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Janus Henderson Investors US LLC (JHIUS) is a registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Denver, Colorado. The firm was founded in 1969 and formerly known as Janus Capital Management LLC. They are a subsidiary of Janus Henderson US (Holdings) Inc., which is owned by Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE: JHG, LON: 0RPW) in Great Britain. JHIUS provides investment management services, as an investment adviser or sub-adviser, to pooled investment vehicles.

Stephens, Inc. is a full-service investment bank and brokerage firm headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas. The firm was founded in 1933 and is a subsidiary of Susi Holdings, Inc., which is owned by Stephens Financial Services LLC. Stephens provides comprehensive securities sales and trading services, including customized solutions for clients in North America and abroad.

Raymond James & Associates, Inc. (RJA) is a registered broker-dealer headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Raymond James Financial, Inc. (NYSE: RJF), a diversified holding company. RJA offers a full array of capital markets services, strategic advice and planning for institutional investors.

Ernst & Young LLP engages in the provision of accounting, assurance, tax, transaction, and advisory services. It specializes in the actuarial, analytics and big data, cyber security, accounting compliance and reporting, center for board matters, international financial reporting standards, country tax advisory, global trade, tax accounting, and climate change and sustainability. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Havencrest Capital Management LLC (Havencrest Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2017 by Christopher W. Kersey. The firm is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

Dean Capital Management LLC (DCM) is an independent registered investment advisor headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas. The firm was founded in 2008 and is currently owned by its founding members Kevin E. Laub, Doug Leach, Patrick J. Krumm, and Steven D. Roth. DCM provides discretionary portfolio management services as a sub-adviser to mutual funds managed by its affiliate, Dean Investment Associates LLC (DIA), a SEC registered adviser, as well as to DIA’s individual clients. The firm also makes discretionary portfolio management services available directly to individuals and institutional investors.

Capital Alpha Partners LLC (Capital Alpha) is an independent investment research firm headquartered in Washington, DC. It was founded by Kim Monk and James Lucier in 2007. The firm provides strategic policy research and political forecasting of US public policy across healthcare, energy, financials, industrials, defense, telecom, media, technology and consumer sectors as well as for the macro environment. Capital Alpha takes a multidisciplinary approach to policy research, adding value by assessing the market significance of political change from an independent platform.

K&L Gates LLP engages in the provision of legal services. The firm represents corporations, growth and middle-market companies, capital markets participants and entrepreneurs as well as public sector entities, educational institutions, philanthropic organizations, and individuals. The company was founded by Kirkpatrick Lockhart in 1946 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

NCP Management Holdings, Inc. (New Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2001 by Jim Little and James Outland. The firm is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama.

Greater Sum Ventures LLC (Greater Sum Ventures) is a private equity firm founded in 2015 by Ross Croley, Lisa Stinnett, Bill Nix and Jon Ellison. The firm is headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Lee Equity Partners LLC (Lee Equity Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2006 by Thomas Haskell Lee and Mark K. Gormley. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Banyan Capital Management, Inc. is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The firm was founded by Gary Watkins in 1987. They provide investment supervisory services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, or charitable organizations and corporations or other business entities.

Frontenac Co. LLC (Frontenac) is a private equity firm founded in 1971. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Ernst & Young Global Ltd. engages in the provision consulting services. Its services include assurance, consulting, strategy and transaction, and tax. The company was founded on November 26, 2001 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC (EverSource) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama. The firm was founded by Mark Wesson and Don Murphy in 2017. EverSource provides wealth management services, which includes investment advisory, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, families, estates and trusts, charitable foundations, institutions, broker/dealers, retirement plans, IARs and other Registered Investment Advisor firms.

Brightstar Capital Partners LP (Brightstar Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2015 by Andrew S. Weinberg. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Prospect Partners Advisors LLC (Prospect Partners) is a private equity subsidiary of CxSearch Global Partners LLP founded in 1998 by William V. Glastris, Louis William Kenter and Richard Carl Tuttle. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Barclays Capital, Inc. is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1997 and is a subsidiary of Barclays Group US, Inc., ultimately owned by Barclays plc (LON: BARC) in Great Britain. Barclays Capital provides large corporate, government and institutional clients a full spectrum of prime brokerage services which includes equities and fixed income financing, OTC Clearing, Futures and Foreign Exchange Prime Brokerage and access to industry insights and analytics from their Strategic Consulting team.

Aptalis Pharma US, Inc. markets pharmaceutical products and services for the treatment of gastrointestinal diseases and disorders. It offers pancrelipase capsules, ursodiol tablets, porfimer sodium for injections, shake mixes, calorie boosters, clearance devices and multivitamin supplements. The firm also provides products for active ulcerative, liver diseases, pancreatic diseases, cystic fibrosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, HIV/AIDS and cancer. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants provides vocational education in accounting. The company provides services to the accounting community, regulatory bodies, and other organizations. It also operates in Jersey City, Washington, and Lewisville. It was founded in 1887 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

Aptalis Pharma, Inc. develops, manufactures, markets pharmaceutical products for cystic fibrosis and gastroenterology. The company's products include Zenpep, Canasa, Carafate, Pylera, Lacteal, Panzytrat, Delursan, Rectiv and Salofalk.. It provides therapies for unmet medical needs including cystic fibrosis and gastrointestinal disorders. The company formulates and clinically develops enhanced pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical products for itself and others using its proprietary pharmaceutical technology. Aptalis Pharma was founded 1982 and is headquartered in Birmingham, AL.

Guideway Care, Inc. has been providing community health integration solutions for over 10 years. The company is based in Birmingham, AL. The company offers turnkey solutions to hospitals, health systems, payers, and provider organizations to reduce health disparities, improve patient satisfaction, and lower the total cost of care. The company's highly trained care guides, supported by a proprietary technology platform, build peer-to-patient relationships that allow for the identification and resolution of non-clinical and clinical barriers to accessing quality care. The CEO of the company is Craig Andrew Parker.

SouthPoint Bank operates as a state chartered commercial bank. The firm offers small business checking, business savings, money market, debit cards and credit cards, remote deposits, online banking, treasury management and loans. The company was founded by Stephen J. Smith in October 2005 and is headquartered in Birmingham, AL.

PNP Therapeutics, Inc. operates as a biopharmaceutical company which develops a platform technology and proprietary products for the treatment of cancer. It offers E. coli purine nucleoside phosphorylase that work with nucleoside prodrugs generating active metabolites with anti-tumor activity. The company was founded by William B. Parker and Eric J. Sorscher and is headquartered in Birmingham, AL.

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.

Arlington Partners LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and multi-family office headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama. The firm was founded by Kenneth Polk in 1998 and is owned by Arlington Holdings LLC. Arlington Partners offers family office services to multigenerational families of significant net worth.

The Retirement Systems of Alabama (RSA) is the administrator of the pension fund for employees of the State of Alabama. The firm is headquartered in Montgomery, Alabama. RSA consists of the Employees Retirement System (ERS), the Teachers Retirement System (TRS), the Judicial Retirement Fund (JRS), the Public Education Employees' Health Insurance Plan (PEEHIP), and RSA-1. In addition to executive management, the TRS, ERS, and JRF, PEEHIP and RSA-1 share investment management, accounting, and information system services, the costs of which are allocated to the funds on an equitable basis.

Novare Capital Management LLC (NCM) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. The firm was founded in 1999 by William (Bill) G. Baynard, Jr. and Don E. Olmstead. NCM provides customized investment management and wealth management for individuals, foundations, trusts and corporations.

William Blair & Co. LLC (William Blair) is a SEC-registered broker/dealer firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded by William McCormick Blair in 1935 and is a subsidiary of WBC Holdings LP. Until 1941, they were known as Blair, Bonner & Co. William Blair provides broking services to individual, institutional and issuing clients.

Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children provides healthcare services. It offers pediatric orthopedics, dyslexia and other medical services. The company was founded in 1921 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.