David J. Brady

Mesirow Financial Investment Management, Inc. (MFIM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was established in 1986 and their sole shareholder is Mesirow Financial Services, Inc., which is wholly-owned by Mesirow Financial Holdings, Inc., a Chicago-based financial services firm that was founded in 1937. MFIM provides advisory services to individuals, corporations or other businesses, pension and profit-sharing plans, non-qualified plans, state or municipal government entities, and charitable organizations.

First Trust Advisors LP (FTA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Wheaton, Illinois. The firm was founded in 1991 and is a direct subsidiary of Grace Partners of Dupage LP. Their general partner is The Charger Corp. FTA provides discretionary investment management services to institutional and individual clients who principally include open and closed-end mutual funds, collective investment funds (CIFs), exchange-traded funds, variable annuity sub-accounts and funds in countries other than the US. Investment management services are offered to individual clients through separate managed accounts (SMAs), either directly or through wrap fee programs sponsored by unaffiliated investment advisors.

Founded in 2001, Cabrera Capital Markets LLC is a broker/dealer headquartered in Chicago. The firm is a subsidiary of RCF-Cabrera Holdings, Inc. They provide a full array of trading and execution services for their clients. Cabrera Capital Markets does not provide any internal research. They firm executes transactions in both listed and OTC stocks on behalf of their institutional clients. Their global execution team covers a wide range of investment products around the world. Cabrera Capital Markets is a member of the NASD, MSRB, CHX and SIPC.

Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc. (Stifel) is a dual-registered broker-dealer and investment adviser headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. Founded in 1890, the firm is a subsidiary of Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF), a financial service holding company. Stifel provides full-service brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals and their families, institutions and businesses, and financial advisors.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.

State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (SURS) is a state-owned pension fund manager headquartered in Champaign, Illinois. Founded in 1941, SURS provides retirement, disability, and related benefits to eligible participants and annuitants. The firm serves employers in Illinois including state universities, community colleges, and state agencies.

Quantum Electro Opto Systems Sdn. Bhd. designs and manufactures optical solutions for multimedia. It offers QEOS Tilted Charge Dynamics, a technology-enabled product; and The QEOS Optical Transceiver Kit that pairs the QEOS Transmitter Optical Full Assembly with the QEOS Receiver Optical Full Assembly, and provides a product-ready solution for speeds up to 3.5Gbps. The company was founded by Milton Feng, Nick Holonyak Jr. and Gabriel Walter in 2008 and is headquartered in Batu Berendam, Malaysia.

Biomedical Acoustics Research Co. develops acoustic technologies for medical diagnoses. The firm focuses on gastrointestinal diseases, including intestinal obstruction, delayed gastric emptying, and gastrointestinal perforation. The company was founded in 1990 and is located in Evanston, IL.

CFA Institute operates as non-profit organization, which engages in the provision of chartered financial analyst programs. It offers certificate in investment performance measurement program, investment foundations, and scholarship. The company was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in Charlottesville, VA.

Blackstone Private Credit Fund operates as a closed-end management investment company. It was formed to invest primarily in originated loans and other securities, including broadly syndicated loans, of U.S. private companies. The company was founded on February 11, 2020 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Barings Capital Investment Corp. provides investment services. The company is headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

PI Subsidiary functions as an investment holding American company. The private company is based in Springfield.

KB Partners LLC (KB Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1996 by Keith Bank and Byron Denenberg. The firm is headquartered in Highland Park, Illinois.

Part of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co., Barings Private Credit Corp. operates as an investment fund. The company is based in Charlotte, NC.

Part of Barings Participation Investors, MMPI Subsidiary Trust functions as an investment holding company. The company is based in Boston, MA.

Wells Fargo Securities LLC (WFS) is the broker/dealer subsidiary of EVEREN Capital Corp., ultimately owned by Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC). Headquartered in New York, WFS delivers a comprehensive suite of banking, capital markets and advisory solutions, such as a full complement of sales, trading and research capabilities, to corporate, government and institutional clients.

Blaylock Beal Van LLC (BBV) is a full service minority-owned investment banking and financial services company headquartered in New York City. The firm was formerly known as Blaylock Robert Van LLC. In 2007, Blaylock Robert Van LLC was formed when Blaylock & Co., an investment bank founded in 1993 by Ronald E. Blaylock, and Robert Van Securities, a financial services firm founded in 1991 by Eric V. Standifer joined forces. In January 2014, Bernard B. Beal, Founder and CEO of M.R. Beal & Co., joined the firm as Chairman, and the firm was renamed Blaylock Beal Van LLC. BBV focuses on the execution of domestic and international equity securities and baskets. Their domestic equity services include listed trading, NASDAQ trading, program trading, direct market access, algorithmic and dark pool access and transition management. Their international equity services include 24 hour global trading, FIX-enabled direct market access and individual stocks and baskets. BBV implements trading strategies globally through a network of brokerage relationships in all European, Latin American and African markets. They specialize in direct execution and step-out trades of international equities. The firm's fixed-income unit focuses on the competitive, cost-effective trading of U.S. Treasury bills, notes, bonds and agency securities.

Oracle Applications Users Group, Inc. operates professional organizations. The non-profit company is based in Atlanta, GA.

The Standard Club provides insurance services. The non-profit company is based in Chicago, IL.

The Korean-American Scientists & Engineers Association promotes science and technology for the welfare of society. The private company is based in Vienna, VA.

EnerOne, Inc. generates fossil fuel energy. The firm manufactures, installs, and operates modular heat-generating machines and equipment for the production and management of steam and electricity. The company was founded in August 2007 and is headquartered in Gangnam-gu, South Korea.

Novak Construction Co. provides construction management services. It also engages in institutional and industrial work. The company was founded by John G. Novak in 1980 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

King Fish Media LLC develops custom media campaigns. The firm provides content development, publishing, design, production, marketing, research, and sales, garnered at media companies and advertising agencies. It develops marketing strategies and content plans and delivers across multiple platforms including digital, print and events. The company was founded by Cameron K. Brown in 2001 and is headquartered in Beverly, MA.