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BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. (BNYMIA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1951 and formerly known as The Dreyfus Corp. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of MBC Investments Corp., ultimately held by The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (NYSE: BK). BNYMIA serves as an investment advisor to mutual funds, such as the BNY Mellon Family of Funds and The BNY Mellon Funds Trust, and as sub-investment advisor to non-affiliated mutual funds. Formed in 2009, Dreyfus Cash Investment Strategies (Dreyfus) is a division of the BNYMIA that offers money market strategies to US and non-US institutional investors.

Fidelity Management & Research Co. (FMR) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1946 and is a subsidiary of FMR LLC, also known as Fidelity Investments. FMR provides investment supervisory services, which include sub-advisory services, to Fidelity's family of mutual funds and exchange-traded funds, qualified tuition programs, privately offered unregistered investment funds, separately managed account clients, and various other institutional accounts.

Part of Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., Shearson Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. provides security broker services. The company is based in New York, NY.

Vertical Communications, Inc. engages in the provision of communication platforms and applications. It offers Vertical, Mitel, and 8X8 products. It serves retail, automotive, healthcare, and hospitality indsutry. The company was founded by William Y. Tauscher and Peter H. Bailey in 1982 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

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.

CIBC Private Wealth Advisors, Inc. (CPWA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded in 1932 and formerly known as AT Investment Advisers, Inc. They are a subsidiary of CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC, ultimately held by Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (NYSE, TSE: CM) in Canada. CPWA provides investment advisory and wealth advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, families, charitable organizations, employee benefit and contribution plans, corporations, state or municipal government entities, pension and profit-sharing plans, and other investment advisers. The firm also participates in wrap fee programs offered by third party sponsors.

UBS Securities LLC is an investment bank and registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 as UBS Warburg LLC. They are a subsidiary of UBS Americas Holding LLC, ultimately held by UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG, NYSE: UBS) in Switzerland. UBS Securities is a primary dealer in US Government securities and provides a full range of investment banking services which includes corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, trading and sales, fixed-income, equity research, private banking, underwriting and prime brokerage operations. The firm also provides advisory services and access to capital markets for corporate, institutional, intermediary and alternative asset management clients.

Truist Securities, Inc. is a registered broker-dealer headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The firm was founded in 1894 as SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. In 2020, the firm was renamed following the integration of SunTrust Robinson Humphrey and BB&T Capital Markets. The firm is a subsidiary of Truist Financial Corp. (NYSE: TFC) and is an active market maker in equity and fixed-income products. Truist Securities delivers a comprehensive range of strategic advisory, capital raising, risk management, and financing solutions, as well as a dynamic suite of sales, trading, and research services in both fixed-income and equity. Their strategies are carefully tailored to meet the needs and vision of their clients.

Upromise, Inc. engages in the provision of college savings plans and education programs while making everyday purchases in grocery and drug stores, gas stations, restaurants, hotels, and online shopping. The company was founded by Michael E. Bronner, Andre L. David, and Jeffrey J. Bussgang in 2000 and is headquartered in Newton, MA.

Coravin, Inc. develops new technology for tapping bottles of wine. Its system allows users to access and pour their favorite wines by the glass without pulling the cork. The firm offers wine access needles, triggers, capsules, clamps, needle assortment kits, carry cases, vintage needles, faster pour needles, standard replacement needles, wine bottle sleeve on bottles, and replacement base products. The company was founded by Greg Lambrecht and Josh Makower in 2011 and is headquartered in Burlington, MA.

Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky & Popeo PC provides legal services. The firm offers services to the communications, education, environmental, health, immigration, public finance, real estate and tax industries. The company was founded in 1933 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.

University of Southern California is a private research university that mainly offers undergraduate, graduate & other higher education. The university was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Clough Capital Partners LP (Clough Capital) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded by Charles (Chuck) I. Clough, Jr. in 2000. Clough Capital provides advisory services through various investment vehicles including institutional separate accounts, pooled funds and mutual funds (both open and closed end).

Digi-Key Corp. distributes electronic components. It also distributes semiconductors, discrete, electromechanical parts. Its products include audio products, batteries, cable assemblies, capacitors, computer & video accessories, connectors, crystals & oscillators, discrete semiconductor products and many more. The company was founded by Ronald A. Stordahl in 1972 and is headquartered in Thief River Falls, MN.

Third Rock Ventures LLC (Third Rock Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2007 by Mark Levin, Robert Tepper, Kevin Starr and Nick Leschly. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Companyon Ventures Management LLC (Companyon Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Thomas John Lazay and Parthib Srivasthsan. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Part of Vertical Communications, Inc., Stylus Innovation, Inc. is a developer of computer telephone software. The company is based in Cambridge, MA. The company was founded by Krisztina Holly. Stylus Innovation was acquired by Vertical Communications, Inc. on February 13, 1996 for $12.80 million.

Downey Brand LLP provides legal services. It offers bankruptcy and insolvency, corporate finance and law, insurance, intellectual property licensing, , mergers and acquisitions, regulatory law and business permitting, taxation, litigation, and natural resources related practices. The company was founded by Stephen Downey, Clyde Brand and Arthur Seymour in 1926 and is headquartered in Sacramento, CA.

Visit San Antonio provides tourism services. The non-profit company is based in San Antonio, TX and has subsidiaries in United States. Marc Anderson has been the CEO of the company since 2021.

Mass Technology Leadership Council, Inc. is a technology association based in Massachusetts. The American company's mission is to accelerate innovation, growth, and the development of an inclusive tech ecosystem in the region. The non-profit company connects people from across the technology landscape, provide access to industry-leading content and ideas, and offer their members visibility and a platform to advance their collective interests. The company was founded by David Solomont and the CEO is Sara Fraim.

Gibbons P.C. provides legal services. It offers business and commercial litigation, corporate, government affairs, criminal defense and employment law. The company was founded in 1926 and is headquartered in Newark, NJ.

Entrepreneurs' Organization enables entrepreneurs to learn and grow from each other leading to business success and personal life. The company was founded by Verne Harnish in 1987 and is headquartered in Alexandria, VA.

Nukk-Freeman & Cerra, P.C. provides labor and employment related legal services. Its practice areas include litigation defense, employment practices training, business and legal counseling and audits, policy and documentation preparation, compensation and employee benefits, and workplace investigations. The company was founded by Suzanne M. Cerra and Katherin Nukk-Freeman in 2006 and is headquartered in Chatham, NJ.

The New York Society of Security Analysts, Inc. operates as a financial services trade group and networking forum for wall street and provides Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) exam. The company was founded in 1937 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Commerce & Industry Association of New Jersey operates as business advocacy organization. The company was founded in 1927 and is headquartered in Paramus, NJ.