Adam B. Aronson

ABB Motors & Mechanical, Inc. designs and manufactures industrial electric motors, drives, and generators. Its products include AC motors, large AC motors, DC motors, servo motors, gear motors, and grinders to aggregate, air handling, chemical, mining, and paper industries. The company was founded in 1920 and is headquartered in Fort Smith, AR.

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Credit Suisse Securities USA) is the broker/dealer division of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, an investment banking company headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse (USA), Inc., ultimately owned by Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN) in Switzerland. Credit Suisse Securities USA offers a suite of equities, solutions and credit products and services which includes global securities sales, trading and execution, prime brokerage and comprehensive investment research. Their clients include financial institutions, corporations, governments, institutional investors, such as pension funds and hedge funds, and private individuals around the world.

Celtic Investment, Inc. operates as a financial services holding company. The company has two wholly-owned subsidiary operating companies, U.S. Commercial Funding Corp. and Salt Lake Mortgage Corp. The USCF is in the business of purchasing accounts receivable from small to medium sized businesses. The purchase of accounts receivable is commonly referred to as factoring. The SLM is a mortgage broker with operations in Utah, California and Nevada. Celtic Investment was founded on 22 March, 1989 and is headquartered in Salt Lake City, UT.

Carnegie Mellon University is an American school that operates as a college or university. It is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Five Star Products, Inc. distributes home decorating hardware and finishing products. It offers repair solutions to the petrochemical, power and utility, industrial, infrastructure, and marine markets. The company was founded by H. Nash Babcock in 1956 and is headquartered in Shelton, CT.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC provides assurance, tax and advisory services. Its services include audit and assurance, consulting, deals, human resources, legal, tax, and family business. The firm also offers accountability, risk management, structuring, mergers and acquisitions, and performance and process improvement. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.

Keystone Foods LLC processes and distributes chicken, beef, and fish products. It offers fillets, wings, nuggets, diced chicken, strips, shredded chicken, beef patties, fish, sausage, and pork patties, and bakery items like cheese cakes, chocolate, and mousse cakes. The company was founded in 1960 and is headquartered in West Chester, PA.

Meyn Food Processing Technology BV manufactures systems and equipment for the poultry and convenience food processing industry. It offers live bird handling, evisceration, cut up, slaughtering, chilling, deboning, packaging and dispatch, weighing and measurement, and other related products. The firm’s services include maintenance, spare parts, meyn training, and meyn technology services. The company was founded in 1959 and is headquartered in Oostzaan, the Netherlands.

Oak Street Investments LP operates as a venture capital firm. The company was headquartered in Hinsdale, IL.

Part of ADT, Inc., SecurityLink is a company that provides advanced telecommunications services. The company is based in Chicago, IL. The company was founded by Michael T. Shaw. SecurityLink was acquired by Cambridge Protection Industries LLC, a subsidiary of ADT, Inc., from SBC Communications, Inc. on January 31, 2001.

AmeriTech, Inc. distributes steel products.

Murry's, Inc., provides frozen food products. It offers frozen beef, chicken, pork and seafood products. It sells wholesale items to restaurants, institutions and food service brokers. The company was founded in 1948 and is headquartered in Upper Marlboro, MD.

Campusfood.com, Inc. provides online food catering services. The company operates as a network of restaurants that offers online menus with ordering for students and local communities. It also provides marketing programs to restaurant partners, local businesses, and national brands. Campusfood.com was founded by Michael Saunders in 1997 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

Auvitek Corp. manufactures semiconductor supplies for the digital television market. The firm's products are based on fully adaptive demodulation and equalization technology. It has offices in Silicon Valley, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. The company was founded by Ping Dong and Victor Ren in March, 2004 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Part of Winbond Electronics Corp., Information Storage Devices, Inc. designs, develops, and sells single chip integrated circuit products. The company is based in San Jose, CA. The company was founded by Richard T. Simko. Information Storage Devices was acquired by Winbond Electronics Corp. on December 24, 1998 for $63.41 million.

Sarnoff Corp. provides contract research services in the fields of electronics, biomedicine and information technology. Its areas of research include optoelectronics, genomics, digital video, lasers and wireless communications. The company was founded in 1942 and is headquartered in Princeton, NJ.

Part of Knowledge Universe II LLC, Leapfrog is a leader in innovative learning toys for children that encourage their curiosity and love of learning. The company is based in Burlingame, CA. For over 25 years, Leapfrog has helped children expand their knowledge and imagination through award-winning products that combine educational expertise, innovative technology, and engaging play. Leapfrog's proprietary learning tablets, developmental games, and interactive learning toys are designed to create personalized experiences that encourage, excite, and build confidence in children. Leapfrog is a subsidiary of VTech Holdings Limited and was founded in 1995 by Suzanne F. Delbanco.

Pacific Business Group, Inc. is a private company that specializes in providing hotel supplies. The company is based in Santa Fe Springs, CA. The company's product offerings include towels, linens, bedding, amenities, housekeeping equipment, guest appliances, room electronics, laundry necessities, foodservice, and furniture.