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Standard & Poor's Investment Advisory Services LLC (SPIAS) is investment research firm and registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of S&P Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPGI), formerly McGraw Hill Financial, Inc. SPIAS’ advisory services are generally offered to institutions (e.g., broker-dealers, investment advisers, investment companies and other financial institutions). SPIAS does not generally provide its advisory services directly to retail clients, but its services may be used by its clients in advising their own underlying clients, which may include retail clients. SPIAS also provides advisory consulting services to institutional clients and investment managers-of-investment funds, and investment sub-advisory services for registered investment companies, including open-end mutual funds and other institutions. S&P Global's operations consist of three reportable segments: S&P Global Ratings, S&P Global Platts, and S&P Dow Jones Indices. S&P Global Ratings is an independent provider of credit ratings, research and analytics to investors, issuers and market participants. It includes the NRSRO and certain other ratings-related businesses. S&P Global Platts provides essential price data, analytics, and industry insight that enable commodities markets to perform with greater transparency and efficiency. S&P Dow Jones Indices is a global index provider that maintains a wide variety of indices to meet an array of investor needs. In 2016, CFRA acquired S&P Global Market Intelligence’s Equity and Fund Research business (formerly known as S&P Capital IQ and SNL) from S&P Global, Inc.

Founded in 1986 by Michelle Clayman, New Amsterdam Partners LLC is a registered investment advisor located in New York City. The firm serves a diverse range of institutional clients, including public funds, corporate pensions, Taft-Hartley accounts, registered investment companies (mutual funds), foundations, and endowments. They also manage assets for several sponsors of wrap fee programs, as well as high net-worth individuals.

Neuberger Berman BD LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in New York City. It is directly owned by Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC, which is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Neuberger Berman Group LLC, which is owned by NBSH Acquisition LLC. The firm traces their origin back to the 1939 founding of Neuberger & Berman, its predecessor firm. In 1950, Neuberger Berman became one of the first firms to offer a no-load mutual fund to individual investors. Neuberger Berman BD manages a range of equity, fixed income, private equity and hedge fund strategies on behalf of institutions, advisors and individual investors worldwide.

Founded in 2011, SeeThruEquity LLC is an investment research and corporate access firm located in New York City. The firm focuses on micro-cap and small-cap public companies with less that $1 billion in market-cap. These companies have typically been underserved by the traditional Wall Street analyst establishment. SeeThruEquity provides coverage on listed companies in a variety of industries including telecommunications, healthcare, energy and technology.

Citigroup Alternative Investments LLC (CAI) is a SEC-registered asset management firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2002 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Citigroup Investments, Inc., which is owned by Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C). CAI provides advisory services to private investment companies, such as private equity funds and funds of one or more private equity and real estate funds. The investors in the funds advised by the firm are institutional investors, funds of funds, high-net worth individuals and employees, and former employees of Citigroup, Inc.

Castle Asset Management LLC (Castle AM) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in North Hampton, New Hampshire. The firm was founded in 2000 by Barry J. Dyke and Tim R. Fischer. Castle AM offers investment advisory services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities.

Miracle Mile Advisors LLC (MMA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded by Brock Moseley in 2007. MMA offers investment advisory services, which includes investment management, financial planning and retirement plan advisory services, to individuals, high net worth individuals, trusts, estates, businesses, charitable organizations, insurance companies and retirement plans.

Meyer Handelman Co. LLC is a privately held, SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Rye Brook, New York. The firm was founded by Meyer Handelman in 1933. They became a partnership in 1951 and were reorganized as an LLC in 2009. Meyer Handelman Co. provides investment advice principally to high-net-worth individuals, trusts and charitable foundations.