Thomas DiTrani

Lord Abbett & Co. LLC (Lord Abbett) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey. Founded in 1929, Lord Abbett provides advisory services to a variety of institutional clients, the Lord Abbett Funds and other registered investment companies sponsored by third parties, the Lord Abbett UCITS Funds, the Lord Abbett Luxembourg Fund, other foreign funds, privately offered commingled funds and various separately managed accounts.

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.

Sears, Roebuck & Co. engages in provision of merchandise and related services. It offers range of home merchandise, apparel and automotive products and services. It also provides a variety of merchandise and services through online and catalogs. The company was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Hoffman Estates, IL.

7-Eleven, Inc. engages in the operation and owning of convenience stores. Its products include sandwiches, salads, side dishes, cut fruit and protein boxes, as well as pizza, chicken wings, and mini beef tacos. The company also offers beverages such as coffee and tea, cold pressed juices, beer and wine, energy shots and drinks, big gulp, and Slurpee. The company was founded by Joe C. Thompson Jr. in 1927 and is headquartered in Irving, TX.

JWL Partners Acquisition Corp. is a blank check company. It is seeking to acquire or acquire control of an operating business, without limit to a particular industry except that it will not acquire an asset management firm, hedge fund or other financial institution. The company will liquidate if a business combination has not been initiated within 24 months of its offering. GEH Capital, Inc., Alan Gelband, and the company's directors organized the company in December 2007. JWL Partners Acquisition is located in New York, NY.

Framebridge, Inc. engages in the provision of custom framing services. It offers frames, framed art, and gallery wall. Its services include virtual consultations, all design services, designer's choice frame suggestions, book a gallery wall consultation, framing for artists, framing for designers and trade, and framing for corporate and business. The company was founded by Susan Tynan in 2014 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

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.

New England Pantry, Inc. operates and franchises convenience stores. It operates stores under the White Hen Pantry brand name. The firm retails its products in the Midwest and New England regions. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Norwood, MA.

Macy's West, Inc. owns and operates departmental stores. The company offers shirts, trousers, shoes, and blazers. It operates a chain of departmental stores in Arizona, California, Hawaii, Minnesota, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, and Guam. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of R.H. Macy & Co. Macy's West was founded in 1945 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Financial Executives International enhances member professional development through peer networking, career planning services, conferences, publications and special reports, and research. Its members include Chief Financial Officers, Vice Presidents of Finance, Treasurers, and Controllers. The company was founded in December 1931 and is headquartered in Morristown, NJ.

Association for Financial Professionals, Inc. provides treasury management services. It provides training, certification, career counseling and other professional development services and hosts an annual four-day conference. The firm also publishes AFP Exchange, a bimonthly magazine. Its committee on Investment of Employee Benefit Assets represents executives who oversee investment funds of pension and benefit plans. The company was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Bethesda, MD.

United Negro College Fund, Inc. operates as a non-profit organization that provides financial support for higher education. It offers scholarship assistance for historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). The organization was founded in 1944 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Allied Stores Corp. operates as a department store. The private company is based in New York, NY.

Kendra Scott LLC provides fashion jewelry and accessories. It offers earrings, necklaces, rings and bracelets, charms, and accessories. The company was founded by Kendra Scott in 2002 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Ltd. provides employer-sponsored child care, early education, and work-life supports. Its employer-sponsored child care solutions include child care and early education centers, infant, toddler, preschool care and education, full and part time child care, kindergarten, school-age programs, summer camps, and back-up care. The company was founded on December 15, 1988 and is headquartered in Rushden, the United Kingdom.

National Jewish Health, Inc. provides healthcare services. It offers personalized medicines that prevents and treats respiratory, cardiac, immune and related disorders. The company was founded in 1899 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

Partnership for a Healthier America (PHA) is a national nonprofit organization that was founded in partnership with Michelle Obama's Let's Move! The non-profit company is based in Washington. campaign in 2010. The organization aims to transform the food landscape in pursuit of health equity by partnering with more than 300 corporations, convenience store chains, and distributors, hospitals, early childhood education centers, and SNAP-Ed implementing agencies, among others. PHA develops evidence-based approaches that are implemented in partnership with the private sector, nonprofits, and government to accelerate the pace of transformation.

Norfolk Lodge School Ltd. provides pre primary education services. The firm’s programs include the baby room, the toddler, the pre-nursery, the nursery programs, extra curricular activities, classrooms, and holiday activity weeks. The company was founded incorporated on February 15, 2002 and is headquartered in Barnet, the United Kingdom.