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Cargill, Inc. engages in the provision of food, agricultural, financial, and industrial products and services. It specializes in food service, agriculture, meat and poultry, transportation, pharmaceutical ingredients, and beauty products. The company was founded by William Wallace Cargill in 1865 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Merced Capital LP is a privately-held, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Minnetonka, Minnesota. The firm was founded as EBF & Associates in 1988 by three executives from Cargill's Financial Markets Department. The firm provides investment advisory services to privately offered pooled investment vehicles. Investors in the clients include public and private pension funds, foundations, endowment funds, funds of funds, high net worth individuals and family offices.

Whitebox Advisors LLC (Whitebox) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and alternative asset manager headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Founded in 1999, Whitebox manages and advises private investment funds. They also offers advisory services to separately managed accounts.

Ameriprise Financial Services LLC (AFS) is a registered broker-dealer headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The firm was founded in 1971 and is a subsidiary of AMPF Holding Corp., which is owned by Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (NYSE: AMP). AFS offers brokerage services that enable clients to invest in many different types of investments including mutual funds, stocks, bonds, exchange traded products, unit investment trusts, annuities and alternative investments.

Involta LLC provides data center services to domestic and international clients. The firm offers cloud connectivity, infrastructure as a service, storage as a service, stoarage as a service, backup as a service and IT managed services. The company was founded by Bruce Lehrman, Randall Rings, and Lonnie Bloomquist in 2007 and is headquartered in Cedar Rapids, IA.

Crescendo Management LLC (Crescendo Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 1993 by David Spreng, Mitchell Dann and Jeff Tollefson. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

Fairview Health Services provides health care services. It offers acupuncture, allergies, asthma, immunology, artery and vein care, athletic training, audiology and hearing aid services, behavioral health, the birthplace, bleeding and clotting disorders, blood and marrow transplant, breast care, cancer care, certified nurse midwives, chiropractic services, cosmetic services, critical care, dermatology, and diabetes care services. The company was founded in 1906 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Colliers Securities LLC is a registered broker-dealer headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The firm was founded in 1997 and formerly known as Dougherty & Co. LLC. They are a wholly owned subsidiary of Colliers Mortgage Holdings LLC, ultimately owned by Colliers International Group, Inc. (NASDAQ; TSX: CIGI) in Canada. Colliers Securities generally provides brokerage, custody and execution services through a clearing arrangement with National Financial Services LLC, a nonaffiliated firm, member NYSE, SIPC and a Fidelity Investments® Company.

Roche Diagnostics Corp. develops and manufactures diagnostic products. It offers anticoagulation management, blood gas and electrolytes, cholesterol and urinalysis products. The firm provides a broad portfolio of tools that help healthcare providers in the prevention, diagnosis and management of diseases like HPV, HIV, heart failure and diabetes, as well as other medical conditions, such as fertility and blood coagulation. Its products and services uses by researchers, physicians, patients, hospitals and laboratories worldwide. The company was founded in 1964 by Willard Eason and is headquartered in Indianapolis, IN.

Founded in 1999 by Mark Lee, Forest Hill Capital LLC is a registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager located in Little Rock, Arkansas. The firm provides investment advisory services to private investment funds formed as limited partnerships, and to qualified clients including foundations and endowments, pension funds, high net-worth individuals, corporations, charitable organizations and family offices. Forest Hill is general partner or investment manager to the following strategies: Forest Hill Select Fund LP and Forest Hill Regional Bank Strategy/ Forest Hill Strategic Value Fund LP,

Granite Equity Partners LLC (Granite Equity Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2002 by Richard Bauerly and Patrick Edeburn. The firm is headquartered in St. Cloud, Minnesota.

Digi-Key Corp. distributes electronic components. It also distributes semiconductors, discrete, electromechanical parts. Its products include audio products, batteries, cable assemblies, capacitors, computer & video accessories, connectors, crystals & oscillators, discrete semiconductor products and many more. The company was founded by Ronald A. Stordahl in 1972 and is headquartered in Thief River Falls, MN.

The University of St. Thomas is an institution that values diversity, equity, and inclusion. The private company is based in St. Paul, MN. It offers over 150 undergraduate majors and minors, as well as graduate programs in various fields such as business, engineering, law, education, social work, and arts and humanities. The University of St. Thomas was founded in 1885 by John Ireland.

NativeX LLC provides monetization and user acquisition solutions for mobile and web apps. For publishers and developers who want to monetize with advertising that really works, NativeX is the marketing technology platform that is reinventing in-app advertising to create more effective and engaging ad experiences that enable developers to build successful businesses around their apps. The company was founded by Robert J. Weber and Ryan J. Weber in 2000 and is headquartered in Sartell, MN.

Quality Label, Inc. provides label printing services. It offers labels, tags, and barcode products. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Elk River, MN.

Part of Allianz SE, Allianz Insurance Co. provides insurance services. The company is based in Burbank, CA.

32 Degrees Capital Advisor Ltd (32 Degrees Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2004 by David Ambedian, Mitch Putnam and Larry Evans, headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Castlelake LP (Castlelake) is a private equity firm founded in 2005 by Rory Joseph O'Neill and Evan Andrew Carruthers. The firm is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Jeffrey Slocum & Associates, Inc. operates as a investment research and advisory firm. It focuses on global fixed income, global equities, alternative investments, and direct hedge fund strategies. The firm offers strategic integration of investments with an institution’s overall mission, objectives, and operations, investment policy development, asset allocation modeling, incorporating liabilities, spending, and liquidity considerations, risk budgeting, liability driven investment, investment manager selection, performance measurement and attribution analysis, investment policy compliance monitoring, transition management, fee negotiations and benchmarking, other service provider searches, education of clients staffs, committees, and other constituencies. The company was founded by Jeffrey Charles Slocum in 1986 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Spectrum Aeromed, Inc. designs and manufactures air medical and air ambulance equipment. It offers EMS equipment, such as stretcher kits, defibrillators, and infusion pumps. The firm also designs air ambulance medical interiors for hospital programs, military branches, multi-mission charters and for private operators. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Fargo, ND.

Surveyor Capital Ltd. is a hedge fund seeding platform headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2008 and is a subsidiary of Citadel LP, which is owned by GFH HFEVA LLC. Surveyor Capital manages capital exclusively for Citadel’s multi-strategy funds and its positions are consolidated in Form 13F filed by Citadel Advisors LLC.

Schwarz Dygos Wheeler Investment Advisors LLC (SDW) is an independent registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The firm was founded in 2008 by Joseph Schwarz, Stephen Dygos and Benjamin Wheeler. SDW offers investment advisory services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plan participants, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities.

Gradient Investments LLC (GI) is an independent, privately-owned, fee-based, SEC registered investment advisor headquartered in Arden Hills, Minnesota. The firm was founded by Charles E. Lucius in 2006. GI provides professional money management services to individuals, employer-sponsored pension plans, foundations, endowments and corporations primarily through exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and individual equities within separately managed accounts.

Contego Capital Group, Inc. (Contego Capital) is an independent, SEC-registered investment adviser headquartered in Edina, Minnesota. The firm was founded by Robert “Rob” Branton in 2014. Contego Capital provides investment management services, as a sub-advisor to, AlphaCentric Advisors LLC, an unaffiliated investment adviser which provides services to pooled investment vehicles that are investment companies registered under the 1940 Act; to individual investors and to pension and profit-sharing plans on a discretionary and nondiscretionary basis.

Rally Ventures Management LLC (Rally Ventures Management) is a venture capital firm founded in 2012 by Charles D. Beeler and Jeff James Hinck. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.

HomeSpotter LLC provides mobile application for real estate firms. Its solutions include homespotter signature, brokerages and franchisors and homespotter for agents. The firm develops mobile apps for multiple listing services and real estate agencies. The company was founded in 2009 by Aaron Kardell and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

GREAT NORTH CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP (Great North Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2017 by Ryan J Weber, Robert J Weber and James DonFrancesco. The firm is headquartered in Maple Grove, Minnesota.

Winslow Capital Management LLC /PEVC/ (Winslow Capital Management) is a private equity and venture capital firm founded in 1992. The firm is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Atland Fund Manager LLC (Atland Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Sourish Ghosh, Harshil Chahal, David Brown and Samuel Bagley. The firm is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Minnestar is a non-profit organization that serves the community of technologists. The American company was founded by Ben Edwards.

U.S. Bank NA (Cincinnati Ohio Investment Management) (USB-IM) is the investment management division of U.S. Bank NA, a commercial bank headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The firm is ultimately held by the US Bancorp (NYSE: USB). USB-IM provides tailored investment management services to individuals and institutional investors.