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Mason Street Advisors LLC (MSA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The firm was founded in 2001 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. MSA provides professional portfolio management services for institutional investors by providing continuous investment advice and management based upon the individual needs and objectives of each client.

Comvest Partners, Inc. (Comvest Partners) is a private equity subsidiary of Comvest Group Holdings LLC founded in 2000 by Michael S. Falk, Robert L. Priddy and Robert O’Sullivan. The firm is headquartered in West Palm Beach, Florida.

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.

Piper Sandler & Co. (Broker) (PSC-Broker) is the full-service brokerage division of Piper Sandler & Co., a financial service firm headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They are a subsidiary of Piper Sandler Companies (NYSE: PIPR). The firm was founded in 1969 and previously known as Piper Jaffray & Co. They became Piper Sandler & Co. when Piper Jaffray Companies and Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P. merged to become Piper Sandler Companies in 2020. PSC-Broker provides brokerage and investment banking services to financial institutions, corporations and other financial investors. Their core focus sectors are Agriculture, renewables & cannabis, Business services, Chemicals & Materials, Consumer, Diversified industrials & services, Energy, Financial services, financial sponsors, Healthcare, and Technology.

Balyasny Asset Management LP (BAM) is a multi-strategy hedge fund manager and SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm’s predecessor, Balyasny Capital Management LLC (BCM), was founded in 2001 by Dmitry Balyasny, Scott Schroeder and Taylor O'Malley. In 2003, BCM converted from a limited liability company to a limited partnership. Then, in January 2004, their name was changed to Balyasny Asset Management LP. They are a subsidiary of Balyasny Asset Management Holdings LP. BAM provides investment advisory services to high net-worth individuals and institutional clients through privately offered pooled investment funds.

Feldman Securities Group LLC provides investment advice. The private company is based in Overland Park, KS.

Heelys, Inc. designs, markets and distributes action sports-inspired products primarily under the HEELYS brand targeted to the youth market. Its primary product, HEELYS-wheeled footwear, is patented, dual-purpose footwear that incorporates stealth, removable wheel in the heel. HEELYS-wheeled footwear product, includes single-wheel, two-wheel and grind-and-roll. Heelys was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Carrollton, TX.

Paine Schwartz Partners LLC (Paine Schwartz Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2006 by Dexter Paine, Kevin Michael Schwartz and Mitchell S. Presser. The firm is headquartered in San Mateo, California.

Discovery Alliance LLC engages in buying and licensing intellectual property. It invests in variety of different technologies and end use markets which include plumbing innovations, HVAC innovations, fire and smoke protection, automotive after-market, environmental indicators, lubricants, commercial construction, architectural innovations, photo-luminescent materials, consumer products, wheeled sporting goods, and commercial mowing and maintenance equipment. The company was founded by John Lynn in 2008 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Kelley Cos. provides financial planning and insurance services. The private company is based in Columbus, OH.

Autonomous Research US LP is an investment research firm located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Autonomous Research LLP. The firm provides coverage of all major European banks and insurers and US banks, asset managers and payment processors. The company publishes research for both equity and credit investors. The company also offers execution service across the capital structure.

Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Co. LLC provides real estate investment services. The company is headquartered in Milwaukee, WI.

Corbel Management LLC (Corbel Capital Partners) is an independent private equity firm founded in 2013 by Jeff B. Schwartz. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

Bata Shoe Museum is a footwear museum in Toronto. It collects, researches, preserves, and exhibits footwear from around the world. The company is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

ACM Management Co. LLC (Agriculture Capital) is the private equity subsidiary of Equilibrium Capital Investment Management LLC founded in 2012 by Tom Avinelis, Rob Hurlbut, & Brooke Randall. The firm is headquartered in Portland, Oregon.

Stellex Capital Management LP (Stellex) is an private equity firm founded in 2014 by Ray Whiteman and Michael Stewart. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Mountaingate Management Co LLC (Mountaingate Capital) is a private equity fim founded in 2016 founded by Bennett R. Thompson, Stewart A. Fisher, and Bruce L. Rogers. The firm is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

A-Level Capital Management LLC (A- Level Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Elizabeth Galbut and Demi Obayomi. The firm is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland.

ORIX Private Equity Solutions (ORIX) is a private equity subsidiary of ORIX USA Corp founded in 2012. The firm is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

Shocklog Holdings Ltd. is an investment holding British company founded in 2013. The private company is based in Southampton, UK. and has subsidiaries in United Kingdom.

It's Gone Viral Ltd. engages in the provision of social media marketing solutions. It involves in the distribution of video content and campaign strategy across social media. The company was founded by Andrew Trotman, Matthew Thomas, and Ryan Thomas Williams in 2016and is headquartered in Manchester, the United Kingdom.

Happiest Media Ltd. engages in the provision of motion picture and video production services. The company was founded on September 21, 2019 and is headquartered in Rochdale, the United Kingdom.

Milwaukee Film is a private company that showcases the untold stories of the rich and vibrant Latinx diaspora around the world through their Cine Sin Fronteras program. The company is based in Milwaukee. The American company offers movie tickets, showtimes, and operate a movie theater called The Oriental Theatre. The theater has a rich history and offers various technical and facility amenities, as well as accessibility equipment.

KOMI Group Ltd. provides media marketing, digital content publishing, and licensing services. The private company is based in Manchester, UK, and has subsidiaries in the United Kingdom. The British company was founded by Andrew Trotman and Ryan Thomas Williams, with Andrew Trotman serving as the CEO since incorporation.