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Heller Financial, Inc. provided mercantile financing. It was acquired by GE Capital Corp. The company was located in Chicago, IL

First Trust Advisors LP (FTA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Wheaton, Illinois. The firm was founded in 1991 and is a direct subsidiary of Grace Partners of Dupage LP. Their general partner is The Charger Corp. FTA provides discretionary investment management services to institutional and individual clients who principally include open and closed-end mutual funds, collective investment funds (CIFs), exchange-traded funds, variable annuity sub-accounts and funds in countries other than the US. Investment management services are offered to individual clients through separate managed accounts (SMAs), either directly or through wrap fee programs sponsored by unaffiliated investment advisors.

GetThere LP engages in the provision of online travel management solution. It offers a convenient way to book travel and reduce travel costs. The company was founded by Al Whaley, Daniel G. Whaley, and Bruce Yoxsimer in 1995 and is headquartered in Southlake, TX.

Multigig, Inc. provides semiconductor products. It offers clock synthesizer ICs which provides ultra-low jitter and phase noise reference clock signals to communication, computing, and networking interface devices. It specializes in highly innovative high-performance clocking technology. The company was founded by Steve Beccue, John Wood and Haris Basit in 2000 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

AutoESL is the leading provider of high level synthesis for FPGAs and ASICs. AutoESL was founded in 2006 based on advanced proprietary technology that was nurtured, developed, and exclusively licensed from UCLA. AutoESL has now deployed this solution at many leading edge system and semiconductor companies. AutoESL provides the fastest path from algorithms to silicon. AutoESL provides a powerful high level synthesis solution that enables: Synthesis of complex algorithms in C, C++ or SystemC into ASICs or FPGAs. Software architects to accelerate software algorithms by implementing them in silicon. System architects to take software models into silicon without manually writing RTL. Hardware architects to explore and implement the right architecture in silicon.

Sauce Labs, Inc. provides mobile and web application testing tools for developers. The firm's products include Sauce OnDemand, Sauce Scout, Sauce Builder, and Selenium. It delivers instant cloud infrastructure that enables developers to release software faster across increasingly diverse browsers for the desktop and mobile web. The company was founded by Steven Hazel, Jason R. Huggins and John Dunham in July 2008 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Falcon Computing Solutions, Inc. provides acceleration solutions to big-data applications. Its products include compile and runtime tools and libraries that span multiple vertical markets, enabling order of magnitude improvements in performance and power efficiency. The company was founded by Jingsheng Cong Jason and Chang Jing in 2014 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

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.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Allied Signal Aerospace, Inc. manufactures aircraft parts & systems. It also offers automotive products and engineered materials. The company is headquartered in Norcross, GA

Part of RTX Corp., OEA Aerospace, Inc. is a company that designs propeller activated devices for the aerospace industry. The company is based in Fairfield, CA. OEA Aerospace was acquired by Goodrich Corp., a subsidiary of RTX Corp. from Autoliv, Inc. on December 29, 2000.

Part of Cadence Design Systems, Inc., Bell Labs Design Automation Group is a developer and manufacturer of telecommunications systems, software, and products. The company is based in Murray Hill, NJ. Bell Labs Design Automation Group was acquired by Cadence Design Systems, Inc. from Lucent Technologies, Inc. on September 30, 1998 for $58 million.

The Rockwell Group provides legal counseling and advisory services. It specializes in companies going public, mergers and acquisitions, and equity and debt financing. The company offers securities, business strategic and public relations services. The Rockwell Group is headquartered in Miami, FL.

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.

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

Global Factory, Inc. provides collaborative manufacturing execution systems. The firm's software gather, organize & analyze demand, production & quality data from various sources and monitor key indicators & execute business processes to control, manage & optimize distributed manufacturing operations. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

American Bar Association provides legal services. It provides law school accreditation, continuing legal education, legal information and other services to assist legal professionals. The firm has members which include judges, court administrators, law professors, and non-practicing attorneys. The company was founded on August 21, 1878 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Sanchez, Daniels & Hoffman LLP provides legal services. Its practices include appellate, civil rights litigation, commercial litigation, employment law, real estate litigation, and public finance. The company was founded by Manuel Sanchez in 1987 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Part of The National Academies of Science, the National Academy of Engineering operates as a professional membership organization. The company is based in Washington.

Climos, Inc. explores various natural processes for removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. The firm’s ocean iron fertilization, a mitigation technique for sequestering atmospheric carbon dioxide that contributes to global warming, ocean acidification, and other environmental change. The company was founded by Daniel G. Whaley and Richard Daniel C. Whilden in 2006 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

The Illinois State Bar Association is a state bar association that serves lawyers. The association is based in Springfield, IL. The association provides various resources for lawyers, including legal forms, expert services, and publications. It also offers continuing legal education programs and hosts events for lawyers.

The Chicago Bar Association is a voluntary membership organization consisting largely of lawyers and judges from Cook County and the state of Illinois. The private company is based in Chicago, IL and has subsidiaries in the United States. The association works to establish and maintain the honor and dignity of the profession of law, promote the welfare of its members, and improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the administration of justice. Founded in 1874, it is one of the oldest and most active metropolitan bar associations in the United States.

Cana Ltd. provides construction services. The firm comprises of CANA Construction, CANA Utilities, CANA High Voltage, and Shepard development. The company as founded in 1942 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada

Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery LLP engages in intellectual property and technology-related law. Its services include copyrights, entertainment and media, parent post-issuance proceedings and trade secrets. The company was founded in 1859 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Independence Equity Management LLC (Independence Equity Management) is a venture capital firm founded in 2010. The firm is headquartered in Northbrook, Illinois.

William Blair & Co. LLC (Investment Management) (William Blair-IM) is the investment management division of William Blair & Co. LLC, a registered broker/dealer headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded in 1935 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of WBC Holdings LP. William Blair-IM provides investment advisory and management services to a number of clients including high net worth clients, individuals, small institutions, William Blair Wrap Program clients and other registered investment advisers.

Almaden Energy Group LLC is a private company that specializes in energy, utilities, and waste treatment. The company is based in Newark, CA. The company was founded by Haris Basit.

hypothes.is develops software by enabling users to discuss, collaborate, organize research, or take personal notes on internet content. The company was founded by Daniel G. Whaley and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Inspirit IoT, Inc. delivers general-purpose High-Level Synthesis (HLS) with a focus on Machine-Learning and FPGA-based accelerators for IoT devices, cloud vendors and data centers. The company is headquartered in Champaign, IL.

OEA International, Inc. develops software services. The private company is based in Morgan Hill.