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Massachusetts Financial Services Co., do-business-as MFS Investment Management (MFS), is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1924 and is a subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (US) Financial Services Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by Sun Life Financial, Inc. (TSE, NYSE: SLF) in Canada. The firm provides investment advisory and sub-advisory services to a range of institutional clients and pooled investment vehicles. MFS is a responsible investor and signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI).

Youbet.com, Inc. provides technology and pari-mutuel horse racing content for consumer through Internet and telephone platforms. The company was founded by Russell Fine and David M. Marshall in 1995 and is headquartered in Woodland Hills, CA.

Manulife Investment Management (US) LLC (Manulife IM (US)) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1968 and is a subsidiary of John Hancock Subsidiaries LLC, ultimately held by Manulife Financial Corp. (NYSE, TSX: MFC), a Canadian-based financial services firm. Manulife IM-US manages assets for a variety of institutional and other types of clients, such as public and private pension funds, foundations, mandatory provident funds outside the US, financial institutions, investment trusts, separately managed account clients, and high net-worth individuals. The firm also manages registered funds, which includes UCITS, US and Canadian open- and closed-end mutual funds and privately offered unregistered investment funds.

ProElite, Inc. develops, organizes, and promotes mixed martial arts events. The company owns a web portal with social networking for MMA fighters and fans and live streams of MMA bouts not broadcast on television. It has delivered exciting entertainment experiences in the world of mixed martial arts (MMA) with live arena-based entertainment events, cable television programming on Showtime Networks and community-driven interactive broadband entertainment via the Internet. ProElite was founded by Douglas DeLuca on August 10, 2006 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Ramsey Quantitative Systems, Inc. (RQSI) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky. The firm was founded by Neil Ramsey in 1996. RQSI serves as the investment manager and provides discretionary advisory services to several private funds and separately managed accounts.

BRI Partners LLC provides financial advisory services. The private company is based in Chicago, IL and has subsidiaries in Australia. The company was founded by Benjamin Edward McMillan.

Founded in 1984, Noble Financial Capital Markets is a broker/dealer headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida. The firm is a subsidiary of Noble Financial Group, Inc. Noble Financial Capital Markets' sales & trading team provides strategic insight and reliable solutions to nearly 500 of the dominant small-cap money managers in North America. They are members FINRA, SIPC and MSRB. Noble Financial Capital Markets offers a full array of investment services with a particular focus on under-followed, undervalued, out-of-favor small-cap emerging growth companies. Their research coverage universe includes healthcare, business services & software, defense/defense technology, energy, enterprise hardware, and media & entertainment.

DotAlign, Inc. provides relationship management software for professionals and enterprises. Its software automatically extracts intelligence from structured and unstructured data sources like email, calendar, contacts, LinkedIn and CRM. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Mass Appeal Media, Inc. operates as media and content company that provides platform for leaders in urban culture. Its cross-platform model with business in film and TV, digital media, music and commercial content the firm speaks to and for the elements of music, art and style that progress urban culture. The company was founded by Patrick Sire Elasik and Adrian Stren Moeller in 1996 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

SSgA Funds Management, Inc. (SSgA FM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1978 and is a subsidiary of State Street Global Advisors, Inc., ultimately held by State Street Corp. (NYSE: STT). SSgA FM provides investment advisory services to US investment companies and certain pooled investment vehicles.

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.

Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young LLP provides legal services. Its clients include banks, health care providers, Internet companies, lenders & borrowers, manufacturing companies, emerging & start-up companies, brokers & dealers, and technical companies. The company was founded in 1926 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

Founded in 1898, Northeastern University is a private research university located in the heart of Boston. Northeastern teaches worldwide experiential learning, urban engagement, and interdisciplinary research that meets global and societal needs. The University offers a range of undergraduate and graduate programs leading to degrees through the doctorate in nine colleges and schools.

Milliman, Inc. engages in the provision of business consulting and actuarial services. The firm solutions include analytics and technology, healthcare, insurance, investment, retirement and compensation, risk management and financial services. The company was founded by Wendell Milliman and Stuart Robertson in 1947 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Vesta Corp. provides electronic payment solutions. It processes secure payments for goods and services through various channels, including Internet, mobile phones, retail point of sale, and mobile commerce applications. The firm also offers mobile payment platform for mobile operators that support various products, such as prepaid top up, bill payments, mobile broadband payments, content payments, connected devices, and mobile commerce. It serves the telecommunications, financial services, technology, and e-commerce industries. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Lake Oswego, OR.

iHealth Technologies, Inc. provides payment integrity solutions. It offers a pre-payment application of client specific clinical payment policy to assure the application of clinical coding in claims payment. . The company was founded by Douglas J. Williams and Richard Pozen in 2001 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

IDT Telecom, Inc. provides telecommunications services. The company is headquartered in Newark, NJ.

PricewaterhouseCoopers provides audit, assurance and crisis management services. The company was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Muscat, Oman.

Valley Forge Private Equity, Inc. (Valley Forge Private Equity) is a private equity subsidiary of Valley Forge Financial Group, Inc. founded in 2002 by Sean Maher and Michael J. Maher, Jr. The firm is headquartered in Audubon, Pennsylvania.

Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Inc. provides concept stage product development, rapid response proto-typing, manufacturing and distribution services. It offers program management, prototype and industrialization, board/module assembly, system build and test and reverse logistics/depot solutions. The company serves the military, defense and homeland security, telecom and wireless communications, energy and supporting industries, and commercial/consumer products industries. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Lynchburg, VA.

MacroSys provides information technology services. The firm specializes in computer and information science, geographic information systems, technical communication, statistics, survey methodology, economics, and public policy. The company was founded by Charlie Han and Vincent Fang in 1997 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

Profitably, Inc. provides web-based business intelligence and improvement services. It serves accountants, bookkeepers, business consultants, and technology companies. The company was founded by Adam Neary and Francis Hwang in 2010 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Digital Colony Management LLC (Digital Colony Management) is a Private Equity and Venture Capital firm, a subsidiary of Colony Capital, Inc. founded in 2018. The firm is headquartered in Boca Raton.

IDX Insights, LLC is a private company based in Clearwater, FL. IDX Insights, LLC is focused on developing innovative index solutions across the alternative landscape.