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The Midwest Trust Co. is a private company based in Overland Park, KS. The Midwest Trust Co. provides trust services in the Midwest region.

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans operates as a not-for-profit membership organization of Christians, which engages in the provision of investment advisory services. It offers life insurance, annuities and mutual funds, student and educational resources, charitable planning, and trust services. The company was founded in June 2001 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Financial Counselors, Inc. (do-business-as FCI Advisors) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas. The firm was founded in 1966 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of FCI Holding Corp., which is wholly owned by MTC Holding Corp. FCI Advisors provides investment advisory services to individuals, investment companies, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities. The firm also provides sub-advisory services for their affiliates The Midwest Trust Co. and Benefit Trust Co.

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.

GuideStone Capital Management LLC (GSCM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Dallas, Texas. Founded in 2000, the firm is owned by GuideStone Investment Services, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of GuideStone Financial Resources (GSFR) of the Southern Baptist Convention. GSCM provides investment advisory services to registered mutual funds and institutional investors. They also serve as the investment adviser to GuideStone Funds.

Part of UMB Financial Corp., UMB Bank & Trust, NA is a financial institution that offers personal banking services such as checking and savings accounts, credit services, investing, and wealth management. The company is based in Kansas City, MO. The company also provides strategic planning and investment advisory services for families of significant wealth, with a focus on helping clients plan for their lasting impact.

OIC LP (Orion Energy) is a private equity firm founded in 2015 by Nazar Massouh, Gerrit Nicholas. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Scotia Capital (USA), Inc. (SCUSA) is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Scotia Holdings (USA) LLC, which is owned by The Bank of Nova Scotia (NYSE: BNS; TSE: BNS) in Canada. They provide debt research coverage on US investment grade and high yield debt markets. SCUSA focuses on 6 industries which includes automotive, financial services, healthcare, media and communications, REGAL - real estate/gaming and leisure and technology. They also focus on 4 main global sectors such as power, mining, infrastructure and oil & gas/energy.

GuideStone Financial Resources provides financial services. It offers retirement, investment, executive benefit services and insurance plans. The firm provides property and casualty coverage for churches and other ministries. The company was founded in 1918 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Circular Energy LP provides solar designs and installation services. It offers its services to homeowners and commercial property owners. The company was founded by JC Shore in 2009 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Vulcan Value Partners LLC (Vulcan) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama. The firm was founded by C. T. Fitzpatrick in 2007. Vulcan provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to both individual and institutional clients. The firm manages its investment strategies through separately managed accounts, mutual funds, UCITS, a Collective Investment Trust, private funds, and as an investment manager in wrap fee programs.

The Carlyle Group LP (Global Private Equity) is a private equity firm founded in the year 1990 by William E. Conway, Jr. and Daniel A. D'Aniello. The firm is headquartered in Washington DC.

Deloitte & Touche LLP engages in the provision of audit, advisory, financial advisory, tax, and consulting services. The company was founded on March 7, 1995 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Riverside Partners LLC /New York/ (Riverside Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1988 by Bela Szigethy. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts with additional offices across the globe.

Copley Hospital, Inc. provides medical and health care services. It provides health care services to residents and guests of the Lamoille Valley. The company was founded in 1932 and is headquartered in Morrisville, VT.

Buckingham Strategic Wealth LLC (Buckingham) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. The firm was co-founded by Bert Schweizer and Steve Funk in 1994 as Buckingham Asset Management LLC. They are a wholly owned subsidiary of Focus Operating LLC, ultimately owned by Focus Financial Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: FOCS). Buckingham manages investment portfolios for a wide variety of clients, such as individuals/high-net-worth individuals, qualified retirement plans, charitable organizations and foundations as well as corporations.

Schlesinger Group Holdings LLC provides business services. The company was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Iselin, NJ.

Ninjio LLC is a cybersecurity awareness training company that provides engaging and personalized educational content to make employees unhackable. The company is based in Westlake Village, CA and has subsidiaries in Israel. The company offers a platform that uses individual data on each employee's personality traits, learning styles, and vulnerabilities to help companies drive sustainable behavioral change. The company creates 3- to 4-minute style micro-learning videos that teach organizations, employees, and families how not to get hacked. Additionally, they offer a fully-managed phishing simulation platform called Phish, designed to test and train teams to prevent phishing attacks. The company was founded in 2015 by Zack Schuler. Shaun E. McAlmont has been the CEO of the company since 2022.

RBC Capital Markets LLC is a full-service brokerage and financial services firm headquartered in New York City. They are a direct subsidiary of RBC USA Holdco Corp. and a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada (TSE, NYSE: RY). Founded in 2010, the firm is comprised of 3 major business lines: the Private Client Group, the Fixed-Income Group and the Clearing and Execution Services Group. The Private Client Group serves individual investors, while the Fixed-Income Group provides services to institutions, municipalities and non-profit organizations. The Clearing and Execution Services Group is a provider of clearing and execution services to independent brokers/dealers throughout the US. RBC Capital Markets focuses on the following sectors: communications, media, consumer/retail, diversified industries, energy, financial institutions, forest products, healthcare, infrastructure finance, mining & metals, real estate, social infrastructure, technology and the US municipal markets.

Gauge Capital LLC (Gauge Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2013 by Drew Johnson and Tom McKelvey. The firm is headquartered in Southlake, Texas.

Barclays Capital, Inc. is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1997 and is a subsidiary of Barclays Group US, Inc., ultimately owned by Barclays plc (LON: BARC) in Great Britain. Barclays Capital provides large corporate, government and institutional clients a full spectrum of prime brokerage services which includes equities and fixed income financing, OTC Clearing, Futures and Foreign Exchange Prime Brokerage and access to industry insights and analytics from their Strategic Consulting team.

Alturus Capital Partners (Alturus Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2014 by Chad D. Hufsey and Jacob B. Jones. The firm is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

The Baylor Angel Network (The Baylor Angel Network) is a venture capital firm founded in 2008. The firm is headquartered in Waco, Texas.

Maverick Capital Ventures LLC (Maverick Capital Ventures) is a global investment firm, a subsidiary of Maverick Capital Ltd. founded in 2014. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Sapphire Ventures LLC (Sapphire Ventures) is a private equity and venture capital firm, subsidiary of SAP Ventures Investment GmbH founded in 1996 by R. Douglas Higgins and Andreas Markus Weiskam. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

2M Companies LLC (2M Cos) is a venture capital firm is founded in 1985 by Morton H. Meyerson. The firm is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

Cigna Ventures LLC (Cigna Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of Cigna Holding Co founded in 2018 by Richards Tom. The firm is headquartered in Bloomfield, Connecticut.

Jimmy John's Franchise LLC owns and operates sandwich restaurants. The firm's focus areas encompass franchise opportunities, business investment and application, franchise management, menu development, and business marketing and consulting. It develops and manages restaurants offering gourmet sandwiches, giant club sandwiches, plain slims, beverages, and low fat sandwich options. The firm also offers catering orders, which include party platters, box lunches, pickle bucket, and gourmet chips and cookies. The company was founded by James John Liautaud on January 13, 1983 and is headquartered in Campaign, IL.

Serra Ventures LLC (Serra Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2008 by Tim Hoerr. The firm is headquartered in Champaign, Illinois.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

Tritium Partners LLC (Tritium Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2013. The firm is headquartered in Austin, Texas.