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Avondale Partners LLC is an independent broker/dealer headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee with additional offices across the US. The firm was founded by Robert Shepherd and Philip Krebs in 2001. Avondale Partners provides financial advisory services as well as equity and fixed income underwriting and private placement services to public and private companies throughout the US, Canada and Europe. They focus on middle-market companies in the healthcare sector.

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

William Blair & Co. LLC (William Blair) is a SEC-registered broker/dealer firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded by William McCormick Blair in 1935 and is a subsidiary of WBC Holdings LP. Until 1941, they were known as Blair, Bonner & Co. William Blair provides broking services to individual, institutional and issuing clients.

Arthur Andersen LLP used to provide accounting services. It was also into consulting services for clients that operate businesses throughout the United States and around the world. Arthur Andersen was founded in 1913 and was headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Mason Companies, Inc. engages in the operation of e-commerce website. It sells shoes, apparel, beddings, and electronics. The firm operates through the following brands: ShoeMall, Stoneberry, Masseys, Mason Easy-Pay, K.Jordan, Fifth & Glam Credit, Figi’s Gallery, Maryland Square, Auditions, and B.A. Mason. The company was founded by August Mason and Bert Mason in 1904 and is headquartered in Chippewa Falls, WI.

Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc. (Broker) (Baird-Broker) is the broker-dealer division of Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc., an investment bank and financial services company headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The firm was founded in 1919 and is ultimately owned by Baird Financial Group, Inc. Baird-Broker offers a full suite of comprehensive trading services for institutional clients.

HSBC Bank USA NA engages in the provision of banking services. Its lines of business are Retail Banking and Wealth Management, Commercial Banking, Global Banking and Markets, and Private Bank. The company is headquartered in McLean, VA.

International Swaps & Derivatives Association, Inc. is a global organization with over 1,000 member institutions from 79 countries. The private company is based in New York, NY and has subsidiaries in Hong Kong, Singapore, Canada, and United Kingdom. The members include a diverse range of derivatives market participants, such as corporations, investment managers, government and supranational entities, insurance companies, energy and commodities firms, and international and regional banks. The organization also includes key components of the derivatives market infrastructure, such as exchanges, intermediaries, clearing houses, and repositories, as well as law firms, accounting firms, and other service providers. The company was founded in 1985 by Patrick de Saint-Aignan, Thomas W. Jasper. Scott D. O'Malia has been the CEO of the company since 2014.

Founded in 1969, CIBC World Markets Corp. is a broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. The firm provides a range of credit and capital market products, investment banking and merchant banking services in North America and worldwide. They offer a range of advisory services, as well as underwrite debt, credit and equity products for corporate, government and institutional clients. CIBC world Markets Corp. also provides equity products and services, fixed-income services, foreign exchange products and solutions, securitization and credit structuring services, as well as trades and distributes short-term debt instruments. In addition, the firm originates financial solutions including credit products for medium-sized businesses in Canada. They also provide private equity, mezzanine and bridge financing to companies in North America, Europe and Australia. The company is based in New York City

WestBridge Fund Managers Ltd. (WestBridge Fund Managers) is an independent private equity arm of WestBridge Capital LLP founded in 1994 by Guy Davies, James Wakefield and Valerie Kendall. The firm is headquartered in Mayfair, London with additional offices in Manchester and Cardiff.

Raymond James & Associates, Inc. (Investment Management) (RJA-IM) is the investment management division of Raymond James & Associates, Inc. (RJA), a registered broker-dealer headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida. The firm was founded in 1974 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Raymond James Financial, Inc. (NYSE: RJF). RJA-IM offers planning and/or investment consulting services to a broad range of current and prospective clients.

American Near East Refugee Aid, Inc. provides aid and development programs to Palestinian communities. It advances the well-being of Palestinians families, poor communities and refugees in Palestine and Lebanon. The firm responds to economic, health, and educational needs with sustainable solutions and also delivers humanitarian aid during emergencies. The company was founded on February 21, 1968 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

W.K. Kellogg Foundation supports children in the areas of education, health, secure families, racial equity and civic engagement. The foundation was founded in 1930 by W.K. Kellogg and is headquartered in Battle Creek, MI.