Thomas G. Berlin

Part of KeyCorp, McDonald & Co. Investments, Inc. is a company that provides investment advisory, investment banking, and brokerage services. The company is based in Cleveland, OH. McDonald & Co. Investments was acquired by KeyCorp on October 26, 1998 for $584.77 million.

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.

Victory Capital Management, Inc. (Investment Management) (Victory Capital-IM) is the investment management division of Victory Capital Management, Inc., a financial services company headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. The firm was founded in 1894 and formerly known as Key Asset Management, Inc. They are an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Victory Capital Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: VCTR). Victory Capital-IM provides specialized investment strategies to institutions, intermediaries, retirement platforms and individual investors.

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.

JonesTrading Institutional Services LLC (JonesTrading) is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in Thousand Oaks, California. The firm was founded in 1975 and is owned by Jones & Associates, Inc. JonesTrading provides equity block trading services to institutional money managers and hedge funds in North America. They proactively source the liquidity required to execute outsized blocks in domestic and global equities and option listed derivatives, at advantageous prices. The firm offers robust access to both developed and emerging market trading.

Ladenburg Thalmann & Co., Inc. (Broker) is the broker/dealer division of Ladenburg Thalmann & Co., Inc., ultimately held by Advisor Group Holdings, Inc. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1876 and offers a full suite of capital markets products and services, including proprietary equity research and a fixed-income trading desk. For institutional asset management clients, the firm provides liquidity, execution, high-quality idea-generating research, and access to corporate management teams. Their institutional coverage includes relationships with over asset management companies all over the world. To corporate clients, they bring access to investor capital, broad distribution capabilities and financial markets advisory. Ladenburg Thalmann is a leader in financing growing middle-market public companies across various industry verticals, including Healthcare & Life Sciences, Yield-Oriented Securities (BDCs, REITs, MLPs), Energy, Power & Infrastructure, and Telecom, Media & Technology.

TMC Bonds LLC operates as a fixed income market alternative trading system. It builds customized desktop applications for registered investment professionals and the retail investors. The firm offers voice support, analytics, compliance solutions, book manager, bond insurance, integrations and STP, disaster recovery and privacy and data integrity. The company was founded by Thomas Vales in May 2000 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

U.S. Renal Care, Inc. engages in the provision of in-center and at-home hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis services for end stage renal disease. The company was founded by Walter E. Schwing Jr., Robert L. Schwing, Jack N. Harrington, and John Christopher Brengard in 2000 and is headquartered in Plano, TX.

First Chicago Bancorp provides commercial banking services in the United States. Its services include real estate, and construction and commercial loans to individuals, and small and medium-sized businesses. The company also provides mortgage services and alternative investment products. First Chicago Bancorp was founded in 1905 and is located in Chicago, IL

Founded in 2008, Northcoast Research Partners LLC is an independent, full-service, institutional equity research firm located in Cleveland, Ohio. The firm is a subsidiary of Northcoast Research Holdings LLC. Their research coverage include: business services, consumer, healthcare, industrial/basic materials and accounting/tax policy.

Linsalata Capital Management LLC (Linsalata Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1984 by Frank N. Linsalata. The firm is headquartered in Mayfield Heights, Ohio.

Part of KeyCorp, Carleton McCreary Homes & Co. is an investment banking firm. The company is based in Cleveland, OH. The company was founded by Rob McCreary. Carleton McCreary Homes was acquired by KeyCorp on August 21, 1996.

Nomura Securities International, Inc. (NSI) is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City and was founded in 1969. The firm is a division of Nomura Holding America, Inc. and their ultimate parent is Nomura Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: NMR, TYO: 8604, AMS: 8604). NSI provides securities brokerage services, as well as asset management, domestic retail, global markets, global investment banking and global merchant banking services. The firm's fixed-income business consists of bond sales and trading, origination and product supply for securitization deals and real estate-focused asset finance operations (in cooperation with Investment Banking). In the equity markets, NSI offers sales and trading of domestic and foreign stocks on a global basis, primarily for institutional investors.

Case Western Reserve University provides educational services. It offers a variety of undergraduate degree courses and graduate and professional options such as arts and sciences, dentistry, engineering, law, management, medicine, nursing, social work, and more. The firm also offers dual-degree programs. The company was founded in 1826 and is headquartered in Cleveland, OH.

Global Factory, Inc. provides collaborative manufacturing execution systems. The firm's software gather, organize & analyze demand, production & quality data from various sources and monitor key indicators & execute business processes to control, manage & optimize distributed manufacturing operations. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

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

Signature Systems Group LLC manufactures and sells modular flooring and matting systems. It offers event ground protection, carpet, and turf, and dance floors products. The company was founded by Arnon Rosan in 1998 and is headquartered in Flower Mound, TX.

Evolution Capital Management Partners LLC (Evolution Capital Partners) is a private equity firm is founded in 2005.The firm is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio.

Diversco Integrated Services was founded in 1969 in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Early plans focused on providing janitorial services to the broad base of the textile industry that was prevalent in the Southeast United States at that time. Since then, by listening to customers, staying and studying technology & industry trends. Diversco has developed a portfolio of services and capabilities to offer to prospects in industrial, office, commercial and institutional facilities. Today, Diversco provides janitorial, security guard, yard and grounds, window washing, maintenance and repair services across the United States ranging from single site clients to Fortune 500 national accounts with many locations. Diversco is one of the nation's largest private companies in this industry and while it strives for growth, they also work very hard to keep their customers satisfied and maintain its historical high retention rate.

P-Cure Ltd. engages in the provision of image-guided solutions for clinical effectiveness of proton therapy. Its three dimensional image guidance system enables to improve treatment precision, enhance clinical outcomes, expand treatment indications, and shorten the length of treatment procedures. The company was founded by Michael Marash in 2007 and is headquartered in Lod, Israel.

Manhattan Beachwear LLC manufactures junior and women's swimwear. The company's licenses include Hobie, Split, Kenneth Cole Reaction, Kenneth Cole New York, Sofia by ViX, Hermanny by ViX and Nanette Lepore Swim. The firm's brands include The Bikini Lab, 24th and Ocean and Maxine of Hollywood. It’s swimwear brands are sold to major department stores and specialty chain stores nationwide including, Macy's, Dillard's, Saks Inc., Nordstrom, Everything But Water and Swim n Sport. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Cypress, CA.

WOWV LLC operates a social network for job seekers.

UNKNWN LLC is an apparel brand and concept retail store located in Florida. The American company also serves as a community venue.

Cowles Co. provides investment management services. It operates through following divisions: Newsprint & Forestry, Broadcasting, Print Media, Real Estate and Insurance. The company was founded in 1890 and is headquartered in Spokane, WA.

GOJO Industries, Inc. is the leading global producer and marketer of skin health and hygiene solutions for away-from-home settings. Their broad portfolio includes hand cleaning, handwashing, hand sanitizing and skin care formulas under the GOJO, PURELLand PROVON brand names. GOJO formulas use the latest advances in the science of skin care. It is known for state-of-the-art dispensing technology, engineered with attention to design and functionality. Their complete programs promote healthy behaviors for hand hygiene, skin care and, in critical environments, compliance. GOJO serves a variety of markets with comprehensive skin health and hygiene solutions. In business since 1946, GOJO has a history of innovation in the field of skin care. Notable are the inventions of GOJO Original Formula waterless heavy duty hand cleaner and PURELL, America's 1 instant hand sanitizer. GOJO conducts scientific outcome studies with its products in real world settings. Their track record of leadership is supported with proven results. GOJO is a privately-held company headquartered in Akron, Ohio, with facilities in North America, South America, Europe and Asia.

Founded by Gerald Kieft, Wall Street Resources, Inc. (WSR) is a research firm located in Palm City, Florida. The firm focuses on micro-to-small-cap companies. They look for companies that report sales and earnings growth over 50% or companies that reported revenue growth exceeding 50% and reported a profit versus a loss over the same period in the prior year. WSR also looks for investment opportunities by following inside trading, by seeking to identify companies showing all time highs and 12-month highs and by seeking companies that have traded in a tight pattern for a long period of time. They review industry and price charts on a daily basis. Once an undervalued security has been identified, WSR employs technical analysis to determine the ideal entry point.