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Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Credit Suisse Securities USA) is the broker/dealer division of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, an investment banking company headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse (USA), Inc., ultimately owned by Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN) in Switzerland. Credit Suisse Securities USA offers a suite of equities, solutions and credit products and services which includes global securities sales, trading and execution, prime brokerage and comprehensive investment research. Their clients include financial institutions, corporations, governments, institutional investors, such as pension funds and hedge funds, and private individuals around the world.

Stephens, Inc. is a full-service investment bank and brokerage firm headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas. The firm was founded in 1933 and is a subsidiary of Susi Holdings, Inc., which is owned by Stephens Financial Services LLC. Stephens provides comprehensive securities sales and trading services, including customized solutions for clients in North America and abroad.

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP provides legal services. The firm's areas of practice includes appellate, litigation, business and commercial litigation, dispute resolution, government contracts, internal investigations, labor and employment, oil and gas patent, trademark and copyright infringement, product liability and toxic tort securities litigation. The company was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC provides assurance, tax and advisory services. Its services include audit and assurance, consulting, deals, human resources, legal, tax, and family business. The firm also offers accountability, risk management, structuring, mergers and acquisitions, and performance and process improvement. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.

Venture Capital Bank BSC (Venture Capital Bank) is a private equity & venture capital firm founded in 2005. The firm is headquartered in Manama, Bahrain.

RBC Capital Markets LLC is a full-service brokerage and financial services firm headquartered in New York City. They are a direct subsidiary of RBC USA Holdco Corp. and a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada (TSE, NYSE: RY). Founded in 2010, the firm is comprised of 3 major business lines: the Private Client Group, the Fixed-Income Group and the Clearing and Execution Services Group. The Private Client Group serves individual investors, while the Fixed-Income Group provides services to institutions, municipalities and non-profit organizations. The Clearing and Execution Services Group is a provider of clearing and execution services to independent brokers/dealers throughout the US. RBC Capital Markets focuses on the following sectors: communications, media, consumer/retail, diversified industries, energy, financial institutions, forest products, healthcare, infrastructure finance, mining & metals, real estate, social infrastructure, technology and the US municipal markets.

Service Equity Management LLC (Service Equity Management) is a private equity subsidiary of Commerce Street Capital LLC founded in 2004 by William Dudley Gross. The firm is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

Founded in 2007 by William Gross, Commerce Street Capital LLC is a registered broker/dealer located in Dallas, Texas with an additional office in Duluth, Georgia. The firm is wholly-owned subsidiary of Commerce Street Holdings LLC. Commerce Street Capital specializes in municipal and high-yield corporate bonds.

Founded in 1987, SAMCO Capital Markets, Inc. is a broker/dealer headquartered in Austin, Texas with additional offices in Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, New York City and Edmund, Oklahoma. The firm specializes in serving financial institutions. Their expertise lies in public finance and trading, institutional sales, taxable fixed-income trading, high yield and public funds management. SAMCO provides advisory services to issuers of municipal debt in the Southwest and Southeast U.S. Their traders and underwriters make primary and secondary markets in municipal bonds on a national basis. The firm provides advisory services to issuers of municipal debt in the Southwestern and Southeastern U.S. SAMCO's institutional sales department provides coverage of both tier-one national accounts, regional banks and trust departments. They are a leading distributor in the Southwestern U.S. for bank-qualified new issuances. The firm is active in trading and positioning taxable fixed-income securities, including U.S. Treasuries, Agencies, mortgage backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations, corporate securities and municipal bonds, including high yield. SAMCO's public funds management group specializes in investment, financial management and banking for public entities such as counties, cities and school districts.

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.

Gulf One Investment Bank BSC provides investment and financial banking services. It is an infrastructure investment bank with investments and financial services focused on infrastructure. The company was founded by Nahed Mohamed Taher and Ziyad F. Omar in 2006 and is headquartered in Manama, Bahrain.

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 Washington functions as a College/University. The company is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Liquidity Management Centre BSC operates wholesale Islamic bank that provides financing and investment solutions. It offers debt capital market, asset management, private equity, and equity capital market. The company was founded in July 2002 and is headquartered in Seef District, Bahrain.

Frost Investment Advisors LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. The firm was founded in 1868 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Frost Bank, itself wholly owned by Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. (NYSE: CFR). Frost Investment Advisors offers a family of diversified mutual funds and provides investment advisory services designed to meet the goals of their institutional, family office and individual clients.

THL Credit Group LP (THL Credit) is a private equity subsidiary of Thomas H. Lee Partners LP founded in 2007. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Tolleson Wealth Management, Inc. provides financial and wealth management services. It offers strategic services, investment services, mobile and online banking, and remote deposit capture. The company was founded by Eric W. Bennet and John Tolleson in 2000 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Madison Atlantic Partners LLC provides turnaround, crisis management, financial advisory and wind-down management services. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Renovo Capital LLC (Renovo Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2009 by Mark Barbeau, Donald W. Jungerman and Scott Lavie. The firm is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

Part of Chevron Corp., Chevron Energy Technology Co. provides business consulting services.

Ares Real Estate Income Trust, Inc. is a real estate investment trust, which engages in the investment and operation of real property. It operates through the following segments: Office, Retail, Residential, Industrial, and Other. The Office segment covers boutique office buildings catering to employees in supply-constrained central business districts and suburban cores. The Retail segment focuses on well-located necessity-based shopping centers. The Residential segment includes same store property NOI increased by approximately $1.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 compared to the same period in 2022, primarily due to increased rental rates, reduced vacancy and loss to lease, partially offset by increased operating expenses at certain of residential properties. The Industrial segment consists of distribution centers in key logistics and high-gross domestic product (GDP)-growth markets, capitalizing on seismic growth in e-commerce. The company was founded on April 11, 2005 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

Part of Black Creek Group LLC, BCI IV Advisors LLC is a company that provides real estate services. The company is based in Denver, CO.

Part of American International Group, Inc., AIG Global Investment Group, Inc. provides investment advisory services. The company is based in New York, NY. The CEO of the company is Win Jay Neuger.

The Geological Society of America, Inc. engages as a non-profit organization. It helps in the advancement of geosciences. The company was founded in 1888 and is headquartered in Boulder, CO.

Part of Black Stone Minerals LP, Black Stone Minerals GP LLC engages in the acquisitions of mineral and royalty interests. The company is based in Houston, TX. Thomas L. Carter has been the CEO of the company since 2014.