Ben Kim

Confluence Investment Management LLC (Confluence) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor firm headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. The firm was founded in 2007 by Brian Hansen. Confluence provides a wide range of professional portfolio management and advisory services to institutional and individual clients.

Great Lakes Advisors LLC (GLA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 1981, the firm is a subsidiary of Whamco Holding Co. and their ultimate parent is Wintrust Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: WTFC), which acquired the firm in 2011. GLA offers customized investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients. In addition, the firm serves as adviser to mutual funds and is the General Partner to a Private Fund. GLA is a socially responsible investor and signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI) which integrates environmental, social, and governance considerations into their investment process.

Skyline Asset Management LP is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded in 1995 and offers discretionary investment management services to corporate defined benefit and defined contribution plans (401(k)), endowments, foundations, public funds, and high net-worth individuals, and provides investment sub-advisory services for a mutual fund, AMG Managers Skyline Special Equities Fund.

Harris Associates LP (Harris) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded in 1976 and is a direct subsidiary of Natixis Investment Managers LLC, which is ultimately owned by BCPE’s Natixis SA (Natixis) (PAR: KN), a French investment banking and financial services firm. Harris primarily provides discretionary investment advisory services to individuals and institutions, including registered investment companies. The firm also provides investment advisory services to wrap programs, mutual funds, private investment partnerships and other pooled investment vehicles.