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Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Credit Suisse Securities USA) is the broker/dealer division of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, an investment banking company headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse (USA), Inc., ultimately owned by Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN) in Switzerland. Credit Suisse Securities USA offers a suite of equities, solutions and credit products and services which includes global securities sales, trading and execution, prime brokerage and comprehensive investment research. Their clients include financial institutions, corporations, governments, institutional investors, such as pension funds and hedge funds, and private individuals around the world.

Stephens, Inc. is a full-service investment bank and brokerage firm headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas. The firm was founded in 1933 and is a subsidiary of Susi Holdings, Inc., which is owned by Stephens Financial Services LLC. Stephens provides comprehensive securities sales and trading services, including customized solutions for clients in North America and abroad.

Citibank NA engages in the provision of banking services. It offers retail and commercial banking; credit cards; banking, capital markets, and advisory; markets and securities services; private banking; and treasury and trade solutions. The company was founded on June 16, 1812 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Precept Capital Management LLC (PCM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Dallas, Texas. The firm was founded by Rawleigh Ralls IV in 1998 and is a subsidiary of Precept Management LLC. PCM provides investment management and other services to private pooled investment vehicles, interests of which are offered to investors on a private placement basis.

Avondale Partners LLC is an independent broker/dealer headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee with additional offices across the US. The firm was founded by Robert Shepherd and Philip Krebs in 2001. Avondale Partners provides financial advisory services as well as equity and fixed income underwriting and private placement services to public and private companies throughout the US, Canada and Europe. They focus on middle-market companies in the healthcare sector.

JPMorgan Securities LLC (JPMS) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1985 and is a subsidiary of JPMorgan Broker-Dealer Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by JPMorgan Chase & Co., Inc. (NYSE: JPM). JPMS provides research on fixed income, credit, derivatives, emerging markets, foreign exchange, structured finance, technical analysis and bond indices. Their equity analysts cover equities throughout North America, EMEA, Asia/Pacific and the emerging markets. The firm's fixed income team formulates trading and portfolio recommendations for investors in global bonds and other fixed-income markets based on valuations, analytics and market dynamics.

Cementos Apasco SA de CV manufactures cement, ready-mixed concrete and aggregates for the construction industry. The company also provides services such as consultancy, pumping and installation of mobile dosifying concrete plants. The company has operations in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama. It has 80 concrete plants, 23 distribution centers, five aggregate plants and two maritime terminals. Cementos Apasco was founded in 1928 and is headquartered in Mexico City, Mexico.

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.

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.

Arthur Andersen LLP used to provide accounting services. It was also into consulting services for clients that operate businesses throughout the United States and around the world. Arthur Andersen was founded in 1913 and was headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Renovo Capital LLC (Renovo Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2009 by Mark Barbeau, Donald W. Jungerman and Scott Lavie. The firm is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

The Dallas Bar Association operates as an association of attorneys. The private company is based in Dallas, TX.

Clover Partners LP is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Dallas, Texas. The firm was founded by Michael C. Mewhinney and Samuel S. Moore in 1999. Clover Partners manages hedge funds and investment vehicles focused on small-cap banks.

Founded by Lewis Friedland, Cobalt Capital Partners is a real estate private equity firm located in Irving, Texas with additional offices in Atlanta and San Antonio, Texas. The firm was founded in 2002 as a partnership between Lewis D. Friedland and USAA Real Estate Company. They manage the Cobalt Industrial REIT.

Transition Capital Partners Ltd. (Transition Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 1993 by Dan Patterson and Mark E. Evans. The firm is headquartered in Southlake, Texas.

St. Johns Investment Management Co. LLC is a SEC registered investment advisor that provides customized investment solutions for high net-worth portfolios. The private company is based in Jacksonville, FL and was founded in 2013. The company believes in simplicity, transparency, and being a partner in managing their client's wealth journey. The company draws upon their considerable combined financial services experience to develop solutions that evolve to fit circumstances over time. David Wall Price has been the CEO of the company since 2013.

First Horizon Bank provides commercial banking services. Its offers banking, cash management, borrowing, investment and planning, insuring and inverting, treasury management, financial planning, and executive banking. The company was founded by Frank S. Davis on March 25, 1864 and is headquartered in Memphis, TN.

PNC Managed Account Solutions, Inc. (PNC MAS) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Houston, Texas. The firm was founded in 1996 and formerly known as BBVA Wealth Solutions, Inc. They are a wholly owned subsidiary of BBVA USA, which is ultimately held by The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE: PNC). PNC MAS provides investment advisory services for institutional and certain individual clients for taxable and tax exempt accounts and provides fee-based financial planning and advisory services to high net-worth clients comprised primarily of business owners, corporate executives and professionals.

Founded by Kathryn I. Thompson in 2009, Thompson Research Group LLC (TRG) is an equity research firm located in Nashville, Tennessee. The firm offers original, fundamental research and analysis in the industrial and construction materials sectors. Specific industries in their coverage universe include, but aren't limited to building materials, building products, construction equipment, engineering & construction, household goods & services, industrial distribution, diversified industrials and recreation vehicles. TRG provides services to institutional investor and private equity clients. The firm does not provide equity trading or investment banking services.

Madison Atlantic Partners LLC provides turnaround, crisis management, financial advisory and wind-down management services. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

MCrowd Restaurant Group, Inc. operates restaurants. Its restaurants include Mi Cocina, Taco Diner and The Mercury. The company was founded by Michael Rodriguez, Ray W. Washburne, Dick Washburne and Bob McNutt in 1991 and is headquartered in Irving, TX.

The Americas Society is an organization dedicated to promoting debate and dialogue in the Americas. The non-profit company is based in New York, NY. The company is committed to development, open markets, the rule of law, and democracy throughout the region. The organization also has a Visual Arts series that invites artists to contribute their work and ideas. Susan L. Segal has been the CEO of the company since 2003.