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Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc. (Equity) (Baird Equity Asset Management) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The firm was founded in 1971 and is a subsidiary of Baird Financial Corp., which is owned by Baird Financial Group, Inc. Baird Equity Asset Management is investment management department within Baird that provides investment management and other services to certain Baird Funds, which invests primarily in equity securities (Baird Equity Funds). The firm also serves as investment sub-adviser to a mutual fund series of the Principal Funds, Inc.

Ernst & Young LLP engages in the provision of accounting, assurance, tax, transaction, and advisory services. It specializes in the actuarial, analytics and big data, cyber security, accounting compliance and reporting, center for board matters, international financial reporting standards, country tax advisory, global trade, tax accounting, and climate change and sustainability. The company was founded in 1989 and 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.

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.

Piper Sandler & Co. operates as an investment company, which engages in the provision of securities brokerage and investment banking services. The company is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

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

Nomura Securities International, Inc. (NSI) is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City and was founded in 1969. The firm is a division of Nomura Holding America, Inc. and their ultimate parent is Nomura Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: NMR, TYO: 8604, AMS: 8604). NSI provides securities brokerage services, as well as asset management, domestic retail, global markets, global investment banking and global merchant banking services. The firm's fixed-income business consists of bond sales and trading, origination and product supply for securitization deals and real estate-focused asset finance operations (in cooperation with Investment Banking). In the equity markets, NSI offers sales and trading of domestic and foreign stocks on a global basis, primarily for institutional investors.

Mattson Gleason CPAs Ltd. is a certified public accountant firm. The private company is based in Lakeville, MN. The company was founded in 1991 by Keith Mattson. The CEO is Mark S. Gleason.

Trindade Consultoria e Investimentos Ltda. (Trindade Consultoria e Investimentos) is an independent private equity and venture capital firm headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The firm was founded in 2009 by Danilo Amaral.

Arthur Ventures Management LLC (Arthur Ventures Management) is a venture capital subsidiary of Arthur Ventures Group LLC founded in 2008 by Doug J. Burgum and James B. Burgum. The firm is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Bregal Partners (Bregal Partners) is a private equity firm, a subsidiary of Bregal Investments LLP founded in 2012 by Scott A. Perekslis and Robert A. Bergmann. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Thompson Street Capital Managers LLC (Thompson Street Capital) is a private equity subsidiary of Thompson Street Capital Partners LLC, founded in 2000 by James A. Cooper and Peter Finley. The firm is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri.

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.

Wayzata Investment Partners LLC (Wayzata Investment Partners) is a private equity firm founded in May 2004. The firm is headquartered in Plymouth, Minnesota.

Wynnchurch Capital LLC (Wynnchurch Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 1999 by John A. Hatherly. The firm is headquartered in Rosemont, Illinois.

Detroit Tool Metal Products Co. provides metal stampings and fabricated services. It offers metal manufacturing processes that include welding, painting, modular assemblies and tooling. The company was founded by George T. Carr in 1947 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Imperial Group Manufacturing, Inc. manufactures truck body and chassis components. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Critical Process Systems Group, Inc. manufactures and designs companies that offer product solutions to the semiconductor, life science, high-purity chemical processing, gas systems, and wastewater industries. It provide a broad range of products & services including high purity gas and chemical blending and delivery control, pre-fabricated high purity process utility modules, corrosive fume exhaust duct, and airflow control devices. The company is headquartered in Boise, ID.

Part of Berwind Corp., Berwind Financial Group LP is a company that provides investment banking services. The company is based in Philadelphia, PA.

The University of St. Thomas is an institution that values diversity, equity, and inclusion. The private company is based in St. Paul, MN. It offers over 150 undergraduate majors and minors, as well as graduate programs in various fields such as business, engineering, law, education, social work, and arts and humanities. The University of St. Thomas was founded in 1885 by John Ireland.

SV-DVS Holdings LLC is an investment holding private company. The company is based in Philadelphia, PA.

Summit Private Capital Group provides capital and financial solutions. The private company is based in Cedar Knolls, NJ.

The Boston Consulting Group, Inc. engages in the provision of management consulting services. It specializes in automotive and mobility; biopharmaceuticals; consumer products; education; oil and gas; power and utilities; engineered products and infrastructure; financial institutions; and health care payers, providers, and services. It offers big data and advanced analytics; change management; client learning and enablement; and corporate development and financial services. The company was founded by Bruce Doolin Henderson in 1963 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.