Michael J. Pawelek

Hourglass Capital LLC (Hourglass) is an independent registered investment advisory and wealth management firm headquartered in Houston, Texas. The firm was founded in 1989 by the Institutional Equity Team from MCorp in Dallas. Hourglass provides investment management services to separately managed accounts.

T.R. Winston & Co., Inc. provides investment banking and securities brokerage services. The firm also provides advisory and financial services to healthcare industry. The company is headquartered in Bedminster, NJ.

South Texas Oil Co. is an independent oil and natural gas company that is engaged in the acquisition, production, exploration and development of oil and natural gas properties. The company was founded on July 31, 2001 and is headquartered in San Antonio, TX.

Part of Helium One Global Ltd., Aminex USA, Inc. is a company that specializes in oil and gas exploration. The company is based in Von Ormy, TX. Aminex USA was acquired by Springer Oil & Gas LLC from Aminex Plc on August 26, 2014 for $5 million.

Founded in 1987, Johnson Rice & Co. LLC is an institutional research and brokerage firm located in New Orleans, Louisiana. In 1991, the firm began offering investment banking services. Johnson Rice & Co. focuses primarily on the energy and specialty retail sectors

Baker Botts LLP provides legal services. Its services include antitrust and compensation law, corporate, enforcement and investigations, environmental law, intellectual property, litigation, projects, real estate and construction, regulatory, and tax. The firm renders its services to banking and finance industry, energy and natural resources, manufacturing, and technological industries. The company was founded by Peter Gray in 1840 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

White & Case LLP provides legal services. The company's clients include commercial businesses, financial institutions, government, and state-owned entities. It has offices in the United States, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. The company was founded in 1901 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Part of Stifel Financial Corp., Howard Weil Labouisse Friedrichs, Inc. provides securities and commodities services. The company is based in New Orleans, LA.

Part of Ackermans & van Haaren NV, Finaxis SA is a holding Belgian company with interests in banking. The company is based in Antwerp, Belgium. The CEO of the company is Bill Liao. Finaxis was acquired by Ackermans & van Haaren NV from Group Vanbreda on December 23, 2003 for $253.22 million.

Viking Asset Management LLC is an independent hedge fund manager headquartered in Burlingame, California. The firm was founded by Peter Benz and Stephen Rudolph in 2001. They provide investment advice to high net-worth clients.

John Thomas Financial, Inc. provides investment and financial consulting services. The private company is based in New York, NY. The CEO of the company is Thomas Belesis.

Part of Prudential Financial, Inc., Prudential Securities, Inc. (Michigan) is a company based in West Bloomfield, MI.

Blackbrush Oil & Gas LP explores, develops and produces oil and gas. It provides investment opportunities in the oil and gas industry. The company was founded by Philip M. Mezey and is headquartered in San Antonio, TX.

Synthace Ltd. produces bio-based chemical and biological products through synthetic biology. It is a synthetic biology company with a platform of technologies for the rapid engineering and optimization of novel biological production systems. The bioengineering platform is broadly applicable across multiple industry sectors, including the production of specialty chemicals from renewable feed stocks using efficient and sustainable processes. The company was founded by Sean Ward and Markus Christian Gershater in January 2011 and is headquartered in, London, the United Kingdom.

EoID Ltd. develops and manufactures electronic devices. Its application allows users to compose a message and publish it in places where there is no internet. The company was founded by Darrel J. Butlin and is headquartered in Brighton, the United Kingdom.

Impedans Ltd. delivers plasma diagnostics solutions to customers in research and industry. Its products find applications in plasma process research and development, process monitoring and control, and manufacturing tool development in semiconductor, surface coating, flat panel, thin film, and solar sectors. The company was founded by Mike Hopkins on February 12, 2004 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.

WeForest is a non-profit organization that focuses on reforestation projects in tropical regions and biodiversity hotspots. WeForest is based in Brussels, Belgium and was founded by Keijzer Marie-Noëlle and Bill Liao. The Belgian company works with governments, local organizations, and communities to restore threatened forests and landscapes. Keijzer Marie-Noëlle has been the CEO since incorporation.

CoderDojo provides educational services. The non-profit company is based in Dublin, Ireland. The Irish company was founded by Bill Liao.

Silicon Republic Knowledge & Events Management Ltd. provides technology news through online. The firm provides information on issues affecting the technology business, start-ups, academia, and IT decision makers, as well as emerging areas, such as innovation and discovery, green tech, the digital lifestyle, mobile communications, strategy, and new media. Its services include jobs and careers, events listings, technology services directories, and reports. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.

WeForest, Inc. provides advance forest landscape restoration. It engages in communities and nations sustainably manage forest landscapes and natural resources to address climate change, enhance livelihoods and safeguard biodiversity. The company was founded by Keijzer Marie-Noëlle and Bill Liao in 2009 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Selr8r provides market disrupting products and services. It is a mentor driven accelerator program to help take market disrupting products into the global marketplace. The firm invests in the selected companies in the form of cash, technical back up through broadband, phone and fax, sales and social media training, telesales with marketing and design services on tap. Its program also offers peer networking, mentors and shared workspace at a Vodafone Gold Partner in Ireland. The company was founded by Bill Liao and is headquartered in Cork, Ireland.

Skynet Labs develops secure real-time oil and gas analysis and optimization software. It provides scalable integrated tools for exploration and production. The company was founded by Tim Duggan in 2011 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.