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Freeman Spogli & Co Inc (Freeman Spogli) is a private equity firm founded in 1983 by Bradford M. Freeman and Ronald Paul Spogli. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California and their offices in New York.

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.

Raymond James & Associates, Inc. (RJA) is a registered broker-dealer headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Raymond James Financial, Inc. (NYSE: RJF), a diversified holding company. RJA offers a full array of capital markets services, strategic advice and planning for institutional investors.

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.

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.

JPMorgan Securities LLC (JPMS) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1985 and is a subsidiary of JPMorgan Broker-Dealer Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by JPMorgan Chase & Co., Inc. (NYSE: JPM). JPMS provides research on fixed income, credit, derivatives, emerging markets, foreign exchange, structured finance, technical analysis and bond indices. Their equity analysts cover equities throughout North America, EMEA, Asia/Pacific and the emerging markets. The firm's fixed income team formulates trading and portfolio recommendations for investors in global bonds and other fixed-income markets based on valuations, analytics and market dynamics.

General Assembly Space, Inc. engages in the provision of educational and staff training services. It provides training and learning courses for coding, user experience and design, data, marketing, business, and career development. The company was founded by Matthew O. Brimer, Bradford Hargreaves, Adam Pritzker, and Jake Schwartz in 2010 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

KPMG LLP engages in the provision of audit, tax, and advisory services. It serves the banking and capital markets, building, construction and real estate, consumer and retail, energy, natural resources and chemicals, financial services, government and public sector, healthcare and life sciences, industrial manufacturing, insurance, media and entertainment, private equity, technology, telecommunications, and venture capital industries. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Jefferies LLC is a global investment bank and institutional securities firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Jefferies Group LLC, ultimately held by Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF). Jefferies provides corporate clients with research and execution services in equity, fixed income, and foreign exchange markets, as well as a full range of investment banking services such as underwriting, mergers and acquisitions, restructuring and recapitalization, and other advisory services, with all businesses operating in the Americas, Europe and Asia.

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.

Evercore Group LLC is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1995 and is a subsidiary of Evercore BD Investco LLC, which is owned by Evercore, Inc. (NYSE: EVR). Evercore Group delivers equity research and equity sales and agency trading execution, in addition to providing wealth and investment management services to high net worth and institutional investors.

Levine Leichtman Capital Partners, Inc (LLCP) is an Independent Private Equity firm founded in 1984 by Arthur E. Levine and Lauren Beth Leichtman. The firm is headquartered in Beverly Hills.

Trivest Partners LP (Trivest Partners) is a private equity firm, a subsidiary of Trivest Partners Inc. founded in 1981 by Earl W. Powell. The firm is headquartered in Coral Gables, Florida.

H.I.G. Capital LLC (H.I.G Capital) is a private equity division of H.I.G. Capital LLC founded in 1993 by Sami W Mnaymneh and Anthony A Tamer. The firm is headquartered in Miami, Florida with offices in Europe, Latin America and Middle East.

H.I.G. Capital LLC operates as s a private equity and alternative assets investment firm. Its portfolio focuses in private equity, growth equity, real estate, debt or credit, lending, and bio health. The company was founded by Sami W. Mnaymneh and Anthony Tamer in 1993 and is headquartered in Miami, FL.

Bayside Capital Inc. (Bayside Capital) is a private equity subsidiary of HIG Capital LLC, founded by Sami Mnaymneh and Anthony Tamer in 2004. The firm is headquartered in Miami, Florida.

Koss Olinger Consulting LLC (Koss Olinger) is an independent registered investment advisor headquartered in Gainesville, Florida. The firm was co-founded by Bill Koss and Bill Olinger in 1969 as Koss Olinger Financial Group. In 2009, the group became two separate independent entities - Koss Olinger and Co. LLC and Koss Olinger Consulting LLC. Koss Olinger provides personal and professional wealth management services to individuals, families and businesses.

Naples Global Advisors LLC (NGA) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Naples, Florida. The firm was founded in 2011 by Michael Morris and John Suddeth, Jr. NGA provides discretionary investment management services to individuals, high net-worth individuals, retirement accounts (principally IRAs), corporations, trustees, and charitable organizations.

RBC Capital Markets LLC is a full-service brokerage and financial services firm headquartered in New York City. They are a direct subsidiary of RBC USA Holdco Corp. and a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada (TSE, NYSE: RY). Founded in 2010, the firm is comprised of 3 major business lines: the Private Client Group, the Fixed-Income Group and the Clearing and Execution Services Group. The Private Client Group serves individual investors, while the Fixed-Income Group provides services to institutions, municipalities and non-profit organizations. The Clearing and Execution Services Group is a provider of clearing and execution services to independent brokers/dealers throughout the US. RBC Capital Markets focuses on the following sectors: communications, media, consumer/retail, diversified industries, energy, financial institutions, forest products, healthcare, infrastructure finance, mining & metals, real estate, social infrastructure, technology and the US municipal markets.

Hale Capital Partners LP seeks investment opportunities in companies located in the United States with revenues of $20 – $500 Million. The fund targets companies operating in the fields of aerospace, defense & federal technology, technology services, business & consumer services, industrial automation, and natural resources. It provides financing for seed, early, later and buyout transactions with an investment size of $0 - $90 million. It makes minority and majority investments. It makes follow-on investments and takes a seat on the board of directors. It makes control investments.

Sierra Ventures, Inc (Sierra Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 1982 by Peter Wendell. The firm is headquartered in San Mateo, California.

HealthEdge Investment Partners, LLC (HealthEdge Investment Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2005 by Harold S. Blue and Phillip Dingle. The firm is headquartered in Tampa, Florida.

Evolution Wealth Advisors LLC (EWA) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Aventura, Florida. The firm was founded in 2016 and is principally owned by Roberto Vainrub through the Roberto Vainrub Revocable Trust. EWA provides advisory services to high-net-worth individuals, family office, corporations or other business entities, and foundations. The firm also sponsors a Wrap Fee Program.

Fuel Venture Capital Partners, LLC (Fuel Venture Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2017 by Jeff Ransdell. The firm is headquartered in Miami, Florida.

Newlight Partners LP (Newlight Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2018. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Cohere Capital Partners LP (Cohere Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2019 by Daniel Gedney and Nik Shah. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

BofA Securities, Inc. is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of NB Holdings Corp., ultimately held by Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC). Headquartered in New York, the firm was founded in 2015 and offers trade execution, trading or brokerage services to institutional clients.

Pine Island Capital Partners LLC (Pine Island Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2017 by Clyde C. Tuggle, Philip Cooper and John Thain. The firm is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Palladium Equity Partners Advisor LLC is a Private Equity firm founded in 1997 by Marcos A. Rodriguez and Robert J. Lanigan. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Gongqingcheng Yuansheng Investment Management Co. Ltd. is a Chinese private equity and venture capital firm. It is founded by Richard Peng and Kurt Xu, and focuses on growth stage Internet companies in China and USA.

Wolfe Research LLC is a FINRA-registered sell-side research firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Edward Wolfe in 2008 and is a subsidiary of Wolfe Holdco LLC. Wolfe Research provides bespoke research of various stocks in every major GIC sector for institutional clients. The firm has established a reputation for macro research underpinning coverage in Industrials, Utilities/Energy, Consumer/Retail, Financials/REITS, Healthcare and TMT.

Accelerated Growth Partners, Inc (Accelerated Growth Prtnr) is a venture capital firm founded in 2013 by Andrew Sturner and Nico Berardi. The firm is headquartered in Miami, Florida.

Ketra, Inc. provides lighting solutions to retail, hospitality, and office spaces. Its products include luminaires, lamps, interfaces, controls and integration. The company was founded by Horace Ho and David J. Knapp in 2009 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

BIG 3 Precision Products, Inc. manufacturers injection blow molds, tooling and fabrication products. The firm engages in the industrial automation, material handling, metal stamping, general machining, and blow mold tooling businesses. It also provides general machining services comprising gun drilling, plating, polishing, EDM machining, grinding, milling, and turning services. The company was founded by Alan J. Scheidt in 1970 and is headquartered in Centralia, IL.

Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC (WFCS) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. The firm was founded 1852 and formerly known as Wells Fargo Advisors LLC. They are a subsidiary of Wachovia Securities Financial Holdings LLC, a non-bank indirect subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC), a financial and bank holding company. Wells Fargo Advisors is a trade name used by Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network LLC and Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC. WFCS provides investment advisory services to individuals, pension or profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates or charitable organizations, corporations or other business entities, governmental entities and educational institutions, as well as banks or thrift institutions. The firm also acts as portfolio manager for certain wrap fee advisory programs.