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Duff & Phelps Investment Management Co. (Duff & Phelps) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was established in 1979, evolving from the Duff & Phelps investment research firm founded in 1932. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of Virtus Partners, Inc., which is wholly-owned by Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRTS). Duff & Phelps provides investment advisory services to institutional clients, mutual funds, closed-end funds, and other pooled investment vehicles as well as to retail clients. Duff & Phelps is a signatory to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI).

Appleton Partners, Inc. (Appleton) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1987 by Douglas Chamberlain and Kathleen Burge. Appleton provides portfolio management services to individuals, high net-worth individuals, charitable organizations, foundations or endowments, state or municipal governments, corporations or other businesses and clients from third-party platforms and/or third-party managers.

H.M. Payson & Co. (HM Payson) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Portland, Maine. The firm was founded in 1854 by Henry Martyn Payson. They originally specialize in financing public water companies and became nationally known as an underwriter of America’s growing infrastructure. Today, investment advisory and trust services are their exclusive focus. HM Payson provides investment advisory, trust and wealth management services to a wide variety of individuals, trusts, endowments, foundations and retirement plans.

St. Germain Investment Management, Inc. (St. Germain Investments) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Springfield, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 2010 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of D.J. St. Germain Co., Inc. St. Germain Investments provides discretionary investment management (portfolio management) services for individuals, businesses, non-profit charitable organizations, and institutional clients, as well as financial planning assistance.

Piper Sandler & Co. (Broker) (PSC-Broker) is the full-service brokerage division of Piper Sandler & Co., a financial service firm headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They are a subsidiary of Piper Sandler Companies (NYSE: PIPR). The firm was founded in 1969 and previously known as Piper Jaffray & Co. They became Piper Sandler & Co. when Piper Jaffray Companies and Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P. merged to become Piper Sandler Companies in 2020. PSC-Broker provides brokerage and investment banking services to financial institutions, corporations and other financial investors. Their core focus sectors are Agriculture, renewables & cannabis, Business services, Chemicals & Materials, Consumer, Diversified industrials & services, Energy, Financial services, financial sponsors, Healthcare, and Technology.

Champlain Investment Partners LLC (CIP) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Burlington, Vermont. The firm was founded by Scott Brayman, Judith O’Connell, Wendy Nunez, and Mary Michel in 2004. They are a subsidiary of CIP Management Holdings LP. CIP provides investment advice to investment companies, pooled investment vehicles, corporate and public pension plans, health care and religious organizations, endowments and foundations, Taft-Harley plans, colleges and universities, family offices, private banks and corporations and other businesses.

Rock Point Advisors LLC is an independent, SEC-registered wealth advisory firm headquartered in Burlington, Vermont. It was founded by Michael Huffman and Todd Wulfson in 2004. The firm provides portfolio management and investment counseling services to individuals, trusts, partnerships, corporations, retirement plans, and charitable organizations.

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Needham & Co. LLC (Needham) is a registered investment advisor and broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1985 and is a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of The Needham Group, Inc. Needham provides corporate and institutional clients with high quality research, corporate access, capital markets and trading execution services in both the public and private markets, with an emphasis on growth companies.

Leerink Partners LLC is a full-service brokerage and investment banking firm headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded by Jeffrey Leerink in 1995 and formerly known as SVB Securities LLC. They rebranded as Leerink Partners in 2023. The firm is a subsidiary of SVB Securities LLC. Leerink Partners provides institutional sales, equity research, institutional trading, and corporate finance and asset management services to the healthcare and technology industries. They offer superior execution capabilities in common stock, convertibles and derivatives with a singular focus on healthcare and a knowledge-led approach.

Pierce Atwood LLP provide exceptional service and value to their clients, they range from regional and local enterprises, utilities, financiers, middle-market companies, entrepreneurs and individuals to Fortune 500 companies, multinational corporations, and state and foreign governments.

Virtus Fixed Income Advisers LLC (VFIA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Hartford, Connecticut. The firm was founded in 1992 as Seix Investment Advisors LLC. They are a subsidiary of Virtus Partners, Inc., which is owned by Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRTS). VFIA provides discretionary investment supervisory services to high-net worth individuals and institutional clients.

Moors & Cabot, Inc. (MCI) is a registered broker-dealer headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded by John F. Moors and Charles Cabot in 1890 to handle the personal investments of the two founders and their friends. They became a solely owned subsidiary of Eighteen Ninety Partners LLC in 2022. MCI provides brokerage execution services to their advisory client participating in Portfolio Management Program (PMP).

Bowdoin College is an independent, nonsectarian, coeducational residential, undergraduate liberal arts institution founded in 1794. It is located in Brunswick, ME.

Smith College opened in 1875 with 14 students. Today, Smith is among the largest women’s colleges in Northampton, MA, with students from 48 states and 72 countries. The college remains strongly committed to the education of women at the undergraduate level, but Smith admits both men and women as graduate students.

Patriot Capital (Patriot) is a private equity firm founded in 2001 by Charles McCusker and Chris Royston. The firm is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland.

Maine Venture Fund is a venture capital firm founded in 1995. The firm is headquartered in Newport, Maine.

Banana Republic LLC retails clothing and accessories for men, women and children. It operates a web site through which it distributes its products. The company was founded by Mel Ziegler and Patricia Ziegler in 1978 and is headquartered in Grove City, OH.

The Small Business Investor Alliance is an association of senior investment professionals focused on the lower middle market. The non-profit company is based in Washington and was founded by Jonathan F. Wilson. The American company's public policy goals are focused on maintaining access to growth capital for small businesses to support economic growth and job creation. The company recommends policies to unleash more capital for job creation and economic growth, including encouraging investment in rural business investment companies and venture and growth capital.

Maine Angels (Maine Angels) is a venture capital firm founded in 2003 by Charles Sidman. The firm is headquartered in Portland, Maine.

Gulf of Maine Research Institute is a research institute founded in 1994 that provides collaborative solutions to ocean challenges. The non-profit company is based in Portland, ME.

Coastal Enterprises, Inc. operates as a community development financial institution. It lends and invests money; and provides business services, including business counseling and training, and workforce assistance to companies, job-creating small businesses, natural resources industries, community facilities and affordable housing projects. The company was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Brunswick, ME.

MIT Lincoln Laboratory provides research and development services. Its research and development activities focus on long-term technology development as well as system prototyping and demonstration. The company was founded in 1951 and is headquartered in Lexington, MA.

S2G Ventures LLC (S2G Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2014 by Victor E. Friedberg. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Berkshire Bank (Private Banking) (Berkshire Bank-PB) is the private banking division of Berkshire Bank, itself a subsidiary of Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. (NYSE: BHLB). The firm is headquartered in Pittsfield, Massachusetts with offices in Connecticut, Vermont, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey and Rhode Island. Founded in 1846, Berkshire Bank-PB provides various private banking solutions to wealthy clients.

Moleaer, Inc. engages in manufacturing of generators. Its products includes XTB and nanBoost nanobubble generators. The firm serves the agriculture, water and wastewater, oil and gas, and mining industries. The company was founded by Bruce Scholten and Warren Russell in 2016 and is headquartered in Torrance, CA.