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Destination Media, Inc. owns and operates a digital video network for reaching on-the-go consumers. It engages, influences, and drives consumers to action content from various channels at fuel retailers. The firm serves to the automotive, retail, consumer packaged goods, and personal finance industries. The company was founded by David Leider, Stephen J. Kuehn and Mo Alcaptan in 2006 and is headquartered in Birmingham, MI.

Part of Omnicom Group, Inc., BBDO Group operates an advertising agency.

Part of Publicis Groupe SA, MetaDesign GmbH is a German company specialized in branding, brand strategy, creation, experience, and activation. The company is based in Berlin, Germany. The CEOs are Arne Brekenfeld and Justin-Kenneth Billingsley. The company was founded by Uli Mayer-Johanssen. MetaDesign was acquired by LBi Lost Boys BV on May 16, 2001.

TCB Holdings, Inc. provides online marketing solutions. It creates marketing web sites, employee portals and sales portals for such clients as Campbell Soup Co., GlaxoSmithKline and Motorola. The firm’s consulting and marketing services include custom application and e-commerce development. The company is headquartered in Hatboro, PA.

The International Institute for Strategic Studies engages in the provision of information on military, geopolitical and geo-economic developments that could lead to conflict. It helps shape the strategic agenda for governments, businesses, the media and experts. The company was founded in 1958 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Compass Healthcare Marketers provides marketing communications services for specialty healthcare industry. The firm's services include clinical trial support and recruitment, influencer analysis, social media, community engagement, patient positioning or brand development, disease education and management and patient mentoring programs. The company was founded by Peter H. Nalen and Kristin M. Keller in 2003 and is headquartered in Ewing, NJ.

Commarco GmbH engages in the provision of communications and marketing services. It specializes in the conception and realization of campaigns for advertising projects for newspapers, magazines, cinema, outdoors, as well as television and radio. The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Hamburg, Germany.

Based in Laufen, Ricola is a Swiss family company with a long tradition and is deeply-rooted in its Swiss homeland. Ricola herb specialties are produced exclusively in Switzerland. Ricola has a packaging plant for its box-packs in Brunstatt, France. Marketing and distribution for the American market are orchestrated by Ricola Inc. USA, in Morris Plains, New Jersey, USA. Our own Milan-based subsidiary, Divita S.r.l., was set up in 2006 to take care of product distribution in Italy, and the Asian markets are served by a representation office in Singapore and Hong Kong respectively. In all the other markets Ricola cooperates closely with local distributors.

Interbrand UK Ltd. engages in brand consultation services. The company was founded on March 2, 1983 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Interbrand AG engages in the analysis, conceptualization, and implementation of complex tasks in the field of integrated communications. It also specializes in the development of corporate identity programs. The company was founded on July 9, 1982 and is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.

5 Continents Consulting Group GmbH provides strategy consulting services. Its services include market and business research; statistics and market projections of selected digital media; service and product design strategies; company and business strategies in the digital economy; business planning; financial model design and validation; and market expansion strategies. The company was founded by Michael Bornhäusser in 2008 and is headquartered in Binningen, Switzerland.

Agencies of Change LLC provides advertising and marketing services. The firm seeks to create value for interdependent stakeholders, clients, employees, partners, society and environment. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Globalance Bank AG is an independent, Swiss private banking firm which was founded by Reto Ringger and David Hertig in 2011. Headquartered in Zurich, the firm provides wealth management services to private clients, families and foundations.

Wonderschool, Inc. develops eCommerce tool that enables businesses to sell products within comments on Facebook pages. The firm operates as an online social commerce platform allowing brands, individuals, and merchants to sell directly within Facebook. The company was founded by Chris Bennett, Edward Robertshaw and Arrel Gray in February 2011 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Everdays, Inc. provides technology services for funeral homes. It designs and develops an iOS and Android application. The company was founded by Mark Alhermizi and is headquartered in Birmingham, MI.

DI Deutschland.Immobilien AG provides a real estate investment marketplace for real estate brokers, property developers, and private investors. It focuses on elderly and nursing homes, assisted living residences, new and existing real estate properties, monument and vacation real estate, as well as micro, student, and hotel apartments. The company was founded by Patrick Holze, Björn Peickert, and Sebastian Reccius in 2014 and is headquartered in Hannover, Germany.

Osiris Ventures, Inc. operates as a holding company whose subsidiaries produces and retails cannabis. The company was founded by Jigar Patel and Blair Carter in 1996 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

IPG Services Hamburg GmbH provides advertising services. The private company is based in Hamburg, Germany. and has subsidiaries in Germany, Australia and Hungary. The CEO of the German company is Fernando Berges Rojo.

IZI Ventures LLC (IZI Ventures) is a venture capital and private equity company founded in 2014 by Mark Alhermizi. The firm is headquartered in Birmingham, Michigan.

Part of Omnicom Group, Inc., Interbrand GmbH provides brand management consulting services. The company is based in Cologne, Germany. The CEO of the German company is Simon Gabriel Thun.

GoodMatch, Inc. is a platform that allows users to donate to curated funds and support nonprofits that are fighting for various causes such as racial justice and women's equality. GoodMatch is based in the United States, and the founders of the company are Arrel Gray and Emily Rasmussen. The American company's platform, Grapevine, enables groups to invite members, collect and distribute donations, establish a community, and connect with nonprofits. Emily Rasmussen has been the CEO since incorporation.

FCN, Inc. provides engineering, networking and storage services. Its services include clustered storage, data migration and archiving, storage management-dissimilar and similar, failover aware server technology, remote access, and enterprise architecture design. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Rockville, MD.

Richard Boorberg Verlag GmbH & Co. KG is a German publishing company that specializes in books and journals. The private company is based in Stuttgart, Germany. The CEO of the company is Berndt Oesterhelt.