Mike C. Mendez

Nuveen Investments, Inc. provides investment management and related services to retail and institutional investors. It offers investment management capabilities across a diversified set of asset classes and investment strategies through its investment management affiliates, including municipal bond, investment grade, global and high-yield bond, floating-rate bank loan, preferred securities, growth equity, value equity, global and international equity, equity income, core equity, equity index, quantitative and enhanced equity, asset allocation, balanced strategies, real asset and commodity. The company was founded by John Nuveen in 1898 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Comvest Partners, Inc. (Comvest Partners) is a private equity frim, a subsidiary of Comvest Group Holdings LLC founded in 2000 by Michael S. Falk, Robert L. Priddy and Robert O’Sullivan. The firm is headquartered in West Palm Beach, Florida.

DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. (DIMA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of DWS USA Corp., ultimately held by Deutsche Bank AG (ETR: DBK) in Germany. The firm was founded in 1984 and formerly known as Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. In 2018, they changed their name into DWS as part of the rebranding of Deutsche Asset Management. DIMA provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to various institutional clients. They also provide investment advisory services for its municipal bond strategies through wrap fee programs.

Bessemer Investment Management LLC (BIM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2001 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bessemer Trust Co., NA (BTNA), a national banking association, which in turn, is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Bessemer Group, Inc. (BGI). BIM provides advisory services to investment companies and banking institutions.

NWQ Investment Management Co. LLC (NWQ) is an investment advisory firm headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded in 1982 and is a subsidiary of Nuveen NWQ Holdings LLC, ultimately held by Nuveen Investments, Inc. NWQ provides investment advisory services to a wide variety of retail and high net-worth individual and institutional clients, such as corporate and multi-employer plans, charitable organizations, educational institutions, trust accounts, estates, corporations or other business entities, banks and thrift institutions, insurance companies, governments and municipalities. Additionally, the firm provides investment sub-advisory services to affiliated and unaffiliated open-end and closed-end investment companies, CITs, and UCITS Funds.

Arrowstreet Capital LP is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1999 and is a subsidiary of Arrowstreet Capital Holding LLC. They provide investment advisory services to a global institutional client base. Arrowstreet Capital is a signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI).

Abel/Noser Corp. provides trading and trade cost analysis for institutional investors. It products include equity and fixed income transaction cost analysis trade zoom, agency brokerage, commission recapture, transition management and pre-trade analysis trade compass. The company was founded by Stanley S. Abel and Eugene A. Noser, Jr. in 1975 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Mercury Capital Advisors LLC operates as a institutional capital raising and investment advisory enterprise. It offers fundraising, secondaries, co-investments, joint ventures, direct placements, investment advisory, and closed transactions. The company was founded by Enrique Cuan, Michael G. Ricciardi, and Alan A. Pardee and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1987 and provides debt and equity services including underwriting, M&A advice, securities dealing and brokerage and trade execution. Their client base ranges from large global institutional investors to hedge funds at the cutting edge of innovation in the industry.

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.

University of Southern California is a private research university that mainly offers undergraduate, graduate & other higher education. The university was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Smith, Graham & Co. Investment Advisors LP (Smith Graham) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Houston, Texas. The firm was founded in 1990 by Gerald Smith and is a subsidiary of SGC Ventures, Inc. Smith Graham manages portfolios for a broadly diversified, institutional client base which includes public funds, corporations, endowments and foundations, sovereign wealth and Taft-Hartley funds.

Sustainable Growth Advisers LP (SGA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut. The firm was founded by George Fraise, Gordon Marchand and Robert Rohn in 2003. On July 2018, the firm was acquired by Virtus Partners, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRTS). SGA manages portfolios and provides investment advisory services for both US and non-US institutions, corporate pension plans, public pension plans, Taft-Hartley plans, insurance companies, endowments and foundations, superannuation fund sponsors, sovereign wealth funds, healthcare organizations, high net-worth family offices and unified managed account platforms.

Part of Bank of America Corp., Merrill Lynch Mortgage Capital, Inc. is a company that specializes in asset-backed, mortgage-backed, and structured finance. The company is based in New York, NY.

Lovell Minnick Partners LLC (Lovell Minnick Partners) is a private equity subsidiary of Lovell Minnick Holdings LLC founded in 1999 by Jeff Dale Lovell and Jim Edward Minnick. The firm is headquartered in Radnor, Philadelphia.

Snowden Capital Advisors LLC (SCA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Robert J. Mooney in 2011. SCA provides fee-based discretionary and non-discretionary investment advice, consulting, and related wealth advisory services that are targeted primarily at high-net-worth clients, which includes family offices, individuals (and their investment vehicles), companies, foundations, governmental agencies, pension plans, and endowments, through experienced investment advisors and pension consultants.

North Square Investments LLC engages in the provision of investment services. It offers multi-boutique asset management platform. The company was founded by Mark Goodwin in July 2018 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

PMA Financial Network LLC engages in the provision of public funds management services. It offers self-directed investments, public finance, investment advisory services and pool services, and funding solutions. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Naperville, IL.

Reich & Tang Deposit Networks LLC offers deposit and liquidity solutions to financial intermediaries. The company is based in New York, NY and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company was founded in 1974. The CEO is Joseph J. Jerkovich.

Equinoxe Alternative Investment Services (Bermuda) Ltd. operates as a alternative investment advisor. It provides fund administration and back office services to single manager hedge fund of hedge funds and individual managed accounts. The firm services includes start-up and transition of funds, NAV calculation, shareholder, audit coordination, liaison, management company, tax preparation, regulatory reporting and AIFMD. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda.

Aristotle Capital Management LLC (Aristotle Capital) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded by Howard R. Gleicher and Steven M. Borowski in 2010. Aristotle Capital specializes in equity portfolio management for institutional and individual clients worldwide.

NSI Holdings, Inc. operates as an investment holding company. The company was founded on May 6, 1997 and is headquartered in Chambersburg, PA.

ClariVest Asset Management LLC (ClariVest) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in San Diego, California. The firm was founded in 2006 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Eagle Asset Management, Inc., which is ultimately held by Raymond James Financial, Inc. (NYSE: RJF). ClariVest provides advisory services to a variety of clients such as institutional investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, investment companies and other pooled vehicles (such as limited partnerships and funds registered outside the US), corporations, state and municipal government entities, trusts, seed accounts and charitable organizations.

Proterra Investment Partners LP (Proterra Investment Partners) is a private equity investment firm founded in 2003. The firm headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Infusive Asset Management, Inc. (Infusive) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2014 and is a subsidiary of Infusive Plc., which is owned by Infusive Asset Management (GP) Ltd. in Cayman Islands. Infusive provides advisory services to a 40 Act Fund, a Luxembourg UCITS fund and an Irish UCITS fund.

Bank of America NA operates as a commercial banking branch office. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.