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Mason Street Advisors LLC (MSA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The firm was founded in 2001 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. MSA provides professional portfolio management services for institutional investors by providing continuous investment advice and management based upon the individual needs and objectives of each client.

The Oilgear Co. designs, manufactures and supplies hydraulic equipment and fluid power systems. Its products include pumps, valves, electronics, cylinders and accumulators. The firm offers field commissioning and trouble shooting, system simulation, CFD and FEA, root cause analysis, testing and product training services. The company was founded in 1921 and is headquartered in Traverse City, MI.

Summit Partners LP (Summit Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1984 by Gregory Avis, Roe Stamps and Stephen Woodsum. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Harvard Management Co., Inc. (HMC) is the investment arm of President & Fellows of Harvard College, which is owned by Harvard University, a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. HMC manages Harvard’s endowment, a dedicated and permanent source of funding that maintains the teaching and research mission of the University. HMC invests these funds as a single entity, the revenue from which contributes more than one-third of the University's annual operating budget.

Ernst & Young LLP engages in the provision of accounting, assurance, tax, transaction, and advisory services. It specializes in the actuarial, analytics and big data, cyber security, accounting compliance and reporting, center for board matters, international financial reporting standards, country tax advisory, global trade, tax accounting, and climate change and sustainability. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Dedicated Computing LLC manufactures embedded, single-purpose computers and assemblies. It offers hosting and managed services, network and infrastructure, assessments and training, collaboration, and software development solutions. The company was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Waukesha, WI.

Digi-Key Corp. distributes electronic components. It also distributes semiconductors, discrete, electromechanical parts. Its products include audio products, batteries, cable assemblies, capacitors, computer & video accessories, connectors, crystals & oscillators, discrete semiconductor products and many more. The company was founded by Ronald A. Stordahl in 1972 and is headquartered in Thief River Falls, MN.

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee provides social services for children. It inspires and empowers young people, especially those who need them the most, to realize their full potential as productive, responsible and caring citizens. The company was founded in 1887 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, WI.

Buffalo Games LLC manufactures board games, jigsaw puzzles, and card games. It offers portfolio of board, table and party games including titles such as watch ya mouth, brain games, the voting game, skee-ball, silly street, and plingpong. The firm also offers party and educational games for children. The company was founded by Paul A. Dedrick and Eden Scott Dedrick in 1986 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.

Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc. operates as a wealth management, capital markets, private equity and asset management firm. It offers equity research, corporate restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, public financing and fixed income services. The firm serves individual, corporate, institutional and municipal clients. The company was founded by Robert Wilson Baird in 1919 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, WI.

KDV Label Co., Inc. produces packaging products. The firm's capabilities include production and finishing, equipment and packaging. It serves in the area of consumer goods, beverages, food, nutraceutical, chemical and petroleum industries. The company was founded by Richard L. Vaughn and Karen Vaughn in 1974 and is headquartered in Waukesha, WI.

MGS Mfg. Group, Inc. manufactures and suppliers plastic injection and tooling equipment. It offers design, mold making, sampling, development and injection molding, multishot technologies, scalable automation, assemblies and complete turnkey manufacturing systems. The company was founded by Mark G. Sellers and Linda Brehmer in 1982 and is headquartered in Germantown, WI.

Advanced Web Technologies, Inc. specializes in label and packaging solutions. Its products include digital and flexo labels & packaging, onsert and shrink sleeves. The firm serves the food and beverage, medical, OEM/industrial, household, personal care and specialty markets. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Coating Excellence International LLC manufactures packaging products. It offers flexible packaging, woven poly bags, technical products, and packaging formats and features. The company was founded by Michael Nowak and William R. Arndt in 1996 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, OH.

Eddy Packing Co., Inc. engages in the production, retail, and distribution of beef, pork, and poultry products. It offers marinated, fully cooked, and naturally smoked meat, and fresh and frozen varieties. The company was founded by Eddy R. Mayrant in 1953 and is headquartered in Yoakum, TX.

Schoeneck Containers, Inc. engages in the supply of plastic containers. Its products include multi-use PVC, wet wipes canister, fabric care, square galon, and mid neck squeeze. The company was founded by Bob Schoeneck in 1972 and is is headquartered in New Berlin, WI.

LyondellBasell Composites LLC develops, formulates and manufactures thermoset compounds and parts. It offers automotive body panels, electrical parts, business equipment cabinets and personal watercraft services. The company serves the automotive, appliance, electrical, construction and aerospace industries. Premix was founded in 1959 and is headquartered in North Kingsville, OH.

Structural Concepts Corp. design & manufacture of food & floral display cases for the supermarkets. The company was founded by James A Doss in 1972 and is headquartered in Muskegon, MI.

Whitehall Specialties, Inc. produces and markets cheese products. Its products include cheese blocks and loaves, imitation cheese natural blends, shredded and diced imitation, dried and grated and specialty cream cheese. The company was founded by Steve Fawcett in 1994 and is headquartered in Whitehall, WI.

EastPoint Sports Ltd. LLC designs and distributes home recreational products. It offers game rrom, outdoor and sport games, and sport equipment. The company was founded by Micahel J. Nally in 2009 and is headquartered in Succasunna, NJ.

Charter NEX Films, Inc. produces specialty films used in flexible packaging and other critical performance applications. It offers barrier blown, coextruded blown, monolayer blown film, and custom innovation. The company was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Milton, WI.

Nelipak Corp. engages in the design, development and manufacturing of custom designed thermoformed packaging for the medical device and pharmaceutical industries. Its products include medical trays and blisters, medical procedure trays, pharmaceutical packaging, handling trays, sealing machines and performance packaging. The company was founded in 1953 by Loek Nelissen and is headquartered in Cranston, RI.

Pacon Corp. engages in converting and printing of art and education papers. It offers construction paper, drawing and sketch paper, poster board, presentation board (corrugate/foam), ruled handwriting paper, dual surface and fade-resistant paper products. The firm’s brands include Array, Art Street, Bordette, Creative Cut-ups, Decorol, Ecology, GoWrite, Tru-Ray, Riverside, and Peacock. It offers goods in sheeted packages, wire bound books, tape bound pads, and rolls. The company was founded by Jerry Van Hoof in 1951 and is headquartered in Appleton, WI.

L.B. White Co. LLC manufactures direct and indirect-fired forced air heaters. It provides brooders, tube, handheld gas torches, radiant, convection, and portable heaters. The company was founded by Lyall White in 1952 and is headquartered in Onalaska, WI.

Reliance Label Solutions, LLC is an industrial label provider that specializes in materials for GHS labels. Reliance Label Solutions is based in Paola, KS. The company offers label printing software, printers, and printer consumables to ensure customers have everything they need. Reliance Label Solutions is committed to providing quality products for GHS labels, DOT placards, label software, and everything in between. The company has been helping companies print GHS and IMDG compliant labels for over 30 years.

Quantix Scs, Inc. engages in provision of bulk transportation, packaging, and logistic services. It offers full service transportation, warehousing, packaging, and third-party logistics services for the plastic, chemical, agricultural, and food industries. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in The Woodlands,TX.

Qualus Power Services Corp. provides electric power engineering and field services through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, CE Power and Power Grid Engineering. The company is headquartered in Cincinnati, OH.

Founded in 1992 by Brian Stark and Michael Roth, Stark & Roth LLC is a registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The firm is a subsidiary of Stark & Roth Holding, Inc.. Stark & Roth also does business as Stark Investments.

WestSphere Capital Associates LP is a merchant banking firm. The private company is based in New York, NY and has subsidiaries in the United States.

National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative engages in the provision of telecommunications and information technology services. It offers broadband, smart grid, mobile voice and data, and video solutions. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Herndon, VA.

State Bar of Wisconsin operates as a bar association. The private company is based in Madison, WI and has subsidiaries in United States.

Northwestern Mutual Capital LLC (Northwestern Mutual Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 1980. The firm is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.