John E. Sheffield

Aames Financial Corp. provides banking and other financial services. The company offers residential mortgage equity loans through both wholesale and retail channels. It has offices in Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, and New Jersey. The company was founded in 1954 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

TravelCenters of America Holding Co. LLC owns and operates travel centers. The company offers national travel centers with professional drivers and motorists. It also provides long haul trucking fleet services in the United States and Canada. The company was founded in December, 1992 and is headquartered in Westlake, OH.

Getty Images, Inc. creates and distributes visual and digital media contents through online. Its products include Getty images API, media manager, image.net, iStock and Photos.com. The firm offers rights and clearances, image collections, plugins and extensions, premium access and custom solutions. The company was founded by Mark Harris Getty and Jonathan David Klein in March 1995 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

DJO LLC manufactures orthopedic products. Its products include aircast, CMF, DonJoy, ProCare, Bell-Horn, Compex, Exos, Saunders, VitalStim, And Fast Freeze. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Vista, CA.

Oppenheimer & Co., Inc. provides security brokerage services. It also offers investment banking and advice to high net worth investors, individuals, businesses and institutions. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

The Bank Street Group LLC provides investment banking and advisory services. It offers its services to the corporate and institutional clients. It is a private investment banking firm primarily serving growth companies in the communications, media and technology sectors with a comprehensive array of services, including Merger and Acquisition Advisory, Debt and Equity Financing and Restructuring Advisory. The company was founded by Richard S. Lukaj and James H. Henry and is headquartered in Stamford, CT.

DJO Finance LLC develops, manufactures and distributes medical devices with a products used for rehabilitation, pain management and physical therapy. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Vista, CA.

HCMC Legal, Inc. provides legal services. The company is based in New York, NY and has subsidiaries in the United States. The CEO of the company is Joan M. Davison.

Southern Methodist University is a private university near the center of Dallas, SMU offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs through seven schools in the humanities and sciences, business, the performing, visual, and communication arts, engineering, education and human development, law, and theology.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

American Home Shield Corp. provides repairs and maintenance services to home appliances. It offers home warranty protection to home systems, air conditioners, electrical, refrigerator, washer dryer, furnaces plumbing, and heating appliances. The company was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Memphis, TN.

AmeriSpec LLC engages in the provision of home inspection services. It also offers commercial inspection and specialty inspection services. The company was founded by Roy M. Cox Jr. in 1987 and is headquartered in Memphis, TN.

PartnerRe Asset Management Corp. is an investment management firm headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut. The firm is a subsidiary of PartnerRe US Corp., ultimately owned by Covéa SGAM in France. PartnerRe Asset Management provides investment products and services to various clients.

Cancer Care, Inc. provides cancer treatment services. The firm's services include counseling and support groups, education, financial assistance and practical help. The company was founded in 1944 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

The American Academy of Actuaries provides leadership, objective expertise, and actuarial advice on risk and financial security issues to assist public policymakers on all levels. The private company is based in Washington and has subsidiaries in the United States. The academy also sets qualification, practice, and professionalism standards for actuaries credentialed by one or more of the five U.S.-based actuarial organizations.

Part of HUB International Ltd., National Home Warranty Group, Inc. is a Canadian company that provides property insurance services. The company is based in Edmonton, Canada. National Home Warranty Group was acquired by HUB International Ltd. from Aviva Plc on October 04, 2021.

UBS Investment Bank provides investment banking and securities brokerage services. Its clients include institutional and corporate clients, intermediaries, governments, and hedge funds. The firm also provides merger and acquisition advisory, private placement, investment research, foreign exchange, equity, and leverage finance advisory services. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Applied Natural Gas Fuels, Inc. produces, distributes and sells liquefied natural gas. It sells its products to transportation, industrial, and municipal markets in the western United States and northern Mexico. The firm offers turn-key fuel solutions to its customers that include delivery of clean LNG fuel, equipment storage, fuel dispensing equipment and fuel loading facilities. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Westlake Village, CA.

ALCOM LLC manufactures aluminum trailers for recreational uses. It produces aluminum trailers for a variety of recreational vehicles, including snow, enclosed cargo, and economy trailers. The firm’s brands include Mission Trailers, SnoPro, E-Z Hauler, and High Country. The company was founded by Trapper Clark and Thomas Sturtevant in 2006 and is headquartered in Winslow, ME.

PEARL Financial Advisors LLC provides financial advisory services. The private company is based in Kiawah Island, SC. The company was founded by Pamela R. Levy. Pamela R. Levy has been the CEO since incorporation.

Hamilton Re Ltd. engages in the provision of reinsurance solutions to global customers. Its insurance products include casualty insurance and reinsurance; specialty reinsurance; property treaty reinsurance; and property insurance. The company was founded in July 2012 and is headquartered in Pembroke, Bermuda.

UVision 360, Inc. focuses on enabling office hysteroscopy. It creates Luminelle DTx Hysteroscopy System to support the market shift to office based procedures. The company is headquartered in Raleigh, NC.

Peak 8 Asset Management LLC operates as an asset management firm that focuses on alternative fixed income investments. It provides investment advisory services to institutional clients. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Greenwich, CT.

Gallatin Point Capital LLC (Gallatin Point Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2017 by Matthew B. Botein and Lewis A. Sachs. The firm is headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut.

Part of Mizuho Financial Group, Inc., Mizuho Bank Ltd. (Los Angeles Branch) provides banking services. The company is based in Los Angeles, CA.

Langhorne Holdings LLC is a global reinsurer targeting large in-force life and annuity blocks. The company is headquartered in Pembroke, Bermuda.

Langhorne Partners LLC operates as a a global reinsurer targeting large in-force life and annuity blocks. It provides insurance services. The company is headquartered in Pembroke, Bermuda.

National Power LLC (North Carolina) engages the provision of managed power and network infrastructure solutions for the telecommunications, cable, wireless and broadband industries and other businesses and institutions of all sizes. Its products include generac generators and transfer switches; DC power systems and inverters; batteries; and generac parts. The company was founded in 1989 by Harold Youngblood Jr. and is headquartered in Raleigh, NC.

Valley Ridge Investment Partners LLC (Valley Ridge Investment) is an independent private equity firm founded in 2018 by John Sheffield and Mark Tedford. The firm is headquartered in New Canaan, Connecticut.

Founded in 1958, Merrill Lynch Piece Fenner & Smith, Inc. is an SEC registered broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of BAC North America Holding Co. and their ultimate parent is Bank of America Corp. (NYSE BAC).