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Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

Northern Trust Investments, Inc. (Investment Management) (NTI-IM) is the asset management division of Northern Trust Investments, Inc., ultimately held by Northern Trust Corp. (NASDAQGS: NTRS), a multi-bank holding company established in 1889. The firm was founded in 1988 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. NTI-IM provides a wide range of discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory and sub-advisory services to individual and institutional clients.

Steptoe & Johnson LLP provides legal services. It specializes in criminal defense and investigations; intellectual property; international trade, compliance, and investment; litigation; regulatory and legislative; and tax, transactions, and private client. The company was founded by Philip Steptoe and Louis A. Johnson in 1945 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Naples Technology Ventures LLC (Naples Technology Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2018 by Mike Abbaei and Brij Sharma. The firm is headquartered in Naples, Florida.

PPM America, Inc. (PPM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded in 1990 and is a subsidiary of PPM Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by Jackson Financial, Inc. (JFI) (NYSE: JXN). PPM is the primary investment manager for the general account assets of JFI’s insurance subsidiaries and serves as sub-adviser to US mutual funds sponsored by Jackson National Asset Management LLC (JNAM), a subsidiary of Jackson National Life Insurance Co. (Jackson), and adviser to the PPM Funds, a family of institutional share class mutual funds. Additionally, PPM provides advisory services to non-US pooled investment vehicles, structured vehicles such as collateralized loan obligations (CLOs), private equity funds, and separately managed accounts for third-party institutional clients.

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP provides legal services. The firm specializes in corporate, financial services, litigation, real estate, commercial finance, intellectual property, trusts and estates, antitrust, bankruptcy, international trade, employee benefits and executive compensation, employment, environmental, public finance and tax. The company was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Founded in 2002 by Robert G. Byron and Peter Stelian, Blue Vista capital Management LLC is a private equity firm located in Chicago.

Arthur Andersen LLP used to provide accounting services. It was also into consulting services for clients that operate businesses throughout the United States and around the world. Arthur Andersen was founded in 1913 and was headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Front Barnett Associates LLC (Front Barnett) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded by Marshall Front in 1994. In 2023, the firm was acquired by Mesirow Financial Holdings, Inc. from Tree Front Associates, Inc. Front Barnett provides discretionary asset management services to individuals and high-net-worth individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other legal entities.

Part of Fidelity National Financial, Inc., Chicago Title & Trust Co. provides title insurance, escrow, and closing services. The company is based in Chicago, IL.

The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants provides vocational education in accounting. The company provides services to the accounting community, regulatory bodies, and other organizations. It also operates in Jersey City, Washington, and Lewisville. It was founded in 1887 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

The Illinois Certified Public Accountants Society operates a professional association of certified public accountants. The private company is based in Illinois. Todd Shapiro has been the CEO of the American company since 1998.

The Chicago Bar Association is a voluntary membership organization consisting largely of lawyers and judges from Cook County and the state of Illinois. The private company is based in Chicago, IL and has subsidiaries in the United States. The association works to establish and maintain the honor and dignity of the profession of law, promote the welfare of its members, and improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the administration of justice. Founded in 1874, it is one of the oldest and most active metropolitan bar associations in the United States.

Hastings Mutual Insurance Co. provides insurance services. It offers personal, commercial and farm owner's property insurance. The firm services include personal automobile, homeowners and umbrella. It has offices in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin. The company was founded on April 5, 1885 by Daniel Webster Rogers and is headquartered in Hastings, MI.

Capri Capital Advisors LLC provides investment and investment advisory and management services. The private company is based in Chicago, IL and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company was founded by Daryl J. Carter.

Prospect Partners Advisors LLC (Prospect Partners) is a private equity subsidiary of CxSearch Global Partners LLP founded in 1998 by William V. Glastris, Louis William Kenter and Richard Carl Tuttle. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Prism Capital Corp (Prism Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 1993 by Robert Finkel and Blaine Crissman. The firm is headquartered in Glenview, Illinois.

Michigan Accelerator Fund I LP seeks investment opportunities in companies located in the United States, primarily in Michigan. The fund targets companies with strong intellectual properties, large market opportunities, strong management teams, clear path to profits, and scalable business models. It focuses on companies operating in the fields of life sciences technology, advanced automotive, manufacturing and materials technology, homeland security and defense technology and alternative energy technology. It provides financing for seed and early-stage capital requirements with an investment size ranging from $1 to $2 million.

Jupiter Realty Corp. invests in real estate. The private company is based in Chicago, IL.

The Charter Group Ltd. provides merger and acquisition advisory services. The private company is based in Grand Rapids, MI and has subsidiaries in the United States.

Charter Private Capital Management, Inc. (Charter Private Capital) is a venture capital/private equity, subsidiary of Charter Capital Holdings, Inc. founded in 1989. The firm is headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Ernst & Young provides accounting services. Its services include auditing, accounting, tax and transaction services, assurance and advisory business, online transaction advisory and a wide range of financial services. The company was founded by Arthur Young and Alwin C. Ernst in 1881 and is headquartered in Kansas City, MO.

Fitch Ratings, Inc. is a global rating agency and investment research firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by John Knowles in 1913 as Fitch Publishing Co. They are a subsidiary of Fitch Group, Inc., ultimately owned by The Hearst Family Trust. Fitch Ratings seeks to provide independent and prospective credit opinions, research and data to the world's credit markets. Their approach is based on a foundation of local market experience that covers capital markets in over 150 countries. The firm's ratings analysis and rating decisions are based on established criteria, methodologies and ratings definitions which they apply in a consistent manner. Fitch Ratings provides coverage of the following markets: Economics, Banks, Insurance, Sovereigns, Corporates, Structured Finance, Public Finance – International, Public Finance – US, Infrastructure & Project, and Finance.

Intervention Insights, Inc. provides health information services. It develops information services to support community oncologists as they research genomics based treatment strategies. The firm enables the oncology care team to more efficiently access and considers relevant, up-to-date medical evidence to support the appropriate utilization of molecular diagnostics, and targeted therapeutics. The company was founded by Gerald Callahan and James Kevin McCurren in 2009 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MI.

American Country Holdings, Inc. provides property and casualty insurance services. Its services include premium financing and collateralized loans. The company provides underwriting management and third party claims administration services to other insurance companies through its subsidiaries. The company was founded in 1978 and is located in Chicago, IL.

Heartland Angels, Inc. (Heartland Angels) is a venture capital firm founded in 2003 by Ronald Leslie Kirschner. The firm is headquartered in Skokie, Illinois.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

CIFC Investment Management LLC (CIM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1993 as Deerfield Capital Management LLC and became CIFC Investment Management in 2018. They are wholly owned directly by CIFC Capital HoldCo LLC, which is an indirect subsidiary of CIFC LLC. CIM primarily provide investment management services to pooled investment vehicles that are CLOs and to private funds and investors that invest in corporate and structured credit.

Morningstar, Inc. (Research) is the investment research arm of Morningstar, Inc. (NASDAQ: MORN), an American financial services firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded by Joseph Mansueto in 1984 and provides independent portfolio information offering star ratings and analysis of managed funds. They also provide economic commentary and asset allocation information based on qualitative research.

Tortoise Tax-Advantaged Social Infrastructure Fund, Inc. operates as a closed-end investment fund. It provides investment advisory services to the fund and advisers. The company is headquartered in Leawood, KS.

First National Bank of Omaha engages in the provision of corporate banking, investment banking, retail banking, wealth management, and consumer lending services. The company was founded by Herman Kountze and Augustus Kountze in 1857 and is headquartered in Omaha, NE.

Vantage Investment Partners LLC is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri. The firm was founded by John Woolway in 2003. Vantage provides investment advisory services for individuals, high net-worth individuals, insurance companies, corporations and sub-advised accounts.

The Northern Trust Co. provides investment management, asset, fund administration, fiduciary and banking solutions. The company is headquartered in Chicago, IL.