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Newton Investment Management Ltd. (Newton) is the wholly-owned, Great Britain-based investment management subsidiary of Newton Management Ltd., ultimately held by The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (NYSE: BK) (BNY Mellon) in the US. The firm was founded in 1978 as a joint venture with Scottish insurance broker Reed Stenhouse. In 1986 they were acquired by Alexander & Alexander and were renamed Newton Investment Management. Headquartered in London, Newton provides investment products and services to a wide range of clients, such as pension funds, charities, corporations and individuals (via BNY Mellon). Newton is a signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI).

Goldman Sachs International (GSI) is the Great Britain-based, wholly-owned brokerage subsidiary of Goldman Sachs Group UK Ltd., ultimately held by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS) in the US. The firm was founded in 1988 and formerly known as Trushelfco Ltd. Headquartered in London, GSI provides prime brokerage, securities lending, futures services and financing services for a range of clients such as corporations, financial institutions, governments and high-net worth individuals.

GLG Partners LP (GLG) is an independent alternative investment management firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1995 by Noam Gottesman, Pierre Lagrange and Jonathan Green as a hedge fund division within Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. GLG offers advisory or sub-advisory services to non-US and US institutional managed accounts and pooled investment vehicles on either a discretionary or non-discretionary basis.

Moore Europe Capital Management LLP (Moore Europe) is an alternative investment manager headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 2006 and is a subsidiary of Moore Capital Management LP, ultimately held by MCM Group Holdings, Inc. in the US. Moore Europe manages private investment funds for ultra high-net worth individuals, institutions and fund-of-fund managers.

Horizon Asset LLP is an independent alternative asset management firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 2000 and manages assets on behalf of a wide range of institutional investors.

One Source Technology LLC develops integrated and comprehensive background screening solutions. It offers criminal and non-criminal record data. The company was founded by Gragg Gay and Connie Clore in 2004 and is headquartered in Cleveland, OH.

Khoros LLC provides social networking software solutions. It offers khoros platform, marketing, and strategic services. The company was founded by Matt Ayres, John Jon, Thouati G. Michel, Lyle Fong, Dennis Fong, Nader Alizadeh, Michael Yang and Kirk Yokomizo in 2019 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Accenture LLP provides management consulting, technology, and outsourcing services. Its services encompass customer relationship, finance, human resources, service, supply chain, information management, business process, and infrastructure outsourcing services. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

JPMorgan Securities Plc is a brokerage firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1992 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of JP Morgan Capital Holdings Ltd., ultimately owned by JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) in the US. JPMorgan Securities provides market research, proprietary pricing data and analytics, and trade execution across multiple asset classes such as credit, equities and FX. They help institutional investors, traditional and alternative asset and fund managers, broker dealers and equity issuers meet the demands of changing markets.

Sanford C. Bernstein Ltd. is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in London, UK. They are a subsidiary of Alliancebernstein Corp. of Delaware, ultimately held by Equitable Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: EQH) in the US. Founded in 1999, the firm provides fundamental research and full service execution services to institutional clients globally. They offer bottom-up coverage and portfolio strategies supported by sophisticated quantitative tools.

Barclays Capital Securities Ltd. (BCS) is the brokerage subsidiary of Barclays Bank plc, which is owned by Barclays Plc (LON: BARC), an international financial services group in Great Britain. The firm was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in London with offices worldwide. BCS provides prime brokerage services which include equities and fixed income financing, OTC Clearing, Futures and Foreign Exchange Prime Brokerage and access to industry insights and analytics.

Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Ltd. (Credit Suisse Europe) is the Great Britain-based brokerage subsidiary of Credit Suisse Investment Holdings (UK), itself a subsidiary of Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN) in Switzerland. The firm was founded in 1966 and formerly known as Credit Suisse First Boston (Europe) Ltd. Headquartered in London, Credit Suisse Europe arranges financing in international capital markets, provides financial advisory services and acts as a dealer in securities, derivatives and foreign exchange on a principal and agency basis for corporate and institutional investors.

Morgan Stanley & Co. International Plc (MSCI) is a brokerage firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1986 and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Investments (UK), ultimately held by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. MSCI provides a range of brokerage services to corporations, governments and financial institutions.

Joh. Berenberg, Gossler & Co. KG (United Kingdom) (Berenberg-UK) is the Great Britain-based broker/dealer division of Joh. Berenberg, Gossler & Co. KG, a multinational full-service investment bank in Germany. Headquartered in London, Berenberg-UK was founded in 2003 and provides trading and brokerage services to institutional and corporate clients.

RBC Europe Ltd. is the Great Britain-based broker/dealer subsidiary of RBC Europe Ltd., itself a subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada (TSE: RY) in Canada. Headquartered in London, the firm was founded in 1970 and provides a full spectrum of brokerage services specifically tailored for both retail and institutional investors. The firm is active in several markets, exchanges, and electronic trading platforms.

Netchemia LLC provides cloud-based talent management software. It offers TalentEd Perform for management solutions for teacher evaluation; TalentEd Recruit & Hire for teacher recruitment and hiring and; netIEP for special education solutions. The firm serves the K-12 school districts. Netchemia was founded in 2001 by Juan Carlos Antequera, Eric Diebold and Christopher Weber and is headquartered in Overland Park, KS.

Macquarie Capital (Europe) Ltd. (MCEL) is the London-based subsidiary of Macquarie Group Ltd. (SY: MQG), a global provider of banking, financial, advisory, investment and fund management services. Operating as part of the Macquarie Capital Advisers division, MCEL provides investment advisory services in the UK and in continental Europe. In relation with Macquarie Securities Group, they provide access to Asia Pacific markets for European clients. In terms of research, MCEL supplies macro-economic, markets and stock level analysis to a diverse range of clients. Their capabilities cover equity, debt, ForEx, futures, metals and mining worldwide, economics and strategy. In 2009 Macquarie Group acquired the international brokerage firm Fox-Pitt Kelton Cochran Caronia Waller LLC. The London branch Fox-Pitt, Kelton Ltd. was absorbed into MCEL.

Balyasny Europe Asset Management LLP (BEAM) is an alternative investment manager headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Balyasny Asset Management LP, which is owned by Balyasny Asset Management Holdings LP in the US. BEAM manages assets on behalf of institutional clients and high net worth investors.

Goldman Sachs International (United Arab Emirates) (Goldman Sachs-UAE) is a brokerage arm of Goldman Sachs International in Great Britain, ultimately held by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS) in the US. Headquartered in Dubai, the firm provides bespoke research to a substantial and diversified client base that includes corporations, financial institutions, governments and individuals.

Magic Memories Group Holdings Ltd. provides event and attraction photography services. The firm produces photo books with relevant content and personal imagery to create a personalized story. It also operates MeTag, a technology platform that enables a personalized and relevant guest experience through the capture, collation, transmission, and distribution of relevant and useful content delivered directly to guests. The company was founded by John Wikstrom in 1995 and is headquartered in Queenstown, New Zealand.

Mineral, Inc. provides online compliance and employee training solutions. It offers insurance brokers, payroll providers, associations, employers, platform suites, and PEO platform solutions. The company was founded by Peter Yozzo in 2005 and is headquartered in Pleasanton, CA.

Trium Capital LLP (TCL) is an investment management firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded by David Bamber in 2013 and is a subsidiary of Trium Holdings Ltd. They manage specialist liquid alternative and ESG funds for various investors. TCL is a signatory of PRI (Principles for Responsible Investing) and SBAI (Standards Board for Alternative Investments), and members of the industry body, AIMA (Alternative Investment Managers Association).

Carmignac Gestion Luxembourg SA (UK) (Carmignac UK) is the Great Britain-based asset management division of Carmignac Gestion Luxembourg SA, the subsidiary of Carmignac Gestion SA in France which was created in 1989 by Edouard Carmignac and Eric Helderlé. Headquartered in London, Carmignac UK was founded in 2012 and manages Carmignac portfolios for professional investors.

The Webb School of California was founded in 1880 and is based in Claremont, CA. The school offers a college preparatory boarding and day high school experience with an unbounded curriculum and cultural and environmental assets.

Lighthouse Community Charter School operates as a school. The private company is based in Oakland, CA.

Apis Partners LLP is an Independent Private Equity firm founded in 2014 by Matteo Stefanel and Udayan Goyal. The firm is headquartered in London, UK with offices in Singapore, Dubai and Giza.

ARM Holding Co. Ltd. functions as a holding company. The private company is based in Lagos, Nigeria.

Columbus Point LLP is an independent alternative investment manager headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 2017 and manages assets of high net worth clients.

Ilex Capital Partners (UK) LLP is a private company based in the UK that provides investment advice. The British company was founded in 2022 by David Ellis Sutton and Jonas Benjamin Diedrich. Jonas Benjamin Diedrich has been the CEO since 2022.

Mammoth, Inc. engages as a technology-enabled HR services company, which serves small and medium sized business. Its services include plans and pricing. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Portland, OR.