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Rutabaga Capital Management LLC (Rutabaga) is an independent investment advisory firm headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The firm was founded by Peter C. Schliemann in 1999. Rutabaga provides discretionary investment management services to institutional clients, which includes corporations, pensions, endowments, profit-sharing plans, mutual funds, private investment funds, trust programs and charitable organizations.

Barings LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. Founded in 1940, the firm is direct subsidiary of MM Asset Management Holding LLC and their ultimate parent is Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. (MassMutual). MassMutual?s affiliated companies include financial services companies that provide investment management services and individual protection insurance to clients worldwide. Barings provides a broad range of investment advisory and management services to institutional clients, registered investment companies, and other pooled investment vehicles.

Founded by Jeffrey Hines in 1994, Sovereign Advisers LLC is a registered investment advisor located in Charlotte, North Carolina. The firm is a subsidiary of Titanium Asset Management Corp. and their ultimate parent is Tel Aviv-based Ganden Holdings Ltd