Rahul Basu

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.

Lord Abbett & Co. LLC (Lord Abbett) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey. Founded in 1929, Lord Abbett provides advisory services to a variety of institutional clients, the Lord Abbett Funds and other registered investment companies sponsored by third parties, the Lord Abbett UCITS Funds, the Lord Abbett Luxembourg Fund, other foreign funds, privately offered commingled funds and various separately managed accounts.

AEA Investors LP (AEA Investors) is a private equity firm founded in 1968 by Rockefeller, Mellon & Harriman family interests and S.G. Warburg & Co, a subsidiary of AEA Holdings LLC. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Sovereign Specialty Chemicals, Inc. develops, produces and distributes adhesives, sealants and coatings primarily used in packaging & converting, industrial and construction markets. The company operates in both commercial and construction segments. It was founded by Waud Reeve B in 1995 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Hudson Edge Investment Partners, Inc. (Hudson Edge) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey. The firm was founded by Jeffrey Harris in 1983 as HGK Asset Management, Inc. Hudson Edge provides equity, fixed income, balanced and international equity investment strategies for a variety of client accounts, including separately managed accounts, wrap accounts, and private funds. The firm participates as the sub-adviser in several wrap fee programs by providing portfolio management services to institutions.

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.

Rice, Hall, James & Associates LLC (Rice Hall James) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in San Diego, California. Founded in 1974, Rice Hall James manages assets for public and corporate pension funds, Taft-Hartley pension plans, foundations, endowments, financial institutions and high-net-worth individuals, throughout multiple market cycles and in various environments.

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.

Balyasny Asset Management LP (BAM) is a multi-strategy hedge fund manager and SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm’s predecessor, Balyasny Capital Management LLC (BCM), was founded in 2001 by Dmitry Balyasny, Scott Schroeder and Taylor O'Malley. In 2003, BCM converted from a limited liability company to a limited partnership. Then, in January 2004, their name was changed to Balyasny Asset Management LP. They are a subsidiary of Balyasny Asset Management Holdings LP. BAM provides investment advisory services to high net-worth individuals and institutional clients through privately offered pooled investment funds.

JPMorgan Securities LLC (JPMS) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1985 and is a subsidiary of JPMorgan Broker-Dealer Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by JPMorgan Chase & Co., Inc. (NYSE: JPM). JPMS provides research on fixed income, credit, derivatives, emerging markets, foreign exchange, structured finance, technical analysis and bond indices. Their equity analysts cover equities throughout North America, EMEA, Asia/Pacific and the emerging markets. The firm's fixed income team formulates trading and portfolio recommendations for investors in global bonds and other fixed-income markets based on valuations, analytics and market dynamics.

Guggenheim Securities LLC is a SEC-registered broker-dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1999 and is a subsidiary of Links Holdings LLC, ultimately held by Guggenheim Partners LLC. Guggenheim Securities’ specializations include the sales and trading of fixed-income securities and sophisticated structured products. The firm offers in-depth analysis and expert execution of trading opportunities to large institutional investors and asset originators. They offer sales and trading services relating to a wide range of instruments.

Act! LLC provides customer relationship management software solutions. Its products include Act! and Switpage emarketing. The company was founded by Robert H. Ogdon, Frank E. Johnson, Matthew Showalter and Lanae Fehr in August 2001 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

Captify Health, Inc. provides health care services. Its solutions include bundled payment and care management, patient engagement and care coordination, procedure preparation and navigation, surveys and assessments, benefit management, health analytics, and network management. The company was founded by Tom Sanders in 2010 and is headquartered in Lenexa, KS.

AllianceBernstein LP (AB) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. Founded in 2000, the firm is owned by Equitable Financial Life Insurance Co., ultimately held by Equitable Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: EQH). AB provides investment advice to investment companies, pension and profit-sharing plans, banks and thrift institutions, trusts, estates, government agencies, charitable organizations, individuals, corporations and other business entities.

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.

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.

Buyers Laboratory LLC provides analytical information and services to the digital imaging and document management industry. The firm offers portfolio of products and services covering hardware, software, consumables and document management. It has been the leading source of competitive intelligence for industry professionals on copiers, printers, fax machines, scanners, duplicators, wide-format devices and multifunctional products, and related software, consumables and document management solutions. The company was founded by Arthur Kallet in 1961 and is headquartered in Fairfield, NJ.

Micromeritics Instrument Corp. engages in the manufacture of instruments for particle size evaluation & analysis. The company was founded by Warren P. Hendrix and Clyde Orr Jr. in 1962 and is headquartered in Norcross, GA.

Green Shades Software, Inc. provides and develops payroll tax filing solutions. It offers employee services, year-end forms, benefits, garnishments, and dynamics payroll inspector solutions. The company was founded by Matthew Kane and David Rosas in 1992 and is headquartered in Jacksonville, FL.

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.

DZone, Inc. provides technology content and knowledge management software solutions. Its products are AnswerHub and DZone. The company was founded by Richard M. Ross and Matthew P. Schmidt in 2005 and is headquartered in Cary, NC.

Industrial Dynamics Co. Ltd. provides inspection and laser equipment for beverage industry. Its solutions include glass inspection, pet inspection, can inspection, custom applications and parts and service. The company was founded by Fred Calhoun in 1958 and is headquartered in Torrance, CA.

MD Buyline, Inc. provides evidence-based clinical and financial insight and information to hospitals to aid in research, planning, budgeting, and purchasing. It offers purchased services, EcpertRFP, capital, consumables, recall tracker, HCIT, and budget. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Gerson Lehrman Group, Inc. provides membership network for learning and expertise. The firm promotes knowledge exchange through conversations, small group convenings, mentorships, surveys, and other interactions with its network of experts. The company was founded by Alexander Saint-Amand, Thomas D. Lehrman, and Mark Gerson in 1998 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Essen Bioscience, Inc. specializes in developing and manufacturing instruments, software, reagents and consumables for real-time live-cell imaging and data analysis. Its cell imaging and electrophysiology products are used in academic and industrial laboratories. The company was founded by Kirk Schroeder and Brad Neagle in 1999 and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

CLSA Americas LLC is a FINRA registered broker-dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2012 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of CLSA Americas Holdings, Inc., which is ultimately owned by CITIC Securities Co., Ltd. (SHA: 600030) in China. CLSA Americas offers a full suite of execution services throughout North America and Latin America.

Evercore Group LLC is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1995 and is a subsidiary of Evercore BD Investco LLC, which is owned by Evercore, Inc. (NYSE: EVR). Evercore Group delivers equity research and equity sales and agency trading execution, in addition to providing wealth and investment management services to high net worth and institutional investors.

Keypoint Intelligence provides data analytics, laboratory testing, and advisory services. Its services include production printing and media, customer communications, consumer and professional imaging and business development strategies. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Fairfield, NJ.

Cornell Capital LLC (Private Equity) (Cornell Capital) is a private equity division of Cornell Capital LLC founded in 2013 by Henry Cornell. The firm is headquartered in New York.

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.

BofA Securities, Inc. is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of NB Holdings Corp., ultimately held by Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC). Headquartered in New York, the firm was founded in 2015 and offers trade execution, trading or brokerage services to institutional clients.

Fordham University provides college and university. It offers undergraduate colleges and graduate & professional schools. The company was founded in 1841 and is headquartered in Bronx, NY.

AGDATA LP provides analytical, consulting, data management and business process engineering services. The firm through its data solutions enables agriculture industry participants to collect and analyze sales data; develop and manage marketing strategies; and execute sales and marketing programs. Its SaaS-based industry-standard platforms manage grower identification, contact and licensing information and farm hierarchy information on an industry basis and collect and aggregates point-of-sale transaction information for the industry. The company was founded by Verl O. Purdy in 1985 and is headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

DaySmart Software, Inc. develops and sells business management software. The firm?s solutions include salon iris, 123pet, inkbook and orchid. Its core technologies include online booking, reputation management, financial reporting, strategic marketing, business performance dashboards, staff management, text marketing, quickbooks sync and client database. The company was founded by Christianna Rose Jackson and Mark Roderick Jackson in 1999 and is headquartered in Wixom, MI.

Pomelo Fashion Co. Ltd. operates online fashion retail for women. It focuses on fashions from Tokyo, Hong Kong, Seoul and makes it available for Thai people. The firm is a fashion eCommerce destination offering clothes, shoes and accessories for the fashion-forward consumer. The company was founded by David Jou, Win Thanapisitikul, and Casey Liang in 2013 and is headquartered in Bangkok, Thailand.