Adam Verhasselt

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.

Janus Henderson Investors US LLC (JHIUS) is a registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Denver, Colorado. The firm was founded in 1969 and formerly known as Janus Capital Management LLC. They are a subsidiary of Janus Henderson US (Holdings) Inc., which is owned by Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE: JHG, LON: 0RPW) in Great Britain. JHIUS provides investment management services, as an investment adviser or sub-adviser, to pooled investment vehicles.

NISA Investment Advisors LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. They were founded in 1994 by Jess Yawitz and Bill Marshall as National Investment Services of America, Inc. In 2016, the firm undertook an organizational restructuring with the creation of a new holding company named NISA LLC in order to provide more flexibility in their product offerings. They are now a wholly-owned subsidiary of NISA LLC. NISA Investment Advisors provides investment advice to institutional clients.

Victory Capital Management, Inc. (Investment Management) (Victory Capital-IM) is the investment management division of Victory Capital Management, Inc., a financial services company headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. They are an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Victory Capital Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: VCTR). The firm was founded in 1894 and formerly known as Key Asset Management, Inc. Victory Capital-IM provides specialized investment strategies to institutions, intermediaries, retirement platforms and individual investors.

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.

Wynnchurch Capital LLC (Wynnchurch Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 1999 by John A. Hatherly. The firm is headquartered in Rosemont, Illinois.

Allspring Funds Management LLC (AFM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. The firm was founded as Wells Fargo Funds Management LLC (WFFM) in 2001 to succeed the former mutual fund advisory responsibilities of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. In November 2021, Wells Fargo & Co. sells its asset management business, which includes WFFM and certain affiliates, to a third-party purchaser. As part of the sale, WFFM has changed its name to Allspring Funds Management LLC. AFM is a wholly owned subsidiary of Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC, ultimately held by Allspring Group Holdings LLC. The firm serves as investment adviser for the portfolios of the Allspring Funds. The firm also participates as an investment adviser in several managed account programs offered by other financial institutions to their respective clients.

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.

Digi-Key Corp. distributes electronic components. It also distributes semiconductors, discrete, electromechanical parts. Its products include audio products, batteries, cable assemblies, capacitors, computer & video accessories, connectors, crystals & oscillators, discrete semiconductor products and many more. The company was founded by Ronald A. Stordahl in 1972 and is headquartered in Thief River Falls, MN.

Pentec Health, Inc. engages in the provision of patient-specific, and anticipatory compounded sterile medications. Its medications are used for administration in dialysis centers, as well as providing in-home Targeted Drug Delivery through nursing services and complex pharmaceutical products to patients who require access outside of a hospital setting. The company was founded by Gerald M. Francesco on April 28, 1983 and is headquartered in Glen Mills, PA.

eyebobs LLC manufactures eyewear products to retailers through brick and mortar locations both in the US and abroad. The company was founded by Julie Allinson in 2001 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

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.

Houlihan Lokey Capital, Inc. is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded in 1996 and they are a subsidiary of Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (NYSE: HLI). Houlihan Lokey Capital provides an array of trading and execution services for their clients. They also have the ability to serve as underwriter or bookrunner with respect to traditional debt and equity offerings, including leveraged loans and public offerings of debt, equity-linked, and equity securities.

West Star Aviation Holdings LLC provides aviation services. It also operates lodges. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Wichita, KS.

Quadion LLC designs, develops, and manufactures molded plastic and rubber components, assemblies and finished product. It offers custom molded rubber, custom molded plastics, micro-molding standard and quad brand products, product design assistance or support process development, material sciences and program management capabilities. It serves medical, pharmaceutical and transportation, water, food, beverage and power markets. The company was founded in 1945 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Golden Angels Investors LLC (Golden Angels Investors) is a venture capital firm founded in 2002 by Timothy J Keane. The firm is headquartered in Brookfield, Wisconsin.

Longbow Research LLC is an independent investment research firm headquartered in Independence, Ohio. The firm was founded by David S. MacGregor in 2003 to provide the institutional equity research market with a high quality, independent product, free from the many conflicts of interest that plague bulge-bracket research. Longbow Research provides insights and research coverage on publicly-traded mid-cap companies in the industrial/basic materials, consumer and technology sectors.

Moody's Investors Service, Inc. is a credit rating and investment research firm headquartered in New York City. They are a subsidiary of Moody's Corp. (NYSE: MCO). The firm performs international financial research and analysis on commercial and government entities and provides a variety of analytic tools for assessing credit risk. Their clients include creditors, investment banks and commercial banks.

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

Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc. (Broker) (Baird-Broker) is the broker-dealer division of Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc., an investment bank and financial services company headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The firm was founded in 1919 and is ultimately owned by Baird Financial Group, Inc. Baird-Broker offers a full suite of comprehensive trading services for institutional clients.

Fitch Ratings, Inc. is a global rating agency and investment research firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by John Knowles in 1913 as Fitch Publishing Co. They are a subsidiary of Fitch Group, Inc., ultimately owned by The Hearst Family Trust. Fitch Ratings seeks to provide independent and prospective credit opinions, research and data to the world's credit markets. Their approach is based on a foundation of local market experience that covers capital markets in over 150 countries. The firm's ratings analysis and rating decisions are based on established criteria, methodologies and ratings definitions which they apply in a consistent manner. Fitch Ratings provides coverage of the following markets: Economics, Banks, Insurance, Sovereigns, Corporates, Structured Finance, Public Finance – International, Public Finance – US, Infrastructure & Project, and Finance.

McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Castanea Partners Inc (Castanea Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2001 by Robert A. Smith and Brian J. Knez. The firm is headquartered in Newton, Massachusetts.

Norvax LLC engages in the provision of health insurance services through online. Its services include health insurance by state, health insurance companies, medicare options, prescription discounts, health savings accounts, and cobra health insurance. Its products include health, family health, short term health, dental, and self employed health insurance. It also offers solutions such as carrier solution, private health marketplace, and GoHealth VMO. The company was founded by Brandon Cruz and Clint Jones in 2001 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

PeopleNet Communications Corp. provides internet-based computing and mobile communications systems. The firm offers vehicle intelligence, safety, compliance and communications products. It provides professional, customer support, tailored solutions and managed mobility services. The company was founded by David Ladner in 1994 and is headquartered in Minnetonka, MN.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

First Analysis Securities Corp. (FAS) is a research-driven investment organization headquartered in Chicago, Illinois and was founded in 1981. The firm is a subsidiary of First Analysis Corp. FAS serves emerging growth companies with private equity/venture capital investments, corporations with corporate finance and merger and acquisition services, and financial institutions with the public equity research and private equity limited partnerships.

Northwestern Mutual Capital LLC (Northwestern Mutual Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 1980. The firm is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Nuance Investments LLC (Nuance) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri. The firm was founded by Scott Moore in 2008 and they are owned by SA Moore Family Corp. Nuance provides investment management services and investment products and services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, retirement plans and business entities through separate accounts and mutual funds.

ShoreView Industries LLC (ShoreView Industries) is a private equity firm founded in 2002 by Robert Davis, Jeffrey Mudge, and David Wakefield. The firm is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Siguler Guff Advisers LLC (Siguler Guff) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1995 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Siguler Guff & Co. LP. Siguler Guff provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management services to institutional clients, which includes corporate and public employee benefit plans, endowments, foundations, government agencies and financial institutions, and family office and high net worth investors.

Siguler Guff & Co. LP (Siguler Guff) is a private equity firm founded in 1995 by George William Siguler, Andrew Joseph Guff and Donald Paul Spencer. The firm is headquartered in New York.with additional offices Boston, Houstan, London.

Lena State Bank provides banking services. It offers personal banking which includes online & mobile banking, checking, savings accounts, discovery club, personal loans, debit & credit cards; business banking which includes commercial, agricultural loans, deposit accounts and cash management services. The company was founded in 1867 and is headquartered in Lena, IL.

Peak Rock Capital LLC (Peak Rock Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2012. The firm is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

Process Insights Holdings LLC provides process monitoring, analytics, control and safety services. It offers services to chemical, semiconductor, petrochemicals, energy, environmental, industrial, laboratories, life sciences, agriculture and aerospace & defence sectors. The company is headquartered in Greensboro, NC.

Brown Machine Group manufactures engineered plastic thermoforming and metal forming machinery. It offers thermoforming, tooling, automation, and engineering services. The company was founded in 1952 and is headquartered in Beaverton, MI.

Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc. operates as a wealth management, capital markets, private equity and asset management firm. It offers equity research, corporate restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, public financing and fixed income services. The firm serves individual, corporate, institutional and municipal clients. The company was founded by Robert Wilson Baird in 1919 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, WI.

IGP Industries LLC (IGP) is a private equity firm founded by Mike Beaumont, Gottfried Tittiger and Patrick Forster in 1997. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.