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Jensen Investment Management, Inc. (Jensen) is an independent, employee-owned SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Lake Oswego, Oregon. The firm was founded by Val Jensen in 1988 and provides investment management services to a wide array of individual and institutional clients, including private clients, pension plans, foundations, endowments and other businesses. In addition, Jensen acts as the investment adviser to various mutual funds and a collective investment fund.

Scharf Investments LLC (Scharf) is an independent, SEC-registered independent investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Los Gatos, California. The firm was founded by Jeffrey Scharf in 1983. Scharf provides investment advice and portfolio management for individuals, registered investment companies, retirement accounts, trusts, family offices, corporations, endowments and foundations through separately managed client accounts. The firm participates in certain wrap fee programs acting as a sub-adviser to an investment sponsor.

MUFG Union Bank, NA (dba Union Bank) is a private banking firm headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded in 1953 and in 2021 they became a subsidiary of MUFG Americas Holdings Corp., ultimately held by Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (TYO: 8306) in Japan. Union Bank provides an array of financial services to wealthy individuals & families, executives, professional service firms, and mission-driven organizations.

Oppenheimer & Co., Inc. provides security brokerage services. It also offers investment banking and advice to high net worth investors, individuals, businesses and institutions. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Laird Norton Financial Group provides wealth management and advisory services. The private company is based in Seattle, WA.

MOD Super Fast Pizza LLC operates chain of pizza restaurants. It specializes in specializing in individual artisan-style pizzas and salads. The company was founded by Scott Trimble Svenson and Ally Svenson in 2008 and is headquartered in Bellevue, WA.

Franklin Advisers, Inc. is a mutual fund manager and registered investment advisor headquartered in San Mateo, California. The firm was founded in 1985 and is a subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE: BEN), a holding company that, together with its various subsidiaries is referred to as Franklin Templeton Investments. Franklin Advisers provides investment advisory and portfolio management services to US and non-US, registered open-end and closed-end funds and unregistered funds, as well as separate accounts.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Impact Venture Inc (Impact Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1999 by Adam Dell. The firm is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

University of Washington functions as a College/University. The company is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

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.

Sienna Group LLC is an alternative investment manager. The private company is based in Seattle, WA.

Corient Capital Partners LLC (Corient) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Newport Beach, California. The firm was founded in 2015 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of CI Private Wealth LLC, an indirect majority-owned subsidiary of CI Financial Corp. (TSX: CIX; NYSE: CIXX) in Canada. Corient offers investment advisory services exclusively to a select number of ultra-affluent individuals, their families and their companies.

Marlinspike Partners LLC (Marlinspike Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2020 by Neil Keegan, Mislav Tolusic and Mark Turk. The firm is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.

Founded in 1969, CIBC World Markets Corp. is a broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. The firm provides a range of credit and capital market products, investment banking and merchant banking services in North America and worldwide. They offer a range of advisory services, as well as underwrite debt, credit and equity products for corporate, government and institutional clients. CIBC world Markets Corp. also provides equity products and services, fixed-income services, foreign exchange products and solutions, securitization and credit structuring services, as well as trades and distributes short-term debt instruments. In addition, the firm originates financial solutions including credit products for medium-sized businesses in Canada. They also provide private equity, mezzanine and bridge financing to companies in North America, Europe and Australia. The company is based in New York City

ACG Seattle, Inc. operates as a global community for middle-market M&A deal-makers and business leaders focused on driving growth. It serves investors, executives, lenders and advisers. The company was founded in 1954 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Founded in 1958, Merrill Lynch Piece Fenner & Smith, Inc. is an SEC registered broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of BAC North America Holding Co. and their ultimate parent is Bank of America Corp. (NYSE BAC).

Citigroup Private Bank is the private banking subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C) in the US. Headquartered in New York City, the firm serves worldly and wealthy individuals and their families with a customized private banking service that crosses borders. They also provide services to professional investors, family offices, and lawyers and law firms.