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State Street Bank & Trust Co. (SSBT) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1792 and is owned by State Street Corp. (NYSE: STT). SSBT serves as the administrator, fund accountant and transfer agent for the WisdomTree Bitcoin Fund, an exchange-traded fund.

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

DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. (DIMA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of DWS USA Corp., ultimately held by Deutsche Bank AG (ETR: DBK) in Germany. The firm was founded in 1984 and formerly known as Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. In 2018, they changed their name into DWS as part of the rebranding of Deutsche Asset Management. DIMA provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to various institutional clients. They also provide investment advisory services for its municipal bond strategies through wrap fee programs.

Manulife Investment Management (US) LLC (Manulife IM (US)) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1968 and is a subsidiary of John Hancock Subsidiaries LLC, ultimately held by Manulife Financial Corp. (NYSE, TSX: MFC), a Canadian-based financial services firm. Manulife IM-US manages assets for a variety of institutional and other types of clients, such as public and private pension funds, foundations, mandatory provident funds outside the US, financial institutions, investment trusts, separately managed account clients, and high net-worth individuals. The firm also manages registered funds, which includes UCITS, US and Canadian open- and closed-end mutual funds and privately offered unregistered investment funds.

Allspring Global Investments LLC (Allspring) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. Prior to November 1, 2021, the firm was known as Wells Capital Management, Inc. They are a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC, ultimately held by Allspring Group Holdings LLC. Allspring provides investment management services to mutual funds, private funds, collective investment trusts (CITs), pooled vehicles, and other institutional clients and high net-worth individuals.

Goldman Sachs Asset Management LP (GSAMLP) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm is a wholly owned subsidiary of GSAM Holdings LLC, and their ultimate parent is Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). Founded in 1988, GSAMLP provides investment solutions to a range of individual and institutional investors worldwide.

Part of Houlihan Lokey, Inc., M.E.S.A. Securities, Inc. is a company that provides advisory and broker related services. The company is based in New York, NY. M.E.S.A. Securities was acquired by Houlihan Lokey, Inc. on June 22, 2015.

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.

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

Arthur Andersen LLP used to provide accounting services. It was also into consulting services for clients that operate businesses throughout the United States and around the world. Arthur Andersen was founded in 1913 and was headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Root Capital, Inc. provides investment and financial services to small and growing agricultural businesses. Its products include coffee, cocoa, fruits and vegetables and other products. The firm is an agricultural lender that grows rural prosperity in poor, environmentally vulnerable places in Africa and Latin America by lending capital, delivering financial training and strengthening market connections for small and growing agricultural businesses. The company was founded by William F. Foote in 1999 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Blackstreet Capital Management LLC is an Independent Private Equity firm founded in 2002 by Murry Neal Gunty. The firm is headquartered in Bethesda.

GSAM Stable Value LLC (GSAM SV) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Burlington, Vermont. The firm was founded in 1983 as Dwight Asset Management Co. LLC. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of Goldman Sachs Asset Management LP, ultimately held by Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GSAM SV offers strategies focused on fixed income investment management services for institutional clients.

Parthenon Capital LLC (Parthenon Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 1998 by John C. Rutherford. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Millennium Trust Co. LLC engages in the provision of alternative custody solutions to institutions, advisors, and individuals. It offers rollover and self-directed individual retirement account, and retirement and custody services. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Oak Brook, IL.

Founded in 1898, Northeastern University is a private research university located in the heart of Boston. Northeastern teaches worldwide experiential learning, urban engagement, and interdisciplinary research that meets global and societal needs. The University offers a range of undergraduate and graduate programs leading to degrees through the doctorate in nine colleges and schools.

BofA Securities, Inc. is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of NB Holdings Corp., ultimately held by Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC). Headquartered in New York, the firm was founded in 2015 and offers trade execution, trading or brokerage services to institutional clients.

Combustion Science & Engineering, Inc. provides applications of combustion and fire science. It offers fire and explosions investigations and litigation support, combustion system engineering and analysis, fire protection engineering and advanced energy systems. The company was founded by Richard J. Roby, Michael S. Klassen and Douglas J. Carpenter in 1998 and is headquartered in Columbia, MD.

Part of Hornblower Group, Inc., City Experiences is a portfolio of water- and land-based experience companies that includes two sub-brands: City Cruises and City Ferry. City Cruises operates dining, sightseeing, and private events across 22 destinations in the US, Canada, and the UK. City Ferry offers specialized knowledge and expertise required to transport passengers, vehicles, and other cargo safely across inland and coastal waterways, serving as the operator of NYC Ferry and Puerto Rico Ferry System, among others. Additionally, City Experiences represents Hornblower Group's service contracts to provide ferry service to the Statue of Liberty National Monument and the Ellis Island National Museum of Immigration, and Niagara Falls. The portfolio of companies also offers a range of water- and land-based experiences including shore excursions, partner-offered experiences, multi-port packages, with companies including Venture Ashore, Walks, and Devour Tours.

Bully Pulpit Interactive LLC engages in the marketing, communications, and advertising business. The firm specializes in online marketing, public affairs, social media, direct response, advertising, digital strategy, and political campaigns. The company was founded by Andrew Bleeker in 2009 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Crestview Advisors LLC (Crestview Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2004 by Tom Sawyer Murphy Jr. and Barry Stuart Volpert. The firm is headquartered in Madison, New York.

The National Science Foundation supports fundamental science and engineering researches. It offers services to people in all scientific and engineering disciplines. The firm focuses on the promotion and progress of science to advance the national health, prosperity and welfare. The company was founded in 1950 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

Broad Sky Partners LLC (Broad Sky Partners) is a private equity firm founded by Tyler Zachem and David Basto in 2013. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Calamos Advisors LLC is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Naperville, Illinois. The firm was founded by John Calamos, Sr. in 1977 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Calamos Investments LLC, ultimately held by Calamos Family Partners, Inc. Calamos Advisors provides investment management services to institutional clients such as corporations and financial institutions, registered investment companies or mutual funds, closed-end funds, charitable institutions, foundations and endowments, corporate pensions, profit sharing and other retirement plans, municipalities, individuals, Taft-Hartley plans, and pooled investment vehicles.

Patricof Co. is a private investment platform that provides strategic capital to support the growth of brands in which it invests. Patricof is based in New York, NY and has subsidiaries in the United States. The private company specializes in meeting the unique business needs and opportunities of professional athletes through a combination of personalized services and a proprietary co-investment process. The company was founded by Mark Patricof and is strategically backed by JP Morgan's Private Equity Group.

Piano Software, Inc. engages in the development and provision of e-commerce platform solutions. The company was founded by Kirill Kouterguine, Tim Dirrenberger, Will Coghlan, and David Restrepo in 2010 and is headquartered in New York, NY.