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Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors LP (Kayne Anderson) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and alternative investment management firm headquartered in Los Angeles, California. Formerly known as Kaim Non Traditional LP, the firm was founded in 1984 by Richard Kayne and John Anderson. They are owned by Richard Kayne through his majority ownership of Kayne Anderson Investment Management, Inc. Kayne Anderson provides investment supervisory services through privately offered pooled investment vehicles, and to a lesser extent, through separate accounts and mutual funds.

Wedbush Securities, Inc. is a full-service investment bank and brokerage firm headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded in 1955 as Wedbush Morgan Securities, Inc. They are a subsidiary of Wedbush Financial Services LLC, which is owned by Wedbush, Inc. Wedbush Securities provides a wide range of securities brokerage, wealth management, and investment banking services to private and institutional clients. Their research focuses on providing coverage of small and mid-sized companies in the following industries: (1) consumer products and services (2) technology (3) entertainment and media (4) life sciences and (5) industrial growth and clean technology.

Pacific Income Advisers, Inc. (PIA) is an independent, employee-owned registered investment advisory firm headquartered in El Segundo, California. The firm was founded by Lloyd McAdams and Heather Baines in 1986. PIA provides professional investment management services for public funds, Taft-Hartley plans, corporations, insurance companies, endowments, foundations and private clients.

Pathway Capital Management LP (Pathway Capital) is a private equity/ venture capital firm founded in 1993. The firm is headquartered in Irvine, California.

The James Irvine Foundation operates nonprofit grant making foundation an expanding opportunity for the people of California to participate in a vibrant, inclusive and successful society. Its grant making is organized around three program areas: Arts, Youth, and California Perspectives. The Foundation has provided more than $900 million in grants to nonprofit organizations throughout California. The organization was founded in 1937 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

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.

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.

Rothstein, Kass & Co. LLC provides accounting and business consulting services. The company was founded in 1959 and is headquartered in Roseland, NJ.

Nazca Capital SGEIC SA (Nazca Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2001 by Carlos Fernandez Carbó and Alvaro Mariategui Valdes. The firm is headquartered in Madrid, Spain.

The UCLA Foundation collects and manages funds for social purposes. It receives contributions made by alumni, friends, private foundations and corporations on behalf of UCLA’s many schools, units and departments, disburses the contributions according to the expressed wishes of the donor and actively promotes philanthropy across the campus. The company was founded in 1945 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Magnum Industrial Partners SL (Magnum Industrial) is a private equity firm founded in 2006 by Angel Corcostegui, Enrique de Leyva, and Joao Talon. The firm is headquartered in Madrid, Spain with offices in Lisbon and Luxembourg.

Nimes Capital LLC (Nimes Capital) is a private equity firm is founded in 2007. The firm is headquartered in Los Angels, US.

Provident Financial Management, Inc. provides finance management, accounting, and tax services. The private company is based in Santa Monica, CA.

Pacific Life Insurance Co. provides insurance products and service. It offers annuities, mutual funds to individuals, businesses and pension plans. The company was founded on May 9th 1868 and is headquartered in Newport Beach, CA.

Sievo Oy provides financial software solutions. Its solutions include spend management overview, spend analysis, savings program management, spend budgeting and forecasting and procurement controlling. The company was founded by Sammeli Sammalkorpi and Matti Sillanpaa in 2003 and is headquartered in Helsinki, Finland.

Founded in 2010 by Jeffrey Sprague, Michael Heffernan and Nicole Parent, Vertical Research Partners LLC is an independent equity research firm located in Stamford, Connecticut. The firm provides proprietary research and analysis that focuses on the industrial sector.

CityView Management Services LLC (CityView Management Services ) is a private equity firm founded in 2003. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

Riverwood Capital Management LP (Riverwood Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2007 by Francisco Alvarez-Demalde and Jeff Parks. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.

TradeCentric operates as a B2B technology integration and data translation company. The firm provides an adaptable gateway solution to integrate PunchOut catalog functionality into existing e-commerce applications plus plug-n-play solutions for e-commerce platforms. The company was founded by Brady Behrman and Shawn McKnight in 2011 and is headquartered in Charlottesville, VA.

Part of Educational Credit Management Corp., ECMC Education, Inc. is a nonprofit provider of education and training solutions. The company is based in Colorado Springs, CO. The company offers a range of educational solutions through two entities: Altierus Training Solutions, which assists employers in solving talent and skill gaps, and Altierus Career College, which provides accredited programming to new career seekers.

Antares Capital LP is a private debt financing solutions provider for middle-market, private equity-backed transactions. Antares has subsidiaries in the United States and the Cayman Islands. The company's responsible investment strategy incorporates material environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors to enhance returns. With over $55 billion of capital under management and administration, Antares has one of the largest and longest-tenured portfolios in the market, spanning a diverse range of industries. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL. The CEO of Antares is Timothy G. Lyne.

Point of Rental Software provides rental software services. The firm’s solutions include heavy equipment, event and tent, aerial and access, general, recreational, specialty, portable sanitation, trench and shore. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Fort Worth, TX.

Macropoint LLC provides third party load tracking solutions. It offers a global freight visibility platform for shippers and brokers to get real-time location monitoring and tracking, delivery monitoring, and event notifications to third parties. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Cleveland, OH.

Seek Now LLC provides claim inspection solutions. Its services include commercial, ladder assist, solo inspection and emergency services. The company was founded by Russ Carroll and Scott James in 2012 and is headquartered in Louisville, KY.

Everpower International Holdings Co. Ltd. is an investment holding private company. The company is based in Flushing, NY. The company was founded by Wei Chen.

10-4 Systems, Inc. provides software solutions for transportation tracking. The firm offers 10-4 Enterprise Freight Portal, a global visibility tool for shippers, carriers, and 3PLs that aggregates asset location data from various sources in the supply chain and connects this data with pertinent information from their ERP and/or TMS. It provides real-time document capture, end to end shipping visibility, fleet management, backhaul management, and logistics software. The company was founded by Gordy Ferguson and Andrew J. Leto in 2012 and is headquartered in Boulder, Canada.

Ares Management LP is an American company that provides asset management services. The private company is based in Los Angeles and has subsidiaries in United Kingdom. The company was founded by Michael J. Arougheti, David A. Sachs.

Part of Draper Fisher Jurvetson International, Inc., Element Partners LLC is an investment fund. The company is based in Foster City, CA.

Part of Trucking Association of New York, Bestpass, Inc. is a payment platform provider and leader in toll management solutions for commercial fleets. The company is based in Albany, NY. Bestpass powers expresstrucktax, which simplifies the tax process for truckers and fleets. Bestpass offers an all-in-one toll management system to help fleets save time and money by effortlessly bridging the gap between tolling authorities and their fleet. The company also offers custom toll management strategies, white paper series, webinars, and owner-operator tolling solutions. The company was founded in 2001 by truckers for truckers and saves fleets time and money by consolidating payments and providing insight into cost per vehicle. Tom Fogarty has been the CEO of the company since 2020.

ProductPlan LLC empowers individuals to own their product success and communicate their product strategy through a single source of truth. ProductPlan is based in Santa Barbara, CA and was founded in 2013 by Greg Goodman, Greg Goodman, Jim Semick. The company provides an easy-to-use platform for building and sharing product roadmaps, with over 20 templates available. Tim Leonard has been the CEO of the company since 2022.

The Trucking Association of New York is a membership organization that advocates for and provides educational resources to the state's trucking industry. The company is based in Clifton Park, NY and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company was founded in 1932.