Bruce McDonald

AMAG Pharma USA, Inc. engages in the provision of pharmaceutical products to independent pharmacies, managed care organizations, hospitals, pharmacy benefit management companies, government entities, and physicians. The company was founded by Victor M. Hermelin in 1942 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA.

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.

Victor Technologies Group, Inc. is a designer, manufacturer and supplier of cutting, welding and gas control equipment used in various fabrication, construction and manufacturing operations around the world. Its products are used in a wide variety of applications and industries, where steel is cut and welded, including steel fabrication, manufacturing of transportation and mining equipment, many types of construction such as offshore oil and gas rigs, repair and maintenance of manufacturing equipment and facilities and shipbuilding. The firm designs, manufactures and sells products in categories that include gas equipment; plasma power supplies, torches and consumable parts; carbon arc gouging products; welding equipment; arc accessories, including torches, consumable parts and accessories; and filler metals and hardfacing alloys. The company markets its products under a portfolio of brands that includes Victor, Victor Thermal Dynamics, Victor Arcair, Victor Turbo Torch, Tweco, Thermal Arc, Stoody, Firepower and Cigweld. Victor Technologies Group was founded on August 8, 1987 and is headquartered in Chesterfield, MO.

Victor Technologies International, Inc. engages in the manufacture of cutting, welding, and gas control equipment. The company was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Chesterfield, MO.

Crosslink Capital, Inc. (Crosslink) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Menlo Park, California. The firm was founded in 1999 as Omega Venture Partners, Inc. Crosslink provides investment advisory services to investment funds.

Argent Capital Management LLC (Argent) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. The firm was founded in 1998 by John Meara and Steven Finerty. Argent manages assets for institutions and high-net-worth individuals.

Sleep Science Partners, Inc. provides health care services. The company offers sleep technology and marketing techniques to educate, diagnose and treat people who suffer from sleep-related health issues. The company was founded by Noel Lindsay in 2005 and is headquartered in Larkspur, CA.

KPMG LLP engages in the provision of audit, tax, and advisory services. It serves the banking and capital markets, building, construction and real estate, consumer and retail, energy, natural resources and chemicals, financial services, government and public sector, healthcare and life sciences, industrial manufacturing, insurance, media and entertainment, private equity, technology, telecommunications, and venture capital industries. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

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.

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.

Armstrong Teasdale LLP engages in the provision of legal services. Its core practices include the following: litigation, corporate services, financial and real estate services, and intellectual property The company is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP provides legal services. It is a business and litigation firm with a diverse client base, includes business, financial institutions and not-for-profit organizations, government entities and individual clients. The firm represents business, financial, institutional and individual clients, including publicly held multinational corporations, large and mid-sized privately held companies, partnerships and emerging companies. The company was founded by Robert D. Klingler in 1873 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.

Part of Foresight Energy LP, Foresight Energy GP LLC is a leading producer of thermal coal with over 2 billion tons of coal reserves, sufficient to support over 75 years of production at their current level. The company is based in St. Louis, MO, and Robert Dean Moore has been the CEO since 2015. The company operates three mining complexes in the United States and has invested heavily in logistics to provide multiple modes of transportation to the end-users of their coal, including rail, barge, and trucks. Foresight Energy GP aims to be low cost on a delivered basis and has the ability to access multiple rail carriers.

HBD Industries, Inc. manufactures and supplies general purpose and application engineered industrial products. It produces alloy components, industrial rubber and power transmission solutions. The firm serves aerospace and aviation, agriculture, construction, defense and military, material handling, medical and health, metal processing, mining, petro-chemical, power generation, transportation and utilities markets. The company was founded in 1864 and is headquartered in Dublin, OH.

PrimeSource Building Products, Inc. engages in the distribution of building material products. It offers fasteners, gypsum, roofing, insulating, ceiling, fencing, wire, and metal products. The company was founded in 1938 and is headquartered in Irving, TX.

The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants provides vocational education in accounting. The company provides services to the accounting community, regulatory bodies, and other organizations. It also operates in Jersey City, Washington, and Lewisville. It was founded in 1887 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

Therma-Tru Corp. manufactures doors and windows. It makes fiberglass and steel exterior door systems, transoms and door components for residential and commercial construction. The company was founded in 1962 by David K. Welles and is headquartered in Maumee, OH.

Libbey Glass LLC engages in the business of manufacturing food glassware. Its products include ashtrays, bowls, cookware, decanters, drinking glasses, giftware, mugs, stemware, tableware, tumblers, and vases. The company was founded on April 14, 1987 and is headquartered in Toledo, OH.

DFS, Inc. manufactures livestock feeds and wholesales farm supplies. The company was founded by Don Kier and Doris Kier in December 1970 and is headquartered in Newell, IA.

FreshEdge LLC engages in operation of a food companies which incudes Get Fresh, Indianapolis Fruit, Piazza Produce and Papania Produce, Garden Cut, and CIBUS Fresh. Its brands delivers freshness across its product portfolio to Midwest and Southern-based foodservice, retail and schools. The company was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Indianapolis, IN.

Plastomics operates as biotechnology company, which develops chloroplast genetic for next generation of high performing crops. The company was founded by Ralph Bock and Jeff Staub in 2016 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.

Lewis & Clark AgriFood (Lewis & Clark AgriFood) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016. The firm headquartered in Saint Louis, Missouri.

Part of Ironshore Therapeutics, Inc., Ironshore Pharmaceuticals (America), Inc. manufactures pharmaceutical products.

Handgards LLC engages in the manufacture of food safety and food handling products. Its products include disposable gloves, shoe coverings, aprons, bibs, food storage bags, sandwich packaging, custom printed bags and rack covers. The company was founded in 1959 and is headquartered in El Paso, TX.

Packaging Products Corp. LLC provides surface printed materials, adhesive and extrusion laminations for the food industry. It manufactures flexible films, bags and pouches primarily used for food packaging. The company was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Mission, KS.

St. Louis Regional Chamber & Growth Association operates as a non-profit organization, which engages in economic development business and public policy. The company was founded in 1836 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.

PNC Capital Advisors LLC (PCA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland. The firm is a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of PNC Bank, NA, which is wholly-owned by The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE: PNC), a financial holding company. The firm was founded in 2009 from the business combination of PNC Capital Advisors, Inc. and Allegiant Asset Management Co. following the acquisition of National City Corp., the parent of Allegiant, by PNC. PCA provides taxable fixed income discretionary investment advisory services to institutional accounts.

Stern Value Management Ltd.. provides management consulting services. The firm advises clients in transaction, strategy, performance, and transformation. The company was founded by Joel M. Stern on November 1, 1982 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Bunzl Distribution USA, Inc. distributes outsourced food packaging, disposable supplies, and cleaning and safety products to food processors, supermarkets, non-food retailers, convenience stores, and other users. The firm offers foam trays, retail carry-out bags, chicken roasters, bakery boxes, boots, gloves, cut-resistant products, and hard hats. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.