Brian Portnoy

Mesirow Advanced Strategies, Inc. (MAS) is a hedge fund manager headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded by Dr. Howard M. Rossman in 1990 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mesirow Financial Holdings, Inc. MAS provides investment management services to institutions, corporations, business owners, individuals and families.

Morningstar Investment Management LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded in 1999 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Morningstar, Inc. (NASDAQ: MORN). Morningstar Investment Management offers various investment advisory services that focus on their core capabilities in asset allocation, investment selection, and portfolio construction to financial or other institutions.

Chicago Equity Partners LLC is an investment management firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded in 1989 by Robert Kramer, Patrick Lynch and Dave Johnsen. They are a subsidiary of Chicago Acquisition LLC, ultimately held by Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (NYSE: AMG). Chicago Equity Partners provides investment management services to institutional investors, including, but not limited to: banks, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, Taft-Hartley plans, charitable institutions, foundations, and endowments, municipalities and other governmental bodies, registered investment companies in a sub-advisory capacity, and to other pooled investment vehicles intended for sophisticated investors and institutional investors.