Bruce E. Beerbower

Kettle Partners is a venture capital firm, founded in 1997 by Lee Rosenberg, Mark Achler and David Semmel. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Founded in 1994 by Terry Diamond and Alan Wilson, Talon Asset Management LLC is a registered investment advisor located in Chicago, Illinois. The firm also serves as an ERISA qualified manager. They offer a variety of investment vehicles and services, including: (1) individually managed equity, fixed-income and balanced portfolio accounts (2) hedge funds and (3) private equity/venture capital investment opportunities. Their clients include managing equity, fixed-income and balanced portfolios for individuals, retirement funds, foundations and family partnerships. They manage the Talon Sharpridge QO LLC and the Talon Opportunity Partners LP.

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.

WMS Industries, Inc. designs, manufactures and distributes electronic and digital gaming entertainment and gaming machines for the casino industry. The company also designs, manufactures and distributes games, video and mechanical reel-spinning gaming machines and video lottery terminals to authorized customers in legal gaming jurisdictions worldwide through its WAGE-NET networked gaming solution, a suite of systems technologies and applications. The company was founded on November 20, 1974 and is headquartered in Waukegan, IL.

Schwab Compliance Technologies, Inc. provides on-demand compliance software automation tools for the financial services industry. It enables organizations to reduce their regulatory compliance spend by automating labor intensive tasks. The firm's solutions includes personal trading, affirmations and disclosures, gifts & entertainment, and case management. The company was founded by Laurence J. Goldfarb in 2005 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (Wealth Management) (BNY Mellon Wealth Management) is the wealth management division of The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (NYSE: BK), an investment banking services holding company headquartered in New York City. The firm was formed from the merger of The Bank of New York and the Mellon Financial Corporation in 2007. BNY Mellon Wealth Management provides investment management, wealth management and banking services to individuals, families, family offices, charitable gift programs, endowments and foundations.