Dimitar Todorov Valchev

Cargill, Inc. engages in the provision of food, agricultural, financial, and industrial products and services. It specializes in food service, agriculture, meat and poultry, transportation, pharmaceutical ingredients, and beauty products. The company was founded by William Wallace Cargill in 1865 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Securian Asset Management, Inc. (Securian AM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota. The firm was founded in 1984 and formerly known as MIMLIC Asset Management, Inc. and Advantus Capital Management, Inc. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of Securian Financial Group, Inc., ultimately owned by Minnesota Mutual Cos., Inc. Securian AM offers discretionary and non-discretionary asset management for registered investment companies, insurance companies, including separate accounts of insurance companies, and other institutional investors.

Sit Investment Associates, Inc. (Sit Investment) is a privately-owned, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The firm was founded by Eugene Sit in 1981. Sit Investment manages client assets on a discretionary basis for several types of clients, which includes public and private institutional investors, pension funds, Taft-Hartley plans, charitable institutions, foundations, endowments, corporations, insurance companies, municipalities, registered investment companies, private investment companies, collective investment trusts and high-net-worth individuals.

RBC Global Asset Management (US), Inc. (RBC GAM-US), is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The firm was founded in 1983 and formerly known as Voyageur Asset Management Inc. They are a subsidiary of RBC USA Holdco Corp. and their ultimate parent is Royal Bank of Canada (NYSE, TSE: RY). RBC GAM-US provides portfolio management services to registered mutual funds, private investment funds, trust programs, foreign funds such as UCITS funds, individuals (including high net worth individuals), wrap sponsors and other US and international institutions.

Piper Sandler & Co. (Broker) (PSC-Broker) is the full-service brokerage division of Piper Sandler & Co., a financial service firm headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They are a subsidiary of Piper Sandler Companies (NYSE: PIPR). The firm was founded in 1969 and previously known as Piper Jaffray & Co. They became Piper Sandler & Co. when Piper Jaffray Companies and Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P. merged to become Piper Sandler Companies in 2020. PSC-Broker provides brokerage and investment banking services to financial institutions, corporations and other financial investors. Their core focus sectors are Agriculture, renewables & cannabis, Business services, Chemicals & Materials, Consumer, Diversified industrials & services, Energy, Financial services, financial sponsors, Healthcare, and Technology.

Punch & Associates Investment Management, Inc. (Punch & Associates) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Edina, Minnesota. The firm was founded by Howard D. Punch, Jr. in 2002. Punch & Associates provides discretionary portfolio management services to private and institutional clients. They also serve as investment advisor and managing member to two private funds – Micro Cap Fund and Nano Cap Fund.

PTI Marketing Technologies, Inc. provides web-based marketing asset management solutions. It offers online marketing collateral management solutions in SaaS and server versions. The firm delivers a real-time, integrated business communication platform that links enterprise clients with their marketing services providers for complete campaign, program, and business communication management. Its products include MarcomCentral, Salesforce Integration, FusionPro VDP Creator, FusionPro VDP Producer, FusionPro Server, FusionPro Expression, FusionPro Links, MarcomCentral Integrations, MarcomCentral JobDirect, PowerPoint Integration, List Purchasing, ExactTarget Integrated Email, and Web Services and Data Feeds. The company was founded by Charles R. Gehman on 2000 and is headquartered in Solana Beach, CA.

Ameriprise Financial Services LLC (AFS) is a registered broker-dealer headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The firm was founded in 1971 and is a subsidiary of AMPF Holding Corp., which is owned by Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (NYSE: AMP). AFS offers brokerage services that enable clients to invest in many different types of investments including mutual funds, stocks, bonds, exchange traded products, unit investment trusts, annuities and alternative investments.

Palisade Asset Management LLC LLC (Palisade) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The firm is a predecessor to Palisade Investment Advisor LLC, which was founded in 2002. Palisade provides investment management and wealth advisory services to high net worth and institutional clients.

Lazard Middle Market LLC engages in financial advisory business. It specializes in strategic advice on mergers and acquisitions (M&A), restructuring, and capital raising. The firm’s M&A and Strategic Advisory service focuses on private equity and divestitures, privately-owned companies, corporate acquisitions and divestitures, and sale of public companies. Its Restructuring service consists of situation assessment, alternative assessment, and execution. The company was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

GrowthFire LLC (GrowthFire) is a private equity firm founded in 1900 by Tim Butler. The firm is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

The Leuthold Group LLC (Investment Management), do-business-as Leuthold Weeden Capital Management (LWCM), is the SEC-registered investment management division of The Leuthold Group LLC headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Leuthold Group was founded in 1981 as an independent investment research firm. In 1987, members of The Leuthold Group founded LWCM to provide investment advisory services. The firm is majority employee-owned. LWCM serves as an investment advisor to separately managed accounts, Leuthold mutual funds, Leuthold ETF and a private fund that offers to a wide range of clients, including individuals, trusts, foundations, charitable organizations, corporations, government entities, unions, limited partnerships, endowments, investment companies, and pension plans.

Part of Ivanti Software, Inc., ROI Systems is a company that provides wireless software focused on terminal emulation, host integration, and legacy connectivity. The company is based in Midvale, UT. ROI Systems was acquired by Wavelink Corp. on January 10, 2001.

Craig-Hallum Capital Group LLC (Craig-Hallum) is an employee-owned, idea-driven research, trading and investment banking firm headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The firm was founded by Bradley Baker and Kevin Harris in 1997. Craig-Hallum provides research, institutional sales and trading and investment banking services to institutional investors and growth companies.

Northland Securities, Inc. (NSI) is a dually registered, full-service broker dealer and investment advisor headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The firm was founded in 2002 and is owned by Northland Capital Holdings, Inc., which was acquired by First National of Nebraska, Inc. (OTCMKTS: FINN) in 2023. NSI is actively engaged in buying and selling securities for its own account as well as for clients.

Ares Management Corp (Ares Management) is a private equity firm, a subsidiary of Ares Capital Management LLC founded in 1997 by Michael J Arougheti. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

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.

RBC Capital Markets LLC is a full-service brokerage and financial services firm headquartered in New York City. They are a direct subsidiary of RBC USA Holdco Corp. and a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada (TSE, NYSE: RY). Founded in 2010, the firm is comprised of 3 major business lines: the Private Client Group, the Fixed-Income Group and the Clearing and Execution Services Group. The Private Client Group serves individual investors, while the Fixed-Income Group provides services to institutions, municipalities and non-profit organizations. The Clearing and Execution Services Group is a provider of clearing and execution services to independent brokers/dealers throughout the US. RBC Capital Markets focuses on the following sectors: communications, media, consumer/retail, diversified industries, energy, financial institutions, forest products, healthcare, infrastructure finance, mining & metals, real estate, social infrastructure, technology and the US municipal markets.

SE Capital LLC (SE Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2001. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Jeffrey Slocum & Associates, Inc. operates as a investment research and advisory firm. It focuses on global fixed income, global equities, alternative investments, and direct hedge fund strategies. The firm offers strategic integration of investments with an institution’s overall mission, objectives, and operations, investment policy development, asset allocation modeling, incorporating liabilities, spending, and liquidity considerations, risk budgeting, liability driven investment, investment manager selection, performance measurement and attribution analysis, investment policy compliance monitoring, transition management, fee negotiations and benchmarking, other service provider searches, education of clients staffs, committees, and other constituencies. The company was founded by Jeffrey Charles Slocum in 1986 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

U.S. Bank NA (Cincinnati Ohio Investment Management) (USB-IM) is the investment management division of U.S. Bank NA, a commercial bank headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The firm is ultimately held by the US Bancorp (NYSE: USB). USB-IM provides tailored investment management services to individuals and institutional investors.

Best Buy Capital (Best Buy Capital) is a venture capital subsidiary of Best Buy Co. Inc founded in 2008 by Richard M. Schulze. The firm is headquartered in Richfield, Minnesota.

Castlelake LP (Castlelake) is a private equity firm founded in 2005 by Rory Joseph O'Neill and Evan Andrew Carruthers. The firm is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Blue Wolf Capital Partners LLC (Blue Wolf Capital Partners) is an independent private equity firm founded in 2005 by Adam Blumenthal and Josh-Wolf-Powers. The firm is headquartered in New York City, New York.

Columbia Management Investment Advisers LLC (CMIA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (NYSE: AMP). The firm was formed in 2010 due to Ameriprise Financial Services' (AFS) acquisition of the long-term asset management business of Columbia Management Group (CMG) from Bank of America. AFS merged CMG's long-term asset management business with their subsidiary, RiverSource Investments LLC, under the name Columbia Management Investment Advisors. CMIA offers equity and fixed-income retail and institutional investment products for various types of clients.

Great Bay Software, Inc. provides software specializing in enterprise endpoint discovery, rofiling, management and support. It offers beacon endpoint profiler, discovery, profiling, and monitoring solution. The company was founded by Steve Pettit in 2004 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Unimax Systems Corp. provides a UC management software suite with tools for automation, help desk agent moves, adds, changes, and deletes (MACDs), phone number management, employee self-service MACDs, advanced MACD administration, reporting, system migrations, and more for single and multi-vendor UC and telecom environments. Unimax is based in Minneapolis, MN, and was founded in 1991 by Andrew Hunkins. The private company believes that managing and administering unified communications and telecom systems can be far less complex and costly while delivering better internal service levels. The company's software is compatible with leading telecom and UC systems from Avaya, Cisco, Microsoft, Opentext, and others. Unimax's UC management software suite is used by enterprise, mid-market, and SMB companies, educational institutions, governmental entities, and managed service providers around the globe. The CEO is Phil Moen.

The Emily Program P.C. provides eating disorder awareness, treatment and outpatient care supports recovery programs. It specializes in anorexia, bulimia, compulsive overeating, binge eating, eating disorders, body image, mental health and eating disorder treatment. The company was founded by Dirk Miller in 1993 and is headquartered in St. Paul, MN.

Part of U.S. Bancorp, U.S. Bank NA (Canada) is a Canadian company that provides expertise, card program assessments, and tools to effectively manage commercial card programs. The company is based in Toronto, Canada. The company offers corporate payment solutions, commercial banking, account management, and reporting tools that fit an organization's needs. The company was founded in 2000. Andrew J. Cecere has been the CEO of the company since 2000.

Winslow Capital Management LLC /PEVC/ (Winslow Capital Management) is a private equity and venture capital firm founded in 1992. The firm is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Flywheel Exchange LLC develops cloud-based software which helps scientists and researchers to share data and algorithms. The firm also provides computer programming services. It offers life sciences, clinical research, imaging research and AI developer solutions. The company was founded by Brian Wandell, Troy D. Kopischke, Ryan Chamberlai and Gunnar Schaefer in 2012 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

ImBio LLC engages in the development of medical imaging devices. It offers lung density analysis and lung texture analysis. The company was founded by Brian Ross and Alnawaz Rehemtulla and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Genome Medical Holding Co. operates tele genomics platform which allows genetic experts to consult with patients and physicians across the country. The firm specializes in genomics, genetics, precision medicine, medical practice, personalized medicine, genetic counseling, DNA and genome. The company was founded by Lisa J. Alderson, Robert C. Green and Randal W. Scott in 2016 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

OneOme LLC develops platform for pharmacogenomics that analyzes multiple genes for accurate and comprehensive prescription recommendations. It specializes in pharmacogenetics, pharmacogenomics, genetics, biotech and life sciences and clinical decision support. The company was founded by John L. Black III and Troy D. Kopischke in 2014 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.