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STAR Telecommunications, Inc. provides long distance telecommunication services to consumer and commercial retail customers as well as other telecommunications carriers. The private company is based in Santa Barbara, CA and has subsidiaries in the United States.

Wedbush Securities, Inc. is a full-service investment bank and brokerage firm headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded in 1955 as Wedbush Morgan Securities, Inc. They are a subsidiary of Wedbush Financial Services LLC, which is owned by Wedbush, Inc. Wedbush Securities provides a wide range of securities brokerage, wealth management, and investment banking services to private and institutional clients. Their research focuses on providing coverage of small and mid-sized companies in the following industries: (1) consumer products and services (2) technology (3) entertainment and media (4) life sciences and (5) industrial growth and clean technology.

Bailard, Inc. is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Foster City, California. The firm (formerly Bailard, Biehl and Kaiser prior to its re-naming in 2005) was founded in 1969 by three graduates of the Stanford Graduate School of Business. They are a wholly owned subsidiary of BB&K Holdings, Inc. Bailard provides investment advisory and financial planning services and offers single asset strategies to investors on a standalone basis. The firm manages separate accounts for institutional clients and provides advisory and sub-advisory services to pooled investment vehicles.

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.

Founded in 2004, TD Securities (USA) LLC is a broker/dealer located in New York City with additional offices in Toronto, Montreal, Calgary, Vancouver, London, Singapore, Tokyo and Sydney. The firm is a subsidiary of Toronto Dominion Holdings (USA), Inc. and their ultimate parent is Toronto-Dominion Bank (NYSE: TD). TD Securities (USA) provides a wide range of capital market products and services to corporate, government and institutional clients in five areas of finance including: investment banking, debt capital markets, institutional equities, foreign exchange and money markets. Their services include the underwriting and distribution of new debt and equity issues, providing advice on strategic acquisitions and divestitures and executing daily trading and investment needs. The equity group provides research coverage of media and communications, technology, financial services, oil and gas, mining and metals, industrial products, forest products, technology, utilities and power, real estate, biotechnology, consumer products and merchandising and quantitative analysis strategy. The fixed-income group provides a full range of underwriting sales and trading products for Canadian, U.S. and European debt issuers and investors.

VentureBeat, Inc. provides news and information about companies. It offers economic, financial and business strategy consultancy services. The company was founded by Matt Marshall in September 2006 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Prosper Funding LLC operates as a development stage company that operates a peer-to-peer lending platform. Its platform is an online marketplace that matches individuals who wish to obtain consumer loans with those who are willing to help fund those loans. The company was founded in February 2012 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

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.

Piedmont Lithium Ltd. engages in the exploration and development of mineral properties. Its activities include geology and drilling campaigns and regional infrastructure. The company was founded on September 27, 1983 by Nathan Lee Ainsworth and is headquartered in Belmont, NC.

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.

Deloitte & Touche LLP engages in the provision of audit, advisory, financial advisory, tax, and consulting services. The company was founded on March 7, 1995 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

University of Southern California is a private research university that mainly offers undergraduate, graduate & other higher education. The university was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Transworld Investment Holdings LLC operates as an investment holding company. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Lake Forest, IL.

Clearlake Capital Group LP (Clearlake Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2006 by Steven Chang, Behdad Eghbali and Jose Feliciano. The firm is headquartered in Santa Monica, California.

The Research Libraries Group, Inc. provides information access and management services. The firm is comprised of research libraries, archives, museums, and other cultural memory institutions. The company was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

Part of Ziff Davis, Inc., PC Magazine operates an online platform that provides lab-based comparative reviews of computing, consumer electronics, business technology, and internet products. The private company is based in New York, NY.

City National Rochdale LLC (CNR) is the SEC-registered investment management subsidiary of CNR Holdings LLC, ultimately held by Royal Bank of Canada (NYSE, TSE: RY) in Canada. The firm was founded when Rochdale Investment Management LLC was combined with City National Asset Management, Inc. and City National Bank's investment management group, City National Asset Management. Headquartered in New York City, CNR provides portfolio management services to high net-worth individual investors as well as to registered investment companies and institutions.

Part of Royal Bank of Canada, RBC Capital Markets, Inc. provides investment advice. The private company is based in Albany, NY.

Prosper Marketplace, Inc. operates as a holding company with interest in operating a peer-to-peer online credit platform. The firm through its subsidiary Proper Funding operates an online marketplace that permits the lender members to bid on loan listings and purchases. It handles the funding and servicing of the loan on behalf of the matched borrowers and investors. The company was founded by Christian A. Larsen and John B. Witchel on March 22, 2005 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

The American Psychological Association (APA) is a scientific and professional organization that represents psychologists. The non-profit company is based in Washington and has subsidiaries in the United States. APA educates the public about psychology, behavioral science, and mental health. It promotes psychological science and practice, fosters the education and training of psychological scientists, practitioners, and educators. APA advocates for psychological knowledge and practice to inform public policy and champions the application of psychology to promote human rights, health, well-being, and dignity. Arthur C. Evans has been the CEO of the American company since 2017.

Acceris Communications Corp. provides communications services. The private company is based in Salt Lake City, UT.

TelStrat, Inc. provides communication solutions for wireline access networks and enterprise telecommunications environments. It caters business process outsourcers, financial services, hospitality, healthcare, manufacturing, insurance and utilities sectors. The firm also develops comprehensive call recording and workforce optimization (WFO) solutions, for knowledge-mining call content, maximizing agent performance and streamlining workforce management. The company was founded by Robert J. Carroll in 1993 and is headquartered in Allen, TX.

National Association of Credit Management, Inc. provides information and related services to the business, credit, and financial industries. It promotes good laws for sound credit, protects businesses against fraudulent debtors, improves the interchange of credit information, develops credit practices and methods, and establishes a code of ethics. The company was founded in 1896 and is headquartered in Columbia, MD.

TessPay Inc. operates as a payment platform. It develops a supply chain finance platform that utilizes blockchain technology to provide payment assurance and liquidity through a supply chain. The company was founded by Jeff Mason on July 17, 2017 and is headquartered in Fort Myers, FL.