Tomoko Namba

Omega Advisors, Inc. is an independent family office headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Leon G. Cooperman in 1991 as a hedge fund firm and converted into a family office in 2018.

Pulitzer, Inc. prints and publishes newspapers. It publishes the Post-Dispatch, a daily newspaper, Arizona Daily Star, a daily newspaper in Tucson; and Suburban Journals, a group of weekly papers and publications that focus on providing local news and editorial content to the communities they serve. The company was founded by Joseph Pulitzer in 1998 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.

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 a number of affiliated hedge funds and other entities. The investor base of the funds includes institutional investors and other highly sophisticated, high-net worth participants.

McGinn Smith & Co., Inc. provides investment services. The private company is based in Albany, NY and has subsidiaries in the United States.

Enjoy Life Natural Brands LLC engages in the manufacture and market of gluten-free food products. It offers various cereals, cookies, granolas, snack bars, bagels, trail mixes, chocolate chips, and chocolate bars for people with food allergies, lactose intolerance, and celiac diseases. The company was founded by Scott Mandell in 2001 and is headquartered in Schiller Park, IL.

Uniqlo Co., Ltd. manufactures and supplies men and women's apparel and accessories. It operates retail stores under the UNIQLO brand. Its products include shirts, tops, sweatshirts, sweatpants, sleepwears, underwears, socks, and polos. The company was founded on September 2, 1974 and is headquartered in Yamaguchi, Japan.

McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Bain & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It offers advisory services to the companies on their critical issues and opportunities: strategy, marketing, organization, operations, technology and mergers and acquisitions, across all industries and geographies. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Nomura Securities International, Inc. (NSI) is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City and was founded in 1969. The firm is a division of Nomura Holding America, Inc. and their ultimate parent is Nomura Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: NMR, TYO: 8604, AMS: 8604). NSI provides securities brokerage services, as well as asset management, domestic retail, global markets, global investment banking and global merchant banking services. The firm's fixed-income business consists of bond sales and trading, origination and product supply for securitization deals and real estate-focused asset finance operations (in cooperation with Investment Banking). In the equity markets, NSI offers sales and trading of domestic and foreign stocks on a global basis, primarily for institutional investors.

Quality Solutions, Inc. engages in the provision of consulting services in computer programming. The company was founded on February 18, 1994 and is headquartered in Birmingham, AL.

Ramsey Industries, Inc. engages in the manufacture of service cranes, industrial winches, and planetary gear drives. Its brands include Auto Crane, Eskridge, and Ramsey Winch. The firm serves caters utility, oil and gas fields, mining, forestry, military, and mobile fleet service markets. The company was founded by Claude Ramsey and Rayburn Ramsey in 1944 and is headquartered in Tulsa, OK.

Part of Sanrio Co., Ltd., Mister Films Ltd. is a British company that owns intellectual property rights. The private company is based in Westminster, UK. Mister Films was acquired by Chorion Ltd. on May 28, 2004.

Part of FAST RETAILING CO., LTD., FR France SAS is a clothing manufacturer and seller. The private company is based in Paris, France. Jun Yokohama has been the CEO of the French company since 2011.

Link Theory Holdings Co., Ltd. operates as a holding company with interests in producing and selling licensed women's clothing, men's clothing and accessories. Its brands include theory petit, Helmut Lang, PLS+T, and theory luxe, and theory men. The company was founded in December 1998 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Part of FAST RETAILING CO., LTD., Princesse Tam Tam SA is a French company that manufactures and retails women's lingerie. The private company is based in Paris, France. The company was founded in 1983. Nancy J. Pedot has been the CEO of the company since 2013.

BlueCrest Capital Management (New York) LP (BCM) is a hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a subsidiary of BC Capital Management Services Ltd. BCM provides investment advisory and management services to high-net-worth clients.

Alpha Asset Management (Pty) Ltd. (AAM) is a hedge fund manager headquartered in Cape Town, South Africa. The firm was founded by James Gilfillan and Patrick Hamilton-Russell in 1997. They are a subsidiary of Focus Financial Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: FOCS) in the US. AAM provides investment advice to high net worth clients.

Founded in 2004 by Thomas Leveroni and James Cutting, Nautilus Capital LLC is an independent research firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm provides institutional investors with customized analyses and objective forecasts on global macro trends. They have extensive experience in modeling, trading and managing risk in a variety of market environments as consultants to investment banks, hedge funds and mutual funds. Nautilus Capital's research process interprets large amounts of market data using a combination of analytical techniques to form a top-down perspective for both short-term and long-term investment horizons. Nautilus Capital employs a top-down analytical process that seeks to handicap major global macro trends before identifying trading opportunities in sectors or individual securities. Their process is based on a variety of systematic procedures for collecting, organizing and interpreting large amounts of market data. The firm then uses quantitative techniques to identify a market's most persistent technical and fundamental characteristics, to uncover relationships and to build forecasting models. Finally, Nautilus Capital relies on their experience, ongoing market observations and more fundamental/strategic views to confirm quantitative evidence and construct trading tactics.

Remington Products Co. manufactures and supplies foam components, insoles, footwear, orthopedic, and softgoods and braces. Its materials include fabrics, films and adhesives, foams, and gels and silicone. The company was founded in 1934 and is headquartered in Wadsworth, OH.

Erie Construction Mid-West, Inc. is a leading home remodeling company that specializes in roofing and windows. The company is based in Toledo, OH and was founded in 1976 by Patrick Trompeter. The company offers integrated solutions and industry-leading value to their customers. If you need specialty windows in a specific geometric shape or design, Erie Home is the place to turn to. Jenilee Common has been the CEO of the company since 2023.

Lincoln Square Capital management LLC is an independent hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Samuel Hoffman and Peter Seuss in 2008. They manage private investment funds for high net-worth investors.

The International House of Japan, Inc. was founded in 1952 and operates as a foundation that supports cultural exchanges. The non-profit company is based in Minato-ku, Japan.

Fast Retailing USA, Inc. operates apparel stores. It offers fashion designer clothing. The company was founded on November 22, 2004 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Signifiant, Inc. (Signifiant) is an independent firm founded in 2017 by Yusuke Asakura, Kenji Kobayashi and Takafumi Murakami. The firm is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Clutch, Inc. engages in the provision of antiperspirant lotion. Its products include bundle and save; hand, foot, underarm, face, thigh, breast, and men?s groin lotion; wipes, on-the-go antiperspirant packets, and carpe foot applicator. The company was founded by David Spratte and Kasper Kubica in 2015 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Signifiant Kid KK provides investment services. The private company is based in Tokyo, Japan.

Leaf Home Solutions LLC engages in the provision of home accessibility solutions. It offers low-entry walk in tubs, tub-to-shower conversions, and stair lifts. The company was founded by Matt Kaulig and is headquartered in Hudson, OH.

Electronic Systems Protection, Inc. supplies energy intelligence and power protection solutions for businesses. Its products are used for protecting office and imaging equipment, audio video systems and information technology infrastructure and equipment. The company is headquartered in Knightdale, NC.

Part of Sanrio Co., Ltd., Sanrio Media & Pictures Entertainment, Inc. produces motion pictures. The private company is based in South San Francisco, CA.