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Acuitas Investments, LLC is an investment management firm specializing in identifying unique investment opportunities within inefficient global small and microcap markets. The firm employs a multi-manager approach across its strategies, which include U.S. Microcap, Small Cap, International Small Cap, and Emerging Markets Small Cap equities. Their investment philosophy is rooted in the belief that certain markets are inherently less efficient, offering skilled investment managers the opportunity to generate best-in-class returns.Founded in 2011 by Christopher D. Tessin and Dennis Jensen, Acuitas Investments was established on the core principles of exceptional research, a commitment to investment excellence, and superior client service. The firm's partners are invested alongside their clients, ensuring alignment of interests. They emphasize the importance of dedicated resources for identifying and monitoring early life-cycle, high-conviction investment managers, particularly in less efficient market segments.While Acuitas Investments primarily focuses on managing multi-manager funds, their portfolio holdings, as disclosed in SEC filings, have included public equities such as RADCOM Ltd., Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure, Inc., Marchex, Inc., Silicom Ltd., and Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Limited. The firm's research approach is fundamentally based, forward-looking, and supplemented by quantitative analysis, with a focus on robust idea generation and deep qualitative research into investment teams.The leadership team includes founders Christopher D. Tessin, who serves as Managing Partner and Lead Portfolio Manager, and Dennis Jensen, who is a Partner and the Director of Research. Both have extensive backgrounds in asset management and investment research, including significant tenures at Russell Investments. Other key team members include Doug Porter, Senior Research Analyst and Portfolio Manager for international and emerging markets small cap portfolios, Lisa Thenell, Chief Compliance Officer and Chief Operating Officer, and Matt Nieman, Portfolio Manager for U.S. Microcap portfolios and Senior Research Analyst.

Graycliff Partners is an independent investment firm specializing in private equity and private credit investments within the U.S. lower middle-market. The firm focuses on partnering with founder- and family-owned businesses, providing capital for acquisitions, management buyouts, recapitalizations, growth, and expansion. Their investment approach emphasizes collaboration with management teams, leveraging a thoughtfully cultivated strategy built on listening, learning, and leveraging their expertise and relationships to accelerate growth.The Graycliff Partners team originated as the U.S. Private Equity division of HSBC, with a history of investing in lower middle-market companies dating back to 1991. In 2011, the investment team successfully spun off to form Graycliff Partners as an independent entity. This transition allowed the firm to continue its focused investment strategy, building on decades of experience and a stable, cohesive leadership team that has worked together for well over a decade.Graycliff Partners targets companies primarily in niche manufacturing, value-added distribution, and industrial services sectors. Their portfolio also extends to business services, consumer-focused companies, specialty retail, education, and flexible workspace solutions, including those leveraging advanced technology like AI-powered systems and SaaS platforms. Notable investments include companies like Palmetto Moon (specialty retail), Vast Coworking Group (coworking platforms), and Guidewell Education (educational services).The firm manages approximately $2.0 billion in investments across various strategies, including direct equity, mezzanine investments, and fund of funds. The team comprises experienced professionals with diverse backgrounds in private equity, investment banking, and finance, committed to a long-term perspective and strong relationships with their portfolio companies, deal partners, and investors. Graycliff Partners maintains offices in several key U.S. cities, reflecting its broad reach and commitment to the North American market, with an additional focus on investment opportunities in Latin America.