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Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Credit Suisse Securities USA) is the broker/dealer division of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, an investment banking company headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse (USA), Inc., ultimately owned by Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN) in Switzerland. Credit Suisse Securities USA offers a suite of equities, solutions and credit products and services which includes global securities sales, trading and execution, prime brokerage and comprehensive investment research. Their clients include financial institutions, corporations, governments, institutional investors, such as pension funds and hedge funds, and private individuals around the world.

Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP provides legal services. It offers services in the areas of private equity, technology, intellectual property, mergers & acquisitions, commercial litigation, and insurance & reinsurance litigation. The company was founded in 1899 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Blackboard, Inc. provides software applications and related services to the education industry. The firm offers recruitment, student success, and consulting services. Its services are utilized by academic institutions around the globe, including colleges, and universities. The company was founded by Michael L. Chasen, Daniel E. Cane, Stephen Gilfus and Matthew L. Pittinsky in 1997 and is headquartered in Reston, VA.

JPMorgan Securities LLC (JPMS) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1985 and is a subsidiary of JPMorgan Broker-Dealer Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by JPMorgan Chase & Co., Inc. (NYSE: JPM). JPMS provides research on fixed income, credit, derivatives, emerging markets, foreign exchange, structured finance, technical analysis and bond indices. Their equity analysts cover equities throughout North America, EMEA, Asia/Pacific and the emerging markets. The firm's fixed income team formulates trading and portfolio recommendations for investors in global bonds and other fixed-income markets based on valuations, analytics and market dynamics.

Aptamera, Inc. develops drugs designed to attack cancer. The company is based in Louisville, KY. Aptamera was acquired by Sarossa Capital Ltd. on March 19, 2005 for $21.40 million. The company was founded by Donald Miller, John O. Trent, Paula J. Bates, Tyree G. Wilburn.

Vivorte, Inc. develops and markets medical devices to prevent hip fractures. The firm offers minimally invasive, implantable orthopedic devices and bone graft substitutes to reduce hip fractures and to fill bone voids. Its devices are implanted in the hip of patients through a hole less than a half-inch in diameter. The company was founded in 2008 by Michael John Voor and Ruth Ann Voor and is headquartered in Louisville, KY.

Advanced Battery Concepts LLC develops battery electrode technology. It serves military, industrial, stationary, renewable, automotive, and motive markets. The company was founded Edward O Shaffer II and William Brecht B. William in 2008 and is headquartered in Clare, MI.

Neuberger Berman BD LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in New York City. It is directly owned by Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC, which is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Neuberger Berman Group LLC, which is owned by NBSH Acquisition LLC. The firm traces their origin back to the 1939 founding of Neuberger & Berman, its predecessor firm. In 1950, Neuberger Berman became one of the first firms to offer a no-load mutual fund to individual investors. Neuberger Berman BD manages a range of equity, fixed income, private equity and hedge fund strategies on behalf of institutions, advisors and individual investors worldwide.

Moody's Investors Service, Inc. is a credit rating and investment research firm headquartered in New York City. They are a subsidiary of Moody's Corp. (NYSE: MCO). The firm performs international financial research and analysis on commercial and government entities and provides a variety of analytic tools for assessing credit risk. Their clients include creditors, investment banks and commercial banks.

Perkins Coie LLP provides corporate, commercial litigation, and intellectual property legal services. Its practice areas include business law, environment and natural resources, estate planning and trust services, finance, intellectual property, labor and employment, litigation, product liability, real estate and land use, regulatory and government affairs, and taxation. The company was founded in 1912 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP provides legal services. It offers legal solutions to areas such as capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, credit, insolvency, and restructuring, investment management, tax, and litigation. The company was founded by Francis N. Bangs in 1849 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Part of Ingenta Plc, Dynamic Diagrams, Inc. operates a website and online journal. The company is based in Providence, RI. Dynamic Diagrams was acquired by Ingenta Plc/Old/ from Cadmus Communications Corp. on October 02, 2000 for $5.50 million.

Alliance Cost Containment LLC provides cost and expense consulting services. It utilizes proprietary software to measure the savings, discover any billing errors that may exist, and identify ways to improve efficiencies. The firm analyzes and negotiates lower operating costs for the education, non-profit, manufacturing, logistics, and services industries. The company was founded by Miles R. Lee Jr. and Douglas S. Arbuckle in 1992 and is headquartered in Louisville, KY.

Fordham University provides college and university. It offers undergraduate colleges and graduate & professional schools. The company was founded in 1841 and is headquartered in Bronx, NY.

Lawrence & Memorial is a not-for-profit, general, acute care, private hospital that has been serving Connecticut region since 1912. They are licensed for 280 beds and provide patient care to medical, surgical, pediatric, rehab, psychiatric and obstetrical patients. Their staff has more than 2,400 highly skilled professional, technical and support personnel representing virtually every diagnostic, therapeutic and rehabilitative specialty. Specialty areas include critical care, the region's only inpatient rehab unit and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, CT scanning and magnetic resonance imaging, interventional radiology, nationally recognized cardiac rehabilitation program which supports acute and step-down coronary care units caring for people who have had heart attacks, sleep center- located at Hilton Garden Inn, Groton and Employee Assistance Program Their primary service area includes 10 towns along the Connecticut shoreline between Rhode Island and the Connecticut River and as far inland as Montville. The hospital is an important health care provider for the residents of Fishers Island, New York, the area known as Washington County, Rhode Island, and other parts of eastern Connecticut. Their total service area population is approximately 180,000 people, expanding to 250,000 in the summer.

Cleveland Museum of Natural History is a non-profit organization operating as a museum. It offers exhibits, a wildlife center, and an observatory. The company was founded in 1920 and is headquartered in Cleveland, OH.

National Association of Corporate Directors provides online and print information services to directors of public companies. It offers in-boardroom education, evaluation, governance reviews, board composition and succession planning, board recruitment, ongoing advisory, insights, and analytics services. The company was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

Yearling Management LLC (Yearling Management) is a venture capital firm founded in 2001 by Ty Wilburn. The firm is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky.

Connecticut Legal Services, Inc. provides legal services. It is a social services agency, and a community resource that solves urgent problems affecting low-income people. The firm also collaborates with New Haven Legal Assistance Association and Greater Hartford Legal Aid to provide seamless services to every community throughout Connecticut. The company was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Middletown, CT.

ExSight Venture Management LLC is a venture capital firm founded in 2014 by James C. Murray. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Mad*Pow Media Solutions LLC designs and creates intuitive websites, applications, internal systems, and interactive media. The firm offers experience strategy and service design, interaction design and visual design, behavior change strategy, conversion and lead generation, data visualization, content strategy and creation, research and validation, digital marketing strategy, brand development, usability testing and accessibility evaluation, application development, front-end development, project management, and design training and workshops. The company was founded by Will Powley and Amy Heymans in 2000 and is headquartered in Portsmouth, NH.

Barrie International LLC provides management consulting services.