and non-discretionary investment management services to institutional investors in the US and globally.

Peter G. Peterson Institute for International Economics operates as a research institution which engages in an international economic policy. The company is headquartered in Washington, DC.