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BlackRock Advisors LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1994 and is a subsidiary of BlackRock Capital Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK). BlackRock Advisors manages assets for US-registered investment companies and 529 Plans.

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.

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.

Vivo Capital LLC (Vivo Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 1996 by Frank C. Kung and Edgar G. Engleman. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

Pier Capital LLC is an independent registered investment advisor headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut and a research/investment team office in Jersey City, New Jersey. The firm has been in business since 1987, when they were originally founded as ABB Investment Management. In 1998, the firm was acquired by and became SEB Asset Management America, Inc. Finally, in 2004, they became Pier Capital LLC as a result of the senior management buyout of all equity securities clients. Pier Capital offers discretionary portfolio management services to institutions and high-net-worth individuals.

Lincoln Financial Investments Corp. (LFI) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Radnor, Pennsylvania. The firm was formerly known as Lincoln Investment Advisors Corp. They are a wholly owned subsidiary of The Lincoln National Life Insurance Co., itself a wholly owned subsidiary of Lincoln National Corp. (NYSE: LNC), a publicly held insurance holding company. LFI provides investment advisory services to mutual funds, which are included in insurance products such as variable annuities offered by affiliated and non-affiliated life insurance companies and retirement plans. The firm also advises private funds and separate accounts, which are offered by affiliated life insurance companies.

MetLife Investment Management LLC (MIM) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Whippany, New Jersey. The firm was founded in 2006 and formerly known as MetLife Investment Advisors LLC. They are a subsidiary of MetLife Investment Management Holdings LLC, which is owned by MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET). MIM provides advisory services to institutional clients, pension and profit-sharing plans (which include government plans), sovereign funds, limited partnerships, and MetLife affiliated accounts such as MetLife’s domestic insurance company subsidiaries, registered investment companies, and pooled investment vehicles.

Evozym Biologics, Inc. develops a technology platform that utilizes evolutionary biology to transform gene profiles into novel proteins. The private company is based in Lewes, DE. The company was founded by Joseph Grzymski. Joseph Grzymski has been the CEO since incorporation.

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.

Bank of Cyprus Public Co. Ltd. engages in the provision of banking, financial, and insurance services. It operates through the following geographical segments: Cyprus, United Kingdom, and Other Countries. The firm also focuses on the management and disposal of property predominately acquired in exchange of debt. The company was founded on January 1, 1899 and is headquartered in Nicosia, Cyprus.

Needham & Co. LLC (Needham) is a registered investment advisor and broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1985 and is a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of The Needham Group, Inc. Needham provides corporate and institutional clients with high quality research, corporate access, capital markets and trading execution services in both the public and private markets, with an emphasis on growth companies.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.

Moody's Investors Service, Inc. is a credit rating and investment research firm headquartered in New York City. They are a subsidiary of Moody's Corp. (NYSE: MCO). The firm performs international financial research and analysis on commercial and government entities and provides a variety of analytic tools for assessing credit risk. Their clients include creditors, investment banks and commercial banks.

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

Bloomberg, Inc. provides market data research and publishing services. It offers online publishing and marketing services. The firm provides data, news, analytics and solutions for professional, corporate and government. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

New Jersey State Bar Association operates as a not-for-profit organization. It educates the public to enhance awareness of the legal system. The company was founded in June 1899 and is headquartered in New Brunswick, NJ.

New York State Bar Association is a non-profit organization, which provides legal services and offers a membership program for lawyers. It also publishes an array of books, bar journals, law digest, and State Bar news. The company was founded in 1876 and is headquartered in Alban, NY.

Lowenstein Sandler LLP provides legal services. It offers services in the fields of bankruptcy, financial reorganization, creditors’ rights, corporate law, employment and labor, employee benefits, executive compensation, investment management, hedge funds, litigation, real estate, and more. The company was founded by Alan V. Lowenstein in 1961 and is headquartered in Roseland, NJ.

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center operates as a private cancer center. It offers cancer care services to adult; and child and teen patients. Its services include risk assessment and screening; diagnosis and treatment; clinical trials; patient and caregiver education; and pediatric clinical trials. The company was founded by John J. Astor and Charlotte Astor in 1884 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

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.

Three Bridges Capital LP is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Eugene “Gene” Salamon in 2011. Three Bridges Capital serves as the investment adviser with discretionary trading authority and provides investment supervisory and management services on a discretionary basis to pooled investment vehicles, the securities of which are offered to investors on a private placement basis.

Trulioo Information Services, Inc. provides an online portal for identity verification services. It identifies user behavior analysis from sources including social login providers, ad networks, mobile applications, e-commerce websites, social networks, and customers. The company was founded by Stephen Ufford and Tanis Jorge in 2009 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

American Express Ventures (American Express Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of American Express Co founded in 2011 by Harshul Sanghi. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Barclays Capital, Inc. is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1997 and is a subsidiary of Barclays Group US, Inc., ultimately owned by Barclays plc (LON: BARC) in Great Britain. Barclays Capital provides large corporate, government and institutional clients a full spectrum of prime brokerage services which includes equities and fixed income financing, OTC Clearing, Futures and Foreign Exchange Prime Brokerage and access to industry insights and analytics from their Strategic Consulting team.