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Lord Abbett & Co. LLC (Lord Abbett) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey. Founded in 1929, Lord Abbett provides advisory services to a variety of institutional clients, the Lord Abbett Funds and other registered investment companies sponsored by third parties, the Lord Abbett UCITS Funds, the Lord Abbett Luxembourg Fund, other foreign funds, privately offered commingled funds and various separately managed accounts.

MacKay Shields LLC is a registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The original predecessor to the firm, MacKay-Shields Economics, was founded in 1938 as an economic consulting firm and it became MacKay Shields Financial Corp. (MSFC) in 1969. In 1984, MSFC was purchased by New York Life Insurance Co. (NYLIC). NYLIC established New York Life Investment Management Holdings LLC (NYLIM Holdings) in 1999 and transferred ownership of MSFC to NYLIM Holdings. In 1999, MSFC was converted to MacKay Shields LLC. The ownership, control and management of MacKay Shields did not change as a result of this conversion. The firm is wholly owned by NYLIM Holdings, which is wholly-owned by NYLIC. MacKay Shields provides discretionary investment management services primarily to institutional clients. The firm is a signatory of the United Nation Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI).

JPMorgan Investment Management, Inc. (JPMIM) is a global, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2000 as the result of Chase Manhattan's purchase of Robert Fleming Holdings and the subsequent merger of Chase and JPMorgan. In January 2010, JPMorgan Investment Advisors merged into JP Morgan Investment Management. JPMIM is a subsidiary of JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM). The firm primarily provides investment advisory services to both US and non-US institutional and retail clients.

Laifer Capital Management, Inc. is an independent hedge fund manager headquartered in Norwalk, Connecticut. The firm was founded by Lance Laifer and provides investment advice to high net-worth clients.

Founded in 1997, Aviva Investors Americas LLC is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa. The firm was also previously known as Aviva Capital Management, Inc. Aviva Investors Americas is a subsidiary of Aviva USA Corp. and their ultimate parent is London-based Aviva Plc (LSE: AV). The firm manages assets for life insurance and annuity companies, re-insurance companies and other institutional clients.

Bear Stearns Asset Management Inc (Bear Stearns) is a Private Equity/Venture Capital firm, a subsidiary of The Bear Stearns Cos LLC founded in 1985. The firm is headquartered in the US.

Invesco Advisers, Inc. is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. They are a subsidiary of Invesco Group Services, Inc., ultimately held by Invesco Ltd. (NYSE: IVZ). The firm was founded in 1986 and previously known as Invesco Institutional NA, Inc. until April 2010 when Invesco Ltd. consolidated the businesses of their US investment advisors (Invesco AIM Advisors, Inc., Invesco AIM Capital Management, Inc., Invesco AIM Private Asset Management, Inc. and Invesco Global Asset Management NA, Inc.) under the name Invesco Advisers, Inc. They provide discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to individuals, institutional and high net-worth clients through separate accounts, wrap fee programs and US registered investment companies and other Commingled Funds.

Fort Washington Investment Advisors, Inc. (Fort Washington) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. The firm was founded in 1990 and formerly known as Columbus Fund Management, Inc. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of Western & Southern Investment Holdings LLC and ultimately owned by Western & Southern Mutual Holding Co. The firm offers a wide range of investment solutions to a diverse set of clients and valued partners. Fort Washington is a signatory to the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI).

Bankers Trust Co. is an asset management headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa. The firm was founded in 1917 and is a subsidiary of BTC Financial Corp. The firm serves as a trusted partner for individuals’ comprehensive financial planning, trust and fiduciary needs.

Azul Holdings, Inc. provides content management solutions. It develops, markets and supports content management and publishing software products that help companies create, manage and deliver large amounts of content in web, electronic or paper formats. The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Boulder, CO.

TimesSquare Capital Management LLC (TimesSquare) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2000 by Grant Babyak, Ian Rosenthal, and Stephen Green. They are a subsidiary of TimesSquare Manager Member LLC, which is owned by Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (NYSE: AMG). TimesSquare provides investment advisory services to various types of institutional investors as well as certain high net-worth individuals and in limited instances to modeled portfolios.

First Eagle Investment Management LLC (FEIM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and holding firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1864 and formerly known as Arnhold & S. Bleichroeder Advisers, Inc. FEIM provides investment advisory services primarily to mutual funds, private funds, collective investment trusts and institutional separately managed accounts (SMAs), as well as to a registered, closed-end interval fund. The firm serves as the investment adviser to the First Eagle Funds, First Eagle Variable Funds and to the First Eagle Credit Opportunities Fund, which are registered investment companies.

Headquartered in New York City, Investec Securities LLC is an international, specialist banking group that provides a diverse range of financial products and services to a select client base. The firm provides a full array of trading and execution services for their clients. They do not provide an internal research. Investec is a subsidiary of Investec Plc

RenCap Securities, Inc. is a broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1995 and they are a subsidiary of Renaissance UK Holdings Ltd., ultimately owned by Renaissance Financial Holdings Ltd. in Bermuda. RenCap Securities provides prime brokerage services to institutional investors, corporates, family offices and high net-worth individuals.

Southern Methodist University is a private university near the center of Dallas, SMU offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs through seven schools in the humanities and sciences, business, the performing, visual, and communication arts, engineering, education and human development, law, and theology.

RBC Dominion Securities, Inc. (RBCDS) is a Canadian broker/dealer headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded in 1901 and is a subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada (TSE, NYSE: RY). RBCDS provides a full spectrum of brokerage services to retail and corporate clients.

Part of AXA SA, American Indemnity Co. is a company that provides property and casualty insurance products. The company is based in TX. American Indemnity was acquired by Catlin, Inc. from United Fire & Casualty Co. on July 25, 2006.

Fordham University provides college and university. It offers undergraduate colleges and graduate & professional schools. The company was founded in 1841 and is headquartered in Bronx, NY.

A.V.M. Software, Inc. provides group video chat. It enables people to meet and interact around topics, interests, and content and culture, through real-time group chat. The firm is available on Personal Computer, iOS, Android, and Mac Beta. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Jericho, NY.

Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers, Inc. (NBIA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2002 as Neuberger Berman Fixed Income LLC and adopted their present name in 2016. They are a subsidiary of Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers Holdings LLC, ultimately owned by NBSH Acquisition LLC. NBIA provides a wide range of discretionary investment management services to a variety of clients, which includes individuals, institutions, registered investment companies, non-US registered funds and private investment funds.

Wapiti Capital Management LLC provides capital management services. The private company is based in New Castle.

Part of Renaissance Financial Holdings Ltd. /Bm/, Renaissance Broker Ltd. is a Russian company that provides brokerage services. The company is based in Moscow, Russian Federation. The company was founded in 1998. Irina Belyakova has been the CEO of the company since 2022.

Part of Renaissance Financial Holdings Ltd. /Bm/, Renaissance Capital Ltd. is a brokerage services provider. The company is based in London, UK. The British company was founded in 1995. Anthony Gerard Simone has been the CEO of the company since 2013.

Renaissance Capital-FK LLC is the Russian broker-dealer subsidiary of Renaissance Financial Holdings Ltd. in Bermuda. Headquartered in Moscow, the firm was founded in 2001 and provides prime brokerage services to institutional investors, corporates, family offices and high net-worth individuals.