Bill Spell

PW Eagle, Inc. manufactures polyvinyl chloride and polyethylene pipe products. It offers pipe for waterworks, irrigation and plumbing, well casing and drop pipe, electrical, corrugated, water and sewer, gas, and polyethylene fittings. The company was founded on December 15, 1997 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

BMO Bank NA (Investment Management) (BMO-IM) is the asset management division of BMO Bank NA, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. They are ultimately held by the Bank of Montreal (TSE: BMO) in Canada. BMO-IM offers a variety of wealth management services, such as investment advisory, trust, banking, and financial planning, to institutions and high-net worth clients.

Peerless Industrial Group, Inc. manufactures and distributes chain, fittings, overhead lifting and traction products. It products include hardware & industrial chain and accessories, overhead lifting chain and forgings and marine chain and accessories. The company was founded in 1917 and is headquartered in Winona, MN.

MarketWatch, Inc. provides business news, personal finance information, real-time commentary and investment tools and data. The firm offers subscription products including The Hulbert Financial Digest, Retirement Weekly, The Technical Indicator and Reality Check. The company was founded by Lawrence s. Kramer and Thom Calandra in October 1997 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Oppenheimer & Co., Inc. provides security brokerage services. It also offers investment banking and advice to high net worth investors, individuals, businesses and institutions. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Hospira Adelaide Pty Ltd. engages in the provision of biotechnology and research services. It also develops cell therapy technology. It offers biopharmaceutical API products including hGH, a treatment for human growth hormone deficiency; G-CSF, which is used in the treatment of leukemia; and Interferon alpha for chronic hepatitis B and C. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Thebarton, Australia.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC provides assurance, tax and advisory services. Its services include audit and assurance, consulting, deals, human resources, legal, tax, and family business. The firm also offers accountability, risk management, structuring, mergers and acquisitions, and performance and process improvement. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.

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.

The Small Business Investor Alliance is an association of senior investment professionals focused on the lower middle market. The non-profit company is based in Washington and was founded by Jonathan F. Wilson. The American company's public policy goals are focused on maintaining access to growth capital for small businesses to support economic growth and job creation. The company recommends policies to unleash more capital for job creation and economic growth, including encouraging investment in rural business investment companies and venture and growth capital.

Marquette Asset Management LLC (Marquette) is a wealth management firm registered investment advisor headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The firm was founded in 2005 by John Beuerlein, John Pohlad and John Fabie. They are a subsidiary of Marquette Wealth Management LLC. Marquette provides wealth management services to high net worth and other individuals and their trusts, private foundations, donor-advised funds, and other entities.

Medallion Capital Inc (Medallion Capital) is a private equity subsidiary of Medallion Financial Corp founded in 1987. The firm is headquartered in Excelsior, Minnesota.

ITT-Capital is the private equity division of the ITT Group headquartered in Kiev, Ukraine. The firm was founded in 1999.

Piper Sandler & Co. operates as an investment company, which engages in the provision of securities brokerage and investment banking services. The company is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Exmarq Capital Partners, Inc. provides financial services. It focuses investments in the manufacturing, value-added distribution and business service industries. The company was founded by Ryan McKinney in 2011 and is headquartered in Minnetonka, MN.

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.

University of Southern California is a private research university that mainly offers undergraduate, graduate & other higher education. The university was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

RBC Wealth Management (RBCWM) is wealth management division of RBC Capital Markets Equity Research, which is ultimately owned by Royal Bank of Canada (NYSE; TSE: RY). Formerly known as RBC Dain Rauscher, Inc., the firm was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. RBCWM provides trusted advice and wealth management solutions to individuals, families and institutions.

Churchill Financial Holdings LLC provides investment advice. The firm offers services to debt and equity capital to the middle-market. The company was founded in 2006 by Ken Kencel and Michael Hahn and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Australian Technology Innovation Fund Ltd. is an investment company that is not classified elsewhere.

Ingot Capital Management Pty Ltd. (ICM) is the Australian investment management subsidiary of ICM Ltd. in Great Britain. Founded by Duncan Saville and Maurice Bass, the firm is based in Sydney and provides investment management services including portfolio monitoring and research.

Greyhound Pioneer Australia Ltd. is a private company based in Eagle Farm, Australia.

Marquette Capital Partners, Inc. (Marquette Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1997 by Tom Jenkins. The firm is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.