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Cowen & Co. LLC is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Cowen Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by The Toronto-Dominion Bank (TSE: TD) in Canada. Cowen & Co. offers industry-focused investment banking for growth-oriented companies, domain knowledge-driven research and a sales and trading platform for institutional investors. Their institutional sales and trading business serves both equity and fixed-income clients. Sales and trading execution platform is structured around the following key verticals: (1) healthcare (2) technology, telecommunications and media (TMT) (3) REITs and financials (4) aerospace and defense (5) consumer and (6) alternative energy.

Dearborn Partners LLC (Dearborn) is an independent, privately held boutique investment management firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded in 1997 by Jerome Hickey. The firm provides investment management services to investment advisors, high net-worth families, and institutional investor.

Founded in 2002, Summer Street Research Partners is an investment banking and securities firm headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm is a subsidiary of Northland Securities, Inc. and their ultimate parent is Northland Capital Holdings, Inc. They were formerly known as Custom Equity Research, Inc. Summer Street Research firm focuses on the healthcare sector.

Burril LLC (Burrill) is a private equity/venture capital firm founded in 1994 by G. Steven. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

William Blair & Co. LLC (William Blair) is a SEC-registered broker/dealer firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded by William McCormick Blair in 1935 and is a subsidiary of WBC Holdings LP. Until 1941, they were known as Blair, Bonner & Co. William Blair provides broking services to individual, institutional and issuing clients.

Cummings & Lockwood provides legal services to its clients. Its areas of practice include creditor's rights, criminal defense, health law, wealth management and estate planning, labor and employment law, and tax. The company was founded by by Homer Cummings and Charles Lockwood in 1909 and is headquartered in Stamford, CT.

Citadel Investment Advisory, Inc. (Citadel) is a privately-held, SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Willoughby, Ohio. The firm was founded by Kurt T. Liedtke in 1996. Citadel provides investment advisory services to individuals and their tangential accounts such as IRA's, trusts, and individual retirement plans. To a lesser extent, other clients would include incorporated entities, trusts, estates, retirement accounts. The firm does not work with banks, thrifts, or investment companies.

Global Factory, Inc. provides collaborative manufacturing execution systems. The firm's software gather, organize & analyze demand, production & quality data from various sources and monitor key indicators & execute business processes to control, manage & optimize distributed manufacturing operations. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Founded by Dana Telsey in 2008, Telsey Advisory Group LLC (TAG) is an independent equity research and consulting firm focused on the consumer sector, including retail and apparel companies and restaurants. They provide hedge funds, mutual funds, private equity firms and private and public consumer companies the detailed analysis and market context that is necessary to make strategic and investment decisions. TAG covers both US-based and international companies across the consumer landscape, including apparel manufacturers, children and teen retailers, consumer electronics, department stores, discounters, home furnishings, luxury goods, off-price retailers, quick service and specialty restaurants and specialty apparel retailers. Their consulting services include acquisition due diligence, benchmarking, competitive analyses, financial analysis, investor relations functions, market assessments, and valuation.

Coleman Research Group, Inc. (Coleman Research) is an investment research firm headquartered in New York City. It was founded by Kevin C. Coleman in 2003. The firm was acquired in 2021 by VisasQ, Inc. (TYO: 4490) in Japan. Coleman Research provides clients with research expertise across a broad array of industries. Their clients include institutional investors, consultancies and corporations.

Founded by Maseeh Fariborz, Picoco LLC is a hedge fund manager located in Newport Beach, California.

The Cambridge Art Association operates as an association. The private company is based in Cambridge, MA.

The Massachusetts Maritime Academy Foundation promotes the general welfare, academic posture, and quality of life of the regiment of cadets. The non-profit company is based in Buzzards Bay, MA.

Auriga USA is a broker/dealer located in New York City. Their research focuses on the semiconductors, information technology and health services sectors.

Paul Hastings LLP engages in the provision of legal services. It specializes in the areas of finance, fintech and payments, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, real state, restructuring, tax advisory, employment law, government, intellectual property, international arbitration, entertainment and media, and technology, media, and telecommunications. The company was founded in 1951 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Mastercard International, Inc. provides credit card services. It provides access to round-trip bill payment and presentment for industry providers. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Purchase, NY.

Locust Hill Advisors LLC is an independent financial advisory firm that specializes in providing services to businesses and their financial sponsors. The private company is based in Darien, CT and was founded in 2020 by David A. Galper. The company offers expertise and guidance to clients pursuing IPOs and other capital markets transactions. The company serves as an investment banking resource on IPOs, follow-on offerings, and mergers and acquisitions.

Wolfe Research LLC is a FINRA-registered sell-side research firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Edward Wolfe in 2008 and is a subsidiary of Wolfe Holdco LLC. Wolfe Research provides bespoke research of various stocks in every major GIC sector for institutional clients. The firm has established a reputation for macro research underpinning coverage in Industrials, Utilities/Energy, Consumer/Retail, Financials/REITS, Healthcare and TMT.