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Albion Investors LLC (Albion Investors) is a private equity firm founded by Alastair G. Tedford and Mark Arnold in 1994. The firm is headquartered in New York.

International Finance Corp. (IFC) operates as a global development institution. It is an organization that fosters sustainable economic growth in developing countries by financing private sector investment, mobilizing capital in the international financial markets and providing advisory services to businesses and governments. The firm operates through three segments: Investment Services, Treasury Services and Advisory Services. The Investment Services segment offers loans, equities, debt securities, trade and supply chain finance and client risk management services. The Treasury Services segment consists of the borrowing, liquid asset management, asset and liability management, and client risk management activities. The company was founded in 1956 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Founded in 1985, NatWest Markets Securities, Inc. is a financial services and brokerage firm headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut. The firm is a subsidiary of RBS Holdings USA, Inc. and their ultimate parent is the Royal Bank of Scotland Plc (LSE: RBS). The firm was formerly known as RBS Securities, Inc., RBS Greenwich Capital, and Greenwich Capital Markets, Inc. NatWest is an institutional fixed-income firm that provides a full range of debt capital markets services to both those seeking to raise capital and those seeking to invest it. The firm is an industry leader in the U.S. Treasury, agency and MBS markets and in providing real estate and asset-backed financing to their clients. NatWest also provides futures brokerage services and trade strategies to select clients.

Deloitte & Touche LLP engages in the provision of audit, advisory, financial advisory, tax, and consulting services. The company was founded on March 7, 1995 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

FriendFinder Networks Inc. operates social networking internet websites. The firm’s websites offer services such as social networking, online personals, live and recorded video, online chat rooms, instant messaging, photo and video sharing, blogs, message boards, email, and premium content websites. The company was founded by Andrew Conru in 1996 and is headquartered in Campbell, CA.

The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants provides vocational education in accounting. The company provides services to the accounting community, regulatory bodies, and other organizations. It also operates in Jersey City, Washington, and Lewisville. It was founded in 1887 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

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

YellowBrix, Inc. provides content analytics, syndication and management technologies. It offers business, industry, current-awareness and financial markets news and general consumer information for websites, intranets, wireless devices and telephony services requiring real-time information. The company was founded on April 16, 1999 and is headquartered in Alexandria, VA.

City Harvest, Inc. provides food to community food programs. It collects food that would have likely gone to waste, money that could be converted into food items, and distributes the food to the hungry people of New York. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

FastCupid, Inc. operates an online community for people to make connections and find partners for dating, romance, friendship, and various encounters. It offers users to connect with someone who loves their favorite music, movies, books and TV shows. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Boca Raton, FL.

Terwin Holdings LLC provides integrated capital markets residential mortgage financing, sourcing, securitization, trading, and distribution. It offers loan origination services, aggregation and securitization of residential loans, loan servicing, distribution through new issue securitization and whole loan trades, asset management and warehouse lending services for correspondent originators. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

City Financial Investment Co. Ltd. (City Financial) is an independent hedge fund management firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1986 as REALGLOBE Ltd., became known as Independent Financial Marketing Ltd. in 1992 and renamed to City Financial Investment Co. Ltd. in 1998. City Financial provides investment advisory services to pooled investment vehicles and separately managed accounts.

Mortgage Bankers Association is an American company that provides web, virtual event, and mobile solutions to its clients. The non-profit company is based in Washington and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company has over 20 certifications and dedicated success specialists to ensure their clients' satisfaction. The company offers industry-leading engagefully and engagefully events apps and platforms that power year-round member engagement as well as in-person, hybrid/blended, and virtual events on both mobile and desktop devices. The company is a Sitefinity Gold Partner with years of experience delivering results-driven association websites using the Sitefinity platform. The CEO of the company is Robert D. Broeksmit.

Terran Orbital Operating Corp. provides satellite communication services. The firm has expertise in nanosatellite design, development, manufacturing, testing and launch. The company was founded by Marc Bell and Anthony Previte and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

Here Today Florissant operates discount stores. The private company is based in Florissant.

Benefit Street Partners Multifamily Trust, Inc. provides alternative asset management services. The CEO of the American company is Richard J. Byrne.

Zimmer Advisors LLC provides investment advisory services. The private company is based in Vero Beach.

The Open Society Institute works to build vibrant and tolerant democracies whose governments are accountable to their citizens. To achieve its mission, OSI seeks to shape public policies that assure greater fairness in political, legal, and economic systems and safeguard fundamental rights. On a local level, OSI implements a range of initiatives to advance justice, education, public health, and independent media. At the same time, OSI builds alliances across borders and continents on issues such as corruption and freedom of information. OSI places a high priority on protecting and improving the lives of people in marginalized communities. Investor and philanthropist George Soros in 1993 created OSI as a private operating and grantmaking foundation to support his foundations in Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. Those foundations were established, starting in 1984, to help countries make the transition from communism. OSI has expanded the activities of the Soros foundations network to encompass the United States and more than 60 countries in Europe, Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Each Soros foundation relies on the expertise of boards composed of eminent citizens who determine individual agendas based on local priorities.

Climate Policy Initiative, Inc. engages in improving the important energy and land use policies and business practices around the world. It offers advisory and convening, analysis and assessments and design and implementation of new solutions. The company was founded by Thomas C. Heller in September 2009 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Silvaris Corp. operates a web-based trading platform for buying, selling, storing, and transporting lumber, panels, and building products. The private company is based in Seattle, WA.