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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..

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.

Voya Investment Management Co. LLC (Voya IM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in New York City. Formerly known as ING Investment Management Co. LLC, the firm was founded in 1972 under the name of Aetna Capital Management, Inc. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of Voya Investment Management LLC, ultimately held by Voya Financial, Inc. (NYSE: VOYA). Voya IM provides investment management services to a wide range of clients and investment vehicles.

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. (DBSI) is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1971 and is a wholly-owned investment banking and brokerage arm of DB U.S. Financial Markets Holding Corp., ultimately held by Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE: DB, FRA: DBK) in Germany. DBSI provides securities brokerage and investment advisory services to domestic and international private clients and institutions. They are also a primary dealer in US government securities as designated by the Federal Reserve.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC provides assurance, tax and advisory services. Its services include audit and assurance, consulting, deals, human resources, legal, tax, and family business. The firm also offers accountability, risk management, structuring, mergers and acquisitions, and performance and process improvement. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.

UBS Investment Bank provides investment banking and securities brokerage services. Its clients include institutional and corporate clients, intermediaries, governments, and hedge funds. The firm also provides merger and acquisition advisory, private placement, investment research, foreign exchange, equity, and leverage finance advisory services. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Arca Holdings (Arca) is a venture capital firm founded in 2018 by Jeffrey Dorman, Philip Liu, and Rayne Steinberg. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Harvest Exchange Corp. engages in the operation and development of online investment publishing platform. Its product – Harvest, is a financial discovery platform that enables asset managers to reach its targeted, investment focused audience — and use behavioral data for client relationships. The company was founded by Peter Hans and Mike Perrone and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Citadel Securities LLC is a registered market maker headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded by Kenneth Griffin in 2001 and is a subsidiary of GFH HFEVA LLC. Citadel Securities provides execution services to meet the liquidity needs of asset managers, banks, broker-dealers, hedge funds, government agencies, and public pension programs. They offer services across a broad array of fixed income and equity products.

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).

Madison Atlantic Partners LLC provides turnaround, crisis management, financial advisory and wind-down management services. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1987 and provides debt and equity services including underwriting, M&A advice, securities dealing and brokerage and trade execution. Their client base ranges from large global institutional investors to hedge funds at the cutting edge of innovation in the industry.

Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co. Securities LLC (TPH) is a broker/dealer headquartered in Houston, Texas. The firm was founded in 2007 by Robert Tudor III. They are a subsidiary of Perella Weinberg Partners Group LP, which is ultimately owned by Perella Weinberg Partners (NASDAQ: PWP). TPH provides a full array of trading and execution services for their institutional and corporate clients in the energy sector. They focus on the upstream, midstream and oilfield service sectors.

Millennium Management LLC is a SEC-investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Israel 'Izzy' Englander in 1989 and is a subsidiary of MLM Trust B LLC, itself a subsidiary of MLM Trust B. Millennium Management provides discretionary investment advisory services to private investment funds.

ExodusPoint Capital Management LP (ExodusPoint) is an independent, SEC-registered investment adviser and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2017 by Michael Gelband and Hyung Lee. ExodusPoint provides investment advisory services directly to private investment funds.

HITE Hedge Asset Management LLC (HITE) is an independent, SEC-registered investment adviser and hedge fund manager headquartered in Quincy, Massachusetts. The firm was founded by James Jampel in 2003. HITE provides advisory services to private funds and a separate account.

Guggenheim Partners Investment Management LLC (GPIM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Santa Monica, California. The firm was founded by Mark Walter in 2005 and is a direct subsidiary of Guggenheim Partners Investment Management Holdings LLC, ultimately owned by Guggenheim Partners LLC. GPIM provides investment advisory and supervisory services to a variety of institutional clients through separately managed accounts (SMAs) and registered and unregistered pooled investment vehicles.

Avenue Capital Management II LP (Avenue US) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Marc Lasry and Sonia Gardner in 2000. They are a subsidiary of Avenue Management Holdco LP, ultimately held by GL Management LLC. Avenue US provides investment advisory services to private investment funds.