Mark Alphonse Fischer

Royce & Associates LP, dba Royce Investment Partners (Royce), is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Charles Royce in 1972 and is a subsidiary of Legg Mason Royce Holdings LLC, which is ultimately owned by Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE: BEN). Royce offers investment advisory services to US registered investment companies, non-US investment companies, collective investment trusts, two separate series of a privately offered limited liability company, and institutional separate accounts managed for a pension plan and a charitable organization.

Brookstone Partners (Brookstone Partners) is a private equity firm founded by Michael Toporek in 2002. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Kabouter Management LLC (Kabouter) is a SEC-registered investment adviser and hedge fund manager headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded by Marcel Houtzage and Peter Zaldivar in 2003 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Kabouter Holdings, Inc. The firm offers investment advisory services to a variety of client types, including private funds, separately managed accounts, and other investment vehicle types. Kabouter is a signatory to the United Nations Principles of Responsible Investing (UNPRI).

Magna Capital LLC is an Independent Private Equity firm founded in 2010 by Jim E. Hoffman. The firm is headquartered in Chicago.