Nicolet Bankshares (NIC) 10-K 2016 FY Annual report

Exhibit 21.1

Subsidiaries of Nicolet Bankshares, Inc.:

Name and jurisdiction of incorporation/organization	Equity Interest Held by Registrant
Nicolet National Bank, organized under the laws of the United States of America	100%
Brookfield Investment Partners, LLC, a Wisconsin limited liability company	100%
Nicolet Advisory Services, LLC, a Wisconsin limited liability company	100%
Nicolet Joint Ventures, LLC, a Wisconsin limited liability company.	50%

In addition to the subsidiaries listed above, the Registrant owns all of the common stock of a) Nicolet Bankshares Statutory Trust I, b) Mid-Wisconsin Statutory Trust I, and c) Baylake Capital Trust II, which represents an approximate 3% equity interest in each trust, with preferred shareholders holding the remaining equity interest in each of the trusts.

Subsidiaries of Nicolet National Bank:

Name and jurisdiction of incorporation/organization	Equity Interest Held by Nicolet National Bank
Nicolet Investments, Inc., a Nevada corporation	100%
Nicolet Financial Group, LLC	100%
United Financial Services, Inc.(“UFS, Inc.”), a Wisconsin corporation	99.2%

Subsidiary of United Financial Services, Inc.:

Name and jurisdiction of incorporation/organization	Equity Interest Held by UFS, Inc.
United Financial Services, LLC	50.2%