Kevin J. Twomey

Heller Financial, Inc. provided mercantile financing. It was acquired by GE Capital Corp. The company was located in Chicago, IL

Party City Corp. designs, manufactures, and distributes party goods. Its products include paper and plastic tableware, metallic and latex balloons, Halloween and other costumes, accessories, novelties, gifts and stationery. In addition, the firm operates specialty retail party supply stores in the United States and Canada. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Rockaway, NJ.

Part of Nomura Holdings, Inc., Nomura Asset Capital Corp provides financing to and invests in hotels. The company is based in New York, NY.

Schwab Charles & Co., Inc. engages in the provision of investment products and services to retirement and other benefit participants. It offers trading, banking, small business solutions, investment tools and research. The company was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

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.

Bain & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It offers advisory services to the companies on their critical issues and opportunities: strategy, marketing, organization, operations, technology and mergers and acquisitions, across all industries and geographies. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Berkshire Partners LLC (Berkshire Partners) is a private equity subsidiary of Berkshire Partners Holdings LLC founded in 1986 by Christopher Clifford, Carl Ferenbach, Russel L. Epker, Brad Bloom and Richard Lubin. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Deloitte & Touche LLP engages in the provision of audit, advisory, financial advisory, tax, and consulting services. The company was founded on March 7, 1995 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Nautic Partners LLC (Nautic Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2000 by Gorgi Habib Y. The firm is headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island.

BB&T Securities LLC, doing business as BB&T Capital Markets, is the broker/dealer subsidiary of BB&T Corp. (NYSE: BBT). The firm is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. They offer a full array of investment, trading and execution services to middle-market companies. BB&T Capital Markets' sales and trading arm is comprised of 2 groups: Debt Securities Sales & Trading and Equity Sales & Trading. The Debt Securities Sales & Trading group focuses on: (1) Government and agency securities (2) corporate bonds (3) municipal bonds (4) asset-backed securities (5) mortgage-backed securities (6) preferred securities and (7) money market desk (short-term securities including BB&T funding). The Equity Sales & Trading group focuses on: (1) institutional block execution services (2) institutional distribution of proprietary research (3) providing proprietary access to industry leading conferences and management teams (4) serving as a NASDAQ market maker for over 250 securities (5) stock buybacks including 10b-18 and 10b5-1 trading plans and (6) 144 stock sales, individual 10b5-1 trading plans (buy and sell) and employee cashless stock option programs. BB&T Capital Markets provides research coverage of the communications, defense and government services, energy, financial services, furnishings and consumer durables, healthcare, industrial services, retail/consumer durables and transportation services sectors.

Mitchell International, Inc provides data, software, and e-business solutions. It offers collision repair shop solutions, physical damage claims, auto casualty, and workers compensation claims management, smart price solutions, and pharmacy solutions. The company was founded by Glenn Mitchell in 1946 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Part of SAP America, Inc., Century Analysis, Inc. is a company that manufactures software providing solutions for productivity, connectivity, and information management. The company is based in Ravenna, OH. The company was founded by Leonard Lafrance. Century Analysis was acquired by New Era of Networks, Inc. on October 01, 1998 for $48.90 million.

DW Management Services LLC (DW healthcare partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2002 by Jay B. Benear and Andrew C. Carragher. The firm is headquarters in Park City, Utah.

Radiac Abrasives, Inc. manufactures conventional bonded and superabrasives. It serves the automotive, bearing, aerospace, general machine, tool manufacturing, and primary metals industries. The company was founded on May 20, 1988 and is headquartered in Salem, IL.

Part of Thorne HealthTech, Inc., Thorne Research, Inc. manufactures natural dietary supplements and retails through online. The company is based in Summerville, SC. The company was founded in 1984 by Kelly Czap. Paul F. Jacobson has been the CEO of the company since 2010.

Norwest Mezzanine Partners (Norwest Mezzanine Partners) is a private equity subsidiary of Norwest Venture Capital Management Inc. founded in 2000 and headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota with an office in Florida.

Pine Tree Equity Management LP (Pine Tree Equity) is a private equity firm founded in 2007 by Jeff Settembrino. The firm is headquartered in Miami, Florida.

Brownstone Equity Partners LLC (Brownstone Equity Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2018 by Evan R. Horton. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Jebbit, Inc. operates a digital marketing platform to customize, measure, and optimize post-click engagement. It helps media companies drive revenue by providing interactive mobile content solutions as part of their digital offerings. The company was founded by Jonathan Lacoste, Thomas Coburn, Chase McAleese and Jeb Thomas in December 2010 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Sagewind Capital LLC (Sagewind Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2015 by Steven M. Lefkowitz. The firm is headquartered in New York.