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Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss LLC, dba Barrow Hanley Global Investors (Barrow Hanley), is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Dallas, Texas. The firm was founded by Michael C. Mewhinney in 1979. They are a subsidiary of Perpetual US Holding Co., Inc., ultimately held by Perpetual Ltd. (ASX: PPT) in Australia. The firm provides US and global equity and fixed income management strategies to institutional investors, mutual funds, and other clients. Barrow Hanley is a signatory to the United Nations' Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI).

Luther King Capital Management Corp. (LKCM) is the investment advisory firm headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas and has additional offices in Austin, San Antonio, and Dallas. The firm was founded in 1979 by J. Luther King, Jr. and is a subsidiary of Southwest JLK Corp. LKCM provides investment management services to high-net-worth individuals, foundations, endowments, investment companies, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts and estates, among other organizations.

Loomis, Sayles & Co. LP (Loomis Sayles) is a SEC-registered investment adviser headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded by Robert H. Loomis and Ralph T. Sayles in 1926. They are a direct subsidiary of Natixis Investment Managers LLC, ultimately owned by BPCE SA in France. Loomis Sayles provides investment advisory or sub advisory services to institutional clients through separate account management services. In addition, the firm provides investment advisory or sub-advised services to various investment funds.

Stephens, Inc. is a full-service investment bank and brokerage firm headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas. The firm was founded in 1933 and is a subsidiary of Susi Holdings, Inc., which is owned by Stephens Financial Services LLC. Stephens provides comprehensive securities sales and trading services, including customized solutions for clients in North America and abroad.

Carlson Capital LP is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and alternative asset management firm headquartered in Dallas, Texas. The firm was founded by Clinton Carlson in 1993. Carlson Capital provides discretionary investment advisory services to privately-offered pooled investment vehicles and certain managed accounts.

Westwood Management Corp. (Westwood) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Dallas, Texas. The firm was founded by Susan Byrne in 1983 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Westwood Holdings Group, Inc. (NYSE: WHG). Westwood provides portfolio management services to individuals, investment companies, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, state and municipal government entities, and pooled investment vehicles.

Part of Prudential Financial, Inc., PGIM Real Estate Finance LLC is a company that provides mortgage services. The company is based in Newark, NJ. David Durning has been the CEO of the company since 1988.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC provides assurance, tax and advisory services. Its services include audit and assurance, consulting, deals, human resources, legal, tax, and family business. The firm also offers accountability, risk management, structuring, mergers and acquisitions, and performance and process improvement. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.

JPMorgan Securities LLC (JPMS) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1985 and is a subsidiary of JPMorgan Broker-Dealer Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by JPMorgan Chase & Co., Inc. (NYSE: JPM). JPMS provides research on fixed income, credit, derivatives, emerging markets, foreign exchange, structured finance, technical analysis and bond indices. Their equity analysts cover equities throughout North America, EMEA, Asia/Pacific and the emerging markets. The firm's fixed income team formulates trading and portfolio recommendations for investors in global bonds and other fixed-income markets based on valuations, analytics and market dynamics.

NB Alternatives Advisers LLC is a Private Equity firm, a subsidiary of NB Alternatives Holdings LLC founded in 2005. The firm is headquartered in Dallas.

The Boston Consulting Group, Inc. engages in the provision of management consulting services. It specializes in automotive and mobility; biopharmaceuticals; consumer products; education; oil and gas; power and utilities; engineered products and infrastructure; financial institutions; and health care payers, providers, and services. It offers big data and advanced analytics; change management; client learning and enablement; and corporate development and financial services. The company was founded by Bruce Doolin Henderson in 1963 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

KPMG LLP engages in the provision of audit, tax, and advisory services. It serves the banking and capital markets, building, construction and real estate, consumer and retail, energy, natural resources and chemicals, financial services, government and public sector, healthcare and life sciences, industrial manufacturing, insurance, media and entertainment, private equity, technology, telecommunications, and venture capital industries. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Ranger Investment Management LP (RIM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Dallas, Texas. The firm was founded by David Anthony and Sam Wyly in 2002. They are a subsidiary of Ranger Capital Group Holdings LP. RIM provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to institutional investors such as mutual funds, private pooled investment vehicles, public and private pension plans, insurance companies, foundations, endowments, and high net worth individuals (which invest through Private Funds or Mutual Funds). RIM is a socially responsible investor and a signatory to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI).

Ranger Alternative Management LP (Ranger) is a registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Dallas, Texas. The firm was founded in 2008 and is a subsidiary of Sand Dollar Beach LLC. Ranger serves as a sub-adviser to and provides investment advisory services on a discretionary basis to the Ranger Equity Bear ETF (NYSE ticker: HDGE) (the Ranger ETF).

Founded by Lewis Friedland, Cobalt Capital Partners is a real estate private equity firm located in Irving, Texas with additional offices in Atlanta and San Antonio, Texas. The firm was founded in 2002 as a partnership between Lewis D. Friedland and USAA Real Estate Company. They manage the Cobalt Industrial REIT.

Energy Spectrum Capital (Energy Spectrum) is a private equity firm subsidiary of Energy Spectrum LLC founded in 1995 by Thomas O. Whitener. The firm is headquartered in the Dallas, Texas.

Civic Dinners, Inc. operates as a platform which designs and manages community conversations. The company is founded by Jenn Graham and Thomas Stokell in 2016 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Part of Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc., Red Classic Services LLC is a company that provides freight brokerage services. The company is based in Charlotte, NC.

Part of Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc., Data Ventures, Inc. is a provider of analytical and data management application suites to enhance consumer goods business processes. The company is based in Charlotte, NC. The company delivers data-driven insights to help clients make informed decisions. From retailers to manufacturers of consumer packaged goods, Data Ventures is a valuable partner to many organizations worldwide.

Atlanta Seed Co (Atlanta Seed) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016. The firm is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

Founded in 2004, Mesa West Capital LLC is a private equity firm founded headquartered in Los Angeles. headquartered in california.

Thackeray Partners is an Independent Private Equity firm founded in 2005 by Mary M. Hager and Anthony W. Dona. Thackeray Partners is headquartered in Dallas.

Bounteous, Inc. engages in the provision of strategy, customer experience, engineering, eCommerce, analytics, and digital marketing solutions. It offers product strategy, content strategy, experience research, experience design, custom web development, analytics strategy, analytics implementation, enterprise analytics, and conversion optimization. The company was founded by Philip Hollyer and Keith Schwartz in 2003 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Morgan Joseph TriArtisan LLC is an investment and merchant bank engaged in providing financial advice, capital raising and private equity investing. Their services include mergers, acquisitions and restructuring advice and private placements and public offerings of equity and debt. The firm is headquartered in New York City and is a subsidiary of Morgan Joseph TriArtisan Group, Inc. Morgan Joseph TriArtisan was formed in 2010 as the result of a merger between Morgan Joseph & Co. Inc. and TriArtisan Partners LLC. Morgan Joseph TriArtisan is a member of FINRA, the NASD and the SIPC. Morgan Joseph TriArtisan's primary focus is on providing financial advisory and capital raising services in the US, Europe and Asia. This includes mergers and acquisitions advice, restructuring advice, private placements and public offerings of debt and equity. For their institutional clients, Morgan Joseph TriArtisan provides a full range of sales and executions services, including equity research and specialized reports on convertible debt. The firm's sales and trading teams service a variety of institutional clients with both debt and equity investment ideas and trading services. They primarily serve the consumer products, healthcare, automotive, chemical, transportation, construction, entertainment, telecommunications and media industries. Morgan Joseph TriArtisan's debt and equity analysts cover a growing universe of stock and bond issues across a broad range of industry sectors. Their equity research focuses primarily on middle-market companies with limited research and coverage and uses a classic bottom-up qualitative approach. The high-yield department specializes in finding trading opportunities by identifying undervalued and overvalued high-yield debt for institutional clients. They focus on small- to mid-sized issues that are not widely covered and are often mispriced in the market.

The Dallas Bar Association operates as an association of attorneys. The private company is based in Dallas, TX.

The Dallas Association of Young Lawyers operates as a lawyers association. The non-profit company is based in Dallas, TX.

Wells Fargo Securities LLC (WFS) is the broker/dealer subsidiary of EVEREN Capital Corp., ultimately owned by Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC). Headquartered in New York, WFS delivers a comprehensive suite of banking, capital markets and advisory solutions, such as a full complement of sales, trading and research capabilities, to corporate, government and institutional clients.

The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) is the world's largest HR association with almost 325,000 members. The non-profit company is based in Alexandria, VA and has subsidiaries in India and the United States. The company aims to create better workplaces and address critical issues affecting society that impact work. Johnny C. Taylor has been the CEO of the company since 2017.