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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP provides legal services. The firm's areas of practice includes appellate, litigation, business and commercial litigation, dispute resolution, government contracts, internal investigations, labor and employment, oil and gas patent, trademark and copyright infringement, product liability and toxic tort securities litigation. The company was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Russell Investment Management LLC (RIM) is a SEC-registered mutual fund manager headquartered in Seattle, Washington. They are a holding firm of Russell Investments US Retail Holdco, Inc., ultimately owned by Russell Investments Group Ltd. The firm was founded in 1936 and was formerly known as Frank Russell Investment Co. RIM provides investment advisory services to affiliated pooled investment vehicles, pension and profit-sharing plans, government entities, insurance companies, foreign official institutions, financial intermediaries, and wrap-fee program clients of third-party financial intermediaries.

Capital Advisors, Inc. is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Founded in 1978, Capital Advisors provides investment advisory services to individuals, high net worth individuals, institutions, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, investment companies and corporations and other business entities.

Ernst & Young LLP engages in the provision of accounting, assurance, tax, transaction, and advisory services. It specializes in the actuarial, analytics and big data, cyber security, accounting compliance and reporting, center for board matters, international financial reporting standards, country tax advisory, global trade, tax accounting, and climate change and sustainability. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Palogic Value Management LP (Palogic) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Dallas, Texas. The firm was founded by Ryan Vardeman and Robert Peters in 2006. Palogic provides investment management services with respect to private pooled investment vehicles that are offered strictly to sophisticated investors.

Cavanal Hill Investment Management, Inc. (Cavanal Hill) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma. They firm was founded in 1991 and formerly known as Axia Investment Management, Inc. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of BOKF, NA, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of BOK Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: BOKF), a financial holding company. Cavanal Hill provides professional investment management services to a broad and diverse client base that includes trusts, retirement plans, and banking institutions. The firm offers their strategies through separately managed accounts. They also serve as investment advisor to the Cavanal Hill Funds.

Evensky & Katz LLC, do-business-as Evensky & Katz/Foldes Financial Wealth Management (EK-FF), is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth manager headquartered in Coral Gables, Florida. EK-FF was founded by Harold Evensky in 1985 and generally provides investment advice to individuals, including high net-worth individuals, 401(k), pension and profit-sharing plans, 403(b), trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, corporations or business entities.

Southern Methodist University is a private university near the center of Dallas, SMU offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs through seven schools in the humanities and sciences, business, the performing, visual, and communication arts, engineering, education and human development, law, and theology.

American Bar Association provides legal services. It provides law school accreditation, continuing legal education, legal information and other services to assist legal professionals. The firm has members which include judges, court administrators, law professors, and non-practicing attorneys. The company was founded on August 21, 1878 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

State Bar of Texas provides legal educational programming services. The private company is based in Austin, TX.

SFMG LLC is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Plano, Texas. The firm was founded by Greg Morgan in 1992 and do-business-as SFMG Wealth Advisors. SFMG provides investment advisory services to individuals and their families, high net-worth individuals, pension plans, trust, estates or charitable organizations, and corporations and other business.

Livwell Ventures (Livwell Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded by Doss Cunningham and DJ Monteilh in 2018. The firm is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

Part of Valero Energy Corp., Valero Energy Partners GP LLC is an Investment Company Vehicle. Joseph W. Gorder has been the CEO of the American company since 2013.

La Quinta Corp. engages in the operation of hotels in the United States. The company was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Irving, TX.

Brand Foundry Ventures LLC (Brand Foundry Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded by Andrew C. Mitchell in 2013. The firm is headquartered at Austin, Texas.

Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. operates and regulates power transmission system. Its services include account management services and market support services. The company was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Texas Oil & Gas Association engages in operation of a statewide trade association representing the Texas oil and gas industry. It provides crude oil and natural gas. The company was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Seed Sumo Management LLC (Seed Sumo) is a venture capital firm founded in 2013 by Bryan Bulte, DJ Monteilh, Doss Cunningham, and Manish Patel. The firm is headquartered in Bryan, Texas.

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.

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. (MLPFS) is a global investment banking firm, SEC-registered investment advisor, broker-dealer, and futures commission merchant headquartered in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of BAC North America Holding Co., ultimately held by Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC). MLPFS provide investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, banks, insurance companies, thrift institutions, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations and other types of business.

Lee Financial Corp. (LFC) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Dallas, Texas. The firm was founded by Richard R. Lee in 1975 and they are a subsidiary of LFC Holding Co. LFC offers personalized financial planning and investment management services to individuals and high net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, private equity, 401(k) and defined benefit plans (investment selections only), and corporations or other business entities.

Laird Norton Wealth Management LLC (LNWM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Seattle, Washington. The firm was founded by Kaycee Krysty and Richard Simmonds in 1995 as Tyee Asset Strategies, Inc. They were acquired by Laird Norton Trust Co. LLC in 2001 and their name was changed to Laird Norton Tyee Asset Strategies LLC in 2004. The firm became Laird Norton Wealth Management LLC in 2020. They are ultimately owned by Laird Norton Co. LLC. LNWM provides investment advice to high net-worth individuals and families and their trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, business entities, foundations and endowments.

Blackrock, Inc. /Real Estate/ (Blackrock) is a private equity subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc founded in 2016. The firm is headquartered in New York.

FarmOp Capital LLC engages in provision of working capital to farm operator. It offers credit to growers based on the ability to grow an efficient crop. The company was founded by Keir Renick and Darwin Melnyk in 2017 and is headquartered in St. Paul, MN.

Cooley LLP engages in the provision of legal services. It offers strategic litigation and business transaction services and is a representative of private and public companies, financial institutions, venture capital firms and nonprofit organizations. Its practices include commercial litigation; patent counseling and prosecution; employment and labor; asset recovery; and estate planning and personal representation. The company was founded in 1920 and is headquartered in New York, NY.