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Piper Sandler & Co. (Broker) (PSC-Broker) is the full-service brokerage division of Piper Sandler & Co., a financial service firm headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They are a subsidiary of Piper Sandler Companies (NYSE: PIPR). The firm was founded in 1969 and previously known as Piper Jaffray & Co. They became Piper Sandler & Co. when Piper Jaffray Companies and Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P. merged to become Piper Sandler Companies in 2020. PSC-Broker provides brokerage and investment banking services to financial institutions, corporations and other financial investors. Their core focus sectors are Agriculture, renewables & cannabis, Business services, Chemicals & Materials, Consumer, Diversified industrials & services, Energy, Financial services, financial sponsors, Healthcare, and Technology.

Planned Financial Programs, Inc. is a private company based in Melville, NY.

KPMG LLP engages in the provision of audit, tax, and advisory services. It serves the banking and capital markets, building, construction and real estate, consumer and retail, energy, natural resources and chemicals, financial services, government and public sector, healthcare and life sciences, industrial manufacturing, insurance, media and entertainment, private equity, technology, telecommunications, and venture capital industries. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

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.

Waterford Group LLC provides investment services in the hospitality and gaming sector. The firm offers hotel management, asset management, development and gaming services. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Waterford, CT.

Founded in 1898, Northeastern University is a private research university located in the heart of Boston. Northeastern teaches worldwide experiential learning, urban engagement, and interdisciplinary research that meets global and societal needs. The University offers a range of undergraduate and graduate programs leading to degrees through the doctorate in nine colleges and schools.

The Dallas Group of America, Inc. produces absorbent synthetic magnesium silicate and manufactures ammonium chloride. The private company is based in Whitehouse, NJ and has subsidiaries in the United States. The CEO of the company is David D. Dallas.

The Independent Community Bankers of America provides community banking services. The private company is based in Washington and has subsidiaries in the United States. Rebeca Romero-Rainey has been the CEO of the American company since 2011.

Leumi Investment Services, Inc. (LISI) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bank Leumi USA (BLUSA), and BLUSA is a subsidiary of Bank Leumi le-Israel Corp., a New York bank holding company which, in turn, is owned by Bank Leumi le-Israel, B.M., an Israeli bank founded in 1902. LISI offers various investment advisory programs to individuals, high net worth individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable institutions, foundations, endowments, trust programs, estates and other US and international institutions.

Title Alliance Ltd. creates and manages RESPA-compliant title insurance joint-ventured offices with realtors. It provides a wealth of tools, resources and experiences for ABA. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Media, PA.

Part of Huntington Bancshares, Inc., TCF International Bank is a bank holding company that provides commercial banking services. The company is based in Wayzata, MN.

BMO Family Office LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. It was founded in 1981 as CTC myCFO LLC. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of BMO Financial Corp., which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bank of Montreal (NYSE, TSE: BMO) in Canada. The firm provides discretionary investment management and non-discretionary investment advisory services to high-net worth individuals, families, personal trusts, and family offices.

Brightwood Capital Advisors LLC (Brightwood Capital Advisors) is a private equity firm founded in 2010 by Damien Dwin and Sengal Selassie. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Bank Leumi USA engages in the provision of commercial and international banking services to large and midsized corporations. The company was founded in 1954 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

United Trust Bank Ltd. engages in the provision of funding facilities for individuals and businesses. It offers a wide range of short and medium term funding solutions, which include asset finance, bridging finance, development finance, motor finance, specialized mortgages, and structured finance. The firm also offers deposit accounts for individuals, businesses and charities. The company was founded in 1955 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Forest City Ratner Cos. provides real estate services. It operates retail, hotel and urban entertainment projects. The company deals with projects located in New York City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, North Bergen, New Jersey, Stamford, Connecticut and Providence, Rhode Island. Forest City Ratner was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Brooklyn, NY.