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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.

Medtronic, Inc. operates as a medical technology company. It offers implantable cardiac pacemakers, eternal defibrillators, inferior turbinate surgery products, and continuous glucose monitoring device. The company was founded by Earl E. Bakken and Palmer J. Hermundslie on April 29, 1949 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Polen Capital Credit LLC (PCC) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts. Formerly known as DDJ Capital Management LLC, the firm was co-founded by David Breazzano in 1996 and was acquired by Polen Capital Management LLC in 2022. PCC provides discretionary investment advice to corporate domestic and foreign pension plans, public pension and retirement plans and Taft-Hartley plans. They also act as investment sub-advisors to certain US and non-US investment advisors and asset managers. PCC is a signatory to the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI).

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. (Broker) (CGMI-Broker) is the broker/dealer division of Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., an investment bank headquartered in New York City with additional offices across the US. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Citigroup Financial Products, Inc., ultimately held by Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C). CGMI-Broker covers all market capitalizations of the major global indices and provides macro and quantitative analysis of global markets and sector trends. Their core focus of the group is to help investing clients make informed decisions by providing value-added, independent, insightful analysis.

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. (DBSI) is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1971 and is a wholly-owned investment banking and brokerage arm of DB U.S. Financial Markets Holding Corp., ultimately held by Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE: DB, FRA: DBK) in Germany. DBSI provides securities brokerage and investment advisory services to domestic and international private clients and institutions. They are also a primary dealer in US government securities as designated by the Federal Reserve.

EPL Intermediate, Inc. owns and operates restaurants specializing in marinated flame-grilled chicken. Its restaurants are located in California, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Nevada, Oregon, Texas and Utah. The company was founded by Stephen J. Sather on December 14, 1999 and is headquartered in Costa Mesa, CA.

Norcraft Holdings LP manufactures, assembles and finishes kitchen and bathroom cabinets for repair, remodeling, and new home construction markets. The company is headquartered in Eagan, MN.

StraighterLine, Inc. provides online general education courses to postsecondary students. It offers online higher education courses that are equivalent to general courses required for a bachelor's degree. The company was founded by Burck Smith in 2009 and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD.

Nepris, Inc. operates as a cloud-based technology platform, which connects teachers with experts and working professionals for online live interactions with students. It offers teachers the ability to see archived sessions for free, to sign-up for a license to request sessions of their own, or to participate in industry offered sessions at Nepris.com. The company was founded by Sabari Raja and Binu Thayamkery in 2013 and is headquartered in Plano, TX.

Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP provides legal services. It offers bankruptcy and restructuring, intellectual property services, employment law and commercial litigation services. The firm serves to construction, healthcare and life sciences, industrial manufacturing, gaming and media and entertainment industries. The company was founded by Judge William Worthington, Edward W. Strong and John L. Stettinius in 1885 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, OH.

El Pollo Loco, Inc. engages in the ownership and management of restaurant chains. It specializes in fire-grilling citrus-marinated chicken. The company was founded by Pancho Ochoa in 1975 and is headquartered in Costa Mesa, CA.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

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

Connexity, Inc. engages in the development of an electronic commerce platform. It offers connection between buyers and sellers online. The company was founded by Dave Gross and David Schaller in 1996 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

TechnoServe, Inc. provides business and market based solutions that can break the cycle of poverty in developing countries. It focuses on developing entrepreneurs, building businesses and industries and improving the business environment. The company was founded by Edward P. Bullard in 1968 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Part of MasterBrand, Inc., Norcraft GP LLC provides financial services. The company is based in Eagan, MN.

Kaplan & Co. provides accounting, auditing and tax services. Its services include tax planning, tax return preparation, payroll compliance auditing, and business advisory. The company was founded in 1945 and is headquartered in Vernon Hills, IL.

Atalaya Capital Management LP (Atalaya Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2006 by Ivan Q. Zinn. The firm is headquartered in New York.

UBS Investment Bank provides investment banking and securities brokerage services. Its clients include institutional and corporate clients, intermediaries, governments, and hedge funds. The firm also provides merger and acquisition advisory, private placement, investment research, foreign exchange, equity, and leverage finance advisory services. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Levelwing Media LLC provides digital marketing services. It specializes in strategy development, creative, integrated marketing, technology and business intelligence services. The company was founded by Steve M. Parker, Jr. and Jeff Adelson-Yan in 2002 and is headquartered in Charleston, SC.

Qualia, Inc. provides intent-targeting platform. The company was founded by Manish Ahuja, Reza Qorbani, Nihal Mehta, Kathy Leake, Michael Muse, and Deepen Shah in 2011 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.

Motimatic LLC operates an online advertising platform. It's messages support specific users in achieving goals, while creating economic value for client organizations in various markets that range from healthcare to financial services, insurance and education. The company was founded by Alan Harvey Tripp and Greg Gibson in 2014 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Mursion, Inc. provides virtual training platform where professionals practice and master the interpersonal skills to be effective in high stakes careers. It offers services for education, healthcare, hospitality, and corporate learning. The company was founded by Mark Atkinson and Arjun Nagendan and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Draft Ventures LLC (Draft Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Artia Moghbel and David Rodriguez. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Side, Inc. engages in the provision of brokerage solutions. It develops technology that improves agent productivity, legal compliance, marketing programs, and customer experience. The company was founded by Guy Gal, Edward Wu, and Hilary Hedemark in 2017 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

CreatorUp, Inc. provides e-learning platform. It develops a series available publicly on YouTubu?s creator academy channel which includes script development, casting & pre-shoot planning, production and editing and media management and publishing. The company was founded by Sara Akhteh, Michael Tringe, Xiaoyu Hugh Hou and Jain Priyesh and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

The Smithsonian's National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute is based in Washington and is home to over 2,100 animals from almost 400 different species. The Health Program operates under the pillars of capacity building and training, emerging infectious disease research, and wildlife health, with the aim of improving public health and the health and conservation of wildlife species worldwide. The institute is known for its lions, which are the world's most social felines, and can be watched live on the Lion Cam.