Stephen J. Smitley

National Investment Services of America LLC (NIS) is a registered investment adviser headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The firm was founded by Bob Brooks in 2019 and is a majority-owned subsidiary of Resolute Investment Managers, Inc., ultimately held by Kelso Investment Associates VIII LP. NIS provides asset management services to multi-employer funds (pension and health and welfare funds), corporations, individuals, high-net worth individuals, state and local governmental entities, ERISA plans, Taft-Hartley accounts, private funds, unified managed accounts (UMAs) and endowment and foundation funds.

Aware Asset Management, Inc. is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Eagan, Minnesota. The firm was founded in 2018 and they are a subsidiary of Aware Integrated, Inc. Aware Asset Management provides advisory services to individual and institutional clients.

A division of Cargill Financial Services, Black River Asset Management LLC is an independently run global hedge fund manager located in Hopkins, Minnesota. The firm is wholly-owned by Cargill, Inc. and was founded in 2003.

Part of Ally Financial, Inc., GMAC-RFC Holding Co. LLC provides real estate finance services. The company is based in Minneapolis, MN.

IndyMac Bank FSB is a company that provides various types of printers including thermal inkjet printers, continuous inkjet printers, commercial printers, and laser printers. The company is based in Pasadena, CA and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company also offers order printer ink cartridges.

AB CarVal Investors LP (AB CarVal) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and alternative investment fund manager headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The firm was founded in 2006 as a continuation of Cargill Value Investment (CVI), which was an internal business unit of Cargill, Inc. (Cargill). In 2022, they were acquired by AllianceBernstein LP, which is ultimately owned by Equitable Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: EQH). The firm immediately changed its legal name from CarVal Investors LP to AB CarVal Investors LP. AB CarVal offers investment advisory services to private funds, single-investor vehicles, CLO vehicles, separately managed accounts, and non-discretionary accounts.