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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.

Janus Henderson Investors US LLC (JHIUS) is a registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Denver, Colorado. The firm was founded in 1969 and formerly known as Janus Capital Management LLC. They are a subsidiary of Janus Henderson US (Holdings) Inc., which is owned by Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE: JHG, LON: 0RPW) in Great Britain. JHIUS provides investment management services, as an investment adviser or sub-adviser, to pooled investment vehicles.

Carnegie Mellon University is an American school that operates as a college or university. It is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Founded in 1999, Credit Suisse Asset Management LLC (CSAM) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse Group AG (NYSE: CS), a publicly owned foreign bank holding company based in Switzerland.

Victory Capital Management, Inc. (Investment Management) (Victory Capital-IM) is the investment management division of Victory Capital Management, Inc., a financial services company headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. The firm was founded in 1894 and formerly known as Key Asset Management, Inc. They are an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Victory Capital Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: VCTR). Victory Capital-IM provides specialized investment strategies to institutions, intermediaries, retirement platforms and individual investors.

UBS Securities LLC is an investment bank and registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 as UBS Warburg LLC. They are a subsidiary of UBS Americas Holding LLC, ultimately held by UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG, NYSE: UBS) in Switzerland. UBS Securities is a primary dealer in US Government securities and provides a full range of investment banking services which includes corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, trading and sales, fixed-income, equity research, private banking, underwriting and prime brokerage operations. The firm also provides advisory services and access to capital markets for corporate, institutional, intermediary and alternative asset management clients.

Corebridge Institutional Investments (US) LLC (CII) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. They are an indirect subsidiary of Corebridge Financial, Inc. (Corebridge) (NYSE: CRBG). The firm was formerly known as AIG Asset Management (US) LLC and changed their name to Corebridge Institutional Investments (US) LLC in 2023 as part of Corebridge’s continued separation from American International Group, Inc. CII provide investment management services to Corebridge, its affiliates, and unaffiliated institutional clients. The firm also manages investment portfolios of private funds and other pooled investment vehicles in which affiliated and unaffiliated parties are investors. CII also serves as a sub-adviser to affiliated investment managers, in the management of their institutional affiliate client accounts.

SnowShoeFood, Inc. produces and markets smart phone applications. Its product bridges physical items and digital assets ranging from toys that unlock video game characters to gift and credit cards for digital currencies. The firm also provides software that identifies stamps when touched to the screen of multi-touch devices; and an application program interface that processes the stamp interactions and determines the stamp being used by the users. It serves developers, entrepreneurs, and makers. The company was founded by Claus Christopher Moberg and Jami Li Morton in 2010 and is headquartered in Portland, OR.

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.

First Analysis Securities Corp. (FAS) is a research-driven investment organization headquartered in Chicago, Illinois and was founded in 1981. The firm is a subsidiary of First Analysis Corp. FAS serves emerging growth companies with private equity/venture capital investments, corporations with corporate finance and merger and acquisition services, and financial institutions with the public equity research and private equity limited partnerships.

IGP Industries LLC (IGP) is a private equity firm founded by Mike Beaumont, Gottfried Tittiger and Patrick Forster in 1997. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

HSBC Bank USA NA engages in the provision of banking services. Its lines of business are Retail Banking and Wealth Management, Commercial Banking, Global Banking and Markets, and Private Bank. The company is headquartered in McLean, VA.

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.

Thoma Bravo LP(Thoma Bravo) is a private equity firm founded in 2008 by Carl Dee Thoma and Orlando Bravo. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Fitch Ratings, Inc. is a global rating agency and investment research firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by John Knowles in 1913 as Fitch Publishing Co. They are a subsidiary of Fitch Group, Inc., ultimately owned by The Hearst Family Trust. Fitch Ratings seeks to provide independent and prospective credit opinions, research and data to the world's credit markets. Their approach is based on a foundation of local market experience that covers capital markets in over 150 countries. The firm's ratings analysis and rating decisions are based on established criteria, methodologies and ratings definitions which they apply in a consistent manner. Fitch Ratings provides coverage of the following markets: Economics, Banks, Insurance, Sovereigns, Corporates, Structured Finance, Public Finance – International, Public Finance – US, Infrastructure & Project, and Finance.

Golden Angels Investors LLC (Golden Angels Investors) is a venture capital firm founded in 2002 by Timothy J Keane. The firm is headquartered in Brookfield, Wisconsin.

Global Value Investment Corp. (GVIC) is an independent registered investment advisor headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The firm was founded in 2007 by Jeffrey Geygan. GVIC offers investment research and advisory services to a wide variety of clients.

The Chinese Institute of Certified Public Accountants operates as an accounting organization. The private company is based in Beijing, China.

Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc. (Fixed Income) (dba Baird Advisors) is the investment management division of Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc., an American multinational independent investment bank and financial services company headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Baird Advisors manages taxable and tax-exempt fixed income portfolios for individuals and families as well as corporations and institutions.

Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc. (Broker) (Baird-Broker) is the broker-dealer division of Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc., an investment bank and financial services company headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The firm was founded in 1919 and is ultimately owned by Baird Financial Group, Inc. Baird-Broker offers a full suite of comprehensive trading services for institutional clients.

Edward D. Jones & Co. LP (Edward Jones) is a registered broker-dealer and investment adviser headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. The firm was founded in 1993 and is the primary operating subsidiary of The Jones Financial Cos. LLLP. Edward Jones provides financial services for individual investors and businesses in the US, Canada and the UK.

Guizhou BaishanCloud Technology Co., Ltd. provides end-to-end cloud data services including data life cycle management services. It delivers and streams data and web contents for brands and enterprises. It also researches and develops relevant technology. The company was founded by Lan Zhang and Tao Huo on April 23, 2015 and is headquartered in Guiyang, China.

First Analysis Corp (First Analysis) is a venture capital firm founded in 1981 by Francis Oliver Nicklin. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Atalaya Capital Management LP (Atalaya Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2006 by Ivan Q. Zinn. The firm is headquartered in New York.

North Sky Capital LLC (North Sky Capital) is a private equity firm. The firm is headquartered in Wayzata, Minnesota.

Kopernik Global Investors LLC (Kopernik) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Tampa, Florida. The firm was founded by David Iben in 2013 and is principally owned by Kopernik Holdings LLC. Kopernik provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients on a discretionary and non-discretionary basis.

Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC (WFCS) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. The firm was founded 1852 and formerly known as Wells Fargo Advisors LLC. They are a subsidiary of Wachovia Securities Financial Holdings LLC, a non-bank indirect subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC), a financial and bank holding company. Wells Fargo Advisors is a trade name used by Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network LLC and Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC. WFCS provides investment advisory services to individuals, pension or profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates or charitable organizations, corporations or other business entities, governmental entities and educational institutions, as well as banks or thrift institutions. They also act as portfolio manager for certain wrap fee advisory programs.

Jiuxian Network E Commerce Holding Co., Ltd. operates an electronic commerce platform. It offers an online retail of alcoholic beverages including liquor, wine, and beer products. The company was founded by Hong Feng Hao in September 2009 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.

O'Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC (OSAM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut. The firm was founded by James (Jim) O'Shaughnessy in 2007 and became a subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE: BEN) in 2022. OSAM delivers a broad range of equity portfolios to individual investors, institutional investors and the high net-worth clients of financial advisers. They also manage mutual funds in the US as well as serving as a sub-adviser to a family of Canadian mutual funds through Royal Bank of Canada.