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MacKay Shields LLC is a registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The original predecessor to the firm, MacKay-Shields Economics, was founded in 1938 as an economic consulting firm and it became MacKay Shields Financial Corp. (MSFC) in 1969. In 1984, MSFC was purchased by New York Life Insurance Co. (NYLIC). NYLIC established New York Life Investment Management Holdings LLC (NYLIM Holdings) in 1999 and transferred ownership of MSFC to NYLIM Holdings. In 1999, MSFC was converted to MacKay Shields LLC. The ownership, control and management of MacKay Shields did not change as a result of this conversion. The firm is wholly owned by NYLIM Holdings, which is wholly-owned by NYLIC. MacKay Shields provides discretionary investment management services primarily to institutional clients. The firm is a signatory of the United Nation Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI).

BlackRock Advisors LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1994 and is a subsidiary of BlackRock Capital Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK). BlackRock Advisors manages assets for US-registered investment companies and 529 Plans.

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. engages in the provision of brokerage, investment banking, and asset management services to individuals, businesses, and governments. The company was founded by Julie E. Silcock and is headquartered in New York, NY.

StoneCastle Asset Management LLC (StoneCastle) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2012 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of StoneCastle Advisory Services LLC, ultimately owned by StoneCastle Partners LLC. StoneCastle provides non-discretionary investment management services to an insurance company.

Alumnifire, Inc. operates a community platform that allows students to find jobs, internships, talent, and advice from a network of alumni. Its platform enables students to find and contact alums offering jobs, internships, informational interviews, as well as provides them the updates. The company was founded by Andrew John Margie and James Solomon Tate III and is headquartered in New York, NY.

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.

Standard & Poor's Investment Advisory Services LLC (SPIAS) is investment research firm and registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of S&P Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPGI), formerly McGraw Hill Financial, Inc. SPIAS’ advisory services are generally offered to institutions (e.g., broker-dealers, investment advisers, investment companies and other financial institutions). SPIAS does not generally provide its advisory services directly to retail clients, but its services may be used by its clients in advising their own underlying clients, which may include retail clients. SPIAS also provides advisory consulting services to institutional clients and investment managers-of-investment funds, and investment sub-advisory services for registered investment companies, including open-end mutual funds and other institutions. S&P Global's operations consist of three reportable segments: S&P Global Ratings, S&P Global Platts, and S&P Dow Jones Indices. S&P Global Ratings is an independent provider of credit ratings, research and analytics to investors, issuers and market participants. It includes the NRSRO and certain other ratings-related businesses. S&P Global Platts provides essential price data, analytics, and industry insight that enable commodities markets to perform with greater transparency and efficiency. S&P Dow Jones Indices is a global index provider that maintains a wide variety of indices to meet an array of investor needs. In 2016, CFRA acquired S&P Global Market Intelligence’s Equity and Fund Research business (formerly known as S&P Capital IQ and SNL) from S&P Global, Inc.

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

North American Sports Network Ltd. broadcasts North American sports. It broadcasts include the National Hockey League, Major League Baseball, National Football League, NFL Europe, Canadian Football League, and Arena Football League. It operates in Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark, Luxemburg, Malta, Iceland, Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, and CIS countries. The company was founded by Amory B. Schwartz in 2002 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Part of SBI Holdings, Inc., Shinsei Capital (USA) Ltd. is a company that provides banking and lending services. The company is based in Wilmington, DE.

StoneCastle Partners LLC provides asset management and financial advisory services. Its activities include cash management, investment management, investment banking, and financial advisory. The company was founded by Joshua Stuart Siegel and Matthew Reuben Mayers in June 2003 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

StoneCastle Cash Management LLC provides cash management services. The company was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Klarna, Inc. provides online payment solutions to e-stores. Its technology lets buyers receive ordered goods before any payment is due. The company was founded by Sebastian Siemiatkowski, Victor Jacobsson, and Niklas Adalberth in 2005 and is headquartered in Columbus, OH.

TheNumber LLC provides loan management and predictive analytics and reporting services. Its products include residential mortgage backed security analysis and loan data management. The company was founded by Hans Thomas, Sigurgeir Orn Jonsson, Ziggy Jonsson, and Guhan Kandasamy and is headquartered in New York, NY.

1/0 Capital LLC (1/0 Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2000. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Part of Miami International Holdings, Inc., LedgerX LLC is a cryptocurrency trading platform that offers bitcoin and ether options and futures. The platform is licensed and open to all US residents with low fees and longest dated expirations available on the market. The private company is based in Miami, FL. LedgerX was acquired by Miami International Holdings, Inc. from FTX Trading Ltd. on May 19, 2023 for $50 million. LedgerX provides institutional benefits for traders to directly negotiate large blocks with other institutional accounts. Zachary Dexter has been the CEO of the company since 2020.

HSV Holdings LLC (Indicator Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2013 by Geoffrey T. Bernstein, Ben F. Luntz and Jonathan M. Struhl. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Vibrant Ventures LLC (Vibrant Ventures) is a venture capital firm. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.