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GAI Mesirow Insight Fund LLC provides investment services. The private company is based in Charlotte.

Global Alternative Investment Services, Inc. provides brokerage and investment services. The private company is based in Charlotte.

Wells Fargo Investment Institute, Inc. (WFII) is a registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. The firm was founded in 1995 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo Bank NA (WFB), ultimately owned by Wells Fargo & Co. WFII provides investment advisory services to various Wells Fargo lines of business within the Wealth and Investment Management (WIM) group, such as WFB’s fiduciary divisions and Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network LLC (WFA).

Part of Wells Fargo Bank NA (Sioux Falls, South Dakota), Alternative Strategies Brokerage Services, Inc. is a company that provides brokerage services. The company is based in Boston, MA.

Central Hockey League operates a professional minor league hockey teams playing in small to medium-sized markets primarily in central and southwestern US states. The league, which was started in 1992, is managed and operated by WPHL, a subsidiary of Global Entertainment Corporation.

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

Excell Partners Inc (Excell Partners) is a venture capital subsidiary of State of New York founded in 2005. The firm is headquartered in Rochester, New York.

Milken Institute provides research and analysis services in the areas of economic issues. The private company is based in Santa Monica, CA. Michael L. Klowden has been the CEO of the company since 2001.

Verger Capital Management LLC (Verger Capital) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The firm was founded by James “Jim” Dunn in 2013. They are principally owned by Wake Forest University, a private, coeducational university. Verger Capital's investment professionals are part of the administration of Wake Forest University and are responsible for managing the Wake Forest University endowment funds. The firm primarily provides investment advisory services to private investment funds and to institutional investors, which include charitable institutions, foundations, and endowments.

Wilshire Advisors LLC (Wilshire) is a privately-held investment technology and advisory firm headquartered in Santa Monica, California. The firm was founded by Dennis Tito in 1972 as Wilshire Associates, Inc. Wilshire provides innovative investment solutions, consulting services and multi-asset analytics to institutional and intermediary clients worldwide.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP engages in the provision of accounting services. Its services include audit and assurance, accounting advisory, risk assurance, tax management, corporate insolvency, life cycle assessment, forensic services, private equity advisory, and financial reporting valuations. The company is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

First Trust Private Credit Fund is a a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company, It intends to operate as an interval fund. The company was founded on February 14, 2022 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, WI.

United Services Automobile Association provides insurance, banking and investment services. Its products include renters insurance, flood and life insurance, checking savings accounts, certificate of deposits, stocks and options, USAA mutual funds, USAA 529 savings plan, mortgages, and individual retirement account. The company was founded in 1922 and is headquartered in San Antonio, TX.

First Trust Hedged Strategies Fund operates as a closed-end investment fund or Investment trust. The company was founded on March 22, 2023 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, WI.

Redwood Real Estate Income Fund operates as an interval fund. It's investment objective is to provide current income and preserve shareholders’ capital. The company was founded on December 19, 2022 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, WI.

The Relative Value Fund, acts as Closed-End Investment Fund/Investment Trust. The company is headquartered in Milwaukee, WI.

First Trust Real Assets Fund is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company that intends to operate as an interval fund. The company was founded on December 8, 2021 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, WI.

The Optima Dynamic Alternatives Fund operates a non-diversified, closed-end management investment fund company. Its primary investment objective is to generate meaningful risk adjusted returns over time. The fund intends to allocate its assets primarily among a range of investment vehicles that are managed by a group of institutional managers. The company was founded on May 12, 2021 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, WI.

Keystone Private Income Fund LP is a closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is to produce current income. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, WI.

Varian Impact Fund operates as a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. The company was founded in November 2021 and is headquartered in Wisconsin, US.

First Trust Private Assets Fund is a non-diversified and closed-end management investment company. The company was founded on February 14, 2022 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, WI.

Cliffwater Corporate Lending Fund is a closed-end management investment company that seeks to provide investors interest income from a portfolio of loans to U.S. middle market companies. It provides all investors access to a private debt portfolio with diversification, pricing, and quality of institutional caliber in corporate lending. The company was founded on March 21, 2018 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, WI.

Client Services, Inc. provides accounts receivable management and customer relationship management solutions. It offers call center solutions in the areas of first-party delinquency outsourcing, post charge-off recovery, retention programs, and customer-acquisition. The firm’s accounts receivables solutions include post charge-off collections, pre charge-off and outsourcing, consulting, skip tracing, bilingual services, debt buying, contact accounts receivable management, and government services. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in St. Charles, MO. C

At UMB Fund Services, they recognize the unique challenges clients face. Their goal is to leave clients free to focus on client's primary goals: investment performance and growing assets under management. Having confidence in Client's back office will enhance client's ability to deliver on these goals. Their cutting-edge combination of service, product depth and technology is designed to deliver the unparalleled customer experience the kind clients expect and deserve. In today's marketplace, clients need more than a provider; clients need a partner that recognizes they are a critical part of how clients do business and treats client's business as if it were their own. That's how they do business at UMB Fund Services, and how they deliver on their brand promise.

Aspiriant Risk-Managed Capital Appreciation Fund operates as a non-diversified closed-end management investment firm. It intends to invest primarily in general or limited partnerships, funds, corporations, trusts or other investment vehicles that invest or trade in a wide range of securities. The company was founded on November 10, 2020 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, WI.

Aspiriant Risk-Managed Real Asset Fund operates as a closed-end investment fund. The investment objective of the Fund is to seek long term capital appreciation. The Fund intends to invest primarily in general or limited partnerships, funds, corporations, trusts or other investment vehicles (collectively, “Investment Funds”) that invest substantially all their assets in real estate, infrastructure, commodities and other real asset securities and funds. The company is headquartered in Milwaukee, WI.

Infinity Core Alternative Fund operates as a closed end investment trust. The investment objective of the trust is to seek long-term capital growth. It also invests in general or limited partnerships, funds, corporations, trusts or other investment vehicles that invest or trade in a wide range of securities and currency interests. The company was founded on October 1, 2013 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, WI.

Variant Alternative Income Fund is a close-ended interval fund, which engages in the provision of portfolio of unconventional income-generating assets. The company was founded on October 2, 2017 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, WI.

Guidemark Alternative Lending Income Fund is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. Its principal business is investing its assets pursuant to its investment objective and policies. The company was founded on November 4, 2015 and is headquartered in Concord, CA.

The National Association of Corporate Directors is a non-profit organization that provides essential resources to help directors strengthen board leadership. The American company was founded by Maryann Bruce and the CEO is Peter R. Gleason.