Adam Stone

CIMA Labs, Inc. develops and manufactures prescription and over-the-counter pharmaceutical products using fast-dissolve drug delivery technologies. It develops orally disintegrating technology based OraSolv and DuraSolv tablets. It also develops tranmucosal tablets that can be administered sublingually. The company is headquartered in Brooklyn Park, MN.

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. (Broker) (CGMI-Broker) is the broker/dealer division of Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., an investment bank headquartered in New York City with additional offices across the US. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Citigroup Financial Products, Inc., ultimately held by Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C). CGMI-Broker covers all market capitalizations of the major global indices and provides macro and quantitative analysis of global markets and sector trends. Their core focus of the group is to help investing clients make informed decisions by providing value-added, independent, insightful analysis.

Piper Sandler & Co. (Broker) (PSC-Broker) is the full-service brokerage division of Piper Sandler & Co., a financial service firm headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They are a subsidiary of Piper Sandler Companies (NYSE: PIPR). The firm was founded in 1969 and previously known as Piper Jaffray & Co. They became Piper Sandler & Co. when Piper Jaffray Companies and Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P. merged to become Piper Sandler Companies in 2020. PSC-Broker provides brokerage and investment banking services to financial institutions, corporations and other financial investors. Their core focus sectors are Agriculture, renewables & cannabis, Business services, Chemicals & Materials, Consumer, Diversified industrials & services, Energy, Financial services, financial sponsors, Healthcare, and Technology.

US Bancorp Asset Management, Inc. (USBAM) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The firm was founded in March 2001 and formerly known as FAF Advisors, Inc. They are a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of US Bank National Association, which is owned by US Bancorp (NYSE: USB), a diversified financial holding company. USBAM provides investment advisory services through managed accounts to institutional clients, money market mutual funds, and privately offered investment fund.

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.

Acclarent, Inc. engages in manufacturing, designing, and commercializing medical devices that address conditions affecting the ear, nose, and throat. Its products include balloon sinuplasty, eustachian tube dilation, airway dilation system, and ethmoid punch. The company was founded by Joshua Makower and John Y. Chang in June 2004 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

NXThera, Inc. provides technology platform to treat endourological conditions. It develops medical devices to treat patients suffering from urologic conditions, such as benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), prostate cancer, and kidney cancer. The company was founded by John H. Shadduck and Michael Hoey in 2008 and is headquartered in Maple Grove, MN.

Nuvaira, Inc. develops medical devices for treating lung diseases. It works on a novel catheter-based system that has the potential to improve lung function, exercise capacity and quality of life for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The company was founded by Steven Dimmer and Martin L. Mayse in 2008 and is headquartered in Plymouth, MN.

Goldner Hawn Johnson & Morrison Inc. (Goldner Hawn Johnson) is a private equity firm is founded by Van Zandt Hawn, Timothy Daniel Johnson, John Lewis Morrison, and Michael Goldner in 1989. The firm is headquarter in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Smith & Nephew, Inc. develops and markets medical devices. Its products include television cameras and monitors, endoscopes, arthroscopes, orthopedic hand owered instruments, fiber optic illumination systems, laparoscopes, and surgical instruments. The company was founded on November 27, 1975 and is headquartered in Memphis, TN.

Craig-Hallum Capital Group LLC (Craig-Hallum) is an employee-owned, idea-driven research, trading and investment banking firm headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The firm was founded by Bradley Baker and Kevin Harris in 1997. Craig-Hallum provides research, institutional sales and trading and investment banking services to institutional investors and growth companies.

Invesco Capital Management LLC (ICM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Downers Grove, Illinois. The firm was founded in 2003 and was formerly known Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC. They are a direct subsidiary of Invesco Group Services, Inc. and their ultimate parent is Invesco Ltd. (NYSE: IVZ). ICM serves as the investment adviser to the exchange-traded funds.

Northland Securities, Inc. (NSI) is a dually registered, full-service broker dealer and investment advisor headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The firm was founded in 2002 and is owned by Northland Capital Holdings, Inc., which was acquired by First National of Nebraska, Inc. (OTCMKTS: FINN) in 2023. NSI is actively engaged in buying and selling securities for its own account as well as for clients.

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.

Nuveen Asset Management LLC (NAM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded in 2011 and is a subsidiary of Nuveen Fund Advisors LLC, which is ultimately owned by TIAA Board of Governors. NAM provides investment advisory and sub-advisory services to a broad range of individual and institutional clients, such as open-end and closed-end investment companies and other pooled investment vehicles.

Accredited Investors, Inc., dba Accredited Investors Wealth Management (AIWM), is an independent. SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Edina, Minnesota. The firm was founded by Ross Levin and Willis T. Heupel in 1987. AIWM provides advisory services to individuals and families, trusts, foundations and endowments, charitable organizations, pension and profit-sharing plans (other than plan participants), and corporations or other businesses.

Part of Ally Financial, Inc., GMAC ResCap provides capital solutions to businesses. The company is based in Washington, PA. The CEO of the company is Thomas F. Marano.

RBC Capital Markets LLC is a full-service brokerage and financial services firm headquartered in New York City. They are a direct subsidiary of RBC USA Holdco Corp. and a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada (TSE, NYSE: RY). Founded in 2010, the firm is comprised of 3 major business lines: the Private Client Group, the Fixed-Income Group and the Clearing and Execution Services Group. The Private Client Group serves individual investors, while the Fixed-Income Group provides services to institutions, municipalities and non-profit organizations. The Clearing and Execution Services Group is a provider of clearing and execution services to independent brokers/dealers throughout the US. RBC Capital Markets focuses on the following sectors: communications, media, consumer/retail, diversified industries, energy, financial institutions, forest products, healthcare, infrastructure finance, mining & metals, real estate, social infrastructure, technology and the US municipal markets.

Ziegler Meditech Partners LLC (Ziegler Meditech Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2006. The firm is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Colliers Securities LLC (Investment Management) (Colliers-IM) is the investment management arm of Colliers Securities LLC, a 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), a diversified investment company based in Canada. Colliers-IM provides advisory and other financial services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations or other businesses.

Meditech Partners, Inc. (Meditech partners) is a venture capital subsidiary of the Ziegler Cos Inc. founded in 2003 by Samuel Morry Blumenfeld. The firm is Headquartered is in Chicago, Illinois.

Part of Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc., Centerpulse Spine-Tech, Inc. manufactures surgical instruments. The company is based in Minneapolis, MN.

Bellacor.com, Inc. sells lighting and home furnishings on-line. The firm's products include chandeliers, ceiling fans, wall sconces, lamps, clocks, mirrors, cutting boards, pot racks, pillows, duvets, bidets, and computer desks. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Mendota Heights, MN.

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.

Sutura, Inc. develops invasive vascular suturing devices. The company also develops SuperStitch products which allow physicians to suture the arteriotomy or vascular tissue using fluoroscopic or ultrasonic. It was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Fountain Valley, CA.

Värde Management LP (Värde) is an independent, SEC-registered alternative investment adviser headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The firm was founded in 1993 by George Hicks and Marcia Page. Värde sponsors and manages a family of private investment funds. Investors in the Private Funds include various global institutional investors as well as high net worth individuals.