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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

Cuyahoga Capital Partners LLC (Cuyahoga Capital), formerly KCC Management LLC is a private equity firm founded in 2004 by Bart Shirley, Christopher Hanrahan, Michael Griech, Mary Griglak, Michael Zeleniuch and Jeffrey Mihalek. The firm is headquartered in Cleveland.

PA Capital LLC (PA Capital) is a private equity subsidiary of New York Life Investments Alternatives LLC founded in 1997 by Louis William Moelchert. The firm is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia.

Wells Fargo Securities LLC (WFS) is the broker/dealer subsidiary of EVEREN Capital Corp., ultimately owned by Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC). Headquartered in New York, WFS delivers a comprehensive suite of banking, capital markets and advisory solutions, such as a full complement of sales, trading and research capabilities, to corporate, government and institutional clients.

McDonald Partners LLC is an independent, dually-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio. It has additional offices in Ann Arbor & Boyne City, Michigan, and Toledo, Ohio. The firm was founded by Thomas McDonald in 2005. McDonald Partners provides a variety of investment management services through its Financial Advisors to individual and institutional clients, including banks, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations and business entities.

Cleveland Research Co. (CRC) is an investment research firm headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio. The firm was founded in 2006 by Eric Bosshard and Chris Byke. They are a subsidiary of Cleveland Research Management Co. LLC. CRC offers high-quality equity and market research for institutional clients. They provide insight and detailed analysis into the largest companies and sectors across five primary industries: Technology, Consumer, Healthcare, Agricultural and Industrial.

Laidlaw & Co. (UK) Ltd. (US) (L&C US) is the US-based brokerage division of Laidlaw & Co. (UK) Ltd., which is ultimately held by Laidlaw Holdings Ltd. The firm is headquartered in New York City and was founded in 1842. L&C US provides brokerage services to their clients.

Loop Capital Markets LLC is provider of a broad range of integrated capital solutions for corporate, governmental, and institutional entities. They serve clients in public and corporate finance, equity, taxable and tax-exempt securities sales and trading and municipal research. Since their founding in 1997, they have served as managing underwriter on financings, participated in corporate bond underwritings, served as an underwriter in IPO and other equity offerings, and earned a reputation as a dedicated, resourceful partner with new ideas and new avenues of distribution. Loop Capital Markets is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, They serve clients on a national basis.