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Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Credit Suisse Securities USA) is the broker/dealer division of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, an investment banking company headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse (USA), Inc., ultimately owned by Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN) in Switzerland. Credit Suisse Securities USA offers a suite of equities, solutions and credit products and services which includes global securities sales, trading and execution, prime brokerage and comprehensive investment research. Their clients include financial institutions, corporations, governments, institutional investors, such as pension funds and hedge funds, and private individuals around the world.

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. (Broker) (CGMI-Broker) is the broker/dealer division of Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., an investment bank headquartered in New York City with additional offices across the US. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Citigroup Financial Products, Inc., ultimately held by Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C). CGMI-Broker covers all market capitalizations of the major global indices and provides macro and quantitative analysis of global markets and sector trends. Their core focus of the group is to help investing clients make informed decisions by providing value-added, independent, insightful analysis.

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. (DBSI) is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1971 and is a wholly-owned investment banking and brokerage arm of DB U.S. Financial Markets Holding Corp., ultimately held by Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE: DB, FRA: DBK) in Germany. DBSI provides securities brokerage and investment advisory services to domestic and international private clients and institutions. They are also a primary dealer in US government securities as designated by the Federal Reserve.

McCarthy Capital Corp (McCarthy Capital) is a private equity subsidiary of MGI Holdings, Inc. founded in 1986 by Michael R. McCarthy. The firm is headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska.

Lombard Odier Asset Management (USA) Corp. (LOAM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2000 and do-business-as Lombard Odier Investment Managers. The firm is a subsidiary of LO Holding SA and their ultimate parent is Switzerland-based Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA. LOAM provides investment advisory services on a discretionary basis to private pooled investment vehicles (Funds) and investment advisory accounts. The investors in the Funds consist of endowments, foundations, insurance companies, high net-worth individuals, funds of funds, public and corporate pensions, and other sophisticated investors.

Leerink Partners LLC is a full-service brokerage and investment banking firm headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded by Jeffrey Leerink in 1995 and formerly known as SVB Securities LLC. They rebranded as Leerink Partners in 2023. The firm is a subsidiary of SVB Securities LLC. Leerink Partners provides institutional sales, equity research, institutional trading, and corporate finance and asset management services to the healthcare and technology industries. They offer superior execution capabilities in common stock, convertibles and derivatives with a singular focus on healthcare and a knowledge-led approach.

Part of Playhouse Square Foundation, Advantix is a managed connectivity experience (MCX) provider that helps enterprises manage their telecom assets in real-time. The company is based in Cleveland, OH. The company leverages its proprietary SaaS platform and expense management tools to optimize, manage, and report on any SIM or circuit, any device or hardware type, any plan type or service, and any invoice or spend. Advantix's platform integrates carrier APIs and network management and business-intelligence (BI) dashboarding to give customers complete control over their telecom assets.

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.

ABS Capital Partners, Inc. (ABS Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1990 by Don Bruce Hebb and Tim Thaddeus Weglicki. The firm is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Sky Link JSC provides cellular communications services. It offers multimedia messaging system, receiving and making calls, postpaid & prepaid packages, and information services such as news, weather, and horoscope messages. The company was founded in June 2003 and is headquartered in Moscow, Russia.

Part of Rostelecom PJSC, Moscow Cellular Communications OAO is a company that provides communication services. The company is based in Moscow, Russian Federation.

Vistaar Financial Services Pvt Ltd. provides financial services to the small business segment. Its products include vistaar vyapar mortgage, sampatti and saral business loans. The company was founded by Brahmanand Hegde and Ramakrishna Nishtala in April 2010 and is headquartered in Bengaluru, India.

FIAM LLC (do-business-as Fidelity Institutional Asset Management) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Smithfield, Rhode Island. The firm was founded in 2006 and formerly known as Pyramis Global Advisors LLC. They are wholly-owned by FIAM Holdings LLC, which in turn is owned by FMR LLC, aka Fidelity Investments. FIAM provides discretionary investment management services to institutional accounts. They also sub-advice funds or accounts for affiliated advisers and unaffiliated advisers.

Veritas Finance Pvt Ltd. engages in the provision of financial services to micro and small enterprises. It offers MSME loans, working capital, and LAP-consruction. The company was founded by Arulmany Duraisamy and is headquartered in Chennai, India.

RuralShores Business Services Pvt Ltd. provides business process outsourcing services. It offers e-mail response processing, member profile updates, redemptions requests logging, and know customer process for loyalty card companies; cashless and reimbursement claims verification and processing for health insurance organizations; driver log records management services for logistics companies; and employee records management, and internal human resources finance and accounting processes for IT companies. The company also provides tele-verification of new customers and local language inbound customer care for telecom companies; employee expenses claims processing and accounts payable services for business process outsourcing companies; motor insurance policy enrollments for general insurance companies; medical coding and billing for the United States based healthcare providers; and enrollment facilitation processes for non-profit organizations. RuralShores Business Services was founded by Murali Vullaganti, Raju Sujatha, Sudhakar Ram, Ram Narayan Colathur, Vellor Venkatakrishnan Ranganathan and Govindan Srinivasan in October 2008 and is headquartered in Bangalore, India.

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).

Greenspring Associates Inc is a venture capital subsidiary of StepStone Group, Inc. founded in 2000 by C. Ashton Newhall. The firm is headquartered in Owings Mills, Maryland.

Sheremetyevo International Airport JSC operates and owns airports and flying fields. The company was founded on August 11, 1959 and is headquartered in Khimki, Russian Federation.

Stealth Startup Solutions LLC engages in provision of consulting services. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Ajal Finance & Investment Co. KSCC provides investment advisory services. The private company is based in Safat, Kuwait.

Education First offers scholarship programs. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Branch Metrics, Inc. provides deep linking technology to mobile application developers. It offers organic growth, higher activation rates, paid growth optimization and web to application optimization services. The company was founded by Mada Seghete, Alexander Austin, Mike Molinet and Dmitri Gaskin in May 2014 and is headquartered in Redwood city, CA.

Access Holdings Management Co. LLC (Access Holdings Management) is a private equity firm founded in 2013 by Kevin McAllister. The firm is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland.

National Securities Corp., a subsidiary of National Holdings Corp., is an international, full-service, independent brokerage firm with a diverse base of retail and institutional clients. National Securities was founded in 1947 in Seattle, Washington with the goal of providing a full suite of financial products and services to its registered representatives and clients. The firm and their subsidiaries are headquartered in New York City and Seattle and have a multitude of domestic and international offices that provide a broad range of securities brokerage, financial planning, and investment services, as well as corporate finance and investment banking services to corporations and businesses. National Securities' representatives are primarily independent contractors who operate their business with freedom and flexibility in advising their clients. The firm is a member FINRA/SIPC.