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Basswood Capital Management LLC (Basswood) is a registered independent hedge fund management firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Matthew Lindenbaum and Bennett Lindenbaum in 1998. Basswood serves as investment adviser to a number of private investment funds and separately managed accounts..

Advent Capital Management LLC (Advent) is a privately-owned, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Tracy V. Maitland in 1995 as a division of Utendahl Capital Management LP and became independent in 2001. They manage assets across several traditional and alternative strategies on behalf of both institutional investors and private clients. Advent is a signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI) and supporter of the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).

Headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, Edward Jones Trust Company (EJT), a subsidiary of The Jones Financial Companies LP, is a registered investment advisor. The firm manages the assets of Boone National Savings and Loan Association.

Avondale Partners LLC is an independent broker/dealer headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee with additional offices across the US. The firm was founded by Robert Shepherd and Philip Krebs in 2001. Avondale Partners provides financial advisory services as well as equity and fixed income underwriting and private placement services to public and private companies throughout the US, Canada and Europe. They focus on middle-market companies in the healthcare sector.

JPMorgan Securities LLC (JPMS) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1985 and is a subsidiary of JPMorgan Broker-Dealer Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by JPMorgan Chase & Co., Inc. (NYSE: JPM). JPMS provides research on fixed income, credit, derivatives, emerging markets, foreign exchange, structured finance, technical analysis and bond indices. Their equity analysts cover equities throughout North America, EMEA, Asia/Pacific and the emerging markets. The firm's fixed income team formulates trading and portfolio recommendations for investors in global bonds and other fixed-income markets based on valuations, analytics and market dynamics.

Founded in 2004, TD Securities (USA) LLC is a broker/dealer located in New York City with additional offices in Toronto, Montreal, Calgary, Vancouver, London, Singapore, Tokyo and Sydney. The firm is a subsidiary of Toronto Dominion Holdings (USA), Inc. and their ultimate parent is Toronto-Dominion Bank (NYSE: TD). TD Securities (USA) provides a wide range of capital market products and services to corporate, government and institutional clients in five areas of finance including: investment banking, debt capital markets, institutional equities, foreign exchange and money markets. Their services include the underwriting and distribution of new debt and equity issues, providing advice on strategic acquisitions and divestitures and executing daily trading and investment needs. The equity group provides research coverage of media and communications, technology, financial services, oil and gas, mining and metals, industrial products, forest products, technology, utilities and power, real estate, biotechnology, consumer products and merchandising and quantitative analysis strategy. The fixed-income group provides a full range of underwriting sales and trading products for Canadian, U.S. and European debt issuers and investors.

Proffitt & Goodson, Inc. (ProffittGoodson) is an independent financial planning and wealth management firm headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee. The firm was founded by Jim Proffitt and David Goodson in 1986. ProffittGoodson develops customized investment solutions for families, endowments, high-net-worth investors, and foundations.

Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc. (Stifel) is a dual-registered broker-dealer and investment adviser headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. Founded in 1890, the firm is a subsidiary of Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF), a financial service holding company. Stifel provides full-service brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals and their families, institutions and businesses, and financial advisors.

New Century Advisors LLC (NCA) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chevy Chase, Maryland. The firm was founded in 2002 by Ellen B. Safir. NCA provides investment advice to banking or thrift institutions, corporate and state pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, universities, private funds as well as high net-worth individuals and wrap fee accounts.

Northwestern Mutual Capital LLC (Northwestern Mutual Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 1980. The firm is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

PNC Capital Advisors LLC (PCA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland. The firm is a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of PNC Bank, NA, which is wholly-owned by The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE: PNC), a financial holding company. The firm was founded in 2009 from the business combination of PNC Capital Advisors, Inc. and Allegiant Asset Management Co. following the acquisition of National City Corp., the parent of Allegiant, by PNC. PCA provides taxable fixed income discretionary investment advisory services to institutional accounts.

Arcus Capital Partners LLC (Arcus) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The firm was founded in 2008 by W. Ross Singletary, Steven “Steve” Edwards and Stephen “Steve” Sloan. Arcus provides investment advisory services to wealthy individuals, foundations, endowments and retirement plans.

Performa Limited (US) LLC (Performa) is a privately held, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina. The firm was founded by David Kilborn in 2010 as Ansonborough Capital Management LLC. Performa provides fixed income and equity investment management, sub-advisory and advisory services to institutions, mutual funds and other investment vehicles including Bermuda based mutual funds registered with the Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA).

Royal Bank of Canada (New York Branch) operates as national commercial bank. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Greater Washington Sports Alliance operates as a regional sports commission and is a comprehensive resource for promoting sporting events, delivering sports information and developing regional collaboration. The company is headquartered in Washington, DC.

RBC Capital Markets LLC (Investment Management) (RBC-IM) is the asset management division of RBC Capital Markets LLC, a broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of RBC USA Holdco Corp., ultimately held by Royal Bank of Canada (NYSE, TSE: RY) in Canada. RBC-IM provides advisory services to individuals, foundations, endowments, employee benefit plans, trusts and estates, educational institutions, corporations, businesses, government entities and other entities.

Sosv Ltd (Sosv) is a multi-stage venture capital and accelerator firm founded by Sean O’Sullivan in 1994. The firm is headquartered in Ireland with an additional offices in Luxembourg, USA, Hong Kong and China.

Exos Financial LLC develops an institutional finance platform. The company is based in New York, NY and has subsidiaries in Cayman Islands and United States. The company was founded in 2018 by Brady William Dougan and he has been the CEO since 2018.

Macquarie Global Property Advisors Ltd. (MGPA-UK) is the London office of MGPA, a private equity fund management company which is majority-owned by management. The Australian investment bank and fund manager Macquarie Bank (SY: MBL) holds the balance of ownership interest. Founded in 2004 through a joint venture between Ochtar Capital Partners and Macquarie Property, MGPA is headquartered in Bermuda with activities across Europe and Asia. The firm has offices in the UK, France, Germany and Luxembourg, as well as in Japan, China, Hong Kong, Korea, Malaysia and Singapore. MGPA specializes in real estate and aims to combine local expertise with global perspective. The firm manages real estate funds and investment partnerships as well as discretionary accounts. They also tailor joint ventures and co-investment deals to suit their clients' requirements. Their clientele includes institutions worldwide.

Blackrock, Inc. /Real Estate/ (Blackrock) is a private equity subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc founded in 2016. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Autonomous Research US LP is an investment research firm located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Autonomous Research LLP. The firm provides coverage of all major European banks and insurers and US banks, asset managers and payment processors. The company publishes research for both equity and credit investors. The company also offers execution service across the capital structure.

Citizens Bank NA provides commercial banking services. It offers credit cards, borrowing services, student lending solutions, retirement plans, and wealth management and investment services. The company is headquartered in Providence, RI.

Charleston Symphony Orchestra engages in musical performances and educational programs. Its concert series include masterworks and pops. The firm provides an array of educational programs that connect with students help them succeed and inspires a lifelong love of music. The company was founded by Maude Winthrop Gibbon and Martha Laurens Patterson in 2013 and is headquartered in Wellington, New Zealand.