Rick L. Ginther

Sidley Austin LLP is a premier legal adviser with over 2000 lawyers in 20 offices worldwide. Sidley Austin is based in Chicago, IL and has subsidiaries in Germany, Hong Kong, United States, United Kingdom, and Japan. The firm has been providing superior client service for over 150 years and has a diverse group of legal professionals from many cultures who are dedicated to teamwork and collaboration. Sidley Austin has forged enduring relationships with the business community and serves a varied and high-caliber group of market leaders, many of whom are pioneers in their respective industries and professions. The firm is committed to pro bono service and its lawyers and staff devote more than 100,000 hours annually to serving those most in need.

Part of Xms Holdings LLC, XA Investments LLC is a Chicago-based investment manager that provides investment advisory services, investment fund structuring, and consulting services to meet institutional client needs. XA Investments believes that the investing public can benefit from new vehicles to access a broad range of alternative investment strategies and managers. The CEOs of the American company are Theodore J. Brombach and John Spence. The company was founded in April 2016 and offers custom product build and consulting services, including development and market research, sales, marketing, fund management, and administration.

Part of Piper Sandler Cos., River Branch Holdings LLC is a company that provides broker and investment banking services. The company is based in Chicago, IL. River Branch Holdings was acquired by Piper Jaffray Cos. on September 30, 2015.

XMS Capital Partners LLC engages in the provision of financial advisory services. It offers mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, private placements, initial public offering, and debt restructuring advisory services. The company was founded by John Spence and Theodore Brombach in 2006 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Founded in 2001, Man Investments, Inc. is a hedge fund manager located in New York City. The firm is a division of Man Group Plc (LSE: EMG). They provide alternative investment products to private and institutional clients.

JPMorgan Securities LLC (JPMS) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1985 and is a subsidiary of JPMorgan Broker-Dealer Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by JPMorgan Chase & Co., Inc. (NYSE: JPM). JPMS provides research on fixed income, credit, derivatives, emerging markets, foreign exchange, structured finance, technical analysis and bond indices. Their equity analysts cover equities throughout North America, EMEA, Asia/Pacific and the emerging markets. The firm's fixed income team formulates trading and portfolio recommendations for investors in global bonds and other fixed-income markets based on valuations, analytics and market dynamics.

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA (Investment Management) (JPMC-IM) is the investment management division of JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA, ultimately held by JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM), a global financial services firm. Headquartered in New York City, JPMC-IM provides asset management services for corporations, institutional investors, hedge funds, governments, healthcare organizations, educational institutions and affluent individuals.

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA provides commercial banking services. It offers investment banking, merchant services, and institutional asset management services. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Greater Houston Partnership operates as a place for community-minded business leaders who want to be involved in Houston''s positive growth and influence the direction. The company was founded in 1840 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

The Warranty Group Inc. provides insurance benefits solutions. It offers underwriting, claims administration and marketing expertise to the manufacturers, distributors, and retailers of consumer goods as well as specialty insurance. The company was founded in 1964 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Part of Civista Bancshares, Inc., Civista Bank is a financial institution based in Sandusky, OH. Civista Bank is committed to helping its customers and communities address their financial needs and goals. The company's focus is on providing personalized financial solutions to its clients. Dennis G. Shaffer has been the CEO of the company since 2009.

mBank operates as a state chartered commercial bank. Its banking services include commercial lending and treasury management products and services geared toward small to mid-sized businesses, as well as a full array of personal and business deposit products and consumer loans. The company was founded in 1934 and is headquartered in Manistique, MI.

Global Factory, Inc. provides collaborative manufacturing execution systems. The firm's software gather, organize & analyze demand, production & quality data from various sources and monitor key indicators & execute business processes to control, manage & optimize distributed manufacturing operations. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Mackinac Commercial Credit LLC operates as a asset-based lending division of mBank. The firm works directly with business owners and supporting the owners through various demanding situations such as bankruptcies, buyouts, mergers, periods of rapid growth, restructurings and turnarounds. The company is headquartered in Troy, MI.

Steimel Law Office provides legal services. The private company is based in Millersburg, OH.

Robbins & Myers, Inc. designs, manufactures and markets engineered, application-critical equipment and systems for the energy, industrial, chemical and pharmaceutical markets. It operates through two segments: Energy Services and Process & Flow Control. The company was founded on APril 23, 1990 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.