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Founded in 1999, Credit Suisse Asset Management LLC (CSAM) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse Group AG (NYSE: CS), a publicly owned foreign bank holding company based in Switzerland.

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.

Morgan Stanley Investment Management, Inc. (MSIM) is an investment management firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1975 and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS). MSIM provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management services and products to institutional clients and individual investors. The firm also advises clients as to the appropriate allocation of assets among multiple separate accounts and/or investment companies or other pooled vehicles that the firm advises.

Cohen Financial Group, Inc. provides mortgage lending, commercial and construction financing services. It offers traditional, commercial and construction, apartment loans and reverse mortgages. Cohen Financial Group was founded by Mark H. Cohen and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, CA.

Jefferies LLC is a global investment bank and institutional securities firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Jefferies Group LLC, ultimately held by Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF). Jefferies provides corporate clients with research and execution services in equity, fixed income, and foreign exchange markets, as well as a full range of investment banking services such as underwriting, mergers and acquisitions, restructuring and recapitalization, and other advisory services, with all businesses operating in the Americas, Europe and Asia.

BTG Pactual Asset Management US LLC (BTG) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was formed in 2011 as the successor to BTG Pactual US Asset Management Corp., founded in 2008. They are a subsidiary of BTG Pactual NY Corp. and their ultimate parent is Banco BTG Pactual SA (BVMF: BPAC11, Euronext: BTGP), a Brazilian investment bank. BTG is a sub-adviser to certain private funds managed by BTG Pactual Global Asset Management Ltd. They also provide both discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to institutional and high-net worth clients on an individually segregated account basis and within its wealth management group.

Cohen & Co. LLC engages in the provision of financial services. It specialzies in asset management, capital markets, loan trading, and investment services. The company was founded in 1999 is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

Part of Cohen & Co., Inc., Cohen & Company Securities LLC provides securities brokerage services. The company is based in Philadelphia, PA. Chris Ricciardi has been the CEO of the company since 2006.

Part of Deutsche Bank AG, Deutsche Bank Corp. is a company based in New York, NY.

Nomura Securities International, Inc. (NSI) is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City and was founded in 1969. The firm is a division of Nomura Holding America, Inc. and their ultimate parent is Nomura Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: NMR, TYO: 8604, AMS: 8604). NSI provides securities brokerage services, as well as asset management, domestic retail, global markets, global investment banking and global merchant banking services. The firm's fixed-income business consists of bond sales and trading, origination and product supply for securitization deals and real estate-focused asset finance operations (in cooperation with Investment Banking). In the equity markets, NSI offers sales and trading of domestic and foreign stocks on a global basis, primarily for institutional investors.

Plaay LLC provides personalized and comprehensive academic, athletic, financial and recruiting college game plans. The company is headquartered in Briarcliff Manor, NY.

Edly, Inc. engages in provision of investment services on the education of students. It offers Income Share Agreements (ISA) solution to private student loans. The company was founded by Charles Edward Trafton and Christopher Ricciardi in 2019 and is headquartered in Andover, MA.

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

American Equity Mortgage, Inc. provides mortgage financing services. It offers home loan, fixed rate mortgage, federal housing administration (FHA) loan, debt consolidation, and adjustable rate mortgage. The company was founded by Deanna Daughhetee in 1992 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.

Barclays Capital, Inc. is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1997 and is a subsidiary of Barclays Group US, Inc., ultimately owned by Barclays plc (LON: BARC) in Great Britain. Barclays Capital provides large corporate, government and institutional clients a full spectrum of prime brokerage services which includes equities and fixed income financing, OTC Clearing, Futures and Foreign Exchange Prime Brokerage and access to industry insights and analytics from their Strategic Consulting team.

Baker Tilly US LLP engages in the provision of accounting and financial advisory services. It offers assurance, consulting, and risk advisory services. The company was founded in 1931 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.