Terry Clyde Matlack

KCEP invests across the United States, however the majority of ventures funded are in the Midwest. KCEP invests in growth companies along targeted industries and works in partnership with entrepreneurial management teams to build long-term value. KCEP often leads or co-leads the investment syndicate, and has the ability to assist in syndication of all debt and equity to respond to the financing needs of a growing company. By focusing on three key industries, Communications, Consumer and Natural Resources, KCEP is better able to develop a deeper level of expertise, as well as a base of industry, financial and investor contacts. KCEP invests within range of $2 to $6 million. The firms headquartered in United States which it invests, are valued beginning from $10 to $100 million.

Tortoise Power & Energy Infrastructure Fund, Inc. operates as a close-end investment company. The firm engages in the provision of current income, with an objective of capital appreciation. It intends to invest in fixed income and dividend-paying equity securities of power and energy infrastructure companies that provide stable and defensive characteristics throughout economic cycles. The company was founded on July 5, 2007 and is headquartered in Leawood, KS.

Tortoise Capital Advisors LLC (Tortoise) is a SEC-registered investment advisor firm headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas. The firm was founded by Harold Birzer in 2002 and is a subsidiary of TortoiseEcofin Borrower LLC (formerly Tortoise Borrower LLC), ultimately held by TortoiseEcofin Investments LLC. Tortoise provides investment management services to individual and institutional investors and pooled investment vehicles.

Tortoise Energy Capital Corp. is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Company's investment objective is to seek a high level of total return with an emphasis on current distributions to stockholders. It seeks to provide its stockholders with an efficient vehicle to invest in a portfolio consisting primarily of master limited partnerships and their affiliates in the energy infrastructure sector. The company focuses on crude oil and refined petroleum products MLP's and natural gas and natural gas liquids pipelines MLP's. Tortoise Energy Capital founded on May 25, 2005 and is headquartered in Leawood, KS.

George K. Baum & Co. is an investment banking firm with an industry-leading municipal bond business. Its clients include both individual and institutions, and it approaches each one with commitment, energy, innovation and confidence. Its focus is on helping its clients achieve their goals. It does that by providing relevant products and services in every segment of its business. It is dedicated to combining quality service with integrity and creativity- a commitment it has maintained since the firm was founded in 1928. By choosing George K. Baum & Co. as an investment partner, clients gain access to a broad array of investment opportunities and expertise. It is a leader in municipal finance and consistently ranks as one of the nation's top underwriters of negotiated municipal bonds. The firm trades government, agency and mortgage-backed securities. The Firm's affiliate, George K. Baum Capital Advisors, Inc. helps clients realize superior value primarily through mergers and acquisitions and private capital raising assignments.

Konza Valley Capital Inc (KVCI) is a private equity firm founded in 1977. The firm is headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas.

CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust, Inc. is a real estate investment trust, which focuses on energy infrastructure such as pipelines, storage terminals, transmission, and distribution assets. The company was founded by Richard C. Green, Jr. on September 8, 2005 and is headquartered in Kansas City, MO.

Tortoise North American Energy Corp. is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is to seek a high level of total return with an emphasis on distribution income paid to stockholders. The firm seeks to provide its stockholders with a vehicle to invest in a portfolio consisting primarily of publicly traded U.S. master limited partnerships, including oil and gas exploitation, energy infrastructure and energy shipping companies. The company was founded on January 13, 2005 and is headquartered in Leawood, KS.

Tortoise Total Return Fund LLC operates as a investment holding company. It invests in master limited partnerships and their affiliates through direct placements and open market purchases. The firm assists institutions that seeks to gain exposure to the energy infrastructure sector and publicly traded limited partnerships. Tortoise Total Return Fund was founded in May 2007 and is headquartered in Leawood, KS.