Bill Hess

Part of Newell Brands, Inc., Rubbermaid, Inc. is a leader in home and food storage. The company is based in Wooster, OH. The company offers durable products designed for everyday use to keep your refrigerator, cabinets, garage, and outdoors organized. Rubbermaid was acquired by Newell Co. on March 24, 1999 for $5,408.83 million.

Kabira Technologies provides communications service providers software applications and performance technology elements that accelerate their Pace of Return by reducing time-to-revenue while lowering overall cost of growth. With installations serving over 700 million subscribers for over 100 customers in more than 40 countries, Kabira has established its reputation for delivering highly scalable and highly reliable solutions. Based on Fluency™, Kabira's powerful transaction platform, Kabira's Policy, Fulfillment and Payments Orchestration product suites are designed to provide essential capabilities that enable service providers to launch services in record time, while creating new ways to monetize their investments. Some of Kabira's customers include AT&T Corp., Orange/France Telecom, Visa, VimpelCom, T-Mobile, Hutchison, Saudi Telecom and NTT. Kabira, Orchestration by Kabira, Policy Orchestration, Fulfillment Orchestration, Payments Orchestration, Fluency, Fluency at the Core and the Kabira logo are registered trademarks, registered service marks or trademarks or service marks of Kabira, and its affiliates, in the United States and certain other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

AOptix Technologies, Inc. designs and manufactures laser communication systems. Its Composite Optical-RF technology is an integration of wireless optical technology with radio frequency technology, providing ultra-high bandwidth capacity with carrier-grade availability up to 10 kilometers. The company was founded by Anthony P. Mazzarella, J. Elon Graves and Malcolm J. Northcott in 2000 and is headquartered in Campbell, CA.

Primarion, Inc. engages in providing digital power solutions. Its products include integrated power stages and digital power management controllers. The company was founded in January, 2000 and is headquartered in Milpitas, CA.

Focus Media Holding Ltd. offers digital media network services. It also offers commercial location media, in-store media, LCD display network, movie theater advertising and poster frame network services. The company was founded by Nan Chun Jiang in May 2003 and is headquartered in Shanghai, China.

ACEA Biosciences, Inc. develops bio-sensor platform based on microelectronic technologies. The firm pioneers in development and commercialization of innovative cell analysis instrumentation for life sciences, and is also engaged in drug discovery and pharmaceutical development. Its xCELLigence impedance-based, label-free, real-time cell analysis systems and NovoCyte benchtop flow cytometers are used in preclinical drug discovery and development, toxicology, safety pharmacology, disease studies, and basic academic research. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

The National Geographic Society, Inc. operates as a non-profit scientific and educational institution. Its interests include geography, archeology and natural science, and the promotion of environmental and historical conservation. The company was founded in 1888 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Arthur Andersen LLP used to provide accounting services. It was also into consulting services for clients that operate businesses throughout the United States and around the world. Arthur Andersen was founded in 1913 and was headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Cornell Capital LLC (Private Equity) (Cornell Capital) is a private equity division of Cornell Capital LLC founded in 2013 by Henry Cornell. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Prodigy Health Group, Inc. operates as a holding company with interest in health services. It serves members across all industry sectors and it is continuing to pursue an aggressive growth strategy through synergistic health services acquisitions and organic growth. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Amherst, NY.

MModal LLC provides clinical documentation solutions for the healthcare industry. It offers dictation and transcription solutions and services that automate the input and management of medical information; and speech recognition solutions for radiology, cardiology, pathology, and related specialties that help healthcare providers dictate, edit, and sign reports without manual transcription. The company was founded by Venu Raman Kumar and Juergen Fritsch in 1998 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

New Moosejaw LLC engages in the retail of outdoor gears and apparels. It offers wide selection of climbing backpacks, footwear, fitness accessories, trekking poles, headlamps and casual jackets. The company was founded by Jeffrey Wolfe, David Jaffe, and Robert Wolfe in 1992 and is headquartered in Madison Heights, MI.

Form Technologies LLC manufactures small engineered precision die cast components. The firm offers metal injection molding services and also offers robust solutions to companies in automotive, consumer electronics, healthcare, hardware, computers and peripherals industries. The company was founded in 1926 and is headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

Cooking.com, Inc. operates as an online retailer of cooking products. The company was founded by Tracy Randall in March 1998 and is headquartered in Marina Del Rey, CA.

Spin Master Ltd. manufactures and markets consumer products for children. Its brands include Bakugan Battle Brawler, Air Hogs and Tech Deck in boy's product line and Liv in girl's product line. The firm has marked an entry into children's media with the launch of Spin Master Entertainment, a division focusing on the design, development and production of television and other media properties, includes a 2011-slated Bakugan feature film with partner Universal Pictures. The company was founded by Anton Rabie, Ronnen Harary and Ben Varadi in 1994 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Part of Stanley Black & Decker, Inc., Black & Decker is a company that manufactures industrial tools and household hardware products. The company is based in Towson, MD.

Spin Master, Inc. designs, develops, and manufactures toys for kids. Its brands include Bakugan Battle Brawler, Air Hogs, Tech Deck in boy''s product line and Liv in girl''s product line. The company was founded on January 26, 2007 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Icynene, Inc. manufactures spray foam insulation. Its Icynene spray foam insulation has been installed in residential and commercial projects. The company was founded by Graeme Kirkland, Jim McGarth, and Gabe Farkas in 1986 and is headquartered in Mississauga, Canada.

Zoyi Capital Ltd. (Zoyi Capital) is an independent Taiwan-based venture capital firm which was founded in 2013 by Andrew Kuo, Yu Pei-Pei and Eric Chen. The firm manages the Zoyi Capital fund.

Goldman Sachs (Asia) LLC (GS-Asia) is the Hong Kong-based brokerage subsidiary of Goldman Sachs Holdings (Hong Kong) Ltd., ultimately owned by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS), a multinational investment bank and financial services company headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1984, GS-Asia provides market insight, risk management and execution services to institutional clients which includes asset managers, hedge funds, banks and brokerages, pensions, endowments and foundations, corporations, and governments.