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UBS Asset Management (Americas) LLC (UBS AM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2000 as UBS Global Asset Management (Americas), Inc. They are a wholly owned subsidiary of UBS Americas, Inc., ultimately owned by UBS Group AG (SIX: UBSG; NYSE: UBS) in Switzerland. UBS AM provides investment products and services to corporate and public pension plans, financial institutions and advisors, central banks, charities, foundations and individual investors around the world.

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Credit Suisse Securities USA) is the broker/dealer division of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, an investment banking company headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse (USA), Inc., ultimately owned by Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN) in Switzerland. Credit Suisse Securities USA offers a suite of equities, solutions and credit products and services which includes global securities sales, trading and execution, prime brokerage and comprehensive investment research. Their clients include financial institutions, corporations, governments, institutional investors, such as pension funds and hedge funds, and private individuals around the world.

Hat World Corp. owns and operates athletic headwear stores. It is a mall-based retailer specializes in caps featuring licensed logos of pro (MLB, NBA, NFL and NHL) and college sports teams. With nearly 800 stores in the US, Puerto Rico and Canada, Hat World is the licensed headwear company in the US. The company was founded by J. Glenn Campbell in 1995 and is headquartered in Indianapolis, IN.

UBS Securities LLC is an investment bank and registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 as UBS Warburg LLC. They are a subsidiary of UBS Americas Holding LLC, ultimately held by UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG, NYSE: UBS) in Switzerland. UBS Securities is a primary dealer in US Government securities and provides a full range of investment banking services which includes corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, trading and sales, fixed-income, equity research, private banking, underwriting and prime brokerage operations. The firm also provides advisory services and access to capital markets for corporate, institutional, intermediary and alternative asset management clients.

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.

Invenshure LLC (Invenshure) is a venture capital firm founded in 2011 by Troy D Kopischke and Danny J Cunagin. The firm is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Southern Methodist University is a private university near the center of Dallas, SMU offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs through seven schools in the humanities and sciences, business, the performing, visual, and communication arts, engineering, education and human development, law, and theology.

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.

U.S. Bank provides investment advice. The company was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in Lawrence, KS.

Stonebridge Capital Advisors LLC (Stonebridge) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota. The firm was founded in 1997 by Robert Kincade, Dennis Hippen and Heidi Hukriede. Stonebridge provides advisory services to high net-worth individuals, families, trusts, estates, endowments, foundations, retirement plans, insurance companies, non-profit organizations, corporations and third-party asset management and advisory solutions.

Part of Helloworld Travel Ltd., Council Travel is a travel agency that specializes in serving students. Council Travel was acquired by STA Travel, part of Helloworld Travel Ltd. from November 30, 2021 on May 06, 2002.

Founded in 2003 by Benjamin Howe and Maria Lewis Kussmaul, America's Growth Capital LLC (ACG) is an emerging growth-focused, research, broker/dealer and investment banking firm headquartered in Boston. The firm is a subsidiary of America's Growth Capital Holdings LLC. They seek to identify small-cap opportunities and bring new investment opportunities to growth-oriented institutional and private equity investors. AGC completes investment banking transactions for emerging growth companies in the following industries: (1) technology including communications, data center, financial technology, information security, semiconductors and software (2) clean technology, (3) digital media/Internet and (4) business services. They have participated in transactions ranging in size from $6 million to $1 billion. These transactions have included buyouts, buy-side and sell-side advisory assignments, private placements, PIPEs, IPOs, follow-ons and fairness opinions. The firm's Capital Markets group provides analysis on leading emerging growth sectors with a focus on identifying dynamic changes and trends in their focus industries. They present ideas through: (1) white papers, which provide topical and industry-wide analysis by highlighting the leading small-cap public and private companies of influence (2) thought pieces, which illustrate the impact of current events such as legislation, market swings and (3) capital market updates which present comprehensive statistics and data on one or more product areas including IPOs, M&A, private placements, etc. that have an impact on the emerging growth universe. AGC maintains relationships across multiple pools of capital including institutional, private equity, venture capital, hedge fund, sovereign wealth and debt. They leverage those relationships to provide clients with the best sources of financing for their particular needs.

Oppenheimer & Co., Inc. (Broker) (Oppenheimer-Broker) is the global full-service brokerage division of Oppenheimer & Co., Inc., an investment boutique headquartered in New York City with additional offices nationwide. Founded in 1975, the firm is owned directly by Viner Finance Inc., an indirect subsidiary of Oppenheimer Holdings Inc. (NYSE: OPY). Oppenheimer-Broker offers a full array of brokerage services to retail, institutional, and corporate clients.

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.

FIAM LLC (do-business-as Fidelity Institutional Asset Management) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Smithfield, Rhode Island. The firm was founded in 2006 and formerly known as Pyramis Global Advisors LLC. They are wholly-owned by FIAM Holdings LLC, which in turn is owned by FMR LLC, aka Fidelity Investments. FIAM provides discretionary investment management services to institutional accounts. They also sub-advice funds or accounts for affiliated advisers and unaffiliated advisers.

Peakwork AG develops software products for travel industry. It offers DRV GlobalTypes, It enables all individual attributes relating to a hotel to be tagged using a DRV unique code and therefore unifying all attributes regardless of the supplier to a single standard. The company was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Dusseldorf, Germany.

Rudolf Steiner Foundation, Inc. provides financial investment services. The firm specializes in investing, lending and giving, sustainable food and agriculture, ecological stewardship, education and the arts. The company was founded by Mark A. Finser, Siegfried Finser, Ann Stahl, Philip Mees and John Alexandra in 1936 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Longboard Asset Management LLC (Longboard) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and alternative investment firm headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. The firm was founded by Cole Wilcoxin 2010. Longboard specializes in hedged equity mutual funds for financial advisors that seek the majority of equity returns with limited downside risk.

VisionLink, Inc. engages in software development for medical care services. Its services include professional support options, implementation support, community summits, and technical training. The company was founded by w.Douglas Zimmerman in 1996 and is headquartered in Boulder, CO.

Vireo Health, Inc. engages in the distribution of pharmaceutical-grade cannabis-derived medicines to patients. The company was founded by Kyle Kingsley and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

OneOme LLC develops platform for pharmacogenomics that analyzes multiple genes for accurate and comprehensive prescription recommendations. It specializes in pharmacogenetics, pharmacogenomics, genetics, biotech and life sciences and clinical decision support. The company was founded by John L. Black III and Troy D. Kopischke in 2014 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Stearns Bank NA provides commercial banking services. It provides savings, checking, loans, credit cards, cash management, online banking & bill pay, equipment, accounts receivable, small business administration lending and commercial real estate financing services. The company was founded in 1912 and is headquartered in Saint Cloud, MN.

Pure Financial Advisors, Inc. (PURE) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in San Diego, California. The firm was founded by Michael Fenison and Benjamin Littman in 2007. PURE provides strategic financial planning and asset management for mid to high net-worth clients.

Dakota Venture Group, Inc.(DVG) is a venture capital, a subsidiary of University of North Dakota founded in 2006 by Austin Steffen. The firm is headquartered in Grand Forks, North Dakota.