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TCW Asset Management Co. LLC (TCW) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded in 1992 and is wholly-owned by The TCW Group, Inc. In 2013, TCW management and private investment funds affiliated with The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG) acquired TCW Group from Société Générale. TCW provides investment management and advice for a wide array of investment strategies for institutional and individual investors through investment advisory accounts, private open- and closed-end commingled investment funds and structured investment vehicles such as collateralized debt obligations.

Cargill, Inc. engages in the provision of food, agricultural, financial, and industrial products and services. It specializes in food service, agriculture, meat and poultry, transportation, pharmaceutical ingredients, and beauty products. The company was founded by William Wallace Cargill in 1865 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

D. E. Shaw & Co. LP (DESCO) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1992 by David Elliot Shaw. DESCO serves as the managing member, manager and/or investment advisor of certain entities in the D. E. Shaw Group and provides investment advice to several affiliated hedge funds and other entities. The investor base of the funds includes institutional investors and other highly sophisticated, high-net worth participants.

Levensohn Venture Partners LLC (Levensohn Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1996 by Pascal Levensohn. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Pathway Capital Management LP (Pathway Capital) is a private equity/ venture capital firm founded in 1993. The firm is headquartered in Irvine, California.

Founded in 1985, NatWest Markets Securities, Inc. is a financial services and brokerage firm headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut. The firm is a subsidiary of RBS Holdings USA, Inc. and their ultimate parent is the Royal Bank of Scotland Plc (LSE: RBS). The firm was formerly known as RBS Securities, Inc., RBS Greenwich Capital, and Greenwich Capital Markets, Inc. NatWest is an institutional fixed-income firm that provides a full range of debt capital markets services to both those seeking to raise capital and those seeking to invest it. The firm is an industry leader in the U.S. Treasury, agency and MBS markets and in providing real estate and asset-backed financing to their clients. NatWest also provides futures brokerage services and trade strategies to select clients.

Magnetar Financial LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund firm headquartered in Evanston, Illinois. The firm was founded by Alec Litowitz and Ross Laser in 2005 and is a subsidiary of Magnetar Capital Partners LP. Magnetar Financial serves as the investment manager for, and provides discretionary and may at times provide non-discretionary investment advisory services to, several private investment funds and separately managed accounts. Investors in the funds and clients for managed accounts may include pension plans, foundations, funds of funds, other institutional investors and high net-worth individuals.

Pacific Investment Management Co. LLC (PIMCO) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Newport Beach, California. Founded in 1971, the firm is a subsidiary of Allianz Asset Management of America LP and their ultimate parent is Allianz SE (ETR: ALV), a German global insurance company. PIMCO provides discretionary investment management services to a global client base.

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.

Hamlin Capital Management LLC (Hamlin) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Mark Stitzer in 2001. Hamlin provides customized investment advisory services to separately managed accounts, pooled investment vehicles, and the Hamlin High Dividend Equity Fund, an open-end management investment company.

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.

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.

Metropolitan West Asset Management LLC (MWAM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded in 1996 by Tad Rivelle, Laird Landmann and Stephen Kane. They are wholly-owned by TCW Asset Management Co. LLC, which in turn is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The TCW Group, Inc. MWAM offers fixed income portfolio management services to institutional investors, as well as individual investors through the Metropolitan West Funds.

Barings (UK) Ltd. (Barings UK) is an investment management firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 2000 and is a subsidiary of Barings Guernsey Ltd., ultimately owned by Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. in the US. Barings UK provides asset management and capital solutions to various clients.

FMR LLC engages in the provision of financial and investment services. It offers financial planning and advice, wealth management, retirement plans, trading and brokerage services, and investment products. The company was founded by Edward C. Johnson II in 1946 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

OneWest.net provides internet services. The company was founded by Gary Trauner and is headquartered in Riverton, WY.

The Prudential Insurance Company of America, Inc. provides investment advice, and insurance products and services. The company was founded in 1875 and is headquartered in Newark, NJ.

Founded in 2009, Ernst & Young Capital Advisors LLC is an SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm is affiliated with Ernst & Young LLP. Ernst & Young Capital Advisors provides an array of trading and execution services for their clients. They do not provide any internal research.

Bramshill Investments LLC (Bramshill) is an employee owned alternative asset management firm headquartered in Naples, Florida. The firm was founded by Art DeGaetano in 2012 and is wholly-owned by Ironmen Holdings LLC. Bramshill provides investment advisory services to institutions, family offices, and high-net-worth individuals.

Dolby Family Ventures (Dolby) is a venture capital firm founded in 2013. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Phase Four, Inc. engages in the development of space propulsion systems. The company was founded by Simon Halpern and John Patrick Sheehan and is headquartered in El Segundo, CA.

Discover Echo, Inc. manufactures hybrid microscope for laboratories. Its applications include brightfield, phase contrast, and epi-fluorescence. The company was founded by Eugene Cho and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

TripleBlind, Inc. provides data privacy and virtual clean room solutions. Its technology offers load content as is, leak proof operations, IP protection, digital rights management and auditability, discoverability, and granularity. The company was founded by Riddhiman Das and Greg Storm and is headquartered in Kansas City, MO.

H2U Technologies, Inc. is a clean energy company that specializes in developing technology to start or speed up the electrolysis of water into hydrogen and oxygen. The company is based in Chatsworth, CA. The company's flagship product is the grid-scale PEM electrolyzer, the Gramme 50. H2U Technologies' technology is based on 10 years of research and development funded by the U.S. Department of Energy through Caltech's Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis (JCAP). The CEO of the company is Mark E. McGough.

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).

Part of Aristotle Capital Management LLC, Aristotle Pacific Capital LLC is a company that focuses on corporate credit securities. The company is based in Newport Beach, CA. The company helps clients improve portfolio diversification and total return by capturing value opportunities in credit securities. Aristotle Pacific Capital actively invests in corporate credit securities based on fundamental credit analysis to identify and realize relative value. The CEO of the company is Dominic D. Nolan. Aristotle Pacific Capital was acquired by Aristotle Capital Management LLC from Pacific Mutual Holding Co. on April 17, 2023.