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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.

First Reserve Management LP (First Reserve) is a private equity firm founded in 1983. The firm is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut.

D. E. Shaw & Co. LP (DESCO) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1992 by David Elliot Shaw. DESCO serves as the managing member, manager and/or investment advisor of certain entities in the D. E. Shaw Group and provides investment advice to several affiliated hedge funds and other entities. The investor base of the funds includes institutional investors and other highly sophisticated, high-net worth participants.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC provides assurance, tax and advisory services. Its services include audit and assurance, consulting, deals, human resources, legal, tax, and family business. The firm also offers accountability, risk management, structuring, mergers and acquisitions, and performance and process improvement. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.

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.

PWC Corp. is a private company that wholesales steel water pipes and plumbing and heating equipment. The company is based in Santa Ana, CA.

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.

Guggenheim Securities LLC is a SEC-registered broker-dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1999 and is a subsidiary of Links Holdings LLC, ultimately held by Guggenheim Partners LLC. Guggenheim Securities’ specializations include the sales and trading of fixed-income securities and sophisticated structured products. The firm offers in-depth analysis and expert execution of trading opportunities to large institutional investors and asset originators. They offer sales and trading services relating to a wide range of instruments.

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.

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1987 and provides debt and equity services including underwriting, M&A advice, securities dealing and brokerage and trade execution. Their client base ranges from large global institutional investors to hedge funds at the cutting edge of innovation in the industry.

btov Partners AG (btov) is a venture capital firm founded in 2000 by St. Gallen University students as an online job platform BrainsToVentures, with backing from Swiss business angels. The firm is headquartered in St. Gallen, Switzerland.

University of Southern California is a private research university that mainly offers undergraduate, graduate & other higher education. The university was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Natural Gas Partners LLC (NGP) is a private equity firm, a subsidiary of NGP Energy Capital Management, LLC founded in 1988 by David Russell Albin and Kenneth Alfredo Hersh. The firm is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

Balyasny Asset Management LP (BAM) is a multi-strategy hedge fund manager and SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm’s predecessor, Balyasny Capital Management LLC (BCM), was founded in 2001 by Dmitry Balyasny, Scott Schroeder and Taylor O'Malley. In 2003, BCM converted from a limited liability company to a limited partnership. Then, in January 2004, their name was changed to Balyasny Asset Management LP. They are a subsidiary of Balyasny Asset Management Holdings LP. BAM provides investment advisory services to high net-worth individuals and institutional clients through privately offered pooled investment funds.

Castle Hook Partners LP (Castle Hook) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by David Rogers and Joshua Donfeld in 2016. Castle Hook serves as the investment advisor, with discretionary trading authority, to a number of private pooled investment vehicles, the securities of which are offered to qualified investors on a private placement basis.

McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

DW Partners LP (DW) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and alternative asset manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by David Warren and Robert Clark in 2009 as DW Investment Management LP and legally changed their name to DW Partners LPin 2014. DW provides discretionary investment management services to private investment funds and separately managed accounts.

ORIX Corporate Capital, Inc. is a private equity firm subsidiary of ORIX USA Corp founded in 1983. The firm is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

New Horizons Venture Capital LLC (New Horizons Venture Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 1999 by T.J. Jubeir. The firm is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland.

Everwatch Corp. provides full-service government solutions. It specializes in advanced defense, intelligence, deployed mission support, and innovations. The company is headquartered in Reston, VA.

1901 Group LLC provides information management solutions. Its services include infrastructure, security and application services. The company was founded by Sonu Singh in 2009 and is headquartered in Blacksburg, VA.

Aurora Flight Sciences Corp. develops and manufactures unmanned systems and aerospace vehicles. Its programs include lightning strike, Orion, Centaur, eVTOL, sidearm, autonomous aerial cargo utility system, D8, robotic copilot, solar aircraft, and spheres. The company was founded by John S. Langford and Donald C. Fraser in 1989 and is headquartered in Manassas, VA.

Talendo AG engages in the design, development, organization, sale, and provision of online and offline services in the areas of career development, training, education, communication, and staff recruitment. It offers an online search platform for students and graduates, who are looking for internships and job openings. The firm also provides recruitment and employer branding services. The company was founded on April 24, 1996 and is headquartered in Trogen, Switzerland.

Prairie Storm Energy Corp. acquires, develops and exploits oil and gas assets. The company was founded by Hugh G. Ross in December 2014 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

High-Tech Gründerfonds Management GmbH (HTGF) is a venture capital firm founded in 2005. The firm is headquartered in Bonn, Germany.