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Advisory Research, Inc. (ARI) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded by David Heller in 1974 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ostara, Inc. They provide discretionary investment management services to institutional and high-net-worth clients through separately managed accounts, unregistered pooled investment vehicles, and model-based accounts.

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.

Massachusetts Financial Services Co., do-business-as MFS Investment Management (MFS), is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1924 and is a subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (US) Financial Services Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by Sun Life Financial, Inc. (TSE, NYSE: SLF) in Canada. The firm provides investment advisory and sub-advisory services to a range of institutional clients and pooled investment vehicles. MFS is a responsible investor and signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI).

Wellington Management Co. LLP (WMC) is a registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1928 and is a subsidiary of Wellington Investment Advisors Holdings LLP, ultimately held by Wellington Management Group LLP. WMC offers investment management services for a fee to separate account clients and mutual funds sponsored by unaffiliated parties, as well as to investment vehicles that the firm sponsors.

Welch & Forbes LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded by Edward Sohier and Charles Welch in 1838. They are a subsidiary of AMG WF Holdings LLC, ultimately held by Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (NYSE: AMG). Welch & Forbes provides investment advice primarily to individuals and trusts. Their clients also include pension and profit-sharing plans, estates, charitable organizations, corporations and other business entities.

HarbourVest Partners LLC (HarbourVest Partners) is a private equity & venture capital firm founded in 1982 by David Brooks Zug. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts with additional offices around the world.

Founded in 1999, Credit Suisse Asset Management LLC (CSAM) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse Group AG (NYSE: CS), a publicly owned foreign bank holding company based in Switzerland.

GW&K Investment Management LLC (GW&K) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1974 and formerly known as Gannett Welsh & Kotler LLC. They are a subsidiary of AMG Boston Holdings LLC, ultimately held by Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (NYSE: AMG). GW&K provides active equity and fixed income investment solutions to meet the needs of a diverse client base.

Raymond James & Associates, Inc. (RJA) is a registered broker-dealer headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Raymond James Financial, Inc. (NYSE: RJF), a diversified holding company. RJA offers a full array of capital markets services, strategic advice and planning for institutional investors.

Jefferies LLC is a global investment bank and institutional securities firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Jefferies Group LLC, ultimately held by Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF). Jefferies provides corporate clients with research and execution services in equity, fixed income, and foreign exchange markets, as well as a full range of investment banking services such as underwriting, mergers and acquisitions, restructuring and recapitalization, and other advisory services, with all businesses operating in the Americas, Europe and Asia.

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.

Tekla Capital Management LLC is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. Formerly known as Hambrecht & Quist Capital Management LLC, the firm serves as an investment adviser for four closed-end funds – Tekla Healthcare Investors, Tekla Life Sciences Investors, Tekla Healthcare Opportunities Fund and Tekla World Healthcare Fund.

SSgA Funds Management, Inc. (SSgA FM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1978 and is a subsidiary of State Street Global Advisors, Inc., ultimately held by State Street Corp. (NYSE: STT). SSgA FM provides investment advisory services to US investment companies and certain pooled investment vehicles.

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.

Moody's Investors Service, Inc. is a credit rating and investment research firm headquartered in New York City. They are a subsidiary of Moody's Corp. (NYSE: MCO). The firm performs international financial research and analysis on commercial and government entities and provides a variety of analytic tools for assessing credit risk. Their clients include creditors, investment banks and commercial banks.

Barclays Capital, Inc. is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1997 and is a subsidiary of Barclays Group US, Inc., ultimately owned by Barclays plc (LON: BARC) in Great Britain. Barclays Capital provides large corporate, government and institutional clients a full spectrum of prime brokerage services which includes equities and fixed income financing, OTC Clearing, Futures and Foreign Exchange Prime Brokerage and access to industry insights and analytics from their Strategic Consulting team.

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

Ocrolus, Inc. engages in the provision of data verification and analysis for bank statements and other financial documents. Its products include document capture, intelligent fraud detection, and robust cash-flow analytics. The company was founded by Sam Bobley, John Guerci, Victoria Meakin, and Peter A. Bobley in 2014 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Off the Record, Inc. develops application that can fight the traffic ticket from phone. The company is headquartered in WA.

Differential Venture Partners LLC (Differential Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2017 by Nick Adams and David Magerman. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Cohesive Capital Management LP (Cohesive Capital Management) is a private equity firm founded in 2010 by John R.Barber. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Cerulli Associates, Inc. is an international research and consulting firm that provides financial institutions with guidance in strategic positioning and new business development. The private company is based in Boston, MA and has subsidiaries in Singapore and United Kingdom. The company's analysts blend industry knowledge, original research, and data analysis to bring perspective to current market conditions and forecasts for future developments. The company was founded in 1992 by David Nadig, Kurt Cerulli. Kurt Cerulli has been the CEO since 1992.

Morningstar, Inc. (Research) is the investment research arm of Morningstar, Inc. (NASDAQ: MORN), an American financial services firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded by Joseph Mansueto in 1984 and provides independent portfolio information offering star ratings and analysis of managed funds. They also provide economic commentary and asset allocation information based on qualitative research.

Golioth, Inc. offers an all-inclusive pricing approach for building and managing IoT devices. Golioth is based in San Francisco, CA and was founded by Jonathan Beri, who has been the CEO since incorporation. The company provides a free plan for building up to 50 devices, and then offers an average cost of less than $1 per device per month for fleets of 51-10,000 devices. Annual pricing is also available at an average cost of less than $10 per device.

Circuit Mind Ltd. engages in the operation of artificial intelligence development company. It automates the design of electronics circuit boards. The company was founded by Tomide Adesanmi and Basilio Gentile and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Private AI, Inc. is a company based in Toronto, Canada that specializes in developing privacy-preserving machine learning and natural language processing tools. The Canadian company's software is designed for developers and can be easily deployed in any workflow to add privacy protection to data pipelines. The company's mission is to create a privacy layer for software and enhance compliance with current regulations such as the GDPR, combining cybersecurity and privacy for a safer internet. Private AI was founded by Patricia Thaine, Pieter Luitjens, and Gerald Penn, with Patricia Thaine serving as the CEO since incorporation.

Knockri, Inc. engages in the development of artificial intelligent skills-based assessment tool that reduces hiring bias and eliminates unsuccessful interviews. The company was founded by Jahanzaib Ansari, Maaz Rana and Faisal Ahmed in 2016 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Part of SS & C Technologies Holdings, Inc., SS & C GlobeOp is a company that provides alternative fund management services. The company is based in New York, NY.

Supernode Ventures (Supernode Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2017 by Laurel Touby and Jenny Friedman. The firm is headquartered in New York.

The Economic Club of New York operates as a nonprofit, nonpartisan and nonpolitical organization. The company was founded by J.W. Beatson in 1907 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Part of Sapphire Holdco Ltd., Basware Holdings Ltd. provides innovative procurement solutions and professional services. The company is based in London, UK. The British company was founded in 2006 by Veera Johnson. Basware Holdings was acquired by Basware, Inc. from Pa Consulting Group Ltd. on April 08, 2015 for $28.13 million.