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Barings LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. Founded in 1940, the firm is direct subsidiary of MM Asset Management Holding LLC and their ultimate parent is Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. (MassMutual). MassMutual?s affiliated companies include financial services companies that provide investment management services and individual protection insurance to clients worldwide. Barings provides a broad range of investment advisory and management services to institutional clients, registered investment companies, and other pooled investment vehicles.

Sasco Capital, Inc. is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Fairfield, Connecticut. The firm was founded in 1985 by Bruce Bottomley, Daniel Leary and Hoda Bibi. Sasco Capital provides investment management services to public pension funds, multi-national corporations, foundations, endowments and high-net-worth individuals.

Part of Hale Partnership Capital Management LLC, Hale Partnership Fund LP provides fund management services. The company is based in Charlotte, NC.

SFPC Holding Co. LLC engages in insurance business. The company is headquartered in Tallahassee, FL.

Southern Fidelity Risk Managers LLC operates as an insurance firm. The company is headquartered in Tallahassee, FL.

Hale Partnership Capital Management LLC is a multi-strategy hedge fund that seeks to find mispriced risk in public, private, debt or equity opportunities. The private company is based in Charlotte, NC and has subsidiaries in the United States. The firm's investment philosophy has three basic tenets: capital markets have pockets of inefficiency, the most important aspect of any investment is asymmetry of reward versus risk undertaken, and mispriced assets with catalysts to value realization provide the highest probability of achieving satisfactory absolute returns over the long-term. The company's investment process involves extensive fundamental earning power analysis and independent industry research. The portfolio is concentrated in 8-15 positions at a given time, and the average position sizes are between 6% and 15%. The company also owns income-producing assets and seeks to provide capital appreciation through ground-up development or value-added lease-up of medical office buildings in the southeast and mid-atlantic regions. The company was founded in 2010 by Steven A. Hale, who has been the CEO since 2010.

Best Bar Ever, Inc. manufactures, produces, and sells protein bars. It offers peanut butter crunch, chocolate peanut butter, and cookie dough products. The company was founded b Mike Clay in 2005 and is headquartered in Delaware.

The Finley Group, Inc. provides financial advisory services. It offers enterprise value enhancement, financial advisory, corporate renewal and restructuring services. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

Toter, Inc. is the supplier of wheeled, rollout carts used for curbside automated waste and recycling collection by cities and private waste haulers. Toter's patented molding technology creates carts that outlast any other on the market. Toter's clients include city-wide installations in Austin, Texas; Chicago, Illinois; Phoenix, Arizona; Washington, District of Columbia; San Francisco, California; Charlotte, North Carolina and thousands of other cities, private haulers, and recyclers. The firm has manufacturing facilities in Statesville, North Carolina; Sanger, California and Acuna, Mexico. The Company was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in Statesville, North Carolina.

CIT Small Business Lending Group Corp. provides financing, leasing and advisory services. It specializes in providing loans to finance business acquisitions, owner-occupied real estate purchases, franchises and medical and professional practice start-ups. The company was founded in 1908 and is headquartered in Livingston, NJ.

Part of NewtekOne, Inc., CDS Business Services, Inc. provides receivable financing, billing and collection services. The company is based in West Hempstead, NY. CDS Business Services was acquired by NewtekOne, Inc. on March 21, 2007.

Thomas Howell Ferguson PA engages in the provision of accounting services. The company was founded by Winston Howell and William Ferguson in June 1993 and is headquartered in Tallahassee, FL.

Columbus Industries, Inc. operates as an air filter supplier. It provides HVAC, OEM, and paint products. The firm also offer applications such as air purifiers, commercial/industrial HVAC, evaporative cooling, expanded metal, humidification, odor/VOC control filters, pet filter, range/cooler hood filter, spray booth, vacuum cleaners, water purification, and whole house air cleaners. The company was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in Ashville, OH.

HC Government Realty Trust, Inc. operates as real estate investment trust. It focuses on the acquisition and management of federally leased, built-to-suit and refit-to-suit, single tenant properties located in small to mid-size markets that provide direct essential citizen services, mission critical public services and nation’s homeland security. The company was founded by Edwin M. Stanton, Robert R. Kaplan Jr., Philip N. Kurlander and Robert R. Kaplan and is headquartered in Winston-Salem, NC.

CPIC Holding Co. LLC operates as early stage development company. The company is headquartered in Tallahassee, FL.

Part of Hale Partnership Capital Management LLC, Monarch National Insurance Co. provides insurance and agency services. The company is based in Sunrise, FL. The CEO of the company is Justin Edenfield. Monarch National Insurance was acquired by Hale Partnership Fund LP from FedNat Holding Co. on June 30, 2022 for $15 million.

Part of Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA, National Consumer Title Insurance Co. is a national title consumer insurance company based in Tallahassee, FL. The company recently had its financial stability rating upgraded to an "A" by Demotech. The success of the company's agents is their number one priority, and they strive to build a close working relationship with them to address the complexities and issues that arise in their everyday operations. The CEO of the company is James Anthony Graganella. National Consumer Title Insurance was acquired by HG Holdings, Inc. (North Carolina) on July 20, 2021 for $5.50 million.

Southern Fidelity Managing Agency LLC operates insurance agencies. The private company is based in Tallahassee, FL. The CEO of the company is Byron H. Wells.

Preferred Managing Agency LLC provides claims, marketing, underwriting, and customer services. The private company is based in Tallahassee, FL. The company was founded in 1998. The CEO is Byron H. Wells.

Part of Ready Capital Corp., Readycap Lending LLC is an American company that provides mortgage services. The company is located in the US.