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Mera Capital Management LP is an independent hedge fund manager headquartered in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania. The firm was founded by John P. McNiff in 2008 and they provide discretionary investment management services to high net-worth clients.

State Street Global Advisors AG provides investment advisory services. Its products include active equity, alternatives, cash funds and solutions, indexing, multi-asset, SPDR ETFs and smart beta. The company was founded by Scott F. Powers in 1978 and is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.

State Street Global Advisors (State Street Global Advisors) is a private equity subsidiary of State Street Corp. founded in 1978. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Allen & Co., Inc. engages in private placement, underwriting and brokerage services to entertainment and media companies. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Pitcairn Group LP (Pitcairn) is a wealth management and holding firm headquartered in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania. Pitcairn was founded in 1923 and provides investment advice and implementation to individuals and their families.

Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada provides life insurance and other financial services. It offers saving, retirement and pension products and life and health insurance to individuals and groups through its operations in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom and Asia. The company was founded in 1865 by Mathew Hamilton Gault and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Allen Investment Management LLC (AIM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Paul Alan Gould in 2002 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Allen Operations LLC. AIM provides customized wealth management services to high net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, foundations and similar clients on a discretionary and non-discretionary basis. They also provide investment advice to private investment vehicles.

Rhino Investment Partners, Inc. is an independent asset management firm headquartered in West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania. The firm was founded by John Schneider in 2005. Rhino Investment Partners manages the Rhino Small-Cap Financial Fund for individual and institutional investors.

Chartwell Investment Partners LLC (Chartwell) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Berwyn, Pennsylvania. The firm was founded by Timothy Riddle in 1997 and is a subsidiary of Carillon Tower Advisers, Inc. (dba Raymond James Investment Management), which is owned by Raymond James Financial, Inc. (NYSE: RJF) in Great Britain. Chartwell provides investment supervisory services on a continuous basis to a variety of individual, institutional, investment company, private fund and corporate clients. The firm is a sub-adviser to investment companies registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

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

Fiduciary Trust Co. International of Pennsylvania (FTCI-PA) is an investment management firm headquartered in Radnor, Pennsylvania. The firm was founded in 1986 as Pennsylvania Trust Co. and is a subsidiary of Fiduciary Trust Co. International, which is owned by Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE: BEN). FTCI-PA provides investment management and trust administration, tax, estate and related account services to individuals, families, institutions, endowments, and personal foundations.

Bryn Mawr Capital Management LLC (BMCM) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Formerly known as WSFS Capital Management LLC, the firm was founded in 1994 as West Capital Management LLC. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of WSFS Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: WSFS). BMCM provides financial planning, consulting and investment management services to individuals, qualified plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations and business entities.

Emerald Advisers, Inc. (Emerald) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Leola, Pennsylvania. The firm was founded in 1991 by Joseph Besecker and Scott Rehr. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of Emerald Asset Management PA LLC, ultimately held by 1251 Capital Group, Inc. Emerald provides discretionary advisory services to institutional, governmental, trusts, estates, charitable and high net worth individuals.

Conestoga Capital Advisors LLC (CCA) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Wayne, Pennsylvania. The firm was co-founded in 2001 by William "Bill" Martindale, Jr., Robert "Bob” Mitchell, Duane R. D’Orazio and W. Christopher “Chris” Maxwell. CCA offers investment management services on a discretionary or non-discretionary basis to separately managed accounts and mutual funds.

Fiduciary Trust International LLC (FTI) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Lincoln, Massachusetts. The firm was founded by Dr. Lisette Cooper in 1931 as Athena Capital Advisors LLC and rebranded as Fiduciary Trust International LLC in 2020. They are a subsidiary of Fiduciary International Holding, Inc., ultimately held by Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE: BEN). FTI provides highly customized portfolio management, research, and related wealth management services to high- and ultra-high-net worth individuals, families, and nonprofit institutions. The firm also provides advisory services to privately offered investment funds.

BrightSphere Affiliate Holdings LLC offers two distinct categories of mutual funds to help individuals meet their investment goals: single-strategy mutual funds and Pure PortfoliosSM diversified asset allocation funds. It is located in Boston, MA.

BrightSphere, Inc. provides asset management services. The company was founded in 1845 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

SSgA Funds Management, Inc. (SSgA FM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1978 and is a subsidiary of State Street Global Advisors, Inc., ultimately held by State Street Corp. (NYSE: STT). SSgA FM provides investment advisory services to US investment companies and certain pooled investment vehicles.

Founded in 1978, State Street Global Advisors' Advanced Research Center is the research arm of State Street Global Advisors. The firm is a subsidiary of State Street Corp. (NYSE: STT), a leading provider of financial services to institutional investors including corporations, retirement plans, public funds, endowments, foundations and third-party distributors. They provide quantitative research and develop quantitative models for active strategies in equities, fixed-income, asset allocation and currencies

Part of State Street Corp., State Street Global Services provides fund management services. The company is based in Boston, MA. Joseph L. Hooley has been the CEO of the company since 1986.

SEI Investments Management Corp. (SIMC) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Oaks, Pennsylvania. The firm was founded in 1968 by Alfred West, Jr. They are a subsidiary of SEI SIMC Holdings LLC, ultimately owned by SEI Investments Co. (NASDAQ: SEIC). SIMC serves as investment advisor to various types of investors and a number of pooled investment vehicles, such as mutual funds, hedge funds, private equity funds, collective investment trusts and offshore investment funds. Additionally, the firm serves as the sponsor of, and advisor to, managed accounts.