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ALIAVIA Ventures LLC (ALIAVIA Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2020 by Marisa Warren and Kate Vale. The firm is headquartered in Laguna Beach, California.

Pattern Brands, Inc. is a consumer goods holding company. The company was founded by Emmett Shine and Nicholas Ling in 2018 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

KG Funds Management LLC (KG Funds) is a single family office headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Ike Kier, Fred Poses and Ilya Zaides in 2008. After almost a decade and a half of successful operation as a Hedge Fund, KG Funds has transitioned to being the single family office of Ike Kier and the manager of two special purpose vehicles.

BlackGold Capital Management LP (BlackGold) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Houston, Texas. The firm was co-founded by Adam Flikerski and Erik Dybesland in 2006. BlackGold provides investment management services to pooled investment vehicles and separate account clients which include retail investors, businesses, and foundations.

Avenue Capital Group LLC engages in the provision of investing services. It specializes in distressed securities, bank debt, stressed high yield debt, event-driven situations, restructured and post re-organization equities, and trade claims. The company was founded by Marc Lasry and Sonia Gardner in 1995 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Advent Capital Management LLC (Advent) is a privately-owned, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Tracy V. Maitland in 1995 as a division of Utendahl Capital Management LP and became independent in 2001. They manage assets across several traditional and alternative strategies on behalf of both institutional investors and private clients. Advent is a signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI) and supporter of the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).