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Mr. Peterson has over 20 years of experience in corporate and financing transactions. Prior to forming Cleary Gull in March 2002, Mr. Peterson was the head of Investment Banking for the original Cleary Gull until it was acquired by Tucker Anthony Sutro, then co-head of Investment Banking for Tucker Anthony Sutro. For 13 years prior to joining Tucker Anthony Sutro, Mr. Peterson practiced corporate law and was a shareholder in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin, law firm of Godfrey & Kahn, S.C., where he represented buyers, sellers, lenders, investors, intermediaries, executives and owners of privately and publicly held businesses in numerous transactions including mergers and acquisitions, public offerings, private placements of debt and equity, senior credit facilities, management and leveraged buyouts, joint ventures and strategic alliances. Since joining Cleary Gull in 1995, Mr. Peterson has advised clients completing numerous merger and acquisition and public and private financing assignments in the Consumer, Wholesale Distribution, Healthcare, Technology, Automotive, Staffing and Growth Industrial practices. He is a member of the Boards of Directors of Cleary Gull, Krueger International, Inc., a privately-held contract furniture manufacturer, Richardson Electronics, Ltd. (Nasdaq - RELL) and Medem, Inc., a privately-held healthcare information technology company. Mr. Peterson received his B.A. in accounting with high honors from Michigan State University, earned a C.P.A. designation in Illinois, where he was a tax accountant with Arthur Young, and obtained his J.D. (Order of the Coif) from the University of Wisconsin. | 