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Massachusetts Financial Services Co., do-business-as MFS Investment Management (MFS), is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1924 and is a subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (US) Financial Services Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by Sun Life Financial, Inc. (TSE, NYSE: SLF) in Canada. The firm provides investment advisory and sub-advisory services to a range of institutional clients and pooled investment vehicles. MFS is a responsible investor and signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI).

TCW Asset Management Co. LLC (TCW) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded in 1992 and is wholly-owned by The TCW Group, Inc. In 2013, TCW management and private investment funds affiliated with The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG) acquired TCW Group from Société Générale. TCW provides investment management and advice for a wide array of investment strategies for institutional and individual investors through investment advisory accounts, private open- and closed-end commingled investment funds and structured investment vehicles such as collateralized debt obligations.

Westfield Capital Management Co. LP (Westfield) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1989 and is majority-owned by WMS Management LLC. Westfield provides quality investment management services to institutions and wealthy individuals.

HarbourVest Partners LLC (HarbourVest Partners) is a private equity & venture capital firm founded in 1982 by David Brooks Zug. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts with additional offices around the world.

Sun Life Capital Management (US) LLC (do-business-as SLC Management) is a SEC-registered investment adviser headquartered in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts. Founded in 1997, the firm is a subsidiary of Sun Life Investment Management US, Inc., ultimately owned by Sun Life Financial, Inc. (Sun Life Financial) (NYSE, TSE: SLF) in Canada. SLC Management provides investment advisory services to a variety of affiliated and unaffiliated global institutional clients.

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.

Eaton Vance Management (EVM) is a SEC-registered mutual fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1979 when Eaton & Howard merged with Vance, Sanders & Co. Prior to March 2021, they were a wholly-owned subsidiary of Eaton Vance Corp. Their direct owner is Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS). EVM offers advisory services in a variety of equity, income, mixed-asset and alternative strategies to institutional clients, mutual funds, other pooled investment vehicles, and retail separately managed accounts.

Springbok Services, Inc. provides prepaid credit card solutions. The firm's services include program development, card designing and fulfillment, transaction processing, and risk management. The company was founded by Dwayne Jones and Taylor Ohlsen in 1998 and is headquartered in Englewood, CO.

Empowered Funds LLC (do-business-as ETF Architect) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Havertown, Pennsylvania. The firm was founded by Wesley R. Gray in 2013 and is owned by Alpha Architect LLC, which is a subsidiary of Empirical Finance LLC. ETF Architect offers investment management services through Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) and Separately Managed Accounts (SMAs).

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Toews Corp. is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Northfield, New Jersey. The firm was founded by Phillip Toews in 1994. Toews provides discretionary portfolio management services to individual and institutional clients.

BDO USA LLP operates as an accounting, auditing, and bookkeeping firm. It offers advisory; audit and assurance; digital; and tax services. The company was founded by Maximillian L. Seidman in 1910 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Grant Thornton LLP provides accounting, tax and business consulting services. It offers advisory, business consulting, business risk, enterprise technology and innovation, transaction services, data analytics, cyber risk, and data integrity services. The firm serves the construction, real estate and hospitality, consumer and industrial products, energy, financial services, health care and life sciences, not for profit organizations, private equity, public sector, and technology industries. The company was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Harris Williams & Co. provides investment advisory services. It offers investment banking, sell-side mergers and acquisitions, capital raising, fairness opinion, and restructuring advisory services. The company was founded by H. Hiter Harris III and Christopher H. Williams in 1991 and is headquartered in Richmond, VA.

Wells Fargo Securities LLC (WFS) is the broker/dealer subsidiary of EVEREN Capital Corp., ultimately owned by Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC). Headquartered in New York, WFS delivers a comprehensive suite of banking, capital markets and advisory solutions, such as a full complement of sales, trading and research capabilities, to corporate, government and institutional clients.

Pension Reserves Investment Management Board (PRIM) is a State-owned pension fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1983, PRIM manages the assets of the Pension Reserves Investment Trust (PRIT) Fund for public employee pension benefits on behalf of Massachusetts State Employees, Massachusetts Teachers’, and Boston Teachers’, as well as local participating retirement systems throughout the Commonwealth that elect to invest with PRIM.

Sound Harbor Partners LLC is a private equity firm. The firm was Founded in 2009 and it's headquartered in New York City, US.

Heritage Financial Services LLC (Heritage) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Westwood, Massachusetts. The firm was founded by Charles S. Bean III in 1996 and became a limited liability company in 2014. They are a subsidiary of Heritage Financial Services, Inc. Heritage provides asset management and financial planning services to both high net-worth and non-high net worth individuals, trusts and estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, endowments and foundations.

Gemini Investors LLC (Gemini Investors) is a private equity firm founded in 1993 by James J. Goodman. The firm is headquartered in Wellesley, Massachusetts.

Independent Advertising, Inc. operates an advertising agency. It offers creative development and campaign management services along with allied services for media planning and brand promotion. The company also provides direct marketing and customer relationship management services, as well as corporate communications services through its public relations practice. The company was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Digilant, Inc. provides digital marketing technology solutions. It offers data integration, data targeting, audience extension and insights, and customized audience profiling. The company was founded by Nathan Woodman, Donald C. Epperson, and Fernando Rodés in December 2009 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

C2 Creative LLC provides marketing communication services. It specializes in planning and organizing meetings and events. Its services include strategic brand development, online marketing strategy, print design and production, and mobile marketing. The company's clients include Philips, Wrigley, Chevrolet, Verizon, and Diageo. The company was founded by Rod Morrison and is headquartered in New York City, NY

Summer Street Capital Partners LLC (Summer Street Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1999 by Michael McQueeney, Gary Hull, Jennifer Chalmers Balbach and Brian D'Amico. The firm is headquartered in Buffalo, New York.

Part of Eze Castle Integration, Inc., Eze Castle Integration - United Kingdom Ltd. is a British company that provides financial intermediation services. The company is based in London, UK and was founded in 2007.

BB&T Securities LLC, doing business as BB&T Capital Markets, is the broker/dealer subsidiary of BB&T Corp. (NYSE: BBT). The firm is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. They offer a full array of investment, trading and execution services to middle-market companies. BB&T Capital Markets' sales and trading arm is comprised of 2 groups: Debt Securities Sales & Trading and Equity Sales & Trading. The Debt Securities Sales & Trading group focuses on: (1) Government and agency securities (2) corporate bonds (3) municipal bonds (4) asset-backed securities (5) mortgage-backed securities (6) preferred securities and (7) money market desk (short-term securities including BB&T funding). The Equity Sales & Trading group focuses on: (1) institutional block execution services (2) institutional distribution of proprietary research (3) providing proprietary access to industry leading conferences and management teams (4) serving as a NASDAQ market maker for over 250 securities (5) stock buybacks including 10b-18 and 10b5-1 trading plans and (6) 144 stock sales, individual 10b5-1 trading plans (buy and sell) and employee cashless stock option programs. BB&T Capital Markets provides research coverage of the communications, defense and government services, energy, financial services, furnishings and consumer durables, healthcare, industrial services, retail/consumer durables and transportation services sectors.

AlpInvest Partners, Inc. (AlpInvest) is the New York City private equity subsidiary of Netherlands-based AlpInvest Partners BV, ultimately held by The Carlyle Group LP (NASDAQ: CG). Established in 1999 as NIB Capital Private Equity, the firm became AlpInvest Partners in 2004. They were the first exclusive private equity manager for a public pension fund and invest worldwide across primary funds, secondaries, and direct investment (co-investment) channels, covering the entire private equity spectrum. In addition to the New York office, AlpInvest has offices in Amsterdam, Hong Kong and London. They are a socially responsible investor which works to promote sustainability and governance as an important factor in investment choices. They are a signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investments and exclude direct investments in companies that are directly involved in the manufacturing or distribution of products that clearly violate Dutch and relevant international conventions. They also explore sustainability-themed investments.