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MacKay Shields LLC is a registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The original predecessor to the firm, MacKay-Shields Economics, was founded in 1938 as an economic consulting firm and it became MacKay Shields Financial Corp. (MSFC) in 1969. In 1984, MSFC was purchased by New York Life Insurance Co. (NYLIC). NYLIC established New York Life Investment Management Holdings LLC (NYLIM Holdings) in 1999 and transferred ownership of MSFC to NYLIM Holdings. In 1999, MSFC was converted to MacKay Shields LLC. The ownership, control and management of MacKay Shields did not change as a result of this conversion. The firm is wholly owned by NYLIM Holdings, which is wholly-owned by NYLIC. MacKay Shields provides discretionary investment management services primarily to institutional clients. The firm is a signatory of the United Nation Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI).

Acadian Asset Management LLC (Acadian) is an asset management firm headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1986 by Gary Bergstrom and Churchill Franklin. The firm is a subsidiary of BrightSphere Affiliate Holdings LLC, ultimately owned by BrightSphere Investment Group, Inc. (NYSE: BSIG). Acadian provides portfolio management services for institutional clients.

Guggenheim Securities LLC is a SEC-registered broker-dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1999 and is a subsidiary of Links Holdings LLC, ultimately held by Guggenheim Partners LLC. Guggenheim Securities’ specializations include the sales and trading of fixed-income securities and sophisticated structured products. The firm offers in-depth analysis and expert execution of trading opportunities to large institutional investors and asset originators. They offer sales and trading services relating to a wide range of instruments.

Guggenheim Capital LLC engages in the provision of investment advisory and banking services. It offers financing, sales and trading, research, insurance, investment consulting, and institutional finance services. The company was founded by Todd J. Morley and Dominic J. Curcio on August 8, 2001 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Topguest, Inc. provides check in loyalty points and rewards services. The firm specializes in location based marketing, social network marketing and travel. The company was founded by Ozan Onay, Geoffrey Lewis and Fontana, Ashley Jonathon in 2010 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

ARK Investment Management LLC, dba ARK Invest (ARK), is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida. The firm was founded by Catherine Wood in 2013 and is primarily owned by ARK Investment Management LP. ARK is the investment manager and provides management and supervisory services to the ARK ETFs.

AllianceBernstein LP (AB) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. Founded in 2000, the firm is owned by Equitable Financial Life Insurance Co., ultimately held by Equitable Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: EQH). AB provides investment advice to investment companies, pension and profit-sharing plans, banks and thrift institutions, trusts, estates, government agencies, charitable organizations, individuals, corporations and other business entities.

Founded in 1996, Evercore Partners LLC is a private equity firm headquartered in New York City. They are a subsidiary of Evercore Group LLC and their ultimate parent is Evercore Partners, Inc. (NYSE: EVR), a New York City-based investment banking firm.

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.

X PRIZE Foundation creates educational programming for students and space enthusiasts. It offers services in space and ocean exploration, life sciences, energy and environment, education, and global development areas. The company was founded by Peter Diamandis in 1995 and is headquartered in Santa Monica, CA.

Macquarie Securities (Australia) Ltd. (MSAL) is a brokerage firm headquartered in Sydney, Australia. The firm was founded in 1969 and is a subsidiary of Macquarie Corporate International Holdings Pty Ltd., ultimately held by Macquarie Group Ltd. (ASX: MQG) in Australia. MSAL serves as the brokering entity for the Macquarie Group.

Zetta Venture Capital LLC (Zetta Venture) is a venture capital firm founded in 2013 by Mark Gorenberg. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Part of BioLineRx Ltd., Agalimmune Ltd. is a British company that develops anti-cancer immunotherapy technology. The company is based in London, UK. The company was founded by Charles Campbell Roberts and Graham Griffiths. The CEO is Mike Westby. Agalimmune was acquired by BioLineRx Ltd. on March 23, 2017 for $6.05 million.

Centauri Therapeutics Ltd. engages in manufacturing processing drugs in pharmaceutical preparations for life threatening diseases. The firm focuses on on the discovery and development of novel molecules targeting life threatening diseases. The company was founded by Mike Westby and Stuart Lawson and is headquartered in Sandwich, the United Kingdom.

Freenome Holdings, Inc. engages in the development of multiomics platform for early cancer detection. It develops simple and accurate blood tests for early cancer detection and integrating the actionable insights into health systems to operationalize a machine learning feedback loop between care and science. The company was founded by Charles Roberts, Riley Ennis, and Gabriel Otte and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

Cantos Ventures LLC (Cantos Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Ian Rountree. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Numerai One Master Ltd. provides pooled investment services. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Numerai One Offshore Ltd. operates as an investment holding company. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Numerai One Onshore LP provides pooled investment fund services. The company as founded in 2017 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Vinebrook Homes Trust, Inc. operates as real estate investment trust. The company is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Mythical, Inc. engages in the development of a gaming platform. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Sherman Oaks, CA.

Atomos Nuclear & Space Corp. provides in-space transportation services. It offers deployment, disposal, recovery, and exploration. The company was founded by Vanessa Clark and William Kowalski in 2017 and is headquartered in Denver, Co.

FaZe Clan, Inc. develops gaming applications. The company was founded by Faze Smokedadope, Thomas Oliveira, Simon Lockyer, and Nathan Betteridge in 2010 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Griffin Gaming Partners Management LLC (Griffin Gaming Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2019 by Peter Levin, Phil Sanderson and Nick Tuosto. The firm is headquartered in Santa Monica, California.

The Mascoteers Pty Ltd. is an Australian company that develops mobile games.

Gaingels LLC (Gaingels) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Paul Grossinger and David Beatty. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Kalungi, Inc. is a leading outsourced marketing agency for B2B software companies with investment cash. The American company has a team of experienced professionals who partner with clients to develop and execute effective marketing strategies that fuel growth and drive measurable results. Kalungi is the world's only full-service B2B SaaS marketing agency. The private company helps clients build a sustainable marketing function with an experienced CMO and complete marketing team. The company was founded by Bruno Ueda.

Signum Global Advisors LLC operares as an independent advisory firm operating at the intersection of policy and global markets. It provides research and customized advice for an exclusive set of institutions, ultimately helping clients navigate a world of ever-growing political and macro uncertainty. The company was founded by Charles Myers in 2018 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

The Wall Street Blockchain Alliance is an advocacy group that aims to promote the adoption of distributed ledger technology in financial markets. The American company engages with market participants and offer working groups for members to share information and make strategic decisions.

Osprey Technology Acquisition Corp. II is a blank check company. It aims to a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities. The company was founded on September 2, 2020 is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

Giantleap LLC (Giantleap Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2020 by Himanshu Sekhar and Samir Parikh. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Amun Holdings Ltd. functions as an investment holding Caymanian company. The company is based in George Town, KY. and has subsidiaries in United Kingdom. The company was founded in 2018 by Ophelia Snyder, Hany Rashawn. Hany Rashawn has been the CEO since 2018.

The Web3 Foundation is a technology organization that supports and manages decentralized web software and applications. The foundation's main project is Polkadot. The Swiss company was founded in Zug by Gavin Wood, who is also a co-founder and former CTO of Ethereum. The CEO of the company is Bertrand Perez.

Part of Vinebrook Homes Trust, Inc., NexPoint Homes Trust, Inc. operates as a real estate investment trust and provides finance services. The company is based in Baltimore, MD. Brian Dale Mitts has been the CEO of the company since 2022.

Crate Technology GmbH provides open source data store for software developers. It offers a cluster software stack for querying, storing, and searching the information. The firm delivers its software as open source that is accessible at public open source repository on GitHub. The company was founded in June 2013 by Jodok Batlogg, Christian Lutz and Bernd Dorn and is headquartered in Dornbirn, Austria.