Thompson Street Capital Partners (“TSCP”) is a middle-market private equity firm that helps transform already-exceptional businesses into market leaders. Based in St. Louis, Missouri, we invest globally in the Life Sciences & Healthcare, Software & Technology, and Business & Consumer Services and Products sectors. We partner with management teams to increase value by accelerating growth, both organically and via complementary acquisitions.

National Investment Services (NIS) is an employee owned registered investment advisor established in 1993. With offices in Chicago and Milwaukee the firm manages over $10 Billion in custom fixed income and enhanced yield fixed income portfolios for multi-employer funds, religious organizations, healthcare, corporations, public funds, and foundations/endowments.

THE GOOD PATH TO GOOD BUSINESS Mno-Bmadsen is the investment enterprise of the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians. It is driven by the Tribe’s ongoing commitment to its citizens and the region through business development, job creation and diversification of the tribal economy. The Mno-Bmadsen Family of Companies provides architecture, engineering, land-use planning, environmental mitigation and restoration services, construction, mechanical contracting and plastic molding to the commercial, government, and tribal markets. Since creation, the Pokagon Band has embraced a network of self-sustaining trade and self-reliance within its community. Mno-Bmadsen is the next step in sustaining our tribe through mergers, acquisitions and investments that will allow us to continue to thrive in the centuries to come. Our Mission is to advance economic self-sufficiency for our Band by acquiring existing and well-managed companies that are generating profits and have prospects for long-term viability. As the Band develops its resources, we will also capture tribal spend by utilizing our companies in the most efficient way possible. For More information: 269-783-4111 www.mno-bmadsen.com

Heptacore Inc is a construction company based out of P.O. Box 17, Bloomsdale, Missouri, United States.

As a family-funded private equity firm, GCI is committed to fostering sustainable, mutually rewarding partnerships with passionate people who lead innovative companies. We are dedicated to providing patient capital, vital central-office resources, and ongoing strategic business expertise. With this support system, we relieve our companies from near-term pressures and give them the tools to focus on long-term substantive outcomes that impact all stakeholders, including management, their employees, and the community.

Bancorp Financial Services Inc. is a Western based integrated real estate finance and fund management company. Our lending focus is the multi-family sector including land loans, first mortgage construction loans, mezzanine financing and inventory loans. We manage 2 mortgage investment corporations offering investors the opportunity to invest in a portfolio of real estate mortgages. Each of our mortgage funds is comprised of a diversified portfolio of mortgage loans secured by real property.

A relationship-driven boutique bank, St. Louis-based M1 Bank is focused on providing exceptional client service and robust philanthropic community support both locally and nationally. In keeping with its promise of "Banking on a Mission,"​ M1 Bank is planning a substantial role in meeting low- to moderate-income housing and renewable energy needs on a national scale. It also has created a strong charitable presence supporting at-risk children, the arts, and veterans. For more information, visit www.m1bank.net.

FTL Capital is a private investment firm representing the interests of its Managing Partner, Thomas Hillman. We focus on partnering with managers and entrepreneurs to execute on their strategic visions and build long term value. We have no set investment horizon and continue to own the first business we acquired over 10 years ago. Our approach is straight forward, people come first. The potential to have “true significance” in the lives of our investment’s key constituencies—employees, customers, and community, is what drives us today.

Cl Enterprises is a company based out of 6787 Baker Rd, Athens, Ohio, United States.

For over seven decades Bank of Wolcott has been proudly serving local communities with the knowledge, experience, and financial resources to assist our customers in meeting their financial goals and objectives. Today, just as when we opened our doors in 1944, Bank of Wolcott is an independently owned community bank making decisions and assisting customers in the same community our customers and employees work, play, volunteer and live.

At the Gilead Group, we bring financial and operational support to acquisitions and start-up companies that exhibit strong growth potential. Our goal is to nurture and position Gilead Group companies for long-term success and profitability. We are headquartered in St. Louis, MO.

WMG Development LLC is a privately held, full-service national real estate investment and development company with dozens of commercial real estate projects in 33 states. Founded in 2003 in Effingham, Illinois, we engineered our expertise in site selection, strategy and rapid execution to help roll out the growth strategy for what is now the largest dental support organization in the US – positioning WMG as the largest owner and developer of dental tenant assets in the country. This shared success opened many new doors for Rick Workman and his family-owned company. WMG’s clients now cross an array of industries, and every day we are privileged to create world-class customer experiences for such legendary partners as Publix, Chick-fil-A, Starbucks, Chipotle, Verizon, AT&T, Aldi, Miller’s Ale House and Heartland Dental. The WMG team is intuitive and entrepreneurial, and together their unique perspectives create exciting, disruptive solutions that foster excellence, create value for our clients and improve communities. Our philosophy is a simple one: Always leave a community better than we found it. Through innovative thinking and an authentic approach, we strive to strengthen a legacy that celebrates each moment with the partners we serve and together with them, inspire a positive and lasting impact on the communities we touch across the country.