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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).

US Global Investors, Inc. (Asset Management) (USGI) is the fund management division of US Global Investors, Inc. (NASDAQ: GROW), an investment firm headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. The firm was founded in 1968 and formerly known as United Services Funds. USGI manages mutual funds and ETFs for individual and institutional clients.

United Services Automobile Association provides insurance, banking and investment services. Its products include renters insurance, flood and life insurance, checking savings accounts, certificate of deposits, stocks and options, USAA mutual funds, USAA 529 savings plan, mortgages, and individual retirement account. The company was founded in 1922 and is headquartered in San Antonio, TX.

JonesTrading Institutional Services LLC (JonesTrading) is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in Thousand Oaks, California. The firm was founded in 1975 and is owned by Jones & Associates, Inc. JonesTrading provides equity block trading services to institutional money managers and hedge funds in North America. They proactively source the liquidity required to execute outsized blocks in domestic and global equities and option listed derivatives, at advantageous prices. The firm offers robust access to both developed and emerging market trading.

A.G.P. / Alliance Global Partners Corp. (AGP) is a FINRA-registered broker-dealer headquartered in Westport, Connecticut. Formerly known as Euro Pacific Capital, Inc., the firm was founded by Peter Schiff in 1997 and is a subsidiary of Alliance Global LLC. AGP provides prime brokerage services to hedge funds, family offices, professional traders and top tier small/mid-cap investment funds. It offers multi-clearing, cloud based, high-touch client service solutions tailored to each client’s business needs.

Columbia Valley Healthcare Systems LP provides health care services. The firm offers allergy, angiography, cornea transplant, hematology, gynecology immunology, cardiology, and endocrinology services. The company was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Brownsville, TX.

Frost Investment Advisors LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. The firm was founded in 1868 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Frost Bank, itself wholly owned by Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. (NYSE: CFR). Frost Investment Advisors offers a family of diversified mutual funds and provides investment advisory services designed to meet the goals of their institutional, family office and individual clients.

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

H. C. Wainwright & Co. LLC (H. C. Wainwright) is a full-service broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1868 and is a subsidiary of HCWHC, Inc. H. C. Wainwright delivers industry insights and real-time execution to both public and private small and middle-sized global emerging market companies. With a focus on identifying buyers and sellers in illiquid and difficult to trade equities, the firm specializes in block trading and providing liquidity in these securities with as little market impact as possible.

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.

Founded in 1981, Haywood Securities Inc. is a broker/dealer headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia with additional offices in Calgary and Toronto. The firm offers a full array of investment services. Their research focuses on companies in the mining, oil & gas, biotechnology, telecommunications and technology sectors. They focus on young companies that are built around innovative ideas and offer the potential for rapid growth. Haywood Securities is a member of the Toronto Stock Exchange, the TSX Venture Exchange, the Montreal Exchange, the Canadian Trading and Quotation System, the Canadian Investor Protection Fund and the Investment Dealers Association of Canada. They are also registered to transact securities business in the U.S. and are a member of the NASD.

Global Factory, Inc. provides collaborative manufacturing execution systems. The firm's software gather, organize & analyze demand, production & quality data from various sources and monitor key indicators & execute business processes to control, manage & optimize distributed manufacturing operations. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

American College of Healthcare Executives operates as a professional society of healthcare executives. The company was founded in 1933 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

BRPH Cos., Inc. provides architecture, engineering design, and construction services to education, aerospace, aviation, government, industrial, general commercial, and religious markets. Its services include design, economic development, program management, and technology solutions. The company was founded by Ernie Briel, Harry Rhame, Raymond Poynter, Jr. and Lyle Houser in 1964 and is headquartered in Melbourne, FL.

Braxton Technologies LLC develops software application to automate satellite control and other tasks. Its products include satelite TT and C, flight dynamics, space vehicle and ground, simulation universal C2, and intelligent resource optimizer. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Colorado Springs, CO.

AH Capital Management LLC (AH Capital Management) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Marc Lowell Andreessen and Ben A. Horowitz. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.

Credit Value Partners LP (CVP) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut. The firm was founded within Credit Suisse in June 2010 and began operating as an independent firm in October 2010. In 2016, the firm was acquired by CVP Holdings LLC, ultimately owned by Pollard Family Investments LLC. CVP provides discretionary investment management services to unregistered pooled investment vehicles, private funds, and separately managed accounts.

Intercontinental Wealth Advisors LLC (Intercontinental) is an investment advisory firm headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. The firm was founded by John L. Kauth III and Isidoro Korngold in 1997 as Intercontinental Consultants LLC. In 2023, they became a subsidiary of Corient Private Wealth LLC, ultimately owned by CI Financial Corp. (TSX: CIX) in Canada. Intercontinental offers discretionary investment management services and financial planning to high-net-worth individuals and families, businesses, non-profit organizations, and foundations in the US and internationally.

PrecisionHawk, Inc. engages in the provision of drone-based solutions. It offers training services, drone technology consulting services, and global flight servicing. The company was founded by Ernest Earon and Christopher Dean in 2010 and is headquartered in Raleigh, NC.

Varagon Capital Partners LP (Varagon Capital Partners) is a private equity subsidiary of Man Group Plc (Jersey) firm founded in 2014 by Doug Kaden and Brett Shapiro. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Buck Consulting Group LLC provides strategic advisory services. It offers market strategy workshops, strategy assessment and customer focus seminars, market development system public sector sales method, leadership workshops, and other advisory program services. The company was founded by Nick Buck in 2010 and is headquartered in Oak Hill, VA.

Robin Systems, Inc. operates an online platform for container-based compute and storage virtualization. It offers Robin Cloud Platform which is a container-based, application-aware, compute and storage platform liberates applications from servers, VMs, and storage boundaries. The company was founded by Krishna Yeddanapudi in 2013 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

RockIT Recruiting provides staffing and recruiting services. It helps start-ups build a career and grow. The company was founded by Cody Voellinger and Jane Buescher in 2011 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Second Front Systems, Inc., develops cyber security products for the U.S. federal government. The company was founded by Peter Dixon in 2014 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

Carverr, Inc. provides food security services for large food and agricultural companies. Its products include ABIOGEN, CERBERUS. The company was founded by Nirmal Roy, Vishaal B. Bhuyan, and Ellen Jorgensen and is headquartered in Brooklyn, NY.

Adit Ventures Management LLC (Adit Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2014 by Daniel Francis McCooey and Eric Lawrence Munson. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Growth Capital Network LLC is an American company that offers programmatic, analytic, and educational projects. The private company's website is currently being rebuilt, but interested parties can submit their email through the contact form provided. The company's services include helping clients with their growth capital needs. The company can be reached by phone at 555-555-1212.