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Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. (DBSI) is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1971 and is a wholly-owned investment banking and brokerage arm of DB U.S. Financial Markets Holding Corp., ultimately held by Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE: DB, FRA: DBK) in Germany. DBSI provides securities brokerage and investment advisory services to domestic and international private clients and institutions. They are also a primary dealer in US government securities as designated by the Federal Reserve.

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.

Tortoise Capital Advisors LLC (Tortoise) is a SEC-registered investment advisor firm headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas. The firm was founded by Harold Birzer in 2002 and is a subsidiary of TortoiseEcofin Borrower LLC (formerly Tortoise Borrower LLC), ultimately held by TortoiseEcofin Investments LLC. Tortoise provides investment management services to individual and institutional investors and pooled investment vehicles.

Country Club Trust Co. NA provides investment advice services. It provides mergers and acquisitions, capital raising and other corporate finance alternatives. The company was founded on March 8, 2002 and is headquartered in Prairie Village, KS.

Mariner LLC, do-business-as Mariner Wealth Advisors (MWA), is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas with various locations throughout the country. The firm was founded in 2006 by Martin Bicknell, Bruce Kuzmin, Jenika Cook and Sherri Hazell. They are wholly-owned by Mariner Wealth Advisors LLC (formerly known as Mariner Holdings LLC). MWA provides investment advisory services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations and business entities.

Purple Wave, Inc. operates online assets auction services. The company specializes in sales of agriculture, construction, industrial and government assets. Purple Wave was founded by Aaron McKee and Suzy McKee in October 2000 and is headquartered in Manhattan, KS.

Part of IBG Holdings LLC, Interactive Brokers Corp. is a company based in Greenwich, CT.

Haynes & Boone LLP provides legal services. It offers corporate, business litigation, insurance and healthcare law, labor and employment, estate planning, real estate, bankruptcy, intellectual property, white collar crime, and antitrust. The company was founded by Richard D. Haynes and Michael M. Boone in 1964 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Holland & Hart LLP provides legal services. It delivers integrated legal solutions to regional, national, and international clients of all sizes. The company was founded by Stephen H. Hart and Joe Holland on July 1, 1947 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

Prairie Capital Management LLC (PCM) is a wealth management firm headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri. The firm was founded in 1995 and was acquired by UMB Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: UMBF) in 2010. PCM provides wealth management and investment consulting services to high net worth and ultra-high net worth individuals, family offices, foundations, endowments, and other institutions across the US through offices in the Kansas City, Chicago and Dallas metropolitan areas.

Freightquote.com, Inc. provides web-based freight transportation management services. It offers automated tools for quoting, scheduling, freight spend analysis, managed services, and transportation management systems. The company was founded by Timothy A. Barton in August 1998 and is headquartered in Kasas City, MO.

FIAM LLC (do-business-as Fidelity Institutional Asset Management) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Smithfield, Rhode Island. The firm was founded in 2006 and formerly known as Pyramis Global Advisors LLC. They are wholly-owned by FIAM Holdings LLC, which in turn is owned by FMR LLC, aka Fidelity Investments. FIAM provides discretionary investment management services to institutional accounts. They also sub-advice funds or accounts for affiliated advisers and unaffiliated advisers.

Monroe Capital LLC (Monroe Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2004 by Theodore Koenig. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

The Dallas Bar Association operates as an association of attorneys. The private company is based in Dallas, TX.

State Bar of Texas provides legal educational programming services. The private company is based in Austin, TX.

Sigma Chi Corp. operates as a collegiate leadership development organization that promotes the cultivation, maintenance and promotion of the core values of friendship, justice and learning. The company was founded on June 28, 1855 and is headquartered in Evanston, IL.

Brookside Laboratories, Inc. engages in the provision of analytical services. Its services include consulting, soil analysis, lawn and garden, agricultural analysis, environmental testing, and university and government research. The company was founded in 1952 and is headquartered in New Bremen, OH.

Great Range Capital LLC (Great Range Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2010 by Ryan M. Sprott and Paul D. Maxwell. The firm is headquartered in Mission Woods, Kansas.

Creative Planning, Inc. is a SEC-registered investment advisor and holding firm headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas. The firm was founded in 1983 and provides investment advice to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates or charitable organizations, corporations or business entities other than those listed above, foundations, endowments and other institutions.

Capstone Financial Advisors, Inc. (Capstone) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Downers Grove, Illinois. The firm was founded by Troy E. Bute and J. Frank Verkamp in 1999. Capstone provides advisory services to high-net-worth individuals, families, and institutions.

Part of Northeast Kansas Bancshares, Inc., Kendall State Bank is a state chartered commercial bank. The company is based in Valley Falls, KS.

Baum Capital Partners Management LLC (Baum Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2017. The firm is headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri.

SpineEX, Inc. develops medical devices. The firm’s products include expandable cage, retractor system and sterilization container. The company was founded by Andrew Rogers and Roy Chin on March 9, 2017 and is headquartered in Fremont, CA.

Oklink Technology Co. Ltd. is a blockchain data solution provider established in 2014. Oklink Technology Co. is based in Hong Kong, Hong Kong. The Chinese company specializes in suptech and offer risk assessment, monitoring, and investigation tools to empower businesses, law enforcement authorities, and regulators for a transparent blockchain experience. The private company's product line-up includes a versatile multi-chain explorer that provides valuable insights and API solutions for individuals and developers seeking on-chain data across multiple blockchains. The company's solutions currently support full-node analysis of 40+ public chains and data tracking for 190+ public chains, with 2,000TB structured data and more than 4 billion addresses labeled across 100+ categories. The company also offers blockchain knowledge, BTC ETH spot futures trading strategy, daily market analysis, and how to buy BTC through their academy.