Nicholas Sokolow

Clarus Corp. is one of leading provider of outdoor equipment and lifestyle products. The company develops, manufactures and distributes a broad range of products including carabiners, protection devices, belay and rappel equipment, helmets, ropes, ice-climbing gear, backcountry gear, technical backpacks, high-end day packs, tents, trekking poles, gloves, skis, ski bindings and ski boots. The Principal brands of the company are Black Diamond Equipment® and Gregory Mountain Products®. It has manufacturing facilities in Salt Lake City and southeast China, a distribution center in Germany and a sales & marketing office located outside Basel, Switzerland. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Net Perceptions was a provider of software solutions designed to enable customers to improve their marketing, selling and merchandising effectiveness.The company failed to get the necessary shareholder approval to liquidate and announced it was redeploying its assets through a possible merger or acquisition with an operating company.

Armor Holdings, Inc. manufactures personal safety equipment for the military. Its customers include law enforcement agencies, local police departments, state correctional facilities, and highway patrols. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Jacksonville, FL.

Coudert Brothers LLP provides legal services. The firm's practice areas include antitrust, banking, mergers and acquisitions, and real estate. The company was founded on September 5, 2001 and is headquartered in New York, NY.