Stephen Haakenson

Norris, Perne & French LLP (NPF) is a private wealth management firm and registered investment advisor headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The firm was founded in 1933 by Abbott Norris, Ford Perné & Charles French. NPF provides advisory services to individuals, banks, foundations, endowments, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations and other business entities, school districts and state or municipal governments.

Vickers Venture Partners (S) Pte Ltd. (Vickers Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2005 by Dr. Finian Tan Seng Chin, Drs. Khalil Binebine, Jeffrey Chi, Damian Tan, and Ms. Linda Li. The firm is headquartered in Singapore with offices in New York, Silicon Valley, London and Shanghai.

Mizuho Securities Asia Ltd. is the Hong Kong-based brokerage subsidiary of Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd., ultimately owned by Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (TYO: 8411), a banking holding company headquartered in Japan. Founded in 1999, Mizuho Securities Asia provides sales, trading and execution in equity, equity-linked and convertible products across Asia, Japan and US markets for corporate, fund and institutional investors. The firm also provides a full range of fixed income products including sales and trading of investment grade and high-yield credit; government bonds; and securitization and structured products covering the full range of investors and issuers, such as asset managers, central banks, financial institutions, corporates and alternative managers.

Vickers Venture Partners (Hong Kong) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016. The firm is headquartered in Hong Kong.

Macquarie Securities (Thailand) Ltd. provides brokerage services. The joint venture company is based in Bangkok, Thailand.

Bellwether Investment Group LLC (Bellwether) is an independent SEC-registered asset management firm headquartered in Hixson, Tennessee. The firm was founded in 2008 by John Lindsey, Connie West, and Martin Summitt. Bellwether provides investment advice to individuals, businesses, trusts, and estates.

Huizenga Capital Management LLC (Huizenga Capital Management) is a private equity and venture capital firm founded in 1990. The firm is headquartered in Oak Brook, Illinois.

Tech Transfer University of Michigan / Venture Capital/(University of Michigan) is a venture capital firm founded in 1900 by Mike Psarouthakis. The firm is headquartered in Ann Arbor, US.

The Lockwood Group LLC provides medical communications solutions. The firm offers medical expert engagement, publication services, and meeting management. It serves the pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device industries. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Stamford, CT.

Part of WPP Plc, Ogilvy Commonhealth Worldwide LLC is a healthcare communications network serving. The company is based in Parsippany, NJ.

TalentGuard Holdings, Inc. develops talent management software. Its talent management technology transforms the way employees seek and discover personalized advice and recommendations about their career. The firm?s products include career pathing, certification tracking, competency management, development planning and performance management. The company was founded by Linda M. Ginac and Frank Ginac in 2009 and is headquartered in West Lake Hills, TX.

The Halo Group LLC offers staffing and recruiting services. It engages in intelligence and data warehousing, information technology consulting, agile project lifecycle, cross-platform development and cloud engineering. The company was founded by George Moilanen and Bradley F. Waite in April 2004 and is headquartered in Novi, MI.

Morgan Stanley Investment Management, Inc. (MSIM) is an investment management firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1975 and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS). MSIM provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management services and products to institutional clients and individual investors. The firm also advises clients as to the appropriate allocation of assets among multiple separate accounts and/or investment companies or other pooled vehicles that the firm advises.

CSIT Consulting, Inc. provides accounting, auditing, bookkeeping, and engineering services. The private company is based in Saskatoon, Canada.

Facilities Resource Group provides construction and facilities services. It installs, operates and maintains electrical, mechanical, lighting, air conditioning, heating, and energy management systems. The firm offers services to healthcare, transportation facilities, manufacturing plants, university campuses, grocery, and government buildings. The company was founded in 1999 by James C. Faber and John N. Weeber and is headquartered in Grandville, MI.

Grainger & Co. Ltd. provides accounting and other consulting services. Its services include general accounting, financial reporting, asset accounting management, budgeting, and records management. The company is located in Glasgow, UK

SMG Corp. provides public facility management services. It provides sports and entertainment booking, convention center services, k’nekt training programs, design and operations, naming rights and sponsorships, suites and premium seating and urban development. The company was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in West Conshohocken, PA.

Part of SitelogIQ, Inc., Maintenance Resource LLC provides energy and facility solutions. The company is based in Grandville, MI. The company was founded in 1999 by John N. Weeber. John N. Weeber has been the CEO since 1999. Maintenance Resource was acquired by SitelogIQ, Inc. on June 20, 2023.

CareerBuilder LLC provides end-to-end human capital solutions. The firm specializes in human resources software-as-a-service to help companies with the recruitment process from acquire to hire. It offers job distribution, sourcing, workflow, customer relationship management, data and analytics in one pre-hire platform. The company was founded by Robert J. McGovern in 1995 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Balihoo, Inc. provides marketing automation software technology and services for national brands with local advertising needs. It offers solutions like direct mail to local digital tactics, including local websites, paid search, email, AD builder and co-op campaigns. The company enables enterprise-class marketing at the local level and gives national brands full visibility into all local marketing activities and results. Balihoo was founded by Pete Gombert in 2004 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Xerox Corp. engages in the integration of paper and digital products. The firm offers home, office, office laser, multifunction and all in one printer, digital sheet-fed printing presses and scanner. The company was founded in 1906 and is headquartered in Norwalk, CT.

Visibly, Inc. develops a platform to perform an online eye exam. It operates as a healthcare technology firm that offers the convenient and affordable way to get a prescription for glasses and contacts. The firm’s technology provides valid glasses and contact lens prescriptions online from the convenience of home. The company was founded by Aaron Dallek and Steven Lee in 2012 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Calibre One, Inc. provides executive search management services. It offers leadership assessment, diligence interviews, identification of investment opportunities, and pre-deal build out. The company was founded by James Brocket and Tom Barnes in 2001 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Highlands Ventures LLC (Highlands Ventures) is a private equity subsidiary of ManpowerGroup, Inc founded in 2015. The firm is headquartered in Hinsdale, Illinois.