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Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors LP (Kayne Anderson) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and alternative investment management firm headquartered in Los Angeles, California. Formerly known as Kaim Non Traditional LP, the firm was founded in 1984 by Richard Kayne and John Anderson. They are owned by Richard Kayne through his majority ownership of Kayne Anderson Investment Management, Inc. Kayne Anderson provides investment supervisory services through privately offered pooled investment vehicles, and to a lesser extent, through separate accounts and mutual funds.

The Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) is a state-owned pension fund manager headquartered in Austin, Texas. The firm was founded by the Texas Legislature in 1937 to provide service and disability retirement benefits to teachers and administrators of the public school systems of Texas, which include institutions of higher education. In 1949, legislation expanded membership eligibility to include all employees of public education institutions. In 1985, TRS was assigned responsibility to administer health insurance program for public school retirees. The firm invests funds under its stewardship and delivers benefits to members as authorized by the Texas Legislature.

UBS Securities LLC is an investment bank and registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 as UBS Warburg LLC. They are a subsidiary of UBS Americas Holding LLC, ultimately held by UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG, NYSE: UBS) in Switzerland. UBS Securities is a primary dealer in US Government securities and provides a full range of investment banking services which includes corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, trading and sales, fixed-income, equity research, private banking, underwriting and prime brokerage operations. The firm also provides advisory services and access to capital markets for corporate, institutional, intermediary and alternative asset management clients.

X Plus One Solutions, Inc. offers integrated and open software for data-driven digital marketing. Its products include origin data management platform, which centralizes audience creation, computer learning, tag management, callouts, and triggers. The company was founded by Ted Shergalis in 1999 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

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.

University of Southern California is a private research university that mainly offers undergraduate, graduate & other higher education. The university was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Energen Resources Corp. engages in the exploration of oil and natural gas. The company is headquartered in Birmingham, AL.

Intel Capital Corp (Intel Capital) is a venture capital subsidiary of Intel Corp founded in 1991 by Les Vadasz, and Avram Miller. The firm is headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware.

Nomura Securities International, Inc. (NSI) is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City and was founded in 1969. The firm is a division of Nomura Holding America, Inc. and their ultimate parent is Nomura Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: NMR, TYO: 8604, AMS: 8604). NSI provides securities brokerage services, as well as asset management, domestic retail, global markets, global investment banking and global merchant banking services. The firm's fixed-income business consists of bond sales and trading, origination and product supply for securitization deals and real estate-focused asset finance operations (in cooperation with Investment Banking). In the equity markets, NSI offers sales and trading of domestic and foreign stocks on a global basis, primarily for institutional investors.

University of Houston System offers higher education degrees and job training or vocational study programs. It offers about 280 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in fields such as business, education, humanities and law. It was founded in 1927 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Society of Petroleum Engineers, Inc. provides petroleum engineering services. The non-profit company is based in Allen, TX and has subsidiaries in United States, India and Canada.

National Venture Capital Association provides business association services. It facilitates networking opportunities and provides research data to its members. The company is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Brit Media, Inc. Operates as an online community and e-commerce platform. It offers weduary.com, a wedding website creation service for brides and grooms and other online services related to living, technology, food and style. The company was founded by Brittany Morin in 2011 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

National Grid Partners (NGP) is a venture capital subsidiary National Grid Plc founded in 2018 by Lisa Lambert. The firm is headquartered in Los Gatos, California.

Silkroad Technology, Inc. provides cloud-based end-to-end talent management solutions. Its human resource solutions include global client services, recruiting, onboarding, learning & performance. The company was founded by Andrew J. Filipowski, Brian Platz and Chauncey Kupferschmid in 2003 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Memorial Hermann Health System operates as a non-profit organization that provides healthcare services. It specializes in back pain and spine care, cancer, children's health, digestive health, emergency services, heart and vascular care, neurosurgery, neurology, stroke, orthopedics, sports medicine, rehabilitation and physical therapy, sleep medicine, transplant center, weight loss, and women?s health and maternity. Its services include alcohol and drug rehabilitation, diabetes education, home care, hospice, and medical equipment. The organization was founded 1907 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Emergent Payments, Inc. provides online payment services. The company was founded by Brent de Jong, Mitchell Davis and Andrew Schneider in 2007 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

The National Association of Corporate Directors is a non-profit organization that provides essential resources to help directors strengthen board leadership. The American company was founded by Maryann Bruce and the CEO is Peter R. Gleason.

Part of Core Scientific, Inc., Blockcap, Inc. is a blockchain company that operates one of the world's largest bitcoin mining operations, accounting for nearly 1 percent of all the bitcoin network transactions. The company is based in Austin, TX. In addition to mining operations, the company operates two other divisions - digital treasury assets and venture investments. The company was founded in 2020 by Clark L. Swanson, Darin Feinstein. Darin Feinstein has been the CEO since 2020. Blockcap was acquired by Core Scientific, Inc. (United States), part of Core Scientific, Inc. from January 20, 2022 on July 30, 2021.

State Bar of Texas provides legal educational programming services. The private company is based in Austin, TX.

Irradiant Partners LP (Irradiant Partners) is a private equity subsidiary of Irradiant Partners LLC founded in 2021 by John John Eanes, Jon Levinson and Michael Jeffrey Levitt. The firm is headquartered in Santa Monica, California.

UL LLC engages in the provision of safety testing and certification services. It offers inspection, advisory services, education and training, testing, auditing and analytics, certification software solutions, and marketing claim verification. The company was founded by William Henry Merrill in 1894 and is headquartered in Northbrook, IL.

UL Solutions, Inc. provides testing, inspection and certification services. It offers facility, personnel, system, energy efficiency, indoor air quality and wireless services. The company serves through two complementary businesses, TIC and E&A. TIC business is made up of two reportable segments, industrial and consumer, which provide comprehensive testing, inspection and certification services to customers across a broad array of end markets. E&A business provides subscription and license-based software and advisory services to support customers’ risk management, sustainability and compliance processes. The company was founded by William Henry Merrill Jr. in 1893 and is headquartered in Northbrook, IL.