John M. Bernstein

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.

Oppenheimer & Co., Inc. provides security brokerage services. It also offers investment banking and advice to high net worth investors, individuals, businesses and institutions. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

CBRE, Inc. engages in the provision of commercial real estate brokerage solutions. The company offers services relating to advisory, workplace solutions, and real estate investments. It also provides real estate services for investors and occupiers. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

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.

Accenture LLP provides management consulting, technology, and outsourcing services. Its services encompass customer relationship, finance, human resources, service, supply chain, information management, business process, and infrastructure outsourcing services. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Kirkland & Ellis LLP provides legal services. It counsels clients in litigation, corporate and tax, intellectual property and restructuring matters. The firm offers intellectual property, antitrust and competition, international trade and national security, real estate and tax, benefits and estate planning services. The company was founded in 1909 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

OptumInsight, Inc. provides healthcare information technology and consulting services. It offers technology services, information, analytics, business services and consulting to help solve the most important problems clients face across the health system. The firm provides solutions for physicians, hospitals, life sciences companies, government agencies and other organizations that comprise the health care system. The company is headquartered in St. Paul, MN.

Taco Bell Corp. operates a chain of restaurants. Its products include texas-mexican cuisine foods such as tacos, burritos, gorditas, quesadillas, nachos, chalupas, salads and food items. The company was founded by Glen William Bell, Jr. in 1962 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

Rider Bennett LLP is a law firm that operates in an unspecified location.

The Pillsbury Co. manufactures and distributes food products. Its products include baked goods, biscuits, breads, cookies, crescents, pie crusts, pizza crusts and snacks. The company was founded in 1869 is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

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.

Smarte Carte, Inc. provides vended luggage carts, self-service computerized electronic lockers, vended strollers, vended massage chairs and phone chargers. It offers products to airports, train and bus terminals, amusement parks, waterparks, zoos, ski resorts and shopping malls. The company was founded by Jim Muellner in 1967 and is headquartered in St. Paul, MN.

The Delaware River Port Authority of Pennsylvania and New Jersey (DRPA) operate transportation and economic development agency. DRPA owns and operates the Benjamin Franklin, Walt Whitman, Commodore Barry and Betsy Ross bridges. The company was established in 1776 and is headquartered in Camden, NJ.

Milton Hershey School is a private school that provides exceptional education to pre-kindergarten through 12th grade students. The school is located in Hershey, PA and has been fulfilling its mission of breaking the cycle of poverty since 1909. Students live on campus and have access to top-tier classes and facilities, with all costs covered through the trust left by founders Milton and Catherine Hershey.

Brookhaven National Laboratory provides research services. The firm conducts research in the physical, biomedical, and environmental sciences, as well as in energy technologies and national security. It also builds and operates scientific facilities available to university, industry, and government researchers. The company was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in Upton, NY.

NorthStar Advisory Services LLC provides real estate consulting services. It provides services for managing multi-market site selection, new store development, lease negotiations and construction management. The company is headquartered in Oak Park, IL.

Piper Sandler & Co. operates as an investment company, which engages in the provision of securities brokerage and investment banking services. The company is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

RBC Wealth Management (RBCWM) is wealth management division of RBC Capital Markets Equity Research, which is ultimately owned by Royal Bank of Canada (NYSE; TSE: RY). Formerly known as RBC Dain Rauscher, Inc., the firm was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. RBCWM provides trusted advice and wealth management solutions to individuals, families and institutions.

Long Island Software & Technology Network, Inc. operates technology centers. It offers business and technology law, cybersecurity, human resources, long island visual professionals, and sales and marketing. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Plainview, NY.

The National Federation of Municipal Analysts is an organization that aims to promote professionalism in municipal credit analysis. The non-profit company is based in Pittsburgh, PA.

Ausgold Resources Pty Ltd. engages in gold exploration and development. The company is headquartered in Australia.

Battery Mineral Resources Ltd. engages in the acquisition and consolidation of underexplored cobalt-prospective properties. The firm focuses the exploration and development of minerals critical to the lithium-ion battery market and energy storage sector. It operates through the following segments: Cobalt, Lithium, Graphite and Other, and Corporate. The company was founded on June 14, 2016 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Merced Capital LP (Merced Capital) is a private equity firm a subsidiary of Merced Capital LP founded in 1988. The firm is headquartered in Minnetonka.

Peijia Medical Technology (Suzhou) Co. Ltd. is a global medical innovation solution provider founded in 2013. The private company is based in Suzhou, China. The Chinese company specializes in treating intracranial aneurysms, which are abnormal bulges that occur in blood vessels in the brain due to congenital abnormalities or damage caused by various factors. The company offers intracranial aneurysm embolization intervention treatment, which involves blocking blood flow into the aneurysm without blocking surrounding small arteries or narrowing the main blood vessels. The treatment is performed using devices such as embolization spring coils, intracranial aneurysm stents, and vascular reconstruction devices.

Cherry Tree Wealth Management LLC (CTWM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Minnetonka, Minnesota. The firm was founded in 2009 and previously known as Adam Smith Advisors LLC. They are a subsidiary of Adam Smith Cos. LLC. CTWM provides advisory services to individual and institutional clients.

Intandem Capital Partners LLC (Intandem Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2003 by Elliot S.Cooperstone. The firm is headquartered in New York.