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Brown Gibbons Lang & Co. LLC offers investment banking services. Its services include mergers & acquisitions, debt & equity placements, financial restructuring, financial advisory & valuation services. The company was founded by Michael Eugene Gibbons in 1989 and is headquartered in Cleveland, OH.

KeyBanc Capital Markets, Inc. is a registered investment bank and broker/dealer headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio. The firm was founded in 1983 and is a subsidiary of KeyCorp. (NYSE: KEY). KeyBanc Capital Markets provides investment banking, commercial lending, treasury management, derivatives, foreign exchange, equity and debt underwriting and trading and syndicated finance products and services to large corporations and middle-market companies.

Raymond James & Associates, Inc. (RJA) is a registered broker-dealer headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Raymond James Financial, Inc. (NYSE: RJF), a diversified holding company. RJA offers a full array of capital markets services, strategic advice and planning for institutional investors.

Victory Capital Management, Inc. (Investment Management) (Victory Capital-IM) is the investment management division of Victory Capital Management, Inc., a financial services company headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. The firm was founded in 1894 and formerly known as Key Asset Management, Inc. They are an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Victory Capital Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: VCTR). Victory Capital-IM provides specialized investment strategies to institutions, intermediaries, retirement platforms and individual investors.

Piper Sandler & Co. (Broker) (PSC-Broker) is the full-service brokerage division of Piper Sandler & Co., a financial service firm headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They are a subsidiary of Piper Sandler Companies (NYSE: PIPR). The firm was founded in 1969 and previously known as Piper Jaffray & Co. They became Piper Sandler & Co. when Piper Jaffray Companies and Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P. merged to become Piper Sandler Companies in 2020. PSC-Broker provides brokerage and investment banking services to financial institutions, corporations and other financial investors. Their core focus sectors are Agriculture, renewables & cannabis, Business services, Chemicals & Materials, Consumer, Diversified industrials & services, Energy, Financial services, financial sponsors, Healthcare, and Technology.

Citadel Advisors LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Miami, Florida. The firm was founded in 1990 by Kenneth Griffin and is wholly-owned by Citadel Advisors Holdings LP, ultimately held by GFH HFEVA LLC. Citadel Advisors manages private investment funds that are offered exclusively to sophisticated investors.

Founded by Richard J. Rosenblatt in 1979, Rosenblatt Securities, Inc. is a broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm provides a full array of trading and execution services for their clients. They do not provide any internal research

Equitable Advisors LLC is a SEC-registered investment adviser and wealth management firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1999 and is a subsidiary of Equitable Distribution Holding Corp., ultimately held by Equitable Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: EQH). Equitable Advisors provides investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, banks or thrift institutions, corporations and other business entities, and pension and profit-sharing plans.

Longbow Research LLC is an independent investment research firm headquartered in Independence, Ohio. The firm was founded by David S. MacGregor in 2003 to provide the institutional equity research market with a high quality, independent product, free from the many conflicts of interest that plague bulge-bracket research. Longbow Research provides insights and research coverage on publicly-traded mid-cap companies in the industrial/basic materials, consumer and technology sectors.

KPMG Corporate Finance LLC provides investment advisory services. The firm offers mergers and acquisitions advisory services including buy side, sell side, equity and debt financings and management buyouts. The company is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Founded in 2008, Northcoast Research Partners LLC is an independent, full-service, institutional equity research firm located in Cleveland, Ohio. The firm is a subsidiary of Northcoast Research Holdings LLC. Their research coverage include: business services, consumer, healthcare, industrial/basic materials and accounting/tax policy.

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1987 and provides debt and equity services including underwriting, M&A advice, securities dealing and brokerage and trade execution. Their client base ranges from large global institutional investors to hedge funds at the cutting edge of innovation in the industry.

Case Western Reserve University provides educational services. It offers a variety of undergraduate degree courses and graduate and professional options such as arts and sciences, dentistry, engineering, law, management, medicine, nursing, social work, and more. The firm also offers dual-degree programs. The company was founded in 1826 and is headquartered in Cleveland, OH.

Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. is a FINRA-registered broker/dealer headquartered in San Francisco. The firm is a subsidiary of the Charles Schwab Corp. (NYSE: SCHW). They are members of the Chicago Board Options Exchange, NASDAQ and NYSE Arca, Inc. Charles Schwab & Co. is an exchange member engaged in exchange commission business other than floor activities. They also retail mutual funds and OTC corporate equity securities. In addition, the firm underwrites and/or sells corporate securities, underwrites and/or sponsors mutual funds, is a put and call broker/dealer and/or option writer and provides investment advisory services

Global Factory, Inc. provides collaborative manufacturing execution systems. The firm's software gather, organize & analyze demand, production & quality data from various sources and monitor key indicators & execute business processes to control, manage & optimize distributed manufacturing operations. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Tower Wealth Management LLC provides advisory services in the field of private investments and venture capital. The company was founded by Ensign J. Cowell in 2008 and is headquartered in Beachwood, OH.

MAI Capital Management LLC (MAI) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of MAI Capital Management Intermediate LLC. The firm was founded in 2007 as MAI Wealth Advisors LLC and became MAI Capital Management LLC in 2014. MAI provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management to individuals, high-net worth individuals and families, and institutions. The firm also manages accounts in wrap-fee programs sponsored by other financial services firms.

KPMG LLP (United Kingdom) provides audit, advisory, and tax services. Its audit and assurance services encompass accounting advisory, financial reporting publications, financial state audit, internal audit, and revenue recognition. The firm's tax and pension services include statutory residency test, pension, personal tax investigations, tax management consulting, tax technology, legal services, tax value chain, employment issues, indirect tax, and tax policy cycle. KPMG was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in London, the United Kigdom.

Candlewood Partners LLC (Candlewood Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2001 by Glenn C. Pollack and Bill W. Vogelgesang. The firm is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio.

Water Island Capital LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by John Orrico in 2000 and is owned by Water Island Capital Partners LP. They provide investment advisory services for both institutional and retail clients through registered investment companies (including mutual funds and an ETF), other pooled investment vehicles (hedge funds or private funds), and separately managed accounts.

Ancora Advisors LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio. The firm was founded by Richard Barone in 2003 and is a subsidiary of The Ancora Group, Inc., ultimately owned by Focus Financial Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: FOCS). Ancora Advisors provides customized portfolio management for individual investors, high net worth investors, investment companies (mutual funds), and institutions such as pension/profit sharing plans, corporations, charitable & Not-for-Profit organizations, unions, and other investment advisers.

The Open Source Initiative is a non-profit company based in San Francisco, CA. Open Source Initiative is the steward of the Open Source Definition, which sets the foundation for the Open Source Software ecosystem.

Embedded Ventures LLC (Embedded Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2020 by Jenna Bryant and Jordan Noone. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

America Northcoast Securities Inc. provides brokerage and investment banking services. The private company is based in Beachwood, OH.

DAGCO, Inc., dba Cornerstone Wealth Management (CWM), is an independent, SEC-registered investment adviser and wealth management firm headquartered in Westlake, Ohio. The firm was founded by David Gomersall in 1995. CWM provides comprehensive financial planning, retirement planning, and ongoing investment management to individuals, corporations or other business entities, trusts, estates, or charitable organizations, and qualified retirement plans.

WMK LLC provides wheelchair accessible vans, cars, and trucks. It also sells and installs electric scooter lifts, transfer seats, docking systems, hand controls, and driving aids. It also offers financing, extended warranties, rental vans, a 24-hour emergency help line, and mechanical services. The company was founded by William M. Koeblitz and Taylor Clark in 1997 and is headquartered in Richfield, OH.