Daryl Smith

C&D Technologies, Inc. produces and markets systems for the power conversion and storage of electrical power, including industrial batteries and electronics. It offers VRLA, Lithium ION, battery monitoring, integrated power solutions, racks, and cabinet products. The firm serves telecom, energy & infrastructure, government and engine starting markets. The company was founded by Frank Carlile and Leon Doughty in 1906 and is headquartered in Horsham, PA.

Anchor Glass Container Corp. manufactures glass containers. It offers beer, beverage, liquor, food, and custom mold making products and services. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Tampa, FL.

D. E. Shaw Laminar Portfolios LLC (DE Shaw Laminar) is a private equity subsidiary of D. E. Shaw & Co. LP founded in 1988. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Novelis, Inc. engages in the production of aluminum rolled products. The firm also recycles aluminum. It supplies premium aluminum sheet and foil products to transportation, packaging, construction, industrial and consumer electronics markets throughout North America, Europe, Asia and South America. The company was founded on September 21, 2004 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Kraton Polymers LLC produces styrenic block copolymers. The company is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Siluria Technologies, Inc. develops and manufactures a direct chemical process for plastics and fuels from natural gas. Its second process technology can convert ethylene to liquid fuels such as gasoline, diesel or jet fuel. The firm’s revolutionary catalyst technologies uniquely combine nanomaterials, biotechnology and chemical engineering, to convert an abundant, ubiquitous, and inexpensive feedstock into high value, drop-in fuels and chemicals using processes that can be seamlessly integrated into existing industry infrastructure. The company was founded by Clinton Whitewood Bybee and Alexander Tkachenko in 2007 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Sigma Group SA manufactures and distributes printing and ink products. Its products include flexography, gravure, sheetfed, UV offset, news print, heatset, letterpress, UV screen, and pigments, chips, and resins. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg.

American Chemistry Council, Inc. operates as a trade association providing research services and promotes business interests. It represents companies engaged in the business of chemistry. The company was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Novomer, Inc. manufactures biodegradable plastics, polymers, and other chemicals from renewable substances. It specializes in commercializing a family of low-cost, high-performance, sustainable polymers and other chemicals. The company was founded by Geoffrey William Coates, Anthony Romey Eisenhut and Scott D. Allen in 2004 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA.

CSL Capital Management LLC (CSL Capital) is a private equity firm founded by Charles Leykum in 2008. The firm is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Petainer UK Holdings Ltd. designs and manufactures polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles and containers. Its products include kegs, beverage and refillable bottles, food containers, chemical containers, water coolers and personal care. The firm’s solutions include beer, water, carbonates, juices, wine, cider, spirits and food. The company was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Genera Energy, Inc. provides biomass supply solutions for biofuels, biopower, and biobased products industries. The firm also offers a range of biomass feedstocks, currently processing switchgrass, corn stover, biomass sorghum, sugar cane bagasse, and wood solutions. It also provides a range of commercial biomass feedstock services from energy crop production and turnkey supply-chain solutions to biomass management systems and consulting for biomass users and landowners. The company was founded by Kelly J. Tiller and Sam Jackson in 2008 and is headquartered in Vonore, TN.

Kodiak Gas Services LLC engages in the contract compression business. It provides critical compression equipment. The firm offers compression, enhanced oil recovery, turnkey projects, and customer owned services. The company was founded by Mickey McKee in May 2010 and is headquartered in Montgomery, TX.

Polar Sapphire Ltd. manufactures aluminium oxide. It produces 3N to 6N purity alumina including milled alpha powder, spray dried alpha powder, and compressed pucks. The company was founded by Scott Nichol and Dan smith in March 2013 and is headquartered in Mississauga, Canada.

Part of Innospec, Inc., Independence Oilfield Chemicals LLC specializes in stimulation of chemical and cementing solutions. The company is based in The Woodlands, TX. The company was founded by James Michael Brown. Independence Oilfield Chemicals was acquired by Innospec Oil Field Chemicals LLC from CSL Capital Management LLC on October 27, 2014 for $228 million.

Conquest Completion Services LLC operates as an oilfield services company providing coiled tubing services, as well as surface equipment rentals. It offers coil tubing, downhole motors, completion fluids, oil skimmers, flow back and rental equipment. The company was founded by Nathan Moore in 2014 and is headquartered in Bossier, LA.

Rubicon Oilfield International Ltd provides support activities for oil and operations. The firm offers drilling and completion solutions and products. It also offers directional, horizontal well construction, performance, extended reach drilling, hole conditioning and frac plug milling applications. The company was founded by Michael E. Reeves and John B. Griggs in June 2015 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Delta SubSea LLC provides remotely operated underwater vehicle (ROV) services and solutions, consulting and engineering, and tooling solutions for the subsea oil and gas industry. Its ROV fleet is focused on solutions for customers in the inspection, repair and maintenance, construction, drilling and decommissioning market segments. The firm's consulting and engineering division provides customers with services including: project management, subsea project support, subject matter experts, and client representation for diving/ROV/subsea construction. Its tooling solutions range from engineering and manufacturing to assembly, testing, training, operation, and maintenance. The company was founded by Scott Dingman in 2004 and is headquartered in Montgomery, TX.

Kraton Polymers U.S. LLC engages in the manufacture of chemicals and adhesives. The company is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Ara Advisers LLC (Ara Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2017 by Charles Reed Cherington, Troy W Thacker and George Churchill Yong. The firm is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Founded in 1962, Jet-Lube (U.K.) Ltd. is a subsidiary of CSW Industrials, Inc. that manufactures and sells equipment lubricants. The company is based in Welwyn Garden City, UK.

Graham Packaging Co., Inc. engages in manufacture of plastic products. It offers extrusion blow molding, injection blow molding, and barrier technologies. The company was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in Lancaster, PA .

Fluitron, Inc. specializes in designing and manufacturing high-pressure equipment, including containment cells for small, bench-scale, high-pressure reactors, customized vaporizer and storage packages, and high-pressure gas compressors. The company is based in Ivyland, PA and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company also offers hydrostatic pressure testing, isostatic testing, and helium leak tests. Fluitron was founded in 1976 by Robert C. Wolf, and Linh Austin has been the CEO of the company since 2023.

Alpla Group provides packaging and recycling solutions.

Aloxe Holding BV is an investment holding Dutch company. The company is based in Amsterdam, Netherlands and has subsidiaries in France. The company was founded in 2020 by Clément Lefebvre, Arnaud Piroëlle.