Timothy Snyder

Mesirow Financial Investment Management, Inc. (MFIM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was established in 1986 and their sole shareholder is Mesirow Financial Services, Inc., which is wholly-owned by Mesirow Financial Holdings, Inc., a Chicago-based financial services firm that was founded in 1937. MFIM provides advisory services to individuals, corporations or other businesses, pension and profit-sharing plans, non-qualified plans, state or municipal government entities, and charitable organizations.

Pacific Income Advisers, Inc. (PIA) is an independent, employee-owned registered investment advisory firm headquartered in El Segundo, California. The firm was founded by Lloyd McAdams and Heather Baines in 1986. PIA provides professional investment management services for public funds, Taft-Hartley plans, corporations, insurance companies, endowments, foundations and private clients.

Ernst & Young LLP engages in the provision of accounting, assurance, tax, transaction, and advisory services. It specializes in the actuarial, analytics and big data, cyber security, accounting compliance and reporting, center for board matters, international financial reporting standards, country tax advisory, global trade, tax accounting, and climate change and sustainability. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

The Fishel Co. provides engineering, management and maintenance services. The firm's clients include municipalities, state and federal agencies, universities, commercial building owners, and residential real estate developers. The company was founded by Ken Fishel in 1936 and is headquartered in Columbus, OH.

University of Miami (Florida) is a private research university with students from around the world that is focused on teaching and learning, the discovery of new knowledge, and service to the South Florida region and beyond. The university was founded in 1925 and it is headquartered in Coral Gables, FL.

Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP provides legal services. Its services include practice areas such as antitrust & trade regulation, biotech, business succession planning, government and regulatory affairs, privacy and data security and tax, estate planning and personal heaters and industries such as alternative energy and fuels, education, financial institutions, nanotechnology, restaurant and hospitality and telecommunications. The company was founded by Richard Harrison in 1846 and is headquartered in Columbus, OH.

Deloitte & Touche provides audit, enterprise risk management, and financial advisory services. The company delivers services in four professional areas: audit, tax, consulting, and financial advisory services. It provides its clients with global services such as entering foreign markets, raising funds, and investing in Mainland China. The company was founded in June, 2003 and is headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan.

JenaValve Technology GmbH develops and manufactures transcatheter valve implantation systems for transapical and transfemoral implantation. The firm offers a therapeutic alternative to surgical aortic valve replacement for high-risk patients suffering from aortic heart valve stenosis. The company was founded by Markus Ferrari, Volker Guyenot and Hans-Reiner Figulla in 2006 and is headquartered in Munich, Germany.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.

Peking University provides post-secondary education services. It offers undergraduate and graduate courses. It provides courses such as basic and applied sciences, social sciences and the humanities, sciences of medicine, management, and education. The company was founded by JiaNai Sun in 1898 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.

Arthur Andersen LLP used to provide accounting services. It was also into consulting services for clients that operate businesses throughout the United States and around the world. Arthur Andersen was founded in 1913 and was headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Rev1 Ventures (Rev1 Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2003. The firm is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio.

Specialty Steel Works, Inc. operates as a holding company with interests in manufacturing of specialty steel products. It produces engineered products such as seamless cold drawn pipe and tube, cold finished steel bars and flats and various SBQ and MBQ products. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Hammond, IN.

Evermore Global Advisors LLC (Evermore) is an independent investment manager headquartered in Summit, New Jersey. The firm was founded in 2009 by David Marcus and Eric LeGoff. In March 2023, MFP Investors LLC acquired the business assets of Evermore and, in April 2023, became the sub-adviser to the Evermore Global Value Fund, a sub-adviser to a model account, and investment adviser to several separate accounts, all of which were formerly managed by Evermore.

Envestnet Asset Management, Inc. (dba Envestnet PMC) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded in 1999 by Judson Bergman, James Lumberg, Brandon Thomas, and Bill Crager. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of Envestnet, Inc. (NYSE: ENV). Envestnet PMC provides investment management and investment advisory services through independent investment advisor firms (Advisors) for use with Advisors’ clients. The firm also serves institutional clients such as pension or profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and corporations and provides advisory and research services directly to Advisors.

New Star Metals Holdings LLC engages in the specialization of metal products. The company is headquartered in East Chicago, IN.

Sky Island Capital LLC (Sky Island Capital) is an independent private equity firm founded in 2018 by Jack Waterstreet. The firm is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

Clear Rock Advisors LLC is an American private company located in Kerrville, TX. The firm provides investment advice. It was founded in 2015 by Ty Sanders and Royce Wesley Medlin. Ty Sanders has been the CEO since the inception date.

Premier Resource Group LLC manufactures and provides cold rolled and galvanized painted steel applications and products. It serves metal roofing and siding, garage and entry doors, and construction applications; and pre-engineered metal buildings, lighting fixtures, canopies, office furniture, and HVAC equipment. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Burr Ridge, IL.

MSC Laminates & Composites, Inc. produces industrial coating products. It offers deco steel, mangadom, msc steel, aluminum, and sound trap. The company is headquartered in Elk Grove Village, IL.

Severstal North America, Inc. manufactures flat-rolled carbon steel products. It offers hot rolled band, cold rolled, hot diped galvanized, and electrogalvanized sheet steel products. Its customers include converter, service center, automotive, and other related markets. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Bingham Farms, MI.

Versatile Processing Group, Inc. operates as a holding company with interests in processing of non-ferrous and other metals. Its subsidiaries offer industrial scrap metal processing, utility equipment recycling, and post consumer scrap recycling. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Indianapolis, IN.

Material Sciences Corp. provides metal processing, building products and supply chain management services. Its products include deco steel, MagnaDamp, MSC smart steel, quiet steel, replikote, and sound trap. The firm offers coil coatings, electrogalvanizing, laminates and strippable film, supply chain management, and value added processing services. The company was founded in 1951 and is headquartered in Canton, MI.

Western Asset Management Co. (Western Asset) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Pasadena, California. The firm was founded in 1971 and is a subsidiary of Legg Mason, Inc., which is owned by Franklin Resources, Inc. Western Asset provides discretionary investment management services to primarily institutional clients.

Northern Steel Group, Inc. manufactures and markets steel. It operates through a number of steel service centers spread throughout Illinois, Missouri, and Ohio. The company is headquartered in Chicago Heights, IL.

USA Industries LLC is a company that has been serving the refining, chemical processing, and power industries since 1982. The company is based in South Houston, TX. The company design, manufacture, and supply piping isolation and testing products, tube plugs, orifice plates, and tools for heat exchangers. USA Industries is an ISO 9001:2015 certified manufacturer and supplier. The company also rents and sell isolation and hydrotest piping products, heat exchanger tube plugs, tools, orifice plates, and custom machines. The company was founded in 1982, and the CEO is Tracy Sue.

Miami Valley Steel Service, Inc. manufactures flat-rolled steel. Its services include heavy gauge slitting, high speed precision blanking, light gauge slitting and multi blanking and cut-to-lengt. The firm’s products include hot rolled, hot rolled pickled and oiled steel, cold rolled steel, hot dipped galvanized steel and galvalume. The company was founded in 1983 by Jerome Rand and is headquartered in Piqua, OH.