Dean Mendes

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 in 1998, Associated Investment Management LLC is a registered investment advisor located in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The firm is a subsidiary of Kellogg Asset Management LLC and their ultimate parent is Associated Banc-Corp. (NASDAQ: ASBC). Associated Investment Management offers a range of investment management services from personal trust and investment management services to brokerage and other personal investment accounts and insurance services. The firm is a member of FINRA and the SIPC.

Founded in 2008, Wisco Research LLC is a research firm located in Madison, Wisconsin. The firm focuses primarily on under-followed small- and- mid-cap U.S. common stocks.