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Part of Johnson Controls International Plc, Keystone International, Inc. is a manufacturer and marketer of specialty valves and related products. The company is based in Houston, TX. The company was founded by Heather A. Wilson.

Part of RadiSys Corp., Texas Micro, Inc. is a company that markets differentiated Intel-based computer systems and single board computers. The company is based in Houston, TX. Texas Micro was acquired by RadiSys Corp. on August 16, 1999 for $114.63 million.

Goldman Sachs Asset Management LP (GSAMLP) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm is a wholly owned subsidiary of GSAM Holdings LLC, and their ultimate parent is Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). Founded in 1988, GSAMLP provides investment solutions to a range of individual and institutional investors worldwide.

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.

Blue Sage Service LP (Blue Sage Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2003 by Peter Huff and Jim McBride. The firm is headquartered in Austin. Texas.

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.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.

Satori Capital LLC (Satori Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2008 by Sunny Creek Vanderbeck and Randy Marc Eisenman. The firm is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

KPMG Corporate Finance LLC provides investment advisory services. The firm offers mergers and acquisitions advisory services including buy side, sell side, equity and debt financings and management buyouts. The company is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

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).

Dallas Summer Musicals is a non-profit company that delivers Broadway shows and events to diverse, multi-generational audiences. The company is based in Dallas, TX. The company has been providing the hottest, most award-winning, edge-of-your seat exciting shows for over 80 years. The company's mission is to grow their already expansive education programs and community partnerships which allow them to share the “spirit of Broadway” with members of their community who might not otherwise have access to their world-class productions.

Council on Foreign Relations, Inc. provides and disseminates ideas on foreign policies to individuals, corporate members, journalists and policy makers. It operates a forum for government officials, students and other interested parties to study and discuss world issues and impact on American foreign policies. The company publishes Foreign Affairs, a magazine that comes out six times a year, along with books and studies by its own scholars. Council on Foreign Relations was founded in 1921 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

Wal-Mart.com USA LLC owns and operates superstores. Its product range includes contact lenses, electronics, apparel, furniture, pet products, pharmaceuticals, tires, toys, and jewelry. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Bentonville, AR.

Ashbrook Simon-Hartley LP manufactures and installs precision engineered equipment for all wastewater treatment and control applications. Its products include Process Systems and Dewatering Technologies. It has offices in the US, the UK, Dubai, and Chile. The company was founded in 1904 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.