H. C. Wainwright & Co., LLC is a full-service investment bank dedicated to providing Investment Banking, Equity Research, Sales & Trading as well Corporate Access and Strategic Advisory services. Ranked the #1 Placement Agent by Informa Business Solutions (formerly Sagient Research Systems) since 1998, the H.C. Wainwright team is the leader and most active placement agent of Follow-On transactions. In 2018, H.C. Wainwright celebrates 150 years of innovative service led by a diverse group of seasoned Investment Bankers, thoughtful Equity Research Analysts and insightful Sales-Traders.

Baron Capital is an asset management firm focused on delivering growth equity investment solutions. Founded in 1982, we have become known for our long-term, fundamental, active approach to growth investing. We were founded as an equity research firm, and research has remained at the core of our business. Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, and charges and expenses of the investment carefully before investing. The prospectus contains this and other information about the Fund. You may obtain one from its distributor, Baron Capital, Inc., by calling 1-800-99BARON or visiting www.BaronFunds.com. Please read it carefully before investing. Please visit the following URL for important social media disclosures: http://www.baronfunds.com/social-media

Lone Pine is a research-driven, fundamental equity investor founded in 1997. Since inception, we have focused on developing a leading investment platform that distills global, cross-sector idiosyncratic and thematic research into concentrated portfolios of our best ideas in public or private markets. Our integrated investment team works collaboratively to invest across both public equity and private growth equity to generate attractive risk-adjusted returns for our partners.

California School of the Arts – San Gabriel Valley (CSArts-SGV) is a public charter school that provides its students with a creative, challenging, and nurturing environment while offering a rigorous college-preparatory education and pre-professional arts conservatory training. The school’s unique culture and innovative curriculum allows its students to grow and thrive as artist scholars and to develop their confidence and talents. Small student/teacher ratios in academic and arts classes allow for personalized attention to students. CSArts-SGV students receive opportunities to participate in master classes, guest artist presentations, field trips, and performances, as well as a variety of campus clubs and activities. This distinctive arts and academic program is made possible through a unique public-private partnership. CSArts-SGV is a tuition-free, donation dependent program. CSArts-SGV is an expansion of the award-winning arts and academic programs of Orange County School of the Arts, one of the premier art schools in the country.

Ranked a “Best National University” by U.S. News & World Report for the eighth year in a row, Seattle Pacific University is a Christian university where more than 2,500 undergraduate and graduate students are equipped to anticipate and shape the future in a thriving, world-class city. Graduates are invited to join the SPU Alumni LinkedIn group for more opportunities to connect.

Allen & Company LLC is a Private Investment Bank that has been in business since the early 1920's. A family owned company with a real family oriented environment

Kelso has been investing in private equity for nearly 40 years. Kelso’s industry-leading alignment of interest and partnership approach date back to its founder, Louis Kelso, who is commonly referred to as the inventor of the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (or ESOP). Kelso benefits from a successful investment track record, a long-tenured and stable investing team, and a reputation as a preferred partner to management teams and corporates. Since 1980, Kelso has raised a total of eleven private equity funds, representing approximately $16 billion of capital, and has made more than 140 investments. For more information about Kelso, please visit the firm’s website at www.kelso.com.

Lexington Partners is one of the world’s largest and most successful managers of secondary private equity and co-investment funds. Since 1990, Lexington Partners has organized 21 secondary funds and 6 co-investment funds with total committed capital in excess of $75 billion. Our investors include more than 1,000 leading public and corporate pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies, financial institutions, endowments, foundations, and family offices from more than 40 countries. Lexington Partners helped pioneer the development of the institutional secondary market 34 years ago and created one of the first discretionary co-investment programs 26 years ago. Today, Lexington has completed over 650 secondary transactions, 500 co-investments, and 650 primary fund commitments, acquiring global private equity and alternative investments with a total value in excess of $83 billion, including syndications. Lexington’s success is based on the stability and experience of our professional team. Lexington’s 23 partners average 20 years of private equity experience and 18 years together at Lexington. The firm’s partners are supported by investment professionals skilled in the evaluation and analysis of global secondary, co-investment and primary opportunities and by a reliable team of investor relations, accounting and fund administration, legal and compliance, human resources, and information and business professionals. Lexington Partners is a global firm with eight offices strategically located in major centers for private equity and alternative investing – New York, Boston, Menlo Park, London, Hong Kong, Santiago, São Paulo, and Luxembourg. In addition, Lexington Partners has Senior Advisors supporting our professionals globally, including Asia, Brazil, and the United States.

Small-cap specialists since 1972. At Royce Investment Partners, small-cap investing is our primary business, and we are pioneers in the asset class. This distinguishes us from most other asset managers. We specialize in actively managed strategies that invest in the broad and diverse small-cap universe with unparalleled knowledge and experience gained through more than four decades of investing. Important Disclosure Information: Royce Investment Partners invest primarily in micro-, small-, and/or mid-cap stocks, which may involve considerably more risk than investing in larger-cap stocks. (See "Primary Risks for Fund Investors" in the prospectus.) You may obtain a current prospectus for any of The Royce Funds at www.roycefunds.com/prospectus or by calling (800) 841-1180. The prospectus includes investment objectives, risks, fees, charges, expenses, and other information that you should read and consider before investing. Royce & Associates, LP, primarily conducts its business under the name Royce Investment Partners. Distributor of The Royce Fund and Royce Capital Fund: Royce Fund Services, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Royce & Associates. Terms of Use and Commenting Policy: Social media users should ensure that their contributions to Royce content are relevant and topical. Comments on our social media platforms are moderated and reviewed, and at our sole discretion we reserve the right to delete comments with obscene or inflammatory language, threats, ads or promotions, spam, copyright or trademark infringements, unrelated messages, other messages not pertaining to Royce's open-end fund business, or references to legal violations. Promotion of investments, including testimonials, investment advice, or recommendations about specific securities, products, and/or services, are also subject to removal. For our complete guidelines visit ow.ly/x9cyX.

PDT, which stands for Process Driven Trading, was founded by Peter Muller in 1993 as a proprietary trading group within Morgan Stanley. In 2013, after establishing a 19-year track record finding inefficiencies in financial markets, the group spun out of Morgan Stanley to become an independent investment management firm, PDT Partners. Today we are a leader in the field of quantitative finance, known for our rigorous scientific, systematic, and model-driven approach to investing, with multiple billions in assets under management. Peter Muller, Founder and CEO, and a small group of managing partners lead around 200 scientists, engineers, and professionals in New York and London.

Founded by the Rockefeller, Mellon, and Harriman family interests with S.G. Warburg & Co. in 1968, AEA Investors is a pioneer in the private equity industry with an unparalleled global network of investors, business leaders and sector-focused investment professionals. Today, AEA is a leading global private investment firm with over $14 billion assets under management as of December 2021, focused on private equity, growth capital and private debt investments in the middle market. We believe our success is due to the fact that we have been able to steadfastly adhere to our principles and processes over many years and many economic cycles.