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CIBC Asset Management, Inc. (CIBC AM) is a Canadian asset management firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded in 1972 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (NYSE, TSE: CM), a publicly traded Canadian chartered bank. CIBC AM manages assets on behalf of institutional, high-net-worth clients and underlying investors in their retail sponsored products.

Computershare Trust Co. of Canada provides investor, document, trading and related financial management services. The company was headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

E.S. Financial Services, Inc. is a broker/dealer located in New York City

Morgan Stanley Investment Management, Inc. (MSIM) is an investment management firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1975 and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS). MSIM provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management services and products to institutional clients and individual investors. The firm also advises clients as to the appropriate allocation of assets among multiple separate accounts and/or investment companies or other pooled vehicles that the firm advises.

Allianz Global Investors Fund Management LLC is a registered investment advisor and fund distributor located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Allianz Global Investors US Holdings, Inc. and their ultimate parent is Allianz SA. They were formerly known as PA Fund Management LLC. Allianz Global Investors Fund Management provides services primarily to investment companies.

Ford Foundation is an independent, nonprofit, non-governmental organization headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1936, the Foundation provides grants, projects and loans to strengthen democratic values, reduce poverty and injustice, promote international cooperation and advance human achievement. The foundation funds derive from an investment portfolio that began with gifts and bequests of Ford Motor Company stock by Henry and Edsel Ford.

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.

Moody's Investors Service, Inc. is a credit rating and investment research firm headquartered in New York City. They are a subsidiary of Moody's Corp. (NYSE: MCO). The firm performs international financial research and analysis on commercial and government entities and provides a variety of analytic tools for assessing credit risk. Their clients include creditors, investment banks and commercial banks.

Kaufman, Rossin & Co. provides audit and tax services. Its services include accounting and assurance, forensic, advisory and valuation, business consulting, and risk advisory. The firm serves a variety of industries including banking, broker-dealers, construction, healthcare, hedge funds and private equity, law firms, manufacturing and distribution, non-profits, real estate, and technology. The company was founded by James R. Kaufman and Jay H. Rossin in 1962 and is headquartered in Miami, FL.

HSBC Securities (Canada), Inc. is a full service broker/dealer located in Toronto, Ontario. The firm is a subsidiary of HSBC Holdings Plc (NYSE: HCS, NasdaqGS: HSBA). They are a member of the TMX Group, the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) and the Canadian Investor Protection Fund (CIPF). The firm offers their clients advisory and execution products and services in the following areas: M&A advisory, equity and debt capital markets, leveraged and acquisition financing, foreign exchange, fixed-income, derivatives and structured products. HSBC Securities specializes in 4 global sectors: financial institutions, consumer/retail Resources, energy and diversified Industries.

Part of WPP Plc, The Siebel Marketing Group is a company that provides advertising services. The company is based in New York, NY. The Siebel Marketing Group was acquired by Grey Group, Inc., part of WPP Plc from November 11, 2020 on July 28, 1997.

Peking University provides post-secondary education services. It offers undergraduate and graduate courses. It provides courses such as basic and applied sciences, social sciences and the humanities, sciences of medicine, management, and education. The company was founded by JiaNai Sun in 1898 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.

United Capital Markets, Inc. is a private company that operates in the security brokers, dealers, and flotation industry. The company is based in Key Biscayne, FL and has subsidiaries in United States.

Morgan Stanley MUFG Securities Co., Ltd. is the Japanese broker-dealer subsidiary of Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. Headquartered in Tokyo, the firm was founded in 1984 and provides investment banking, sales & trading, real estate and investment management products and services. It offers securities services including global sales and trading in fixed income and equities, debt and equities financing and investment research. The firm is a provider of products and services in fixed income, equities, global capital markets and investment research to corporations and institutional clients in Japan.

Itaú Corretora de Valores SA is a brokerage company based in São Paulo, Brazil. Part of Itaú Unibanco Holding SA, Itaú Corretora de Valores SA provides brokerage services. The Brazilian company was founded in 1965 and Leonard Bruno Linnet has been the CEO of the company since 2021.

DK UNC Co., Ltd. engages in the provision of information technology (IT) based services. Its services include IT outsourcing, Consulting, and Business Process Outsourcing. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea.

Columbia Management Investment Advisers LLC (CMIA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (NYSE: AMP). The firm was formed in 2010 due to Ameriprise Financial Services' (AFS) acquisition of the long-term asset management business of Columbia Management Group (CMG) from Bank of America. AFS merged CMG's long-term asset management business with their subsidiary, RiverSource Investments LLC, under the name Columbia Management Investment Advisors. CMIA offers equity and fixed-income retail and institutional investment products for various types of clients.

Part of Moody's Corp., Moody's Japan KK is a Japanese company that provides investment research. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan. The company was founded in 1985. The CEO is Kei Kitayama.

Xtract Research LLC provides a technologically advanced platform for analyzing covenants, tracking events, and spotting trends in credit agreements and facility agreements. The company is based in Westport, CT and was founded by Manish Aggarwal. The company's reports have revolutionized how lenders analyze loans. Xtract Research also tracks and provides commentary on the latest covenant trends.

DK AZTEC Co., Ltd. manufactures semiconductors and electronic components. The company was founded on December 29, 2008 and is headquartered in Yeongam, South Korea.

Zhongmei Healthcare Group Ltd. engages in the Provision of healthcare services and operation of hospital chain. Its business is categorized as comprehensive medical service and hospital management business. The company was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.

Gold Ridge Asset Management LLC (Gold Ridge Asset Management) is a private equity firm founded in 2005 by Michael Knox. The firm is headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina.

Silicon Harbor Ventures (Silicon Harbor Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2013 by Mike Knox. The firm is headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina.