Joe Apuzzo

Aqua-Chem, Inc. manufactures and installs water purification, heat transfer and specialty process equipment. It develop water solutions for the military, pharmaceutical, offshore oil and gas, industrials, bottled water, commercial marine, and micro-utilities markets. The firm’s technologies include pretreatment, electrodeionization, vapor compression distillation, and pure steam generation, high recovery reverse osmosis and other membrane processes. The company was founded by John C. Cleaver and Raymond Brooks in 1929 and is headquartered in Knoxville, TN.

JMB Reality Corp. provides real estate management and investment services. It owns, develops and manages projects throughout North America, including regional malls, hotels, planned communities and office complexes. The company was founded by Robert Judelson, Judd Malkin & Neil Bluhm in 1968 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Daiwa Capital Markets America, Inc. (DCMA), formerly Daiwa Securities America, Inc., is an SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City and was founded in 1964. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Daiwa Capital Markets America Holdings, Inc., itself a wholly-owned subsidiary of Daiwa Securities Capital Markets Co. Ltd., which is a subsidiary of Daiwa Securities Group, Inc. (TK: 8601), a Tokyo-based investment bank and broker/dealer. DCMA provides high quality investment data, analysis and research products to major U.S. institutional investors.

Altus Capital Partners, Inc. (Altus Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1997 by Gregory Greenberg, Russell Greenberg and Elizabeth Burgess. The firm is headquartered in Wilton, Connecticut.

Resilience Capital Partners LLC (Resilience Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2001 by Bassem A. Mansour and Steven H. Rosen. The firm is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio.

Quest Specialty Chemicals, Inc. formulates, manufactures, and markets coatings engineered to repair, restore, and preserve customer assets. It serves a variety of industries, including the commercial re-roofing end markets. The company was founded by Frederick A. Quinn in 2003 and is headquartered in Charleston, SC.

Park-Ohio Industries, Inc. engages in the provision of supply chain management outsourcing services. It operates through the following segments: Supply Technologies, Assembly Components, and Engineered Products. The Supply Technologies segment offers Total Supply Management, a proactive solutions approach that manages the efficiencies of every aspect of supplying production parts and materials to its customers’ manufacturing floor, from strategic planning to program implementation. The Assembly Components segment manufactures products oriented towards fuel efficiency, reduced emission standards, and vehicle electrification. The Engineered Products segment designs and produces a broad range of highly-engineered products, including induction heating and melting systems, pipe threading systems, and forged and machined products. The company was founded on May 27, 1907 and is headquartered in Cleveland, OH.

Thomson Plastics Inc. manufactures and engineers plastic injection molding components. Its services include product design, tooling design and management, just-in-time delivery, value analysis and value engineering, and onsite representative. The firm supplies plastic injection molded parts and assemblies for automobile, industrial, lawn and garden, and sports and recreation industries. The company was founded by Jerry Harrison in 1975 and is headquartered in Thomson, GA.

The Musical Arts Association operates as a symphony orchestras. It offers services to the concert performances, community presentations, touring residencies, broadcasts, and recordings. The company was founded by Adella Prentiss Hughes on December 11, 1918 and is headquartered in Cleveland, OH.

Greater Cleveland Sports Commission is a non-profit organization governed by a group of trustees representing private, public and non-profit institutions. It offers an array of services and assistance including sponsorship, event management, marketing, graphic design, merchandising, media relations, facility and site selection, volunteer recruitment and management, and fundraising. The organization was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Cleveland, OH.

Models & Tools, Inc. manufactures and supplies assembly tooling systems. It designs and manufactures tooling systems, primarily for the aerospace industry across all sectors such as commercial, defense and space systems. The firm provides program management, on site tool design, liaison support personnel, NC programming and machining, innovative solutions, encrypted internet/FTP, laser tracker and CMM inspections. The company is headquartered in Shelby Township, MI.

R&D Enterprises, Inc. designs and manufacturers of high-quality engineered oil coolers and heat exchangers products. It supplies product worldwide for recreational boats, commercial marine vessels, industrial usage, truck and automotive applications, and agricultural equipment installation. Its products are air coolers, heat exchanger, engine oil coolers, engine water coolers, hydraulic oil coolers, plate, polymer oil, [power steering oil, transmission oil coolers, and combination coolers in tandem. The company was founded on April 18, 1977 and is headquartered in Plymouth, MI.

Max Environmental Technologies, Inc. operates an integrated environmental solutions provider specializing in waste management. It delivers responsive and cost-effective services for waste transportation, treatment, storage, and disposal, as well as beneficial reuse of industrial and drilling waste materials. The company was founded in 1957 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

First Francis Co., Inc. operates as a private investment company which holds investments primarily in real estate and marketable securities. The company is headquartered in Cleveland, OH.

Salt Creek Capital Management LLC (Salt Creek Capital Management) is a private equity firm founded in 2008 by Dan Phelps and Dan Mytels. The firm is headquartered in Woodside, California.

Nichols Portland LLC designs and manufactures precision powder metal fixed and variable displacement gears. Its products include fuel components, engine & transmission, industrial and pump assemblies. The firm's services include engineering, design support & analysis and development & validation testing. The company was founded by W. Henry Nichols in 1904 and is headquarters in Portland, ME.

ChoiceSpine LP engages in the manufacturing and distribution of spinal implant products. It also offer thoracolumbar, cervical, biologics, interbody, and lateral system products. The company was founded by Rick Henson and Martin Altshuler in 2006 and is headquartered in Knoxville, TN.