Peter J. Orth

Dubuque Bank & Trust Co. is an investment division of Heartland Financial USA, Inc. (NASDAQ: HTLF). The firm is located in Dubuque, Iowa.

Force Capital Management LLC (Force Capital) is an independent hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Robert S. Jaffe in 2002. Force Capital offers a variety of funds to financial institutions, pension plans, foundations, endowments, and other qualified investors.

Ladenburg Thalmann & Co., Inc. provides investment baking and brokerage services. The firm also provides asset and wealth management, underwriting, alternative investments and advisory services. It serves emerging growth companies and high net worth individuals. The company was founded in 1876 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

BMO Capital Markets Corp. (Broker) is the broker/dealer division of BMO Capital Markets Corp., a full-service North American financial services provider headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a subsidiary of BMO Financial Corp., which is owned by Bank of Montreal (NYSE, TSX: BMO) in Canada. BMO Capital Markets offers corporate, institutional and government clients access to a variety of products and services including equity and debt underwriting, corporate lending and project financing, merger and acquisitions advisory services, merchant banking, securitization, treasury and market risk management, debt and equity research and institutional sales and trading.

Four Seasons Hotel, Inc. (USA) develops, owns, and operates luxury and upscale hotels. It manages about 74 luxury hotels and resorts in 31 countries. The company is headquartered in Beverly Hills, CA.

THL Credit Group LP (THL Credit) is a private equity subsidiary of Thomas H. Lee Partners LP founded in 2007. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Cooperative League of USA, Inc. is based in Washington. Part of The Cooperative League of The United States of America, Cooperative League of USA, Inc. is a business association. Douglas O'Brien has been the CEO of the American company since 2018.

UBS Investment Bank provides investment banking and securities brokerage services. Its clients include institutional and corporate clients, intermediaries, governments, and hedge funds. The firm also provides merger and acquisition advisory, private placement, investment research, foreign exchange, equity, and leverage finance advisory services. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Graham Behavioral Services Inc. provides behavioral services, training and consultation. It offers daily living support, adult skills development, and adult community integration services. The company was founded in August 2005 and is headquartered in Augusta, ME.

First Eagle Alternative Credit SLS LLC (FEAC) is an investment advisory firm headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 2012 as THL Credit Senior Loan Strategies LLC. They are a subsidiary of First Eagle Alternative Credit LLC and their ultimate parent is First Eagle Holdings, Inc.

BMO Asset Management Corp. (BMO AM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded in 2012 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of BMO Financial Corp. (BMO), which is in turn a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bank of Montreal (TSX: BMO), a Canadian diversified financial services company. BMO AM provides discretionary investment advisory services for, or provides non-discretionary investment advice to, institutions, individuals, and third-party sponsors of and clients participating in wrap-fee programs, as well as common and collective portfolios for which BMO Harris Bank, an affiliate of BMO AM, acts as trustee. In addition, BMO AM provides investment advisory services to private pooled vehicles and to affiliates for the benefit of their clients.

Part of The Inland Group, Inc., The Inland Real Estate Group, Inc. provides real estate services. The company is based in Oak Brook, IL.

Intrinsic Edge Capital Management LLC (IECM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded in 2016 by Mark Coe and is a direct subsidiary of Mark D. Coe 2012 Irrevocable Trust DTD Sept. 20, 2012. IECM provides discretionary investment advisory services to the Intrinsic Edge Funds which are private hedge funds that are offered to qualified investors.