Ivar Sorensen

The M&A Group LLC provides financial advisory services. The private company is based in Minneapolis, MN. The company was founded by Ivar Sorensen.

The Securities Investor Protection Corporation either acts as trustee or works with an independent court-appointed trustee in a missing asset case to recover funds. The statute that created SIPC provides that customers of a failed brokerage firm receive all non-negotiable securities that are already registered in their names or in the process of being registered. Recovered funds are used to replenish SIPC's reserve in the event that the reserve is tapped in the early stages of a liquidation proceeding.

Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. engages in the provision of securities regulation, complementary compliance, and technology-based services. Its services include writing and enforcing rules governing the activities of securities firms with brokers, examining firms for compliance with those rules, fostering market transparency, and educating investors. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Burpee Medsystems LLC manufactures plastic and metal stents. Its services include design and development, regulatory support, manufacturing and finished medical devices. The company was founded by Janet W. Burpee and Stephen Burpee in 1998 and is headquartered in Eatontown, NJ.

Marquette Capital Partners, Inc. (Marquette Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1997 by Tom Jenkins. The firm is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Jacobson Machine Works, Inc. is a company headquartered in Minneapolis, MN. The firm manufactures industrial size reduction equipment that includes shredders, crushers, lump breakers and hammermills.

Acuity Medical International, Inc. develops therapeutic devices and protocols for age related macular degeneration to treat adults experiencing vision problems and enabling them to regain or maintain their sight. It offers home and clinical systems. The company was founded by John B. Jarding and Dr. George D. O’Clock in 1998 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.