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Intermarket Corp. is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1969 as Intermarket Management Corp. Intermarket is the investment adviser to private investment funds focused primarily on investments in events related to corporate restructuring and in securities of distressed companies.

Spectrum Brands, Inc. engages in the manufacture and market alkaline, zinc carbon and hearing aid batteries, herbicides, insecticides and repellants and specialty pet supplies. It operates through the following segments: Global batteries and Appliance; Global Pet Supplies; and Home and Garden. The company was founded in 1906 and is headquartered in Middleton, WI.

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.

UBS O'Connor LLC is a registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded in 2000 and is a subsidiary of UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc., ultimately owned by UBS Group AG (SIX, NYSE: UBS) in Switzerland. UBS O'Connor primarily provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to various types of pooled investment vehicles, (which may or may not be exempt from registration), pension or profit-sharing plans, and institutional separately managed accounts.

CR Acquisition Corp. operates as a blank check company. It acquires an operating business through a stock exchange, asset acquisition, or other similar business combination. The company targets the global retail, consumer products and services industries. CR Acquisition was founded in March 2008 and is headquartered New York, NY.

Emergency Essentials LLC provides extended life food products and related emergency supplies and equipment. The company operates as a catalog company that provides food storage, water filtration, emergency and first aid kits, survival kits, camping gear, and disaster preparedness products. Its products are primarily sold through the company's catalogs and e-commerce sites. Emergency Essentials was founded by David Sheets in 1987 and is headquartered in Salt Lake City, UT.

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.

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.

Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. LP (KKR) is a private equity subsidiary of KKR & Co. Inc founded in 1976 by Henry Kravis, George Roberts and Jerome Kohlberg. The firm is headquartered in New York.

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.

University of Southern California is a private research university that mainly offers undergraduate, graduate & other higher education. The university was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

O'Melveny & Myers LLP provides legal services. Its practice areas include labor and employment, litigation, tax, and transactions. The firm serves high-tech companies in the areas of legal advice related to software licensing, intellectual property, and venture capital investments. The company was founded by Henry William O'Melveny in 1885 and is headquartered in Los Angeles. CA.

The Seidler Co. LLC (Seidler Equity Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1992 by Peter Seidler, Robert Seidler and Eric Kutsenda. The firm is headquartered in Marina del Rey, California.

Digital Domain Productions, Inc. provides film and video production services. It focuses on creating digital visual effects, computer-graphics animation and digital production for the entertainment and advertising industries. The company was founded in 1993 by James Francis Cameron, Stanley Winston and Scott Ross and is headquartered in Venice, CA.

Prentice Capital Management LP (Prentice) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut. The firm was founded by Michael Zimmerman in 2005. Prentice offers investment advisory services to privately-placed pooled investment vehicles and separately managed accounts.

Channel Control Merchants LLC operates as extreme value retailer and exporter of brand sensitive secondary market inventories. It focuses on at-risk management and resale of secondary market inventories to the United States and international companies. The firm provides on-the-ground pack-up services for manufacturers, distributors, and retailers of consumer products. The company is headquartered in Hattiesburg, MS.

Wyndcrest Partners LLC (Wyndcrest Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1997 by John Charles Textor. The firm is headquartered in Hobe Sound, Florida.

IT'SUGAR LLC operates as a candy and gift retailer. It offers giant 5LB gummy bear, exclusive large box of hi-chew candy, rainbow candy tackle box, love wins tank top, rilakkuma panda, and archer gummy bear and scotch tee shirt. The company was founded by Jeff Rubin in 2006 and is headquartered in Deerfield Beach, FL.

Sure Fit, Inc. manufactures and supplies ready-made slipcovers and accessories. It offers slipcovers for sofa, loveseat, chair, ottoman, recliner, dining, wing chair, sleeper and sectional. It also offers home accents, mattress pads, shower, and outdoor covers. The company was founded in 1914 and is headquartered in Alburtis, PA.

The Bountiful Co. operates as a manufacturer, marketer and seller of vitamins, minerals, herbal and other specialty supplements and active nutrition products. Its operating segments that are based on geographic location: North America and International which includes sales of branded and private brand nutrition products. The company was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Ronkonkoma, NY.

Deloitte Consulting LLP provides business consulting services. It offers services related to public finance, public sector management, health and social protection, information technology, financial sector, and trade and investment. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Maccabee Ventures Management LLC (Maccabee Ventures) is an independent venture capital firm founded in 2019 by Bruce K Taragin and Moshe Bellows. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Carus Group, Inc. manufactures and supplies potassium permanganate products. It serves the municipal and industrial markets. The company was founded by Edward Hegeler Carus in 1915 and is headquartered in Peru, IL.

YieldStreet, Inc. provide financial services. The firm specializes in finance marketplace, investment services, start up, financial technology, investment management, financial services, wealth management, and asset backed. The company was founded by Dennis Shields, Michael Weisz and Milind Mehere in 2014 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

The State Bar of California operates as an official attorney licensing agency. The non-profit company is based in San Francisco, CA. Elizabeth Rindskopf Parker has been the CEO of the company since 2015.

Part of Equitable Holdings, Inc., AB Energy Opportunity Fund LP is a private equity fund. The company is based in New York, NY. The company was founded by Daniel E. Posner.

Israel Venture Network is venture network of high-technology entrepreneurs, business executives, venture capitalists, corporations, and philanthropists from Israel and the United States of America. Its products include Tandem Fund, Yozma Fund, and Seed Fund. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Herzliya, Israel.