James Ross Brownlee

Cascade Investment LLC is the private investment holding company of the Microsoft founder Bill Gates. Founded in 1995, the firm manages the personal assets of Bill Gates and his wife Melinda Gates, as well as the assets of his philanthropic foundations. Cascade Investment is headquartered in Kirkland, Washington.

KeyBanc Capital Markets, Inc. is a registered investment bank and broker/dealer headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio. The firm was founded in 1983 and is a subsidiary of KeyCorp. (NYSE: KEY). KeyBanc Capital Markets provides investment banking, commercial lending, treasury management, derivatives, foreign exchange, equity and debt underwriting and trading and syndicated finance products and services to large corporations and middle-market companies.

Greenbriar Equity Group LP (Greenbriar Equity) is a private equity firm founded in 1999 by Reginald Lamont Jones and Gerald Greenwald. The firm is headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut.

Apex Cos. LLC engages in the provision of environmental, health, and engineering services. It offers transaction and litigation support, and information management. The company was founded by Peter T. Young in 1988 and is headquartered in Rockville, MD.

Mission Critical Electronics, Inc. manufactures and supplies automatic battery chargers and electronic equipment. The firm serves the niche vehicle, marine, network, industrial, and portable power markets. The company is headquartered in Huntington Beach, CA.

Advanced Instruments, Inc. designs, manufactures and markets laboratory test equipment and related consumables for use in clinical, food and dairy, microbiology, pharmaceutical and biotech markets. The company was founded in 1955 and is headquartered in Norwood, MA.

Ernst & Young provides accounting services. Its services include auditing, accounting, tax and transaction services, assurance and advisory business, online transaction advisory and a wide range of financial services. The company was founded by Arthur Young and Alwin C. Ernst in 1881 and is headquartered in Kansas City, MO.

Blue Point Capital Partners LLC (Blue Point Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1990. The firm is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio with additional offices in Charlotte and Seattle.

The Boston Consulting Group, Inc. engages in the provision of management consulting services. It specializes in automotive and mobility; biopharmaceuticals; consumer products; education; oil and gas; power and utilities; engineered products and infrastructure; financial institutions; and health care payers, providers, and services. It offers big data and advanced analytics; change management; client learning and enablement; and corporate development and financial services. The company was founded by Bruce Doolin Henderson in 1963 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Country Pure Foods, Inc. produces, processes, and distributes juice products and other beverages. The firm provides juices and concentrates, blends, fortified juices, and drinks in various flavors, portion sizes, and packaging options; and other beverages, such as natural spring water, fruit drinks, and iced tea. It serves foodservice, retail, and co-pack markets; retail grocery chains and club stores; and institutions, such as hospitals, nursing homes, and schools in the United States. The company was founded in 1948 and is headquartered in Akron, OH.

Component Hardware Group, Inc. manufactures and distributes hardware components. Its products include cabinet hardware, mobile equipment accessories, cafeteria components, equipment legs and accessories, fabrication supplies and institutional casters. The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Lakewood, NJ.

Spectrum Healthcare Resources, Inc. provides permanent civilian-contracted professional staffing services. It offers healthcare staffing services to the military facilities, veteran affairs clinics, and other federal agencies. The company was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.

Automatic Bar Controls, Inc. manufactures and supplies hand held beverage dispensers. Its products include beverage dispensing systems, food and sauce dispensing systems and equipment pricing dispensing systems. The firm's beverage products are liquor and soft drinks and food sauce products are condiments and food preparation. It offers systems for condiments, heated cheese, oils, salad dressings, refrigerated and non-refrigerated, toppings and pizza sauces. The company was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Vacaville, CA.

Windjammer Capital Investors LLC (Windjammer Capital ) is a private equity firm founded in 1990 by Bob Bartholomew. The firm is headquartered in Newport Beach, California.

University of Miami (Florida) is a private research university with students from around the world that is focused on teaching and learning, the discovery of new knowledge, and service to the South Florida region and beyond. The university was founded in 1925 and it is headquartered in Coral Gables, FL.

PGIM Private Capital is a private equity firm, a subsidiary of Prudential Capital Group, founded in 1998. The firm is headquartered in Illinois, Chicago.

Medical Specialties Distributors LLC distributes infusion related products and biomedical equipment. The firm’s products include biomedical equipment, equipment accessories, infusion therapy, IV solutions, patient care supplies and pharmacy products. The firm also offers equipment management, asset management, equipment rentals, and equipment service. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Stoughton, MA.

Rowmark LLC manufactures and markets plastic sheets and related products. Its brands include Rowmark, Johnson Plastics Plus, Innovative Plastics, Inc., and Rowmark Custom Laminations. The company was founded by Fred Kremer in 1993 and is headquartered in Findlay, OH.

Packers Sanitation Services, Inc. provides contract cleaning and night sanitation services. It offers meat, and poultry contract cleaning, as well as written food sanitation procedures, technical assistance and safety management services. The company was founded by Tom Turner in 1973 and is headquartered in Kieler, WI.

Quality Synthetic Rubber, Inc. manufactures engineered and precision molded elastomeric components. It offers cable seals, electrical connector sealing, electrical insulating, and industrial sealing products, and custom molded solutions. The firms capabilities include high consistency rubber (HCR) transfer and liquid injection molding, rubber over molding, custom volume production, and silicone extrusion. The company was founded in 1966 and is headquartered in Twinsburg, OH.

Fecon, Inc. manufactures cutting-edge equipment for the vegetation management industry. It offers bull hog skid steer, bull hog excavator, rubber tire mulching tractors, tree shears, and drills. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Lebanon, OH.

Heritage Food Service Equipment, Inc. distributes replacement parts for commercial kitchen equipment manufacturers. The company was founded by R. Bruce Dye in 1987 and is headquartered in Fort Wayne, IN.

JWC Environmental LLC designs and supplies wastewater solids reduction equipment. Its products include grinders, tables, screens, sludge processing, septage and grease receiving system. The firm designs and builds dependable waste shredders and screening systems to help clients solve waste reduction and recycling applications. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Santa Ana, CA.

Flinn Scientific, Inc. supplies chemistry and biological equipment for schools. It designs, manufacturers and sources SKUs, including packaged chemicals and solutions, safety products, glassware, laboratory equipment and supplies and ready-to-use laboratory activity kits for use in chemistry, biology, physical science, earth science and physics classrooms. The company was founded by Margaret Flinn, Lawrence Flinn Jr. and Alum Larry Flinn, III in 1977 and is headquartered in Batavia, IL.

Corporate Finance Group, Inc. provides financial consulting services. It offers private equity services, CFO services, consulting, interim management, corporate tax, and valuation. The company was founded by Arnold Tinter, Nicholas Nardone and Shane Caiazzo in 2000 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Part of Audiotonix Ltd., Sound Devices LLC is a company that designs and builds audio mixers and video recorders. The company is based in Reedsburg, WI. The company was founded in 1998 by Matt Anderson, Jon Tatooles. Matt Anderson has been the CEO since 1998. Sound Devices was acquired by Audiotonix Ltd. on October 14, 2021.

Heritage Food Service Group, Inc. engages in the provision of replacement parts for commercial and institutional kitchen equipment. It serves independent restaurant and diners, multi-unit restaurants,food trucks and trailers, farmers markets, groceries, school, healthcare, churches, and relief agencies. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Fort Wayne, IN.

Infinite Electronics, Inc. operates as a holding company, which engages in the provision of management and back office support. The firm through its subsidiaries, offers radio frequency (RF) and microwave; wired and wireless connectivity products; data bus couplers, harnesses and cable assemblies, connectors, and connector termination systems; electrical connectors for commercial, military and aerospace markets; antennas and accessories; test and measurement instruments; and RF protection solutions. The company is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

Vital Holdings LLC provides record storage facilities.

Hilco Germany GmbH is an investment holding company based in Germany. The CEOs of the private company are John Andre LeMay, Frank Thiel.

Paragon Energy Solutions LLC engages in the provision of supply chain management solutions. It also manufacture and serve a safety-related parts and components for the nuclear industry. The firm?s services include nuclear inventory, commercial grade dedication, and instrumentation and controls. The company is headquartered in Oak Ridge, TN.

Country Pure Foods, Inc. supplies juices, plant-based beverages, and frozen novelties. The private company is based in Akron, OH. The company was founded in 1995. Tony Muscato has been the CEO of the company since 2022.