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Wells Fargo Financial LLC provides financial services. It offers real estate-secured lending, automobile financing, consumer and private-label credit cards and commercial services to consumers and businesses. The firm serves industries and government entities through different stores in the U.S. and Canada. The company was founded by Jacob Levitt in 1897 and is headquartered in Des Moines, IA.

The Park National Bank (Investment Management) (PNB-IM) is the investment management division of The Park National Bank (PNB), which is headquartered in Newark, Ohio. The firm is a subsidiary of Park National Corp. (NYSE: PRK), a bank holding company. PNB-IM was founded in 1908 and manages separate portfolios for individuals and institutions. In addition to general banking and trust business, the affiliated county seat banks in the corporation also provide specialized financial services including aircraft leasing, municipal finance, and consumer lending.

Merced Capital LP is a privately-held, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Minnetonka, Minnesota. The firm was founded as EBF & Associates in 1988 by three executives from Cargill's Financial Markets Department. The firm provides investment advisory services to privately offered pooled investment vehicles. Investors in the clients include public and private pension funds, foundations, endowment funds, funds of funds, high net worth individuals and family offices.

Pekin Hardy Strauss, Inc. (Pekin Hardy) is an independent, SEC-registered investment adviser headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded by Rick Singer in 1990 as Pekin Singer Strauss Asset Management, Inc. Pekin Hardy serves as the investment manager to the Appleseed Fund, a mutual fund registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, and provides investment management services to separately managed accounts, retirement plans, and other client accounts.

Oppenheimer & Co., Inc. provides security brokerage services. It also offers investment banking and advice to high net worth investors, individuals, businesses and institutions. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

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.

Principal Real Estate Investors LLC (Principal Real Estate) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and real estate investment management firm headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Principal Global Investors Holding Co. (US) LLC, ultimately owned by Principal Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: PFG). Principal Real Estate delivers a broad range of diverse, customized real estate solutions designed to help meet the risk and return objectives of institutional investors and individual clients.

Lazard Middle Market LLC engages in financial advisory business. It specializes in strategic advice on mergers and acquisitions (M&A), restructuring, and capital raising. The firm’s M&A and Strategic Advisory service focuses on private equity and divestitures, privately-owned companies, corporate acquisitions and divestitures, and sale of public companies. Its Restructuring service consists of situation assessment, alternative assessment, and execution. The company was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Principal Global Investors LLC, dba Principal Asset Management (Principal AM), is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Principal Global Investors Holding Co. (US) LLC and their ultimate parent is Principal Financial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: PFG). Principal AM provides investment advisory services to institutional investors and individuals on a discretionary or non-discretionary basis.

1832 Asset Management LP (1832 AM) is a Canadian asset management firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm does business as Scotia Global Asset Management and is a subsidiary of Bank of Nova Scotia (NYSE, TSX: BNS). In 2013, another BNS subsidiary, GCIC Ltd. underwent an internal consolidation and transferred its asset management business to 1832 AM. In 2008, through a reorganization by the Bank of Nova Scotia, Scotia Asset Management came to encompass the Scotia Funds, the asset management programs that had been run by the bank's brokerage arm Scotia McLeod and Scotia Cassels Investment Counsel Ltd. 1832 AM offers a broad range of investment solutions to meet the diverse needs of clients across all levels of wealth in Canada and around the world.

William Blair & Co. LLC (William Blair) is a SEC-registered broker/dealer firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded by William McCormick Blair in 1935 and is a subsidiary of WBC Holdings LP. Until 1941, they were known as Blair, Bonner & Co. William Blair provides broking services to individual, institutional and issuing clients.

Starkey Laboratories, Inc. manufactures and distributes hearing instruments. Its products include diagnostic equipment, hearing protection products and wireless technology solutions. The company was founded by William F. Austin in 1967 and is headquartered in Eden Prairie, MN.

Digi-Key Corp. distributes electronic components. It also distributes semiconductors, discrete, electromechanical parts. Its products include audio products, batteries, cable assemblies, capacitors, computer & video accessories, connectors, crystals & oscillators, discrete semiconductor products and many more. The company was founded by Ronald A. Stordahl in 1972 and is headquartered in Thief River Falls, MN.

Vector Windows LLC designs, manufactures and distributes vinyl windows and patio doors. Its windows include awnings, casements, single and double hung products, gliders, bays and bows, and special shapes, and doors include sliding and hinged doors. The firm offers its products online and through dealers. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Fergus Falls, MN.

Cambridge Associates LLC is a privately-held, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1973 by James Bailey and Henry Lewis. Cambridge Associates provides investment management and advisory services to colleges and universities, foundations and other non-profit institutions. They also act as an investment adviser to private clients, family offices, corporations, healthcare institutions, insurance groups, pension plans and ERISA pools and public and government-related groups.

Quest Investment Fund Management Ltd. is an investment advisor located in Vancouver with an additional office in Calgary. They are a subsidiary of Qwest Investment Management Corp. The firm provides investment advisory, portfolio management services and fund management services. They also manage the Qwest Energy Canadian Specialty Energy Fund, the QE Funds Corp. mutual fund and the Qwest Energy 2009 Flow-Through LP, the Qwest Energy 2009-II Flow-Through LP and the Qwest Energy 2010 Flow-Through LP

Jeffrey Slocum & Associates, Inc. operates as a investment research and advisory firm. It focuses on global fixed income, global equities, alternative investments, and direct hedge fund strategies. The firm offers strategic integration of investments with an institution’s overall mission, objectives, and operations, investment policy development, asset allocation modeling, incorporating liabilities, spending, and liquidity considerations, risk budgeting, liability driven investment, investment manager selection, performance measurement and attribution analysis, investment policy compliance monitoring, transition management, fee negotiations and benchmarking, other service provider searches, education of clients staffs, committees, and other constituencies. The company was founded by Jeffrey Charles Slocum in 1986 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Merced Capital LP (Merced Capital) is a private equity firm a subsidiary of Merced Capital LP founded in 1988. The firm is headquartered in Minnetonka.

Chicago Capital Partners Management LLC (Chicago Capital Partners) is a private equity subsidiary of Kovitz Investment Group LLC founded in 2011. The firm is headquartered in Highland Park, Illinois.

Peterson Financial Group, Inc. (PFG) is an independent SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in West Des Moines, Iowa. The firm was founded by Eric A. Peterson in 2008. PFG offers investment advisory services to individuals and high net worth individuals.

Hunter Street Partners LP (Hunter Street Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2017. The firm is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Isles Ranch Partners LLC provides investments in residential acquisition, development, and construction. The private company is based in Newport Beach, CA.

Quantitative Value Technologies LLC (do-business-as Cognios Capital) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Prairie Village, Kansas. The firm was founded by Jon Angrist in 2020. Cognios Capital provides investment management services to a private fund and mutual funds, and also provides investment advisory services through separately managed accounts to institutional and individual investors.