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Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. (Broker) (CGMI-Broker) is the broker/dealer division of Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., an investment bank headquartered in New York City with additional offices across the US. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Citigroup Financial Products, Inc., ultimately held by Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C). CGMI-Broker covers all market capitalizations of the major global indices and provides macro and quantitative analysis of global markets and sector trends. Their core focus of the group is to help investing clients make informed decisions by providing value-added, independent, insightful analysis.

Piper Sandler & Co. (Broker) (PSC-Broker) is the full-service brokerage division of Piper Sandler & Co., a financial service firm headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They are a subsidiary of Piper Sandler Companies (NYSE: PIPR). The firm was founded in 1969 and previously known as Piper Jaffray & Co. They became Piper Sandler & Co. when Piper Jaffray Companies and Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P. merged to become Piper Sandler Companies in 2020. PSC-Broker provides brokerage and investment banking services to financial institutions, corporations and other financial investors. Their core focus sectors are Agriculture, renewables & cannabis, Business services, Chemicals & Materials, Consumer, Diversified industrials & services, Energy, Financial services, financial sponsors, Healthcare, and Technology.

Founded in 1995, CTC LLC is a brokerage firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm is also known as Chicago Trading Co. They are a proprietary market making firm and are recognized internationally as a leading provider of pricing and liquidity on all U.S. derivatives exchanges. The firm provides an array of trading and execution services for their clients. They do not provide any internal research.

Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Michigan, Inc. provides health insurance services. It offers and administers health care coverage, dental, vision and medicare supplement coverage, as well as workers' compensation insurance, health assessment and health care management services. The firm also delivers health care-related products and services. The company was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Detroit, MI.

CI Capital Partners LLC (CI Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1993 by Frederick Iseman. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Catterton Management Co. LLC (L Catterton) is a private equity subsidiary of L Catterton Management Ltd. founded in 1989. The firm is headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut.

Olympus Advisors LLC is an Independent Private Equity firm founded in 1988 by Robert S. Morris. The firm is headquartered in Stamford.

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.

B. Riley Securities, Inc. is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm is a subsidiary of B. Riley Securities Holdings LLC, ultimately owned by B. Riley Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ: RILY). The firm was formed in 2017, when B. Riley Financial, Inc. merged two of their brokers, B. Riley & Co. (founded in 1997) and FBR Capital Markets & Co. (founded in 1989), under the name of B. Riley FBR, Inc. B. Riley Securities provides research and trading ideas to institutional clients and high net-worth individuals. They provide investment banking services to a wide range of middle-market private and public companies.

Steel Capital Corp. provides investment to steel companies. The private company is based in Greenwich, CT. The company was founded by Marc Sehgal. Marc Sehgal has been the CEO since incorporation.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

California Institute of Technology provides education focusing on science, engineering, academia, business, and public service. The company was founded in 1891 and it is headquartered in Pasadena, CA.

RBC Capital Markets LLC is a full-service brokerage and financial services firm headquartered in New York City. They are a direct subsidiary of RBC USA Holdco Corp. and a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada (TSE, NYSE: RY). Founded in 2010, the firm is comprised of 3 major business lines: the Private Client Group, the Fixed-Income Group and the Clearing and Execution Services Group. The Private Client Group serves individual investors, while the Fixed-Income Group provides services to institutions, municipalities and non-profit organizations. The Clearing and Execution Services Group is a provider of clearing and execution services to independent brokers/dealers throughout the US. RBC Capital Markets focuses on the following sectors: communications, media, consumer/retail, diversified industries, energy, financial institutions, forest products, healthcare, infrastructure finance, mining & metals, real estate, social infrastructure, technology and the US municipal markets.

AAVIN Equity Advisors LLC (AAVIN Equity Advisors) is a private equity firm founded in 1999 by James D. Thorp, Eric M. Hender and Paul D. Rhines. The firm is headquartered in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Flexpoint Ford LLC (Flexpoint Ford) is a private equity firm founded in 2005 by Donald Joseph Edwards, Ethan Abraham Budin and Charles Earle Glew. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois with an additional office in New york.

Seneca Partners, Inc. is an independent private equity firm founded in 2002 by Raj U. Kothari, Tom K. Cox and Anthony W. Zambelli. The firm is headquartered in Southfield, Michigan.

Founded in 1958, Merrill Lynch Piece Fenner & Smith, Inc. is an SEC registered broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of BAC North America Holding Co. and their ultimate parent is Bank of America Corp. (NYSE BAC).

May River Capital LLC (May River Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2012 by Daniel Noble Barlow, Charles B. Grace, and Stephen Griesemer. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Shoni Health Ventures (Shoni Health Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2021 by Sara Greenberg and Ran Goshen. The firm is headquartered in Ramat Gan, Israel.

NewQuest Capital Advisors (HK) Ltd (NewQuest Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2011. Headquartered in Hong Kong.

JP Morgan & Co. provides financial services. The private company is based in Singapore, Singapore.

iN3 Ventures Srl is an Independent Venture Capital firm founded by Andrea Crudeli, ,Giacomo Mollo, ,Mario Rizzola and Mikkel Draebye in 2020. The firm is headquartered in Italy.

Club Degli Investitori (Club Degli Investitori) is a venture capital firm founded in 2008 by Giancarlo Rocchietti. The firm is headquartered in Turin, Italy.

aMoon Ventures Y Sh Ltd (aMoon Ventures) is an venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Marius Nacht and Dr. Yair Schindel. The firm is headquartered in Israel.

Green Egg Ventures LLC (Green Egg Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Alex Ferber and Jarrod Pines. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Feenix Venture Partners LLC (Feenix Ventures) is a private equity subsidiary of Feenix Payment Systems LLC founded in 2017. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Nine Four Ventures (Nine Four Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2018 by Jeffrey Elowe. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

IncWell LLC (IncWell) is a venture capital firm founded in 2013 by Tom LaSorda. The firm is headquartered in Birmingham, Michigan.

Part of Blue Cross & Blue Shield Association, Emergent Holdings, Inc. provides health and safety insurance services and offers technical support services. The company is based in Lansing, MI.