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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.

Adesso Systems, Inc. develops and provides mobile computing application software and solutions. The company develops replication applications which perform replication of data, logic, and permissions in various devices and users. It offers services through systems integrators, value added resellers, and independent software vendors. Adesso Systems was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Compass Point Research & Trading LLC (Compass Point) is a registered broker-dealer and full-service investment banking firm headquartered in Washington, DC. The firm was founded by Scott Dreyer in 2007 and is owned by Sooner Holdings LLC. Compass Point provides investment banking, research, and sales and trading services to institutional investors. Their clients include investment advisors, mutual funds, hedge funds and other institutional accounts located in the US, Canada and Europe.

The Carlyle Group LP (Global Private Equity) is a private equity firm founded in the year 1990 by William E. Conway, Jr. and Daniel A. D'Aniello. The firm is headquartered in Washington DC.

ECI Software Solutions, Inc. engages in the provision of business management software, technology solutions, and e-commerce services. The firm offers rocksolid MAX, spruce, mark systems, lotvue, acsellerate, red falcon, team design, e-automate, print fleet and macola solutions. It serves the small to medium-sized manufacturing, wholesale and retail distribution, building and construction, and field service organizations. The company was founded by John William Sidgmore and Paula L. Jagemann in 1999 and is headquartered in Fort Worth, TX.

WSI International, Inc. provides curriculum materials, training and on-going technical assistance. It is a source for English instruction for individuals and corporate clients. The firm also provides a virtual community where students can practice their English language skills through playing entertaining games, completing activities and chatting and sharing their experiences with other students. The company was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD.

Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc. engages in the provision of management and technology consulting services. Its services include consulting, analytics, digital solutions, engineering, cyber security, and product. The company was founded by Edwin G. Booz in 1914 and is headquartered in McLean, VA.

Quorum Business Solutions, Inc. engages in the provision of energy business management software solutions and consulting services. Its products include accounting; field measurement; land management; marketing and logistics; production operations; transportation and storage; and document management. It also offer services such as readiness, deployment, education, and outsourcing The company was founded by R. Scott Leeds and Bruce E. Wartell in 1998 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Atlanta National League Baseball Club LLC owns and operates a professional baseball franchise. It is a member of the American League Eastern Division of the Major League Baseball (MLB). The company was founded in 1871 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

ICONMA LLC provides staffing and project-based consulting services. It offers contract staffing, direct placement services, individual consulting, managed resourcing, and training and education. It offers solutions for clients in the information technology, engineering, accounting, healthcare, admin and clerical, call center, human resources, marketing and creative, sales, scientific and clinical, and mortgage. The company was founded by Claudine S. George in 2000 and is headquartered in Troy, MI.

Unison Software, Inc. provides consulting, software, engineering and program management services. The firm offers software solutions for federal, defense, and intelligence agencies, and contractor organizations with the visibility, control and transparency and government agencies and contractors. Its products include TopVue, PRISM and Spectrum Suites, CDRL, PM, RISK, CMvues, FedConnect, Acquisition Management Module, and Spectrum CLM. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Dulles, VA.

Cambridge Associates LLC is a privately-held, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1973 by James Bailey and Henry Lewis. Cambridge Associates provides investment management and advisory services to colleges and universities, foundations and other non-profit institutions. They also act as an investment adviser to private clients, family offices, corporations, healthcare institutions, insurance groups, pension plans and ERISA pools and public and government-related groups.

The Atlantic Council of the United States engages in the promotion of constructive leadership and engagement in international affairs. The company is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Apollo Global, Inc. invests in international education services sector. It provides business and technology management, consulting and training and operational services in the fields of higher education and education administration to its network of schools. The company was founded in October 2007 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Smart IMS, Inc. provides information technology solutions. Its services include end user, engineering, unified communications, professional & staffing, remote infrastructure monitoring & management, application management and testing services. The company was founded in 1994 by Satrajita Mokkala and is headquartered in Plainsboro, NJ.

Accounting Research & Analytics LLC, do-business-as Center for Financial Research & Analysis (CFRA), is an investment research firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1994 and is a subsidiary of CFRA Research, Inc. CFRA provides independent and actionable research and analytics to their global subscribers to improve their investment and business decisions. The firm’s services also include forensic accounting research and analytics that identifies public companies with deteriorating earnings quality; and fundamental research and commentary focused on stocks, ETFs, mutual funds, sectors and industries.

Coalfire Systems, Inc. provides audit, security and compliance management solutions. The firm offers coalfire labs, compliance, cyber engineering, cyber risk and secure cloud solutions. It serves cloud service providers, federal government, healthcare, higher education, hospitality, restaurants, retail, state and local government and technology industries. The company was founded by Alan Ferguson, Kennet Westby and Richard Dakin in 2001 and is headquartered in Westminster, CO.

Moody's Corp. Research is an investment research firm located in New York City.

Novetta Solutions LLC engages in the provision of big data solutions and services to government and commercial organizations. Its products include Novetta Cyber Analytics, Novetta Entity Analytics, Novetta Mission Analytics, and Ageon ISR. It also offers data analytics, multi-INT analytics, open source analytics, cyber, cloud engineering, and machine learning on AWS. The company was founded in March 2012 and is headquartered in McLean, VA.

Part of Piper Sandler Cos., Cornerstone Macro LLC is a company that provides investment research. The company is based in New York, NY. The company was founded in 2013 by Roberto Perli, Nancy R. Lazar, Francois Trahan.

Exiger LLC engages in the provision of regulatory and financial crime, risk, and compliance services. It specializes in advisory, diligence, and DDIQ. The company was founded by Michael A. Beber and Michael Cherkasky in 2013 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Accelerate Learning, Inc. provides educational services. It offers STEMscopes, a digital science solution for PreK through 12th grade students offering three core curriculum programs: STEMscopes K-12, STEMscopes NGSS, and STEMscopes Early Explorer. The company was founded by Jarrett Reid Whitaker in 2013 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Alumbra Research LLC provides investment research. The private company is based in Virginia Beach, VA. The company was founded by Rob McDowell, Derek Aherne.