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New Valley LLC provides real estate services. It acquires operating companies and real estate properties. The company was founded in 1851 and is headquartered in Miami, FL.

UBS Financial Services, Inc. is a registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Weehawken, New Jersey. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of UBS Americas Inc., ultimately held by UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG; NYSE: UBS) in Switzerland. Founded in 1969, UBS Financial Services provides investment advisory services to individuals, banks, thrift institutions, mutual funds and other investment companies, pension and employee benefit plans, trusts, estates, charities, corporations and other business and government entities.

Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co. LLC (GGHC) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Richard Gilder in 1968. GGHC provides investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, LLC’s, partnerships, pension and profit-sharing plans, and investment clubs.

The Dyson-Kissner-Moran Corp (DKM Corp) is a private equity firm founded in 1954 by Charles H. Dyson. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Columbus Circle Investors (CCI) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut. The firm is directly owned by CCIP LLC and is a partly-owned subsidiary of Principal Global Investors LLC, itself a member of Principal Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: PFG). Founded in 1975, CCI provides portfolio management services to individuals, high net-worth individuals, corporate pension and profit-sharing plans, Taft-Hartley plans, charitable institutions, foundations, endowments, municipalities, registered mutual funds, private investment funds, trust programs, sovereign funds, foreign funds, and other US and international institutions. The firm also provides sub-advisory services to certain registered investment companies, including certain affiliated Principal Global Investors’ Funds. They also sub-advise accounts of the Principal Global Investors Trust and provide investment portfolio services to wrap fee programs and other similar mandates.

UBS Securities LLC is an investment bank and registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 as UBS Warburg LLC. They are a subsidiary of UBS Americas Holding LLC, ultimately held by UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG, NYSE: UBS) in Switzerland. UBS Securities is a primary dealer in US Government securities and provides a full range of investment banking services which includes corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, trading and sales, fixed-income, equity research, private banking, underwriting and prime brokerage operations. The firm also provides advisory services and access to capital markets for corporate, institutional, intermediary and alternative asset management clients.

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1987 and provides debt and equity services including underwriting, M&A advice, securities dealing and brokerage and trade execution. Their client base ranges from large global institutional investors to hedge funds at the cutting edge of innovation in the industry.

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.

Tekla Capital Management LLC is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. Formerly known as Hambrecht & Quist Capital Management LLC, the firm serves as an investment adviser for four closed-end funds – Tekla Healthcare Investors, Tekla Life Sciences Investors, Tekla Healthcare Opportunities Fund and Tekla World Healthcare Fund.

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. engages in the provision of financial services centered on banking. It operates through the following business segments: Wholesale, Retail, International, Market Sales, and Headquarters Management. The Wholesale segment covers business for customers of large and medium-sized companies in Japan. The Retail segment handles business for domestic individuals and SME customers. The International segment comprises of business for overseas Japanese and non-Japanese companies. The Market Sales segment corresponds to financial market business. The Headquarters Management segment includes all other businesses not covered by other segments. The company was founded in April 2001 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Sidoti & Co. LLC (S&C) is a registered broker and equity research firm headquartered in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Sidoti Holding Co. LLC and was founded in 1999. S&C provides research exclusively to institutional investors. The firm covers the following sectors: housing, retail, basic industries, technology, business services, capital goods, automotive, computer software, regional banking, telecommunications, entertainment, healthcare and consumer products. Their analysts conduct their own due diligence which includes visiting companies and meeting with operating and financial management. In addition, the firm's analysts focus on fundamentals, particularly cash flow from operations and EPS.

Argus Research Co. (ARC) is a research firm headquartered in New York City and was founded in 1934. The firm is a subsidiary of Argus Research Group, Inc. ARC produces, distributes and markets investment and economic research.

Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP provides legal services. Its client roster includes institutional, entrepreneurial and individual clients, including public and private companies, investment banks, hedge and private equity funds, domestic money centers and foreign commercial banks, broker-dealers, investment advisers, private investment partnerships, venture capitalists and pension funds. The firm expertise in domestic and cross-border acquisitions to high-stakes litigations, multilayered financings, high-profile real estate deals, debt restructurings, and estate and trust administration. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Greenlight Reinsurance Ltd. operates as a property and casualty reinsurance company. It provides a variety of custom-tailored reinsurance solutions to the insurance, risk retention group, captive and financial marketplaces. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Camana Bay, Cayman Islands.

Painewebber & Co., Inc. provides stock brokerage and asset management services. The private company is based in Los Angeles and has subsidiaries in the United States. The American company was founded by Brent D. Williams.

Shoreline Group of Cos. provides satellite TV services.

Verition Fund Management LLC (Verition) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and multi-strategy, multi-manager hedge fund manager headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut. The firm was founded by Nicholas M. Maounis in 2008 and is a subsidiary of Verition Fund Management NY, Inc. Verition serves as the manager for and provides discretionary investment advisory services to several private funds.

Cougar Trading LLC is a hedge fund manager located in New York City.

CSL Capital Management LLC (CSL Capital) is a private equity firm founded by Charles Leykum in 2008. The firm is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

University of Miami (Florida) is a private research university with students from around the world that is focused on teaching and learning, the discovery of new knowledge, and service to the South Florida region and beyond. The university was founded in 1925 and it is headquartered in Coral Gables, FL.

Alliance for Young Artists & Writers, Inc. operates as a non-profit organization. It identifies teenagers with artistic and literary talent and brings their work to a national audience The company was founded in 1923 and is headquartered in New York, NY.