Dan Lawrence

Cowen & Co. LLC is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Cowen Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by The Toronto-Dominion Bank (TSE: TD) in Canada. Cowen & Co. offers industry-focused investment banking for growth-oriented companies, domain knowledge-driven research and a sales and trading platform for institutional investors. Their institutional sales and trading business serves both equity and fixed-income clients. Sales and trading execution platform is structured around the following key verticals: (1) healthcare (2) technology, telecommunications and media (TMT) (3) REITs and financials (4) aerospace and defense (5) consumer and (6) alternative energy.

Aspen Partners Ltd. (Aspen) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The firm was founded by Kenneth Banwart in 1996. Aspen provides investment advisory services to private pooled investment vehicles.

KPMG Corporate Finance LLC provides investment advisory services. The firm offers mergers and acquisitions advisory services including buy side, sell side, equity and debt financings and management buyouts. The company is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Innovolt, Inc. provides power protection and asset management software for businesses and consumers. Its platform combines patented protection technology with comprehensive monitoring and analytics software. The company is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Jefferies LLC is a global investment bank and institutional securities firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Jefferies Group LLC, ultimately held by Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF). Jefferies provides corporate clients with research and execution services in equity, fixed income, and foreign exchange markets, as well as a full range of investment banking services such as underwriting, mergers and acquisitions, restructuring and recapitalization, and other advisory services, with all businesses operating in the Americas, Europe and Asia.

Cerberus Capital Management LP (Cerberus) is a private equity firm founded in 1992 by Stephen A. Feinberg and William L. Richter. It is headquartered in New York.

Dogwood Equity (Dogwood Equity) is a venture capital firm founded in 2002 by Rick Carlisle. The firm is headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Harren Equity Partners LLC (Harren Equity Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1999 by Thomas A. Carver and Hunter Reichert. The firm is headquartered in Charlottesville, Virginia with an additional office in Lauderdale, Florida.

SPP Management Services LLC (Summit Park) is a private equity firm founded in 2006 by Robert G Calton and James L Johnson. The firm is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Monroe Capital LLC (Monroe Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2004 by Theodore Koenig. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Xiocom Wireless, Inc. offers integrated wireless broadband solutions to network operators in under-served markets. It designs, deploys and manages, purpose-built networks for two primary applications, for the 'greenfield' and 'plug-and-play' environments. The company was founded by David McGirt in 2007 and is headquartered in Panama City Beach, FL.

Displayit, Inc. provides portable, modular exhibit displays, and booths for trade shows and events marketing through printed catalogs. The company was founded by Fred Axelberd in 1996 and is headquartered in Suwanee, GA.

Sparus Holdings LLC operates as a holding company with interest in providing natural gas leak detection, project management, and scheduling services. The firm provides strategic direction, management oversight and financial resources to facilitate growth in its operating businesses. The company is headquartered in Peachtree Corners, GA.

M&M Refrigeration LLC designs, manufactures and supplies industrial refrigeration equipment and controls. It offers equipment resources, CO2 cascade resources, ammonia resources, and controls resources. The company was founded by Duffy McConnell in 1969 and is headquartered in Federalsburg, MD.

EVE Partners LLC (EVE Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2001 by Trey Mamo & J J Schickel. The firm is headquartered in Jacksonville Beach, Florida.

Discerene Group LP is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut. The firm was founded by Soo C. Tan in 2010 as Discerene Value Advisors LLC. Discerene Group provides discretionary investment advisory/management services to private investment funds and separately managed accounts, which are intended for institutions, which includes sovereign wealth entities, corporate pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable institutions, foundations, endowments, trust programs, family offices, and private investment partnerships.

NorthEdge Capital LLP (NorthEdge Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2009 by Andy Ball, Grant Berry & Dan Wright. The firm is headquartered in Manchester, United Kingdom.

MSR Industrial Services LLC provides rigging and related industrial services primarily to the automotive market. It relocates presses, generators, transformers, vaults, robotics, automotive assembly equipment, extrusion machinery, filtration systems, paint systems, radiology systems, manufacturing equipment, food and beverage equipment and radiologically contaminated materials and components. The company was founded in 1964 and is headquartered in East Lansing, MI.

Source Recycling LLC provides recycling services of scrap metal. The company was founded on September 1, 2011 and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD.

VSM Management LLC engages in the provision of dental practice management services. The company was founded on March 13, 2012 and is headquartered in Kennesaw, GA.

Preferred Technology Systems LLC provides self storage access control systems. The firm's solutions include access control, door alarms, payXpress, monitoring and alerts, wireless solutions, elevators and lighting and facility communications. The company is headquartered in Scottsdale, AZ.

Texan Allergy LLC provides allergy testing for environmental and food allergies. The firm’s treatment options include allergy drops, allergy shots, oral immunotherapy treatment, balloon sinuplasty and other sinus services. The company was founded by Christopher Thompson and Allison Thompson in 2012 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Verady, Inc. provides crypto currency accounting and audit technology services to the financial institutions, corporations, and individuals can audit, account, and report on block chain assets. The company was founded by James Kell Canty and Nathan Eppinger in November 2016 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

SDA Investors Group, LLC provides business services. The company is headquartered in Kennesaw, GA.