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Dell, Inc. engages in the manufacture of electronic devices. Its products include laptops, desktops, tablets, thin clients, printers, monitors, software, workstations and accessories. The company was founded by Michael Saul Dell on February 1, 1984 and is headquartered in Round Rock, TX.

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP provides legal services. The firm's areas of practice includes appellate, litigation, business and commercial litigation, dispute resolution, government contracts, internal investigations, labor and employment, oil and gas patent, trademark and copyright infringement, product liability and toxic tort securities litigation. The company was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Swander Pace Capital LLC (SPC) is a private equity firm founded in 1996 by Andrews Richards and J.B. Handley. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

KeyBanc Capital Markets, Inc. is a registered investment bank and broker/dealer headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio. The firm was founded in 1983 and is a subsidiary of KeyCorp. (NYSE: KEY). KeyBanc Capital Markets provides investment banking, commercial lending, treasury management, derivatives, foreign exchange, equity and debt underwriting and trading and syndicated finance products and services to large corporations and middle-market companies.

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.

Avondale Partners LLC is an independent broker/dealer headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee with additional offices across the US. The firm was founded by Robert Shepherd and Philip Krebs in 2001. Avondale Partners provides financial advisory services as well as equity and fixed income underwriting and private placement services to public and private companies throughout the US, Canada and Europe. They focus on middle-market companies in the healthcare sector.

Truist Securities, Inc. is a registered broker-dealer headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The firm was founded in 1894 as SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. In 2020, the firm was renamed following the integration of SunTrust Robinson Humphrey and BB&T Capital Markets. The firm is a subsidiary of Truist Financial Corp. (NYSE: TFC) and is an active market maker in equity and fixed-income products. Truist Securities delivers a comprehensive range of strategic advisory, capital raising, risk management, and financing solutions, as well as a dynamic suite of sales, trading, and research services in both fixed-income and equity. Their strategies are carefully tailored to meet the needs and vision of their clients.

Gulf South Holding, Inc. provides oil-producing property lease acquisition services. The company was founded by Art W. Seligman, Timothy J. Flanagan, Reese B. Pinney and Robert A. Bories in 2008 and is headquartered in New Orleans, LA.

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.

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.

Wells Fargo Securities LLC (WFS) is the broker/dealer subsidiary of EVEREN Capital Corp., ultimately owned by Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC). Headquartered in New York, WFS delivers a comprehensive suite of banking, capital markets and advisory solutions, such as a full complement of sales, trading and research capabilities, to corporate, government and institutional clients.

Michael Best & Friedrich LLP provides legal services. It offer banking and financial services, corporate and transactional, energy law, intellectual property, and real estate services. It serves to the advanced manufacturing, food and beverage, agribusiness, higher education and energy industries. The company was founded by Michael Best in 1848 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, WI.

The Greater New Orleans Foundation awards grants to non-profit organizations that support projects and programs that benefit the citizens, meet community needs, and test new ideas. The types of support they provide include: capital, program development and support, seed money, technical assistance, capacity building, and emergency. The foundation was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in New Orleans, LA.

Paine Schwartz Partners LLC (Paine Schwartz Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2006 by Dexter Paine, Kevin Michael Schwartz and Mitchell S. Presser. The firm is headquartered in San Mateo, California.

Balcones Resources, Inc. engages in provision of environmental services. It specializes in recovering resources through traditional recycling, document, destruction, and alternative energy. It also offers janitorial training, employee awareness events, and marketing materials and reporting services. The company was founded by Kerry Getter and Becky Getter in 1994 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Rock Financial Partners LLC (Rock Financial Partners) is a private equity founded in 2009 by Walter Quinn, Scott Davis, Richard O'Brien and Hunter East. The firm is headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas.

William B. Reily & Co., Inc. is a private company that manufactures and retails various beverage and food products. The company is based in New Orleans, LA and has subsidiaries in the United States.

BSSH Holdings LLC functions as an investment holding private company. The company is based in New Orleans, LA.

Bories Management Co. LLC provides management services. The private company is based in New Orleans, LA.

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA (Investment Management) (JPMC-IM) is the investment management division of JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA, ultimately held by JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM), a global financial services firm. Headquartered in New York City, JPMC-IM provides asset management services for corporations, institutional investors, hedge funds, governments, healthcare organizations, educational institutions and affluent individuals.