Dan R. Mayernick

Giraffe Foods, Inc. engages in the food processing and manufacturing of sauces, marinades, dips, and dressings. The company was founded by Ari Powell and Michelle Powell in 1997 and is headquartered in Mississauga, Canada.

Vpet USA, Inc. manufactures and distributes plastic containers and jars. Its products are used for packaging in the food and beverage products sectors and the firm specializes in the wide-mouth PET food packaging segment. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Fontana, CA.

OptConnect Management LLC provides wireless connectivity solutions for ATMs and Kiosks. Its products include: Brute Antenna, ema:Play, Gemini Antenna, mPCIe, mylo, neo, OC-4100, OC-4499, OC-4500, OptConnect ema, OptReboot, Paddle Antenna and OptConnect solo. The firm's solutions include: ATM/Bitcoin, Cash Automation, Commercial Laundry, Custom Solutions, Digital Signage, IoT, Kiosk, Parking & EV Charging, Point of Sale and Vending. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Kaysville, UT.

Damping Technologies, Inc. engages in the manufacture of vibration damping products. It offers conventional constrained layer, stand-off damping systems, and tuned mass dampers and vibration adsorbers. It serves the commercial, military, business, personal aircrafts, satellite structures, and automotive industries. The company is headquartered in Mishawaka, IN.

Acme Cryogenics, Inc. manufactures cryogenic gas equipment and systems. It offers electrical equipment, cylinder fill plants, piped manifolds, cryogenic valves, vacuum jacketed pipes and hoses, blenders, specialty gas equipment, transportation, product transfer, and fabrication products. The company was founded by Roderic R. Fink in 1969 and is headquartered in Allentown, PA.

Court Square Capital Partners LP (Court Square Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1968. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Westfield Capital Management Co. LP (Westfield) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1989 and is majority-owned by WMS Management LLC. Westfield provides quality investment management services to institutions and wealthy individuals.

Mercer Foods LLC operates as a full-service freeze-dried foods provider. It offers a range products and solutions for freeze-drying fruits, vegetables, dairies, and pet products. The company was founded by James L. Mercer in 1980 and is headquartered in Modesto, CA.

HemaSource, Inc. distributes medical disposable products and selected items used in blood therapies markets. The firm's products categories include procedure preparation products, bandages, tapes, examination gloves, gauze, medical apparel, blood collection procedure products, biohazard & personal protective equipment, donor screening and dialysis procedure products. Its solutions include business intelligence, consultative, enterprise-wide transparency and streamlined ordering. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Salt Lake City, UT.

Gatekeeper Systems, Inc. develops loss prevention technology for retail stores. The firm specializes in shopping cart containment, retail loss prevention solutions, shopping cart management, loss prevention, retail pushout theft prevention, retail analytics and cart retrieval. The company was founded by Michael Barry Lawler in 1998 and is headquartered in Foothill Ranch, CA.

Desser Tire & Rubber Co. LLC provides tire products and services. It offers aircraft tires and tubes, retreading, aircraft windshields, aircraft hoses and fittings, wheels and brakes and other rubber products. The company was founded in 1920 and is headquartered in Montebello, CA.

Rothschild & Co. Asset Management US, Inc. (R&Co) is an asset management firm headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut. The firm was founded in 1962 and formerly known as Rothschild Asset Management, Inc. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of Great Lakes Advisors LLC, ultimately owned by Wintrust Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: WTFC). R&Co provides bespoke investment solutions and advisory services to institutional clients, financial intermediaries, and third-party distributors.

BrightPet Nutrition Group LLC engages in the development and manufacture of pet foods. It offers its products under the followings brands: Blackwood, Adirondack, and By Nature. The company was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Lisbon, OH.

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Guardian Capital Partners Investment Management LP (Guardian Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2007 by Scott D. Evans, Peter H. Haabestad and Hugh Kenworthy III. The firm is headquartered in Wayne, Pennsylvania.

Great Hill Partners LP (Great Hill Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1998 by Christopher S. Gaffney, Steve F. Gormley and John G. Hayes. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

CustomInk LLC operates as online merchandise stores. The firm’s products include T-shirts, hoodies & sweatshirts, activewear, drinkware & koozies, jackets, hats, bags, promotional products, team jerseys, corporate apparel, tech accessories, stickers & magnets, workwear, pens, pants & shorts, outdoor & sports, embroidery, trade show & signage, health & wellness, accessories and food & candy. The company was founded by Marc H. Katz, Michael E. Driscoll, Andrew Moss and David Christensen in 1999 and is headquartered in Fairfax, VA.

Morgan Stanley Investment Management, Inc. (MSIM) is an investment management firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1975 and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS). MSIM provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management services and products to institutional clients and individual investors. The firm also advises clients as to the appropriate allocation of assets among multiple separate accounts and/or investment companies or other pooled vehicles that the firm advises.

Notonthehighstreet Enterprises Ltd. provides an online shopping portal. The company was founded by Holly Lee Tucker and Sophie Cornish in April 2006 and is headquartered in Richmond, the United Kingdom.

Bain Capital Private Equity LP (Bain Capital Private Equity) is a private equity firm, a subsidiary of Bain Capital LP founded in 1984. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

SK Capital Partners (SK Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2007 by Jamshid Keynejad and Barry B Siadat. The firm is headquartered in New York.

H.I.G. Capital LLC operates as s a private equity and alternative assets investment firm. Its portfolio focuses in private equity, growth equity, real estate, debt or credit, lending, and bio health. The company was founded by Sami W. Mnaymneh and Anthony Tamer in 1993 and is headquartered in Miami, FL.

Strategic Partners Fund Solutions Advisors LP (Strategic Partners) is a private equity division of Blackstone, Inc founded in 1999. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Flowstone Partners LLC (Flowstone Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2019. The firm is headquartered in Avon, Connecticut.

Bradley, Foster & Sargent, Inc. (BFS) is an independent, SEC-registered investment management firm headquartered in Hartford, Connecticut. The firm was founded in 1994 by Robert Bradley III, Timothy Foster, and Joseph Sargent. BFS provides investment advisory services for individuals, families, non-profits, institutions, a mutual fund, and a private investment fund.

Comvest Partners, Inc. (Comvest Partners) is a private equity frim, a subsidiary of Comvest Group Holdings LLC founded in 2000 by Michael S. Falk, Robert L. Priddy and Robert O’Sullivan. The firm is headquartered in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Founded in 2003 by Benjamin Howe and Maria Lewis Kussmaul, America's Growth Capital LLC (ACG) is an emerging growth-focused, research, broker/dealer and investment banking firm headquartered in Boston. The firm is a subsidiary of America's Growth Capital Holdings LLC. They seek to identify small-cap opportunities and bring new investment opportunities to growth-oriented institutional and private equity investors. AGC completes investment banking transactions for emerging growth companies in the following industries: (1) technology including communications, data center, financial technology, information security, semiconductors and software (2) clean technology, (3) digital media/Internet and (4) business services. They have participated in transactions ranging in size from $6 million to $1 billion. These transactions have included buyouts, buy-side and sell-side advisory assignments, private placements, PIPEs, IPOs, follow-ons and fairness opinions. The firm's Capital Markets group provides analysis on leading emerging growth sectors with a focus on identifying dynamic changes and trends in their focus industries. They present ideas through: (1) white papers, which provide topical and industry-wide analysis by highlighting the leading small-cap public and private companies of influence (2) thought pieces, which illustrate the impact of current events such as legislation, market swings and (3) capital market updates which present comprehensive statistics and data on one or more product areas including IPOs, M&A, private placements, etc. that have an impact on the emerging growth universe. AGC maintains relationships across multiple pools of capital including institutional, private equity, venture capital, hedge fund, sovereign wealth and debt. They leverage those relationships to provide clients with the best sources of financing for their particular needs.

General Catalyst LLC (General Catalyst) is a venture capital firm founded in 2000 by Joel Cutler, David Fialkow, Bill Fitzgerald, David Orfao and John Simon. The firm is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Updata Management LLC (Updata Partners) is a venture capital/private equity firm founded in 1998. The firm is headquartered in Washington, Columbia.

Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. LLC is a registered broker-dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1967 and is a subsidiary of Alliance Capital Management LLC, ultimately held by Equitable Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: EQH). Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. provides trading and executions services to their clients.

AllianceBernstein LP (AB) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. Founded in 2000, the firm is owned by Equitable Financial Life Insurance Co., ultimately held by Equitable Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: EQH). AB provides investment advice to investment companies, pension and profit-sharing plans, banks and thrift institutions, trusts, estates, government agencies, charitable organizations, individuals, corporations and other business entities.

Scotia Capital, Inc. (Broker) (Scotia Capital-Broker) is the broker-dealer division of Scotia Capital, Inc., a full-service financial services firm headquartered in Toronto, Canada. The firm is owned by The Bank of Nova Scotia (NYSE, TSE: BNS). Scotia Capital-Broker delivers a broad range of electronic trading products such as high-touch, low-latency, market access and a broad algorithmic trading suite for a wide range of clients globally. They publish monthly indexes to help investors track the performance of Canadian Hedge Funds and Alternative Mutual Funds.

Founded in 1898, Northeastern University is a private research university located in the heart of Boston. Northeastern teaches worldwide experiential learning, urban engagement, and interdisciplinary research that meets global and societal needs. The University offers a range of undergraduate and graduate programs leading to degrees through the doctorate in nine colleges and schools.

Deloitte LLP provides audit, tax, consulting and financial advisory services. Its services include advisory, audit, consulting, human capital, mergers and acquisitions, operations, regulatory, risk and resilience, strategy, tax and technology. The firm serves in financial services, manufacturing, real estate, technology, media, life science and consumer business industries. The company is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Hartford Investment Management Co. (HIMCO) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Hartford, Connecticut. The firm was founded in 1996 by acquiring the business, personnel and corporate name of an affiliate which had been in operation since 1981 and which performed substantially similar services They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE: HIG). HIMCO provides investment advisory services primarily to institutional clients and registered and unregistered investment companies. The firm also serves as an investment adviser for its affiliates and provides investment advisory services for vehicles that support the product mix of its affiliates.

Red Barn Equity Partners LLC (Red Barn Equity Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2018 by Christopher H. Kempner and Luis A. Fernandez. The firm is headquartered in Florida.

Windrose Advisors LLC (Windrose) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts. The firm was founded by William Heitin and David Lowe in 2009 as Fireman Capital Advisors LLC. Windrose delivers sophisticated, highly customized, financial advice to a select group of high net-worth individuals, families, charitable foundations, and pooled investment vehicles.

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1987 and provides debt and equity services including underwriting, M&A advice, securities dealing and brokerage and trade execution. Their client base ranges from large global institutional investors to hedge funds at the cutting edge of innovation in the industry.

GF Capital Management & Advisors LLC operates as an investment banking company. It provides private equity, venture capital, and real estate investment services. The company was founded by Gary Fuhrman in 2001 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Barclays Capital, Inc. is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1997 and is a subsidiary of Barclays Group US, Inc., ultimately owned by Barclays plc (LON: BARC) in Great Britain. Barclays Capital provides large corporate, government and institutional clients a full spectrum of prime brokerage services which includes equities and fixed income financing, OTC Clearing, Futures and Foreign Exchange Prime Brokerage and access to industry insights and analytics from their Strategic Consulting team.

Baltoro Capital is a subsidiary of GFin Corporate Services Ltd, is a Pakistan focused private equity firm was founded in 2016. The firm is located in Ebene, Mauritius.