Mark H. Book

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.

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.

Northwest Investment Management Ltd. (Northwest IM) is the alternative investment subsidiary of Northwest Investment Management (Hong Kong) Ltd. Based in London with an office in Hong Kong, Northwest IM was established in 1998 by George Philips and David Rogers, and focused on Asian investments. The firm manages hedge funds, including Northwest Fund Ltd., for a range of clients including high-net worth individuals, family offices and institutions.

Insight Investment Management Ltd. provides asset management solutions. It offers services across liability driven investment, fixed income, currency solutions, cash management, absolute return, multi-asset, and real assets, such as farmland. The company was founded on March 16, 1987 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.