Michael Allen King

Taiyo Pacific Partners LP (Taiyo) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Kirkland, Washington. The firm was founded in 2001 by Brian Heywood, Michael King and John Hammond. They were acquired in 2022 by Yamauchi-No.10 Family Office in Japan. Taiyo provides investment advisory services to customized investment vehicles for particular investors and pooled investment vehicles, and to separately managed accounts.

Taiyo Fund Management LLC is an investment advisor located in Tumwater, Washington. The firm is a joint venture between California-based Taiyo Pacific Partners LLC and WL Ross & Co., a New York City-based investment firm.

Thomas White International Ltd. (TWI) is an investment management firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. In 2023, they were acquired by Ramirez Asset Management, Inc., ultimately owned by SAR Holdings, Inc. The firm was founded by Thomas S. White in 1992. TWI provides advisory services to pension and profit-sharing plans, investment companies, which include mutual funds, other pooled investment vehicles, state or municipal government entities, foundations, endowments, and charitable organizations, corporations, individuals, and high-net worth individuals, such as their trusts and estates.

Columbia Wanger Asset Management LLC (CWAM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Columbia Management Investment Advisers LLC, ultimately held by Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (NYSE: AMP). CWAM serves as the investment advisor to a variety of open-end mutual funds that are series or portfolios of Columbia Acorn Trust and Wanger Advisors Trust, two registered investment companies sponsored by the firm and other institutional accounts.

Morgan Stanley Investment Management (Japan) Co. Ltd. (MSIM-Japan) is the investment management subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Japan Holdings Co. Ltd., itself a subsidiary of US-based Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS). Formerly known as Morgan Stanley Asset & Investment Trust Management Co. Ltd., established in 1987, the firm changed their name to Morgan Stanley Investment Management (Japan) Co. Ltd. in 2012. MSIM-Japan is based in Tokyo and provides investment advisory and asset management services to public and private pension funds and financial institutions.