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Barings LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. Founded in 1940, the firm is direct subsidiary of MM Asset Management Holding LLC and their ultimate parent is Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. (MassMutual). MassMutual?s affiliated companies include financial services companies that provide investment management services and individual protection insurance to clients worldwide. Barings provides a broad range of investment advisory and management services to institutional clients, registered investment companies, and other pooled investment vehicles.

Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. provides financial life insurance services. It offers annuities, disability income insurance, investments, long term care and wealth management, and retirement plans. The company was founded on May 15, 1851 and is headquartered in Springfield, MA.

Carnegie Mellon University is an American school that operates as a college or university. It is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Scottish Re Group Ltd. engages in the reinsurance of life insurance, annuities, and annuity-type products. Its products are written by life insurance companies and other financial institutions. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda.

Baring Asset Management Ltd. (Barings UK) is the Great Britain-based subsidiary of Barings Europe Ltd., ultimately held by Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. in the US. Barings traces its origins to 1762 when it was founded in London as a firm of merchants and merchant bankers. They were an asset management pioneer in the UK and set up an Investment Department in 1955. In 1989, all of Barings' asset management activities were consolidated within Baring Asset Management. Headquartered in London, the firm manages assets on behalf of pension funds, pooled vehicles, governments, charities and high-net worth individuals. Barings UK offers a wide range of equity and fixed-income mutual funds in both domestic and international markets. They are a socially responsible investor which takes environmental and socially responsible investment issues into account and seek guidance from clients.

Ernst & Young provides accounting services. Its services include auditing, accounting, tax and transaction services, assurance and advisory business, online transaction advisory and a wide range of financial services. The company was founded by Arthur Young and Alwin C. Ernst in 1881 and is headquartered in Kansas City, MO.

Barings (Guernsey) Ltd. provides investment advisory services. The company was founded on February 20, 2001 and is headquartered in St. Peter Port, the United Kingdom.

Bank of America, NA engages in the provision of commercial banking services. It offers financing, checking and savings accounts, and investment banking for individual clients. The company was founded on March 1, 1927 and is headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

Barings LLC (Barings) is a private equity firm a subsidiary of Barings LLC founded in 1992. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Jefferies Finance LLC provides commercial financing services. It also purchases syndicated loans in the secondary markets and acts as investment adviser for various loan funds. The company was founded by Andrew Robert Booth in 2004 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

National Math & Science Initiative, Inc. provides programs gearing towards improving math and science education. It offers a variety of programs including college readiness program, laying tha foundation, UTeach expansion, research and results, and request a consultation. The company was founded by Sarah Dillard in 2005 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Loan Syndications & Trading Association, Inc. is an organization that is focused on educating individuals on various topics related to the loan industry. The private company is based in New York, NY. The company's recent focus has been on the transition away from libor-based loans, and they are offering educational opportunities for those interested in learning more about this topic, as well as other areas such as clos and private credit, liability management transactions and restructuring. The organization was founded by Christopher Anthony Pucillo.

Baring Fund Managers Ltd. operates as an investment management firm. The firm provides its services to asset manager clients, UK platforms, financial advisers, life insurance companies, government bodies, corporations, pension funds, charitable institutions, institutional, retail and private clients. The company is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Baring International Investment Ltd. provides investment advisory services. It also provides investment management services to pooled investment vehicles, pension and profit sharing plans, investment companies, individuals, high-net worth individuals, charitable organizations, state or municipal corporation entities, corporations, businesses, and foundation. The company was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Founded in 1988, Baring Investment Services Ltd. is a subsidiary of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. and functions as an investment holding British company. The company is based in London, UK.

Aegon USA Investment Management LLC, do-business-as Aegon Asset Management US (Aegon AM US), is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The firm was founded in 2001 and is a direct subsidiary of Aegon USA Asset Management Holding LLC and their ultimate parent is Aegon NV (AMS: AGN, NYSE: AEF) in The Netherlands. Aegon AM US provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management products and services in similar and different investment strategies to affiliated and unaffiliated institutional clients.

Part of Jefferies Finance LLC, Jefferies Finance CP Funding LLC is a company that provides security brokers. The company is based in New York, NY.

MM Asset Management Holding LLC provides investment solutions. The company is headquartered in Springfield, MA.

Part of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co., Babson Capital Partners is an American company that provides investment services. Thomas Michael Finke has been the CEO of the company since 2008.