Richard W. Firth

Riverside Partners LLC /New York/ (Riverside Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1988 by Bela Szigethy. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts with additional offices across the globe.

Spec Group, Inc. provides skilled technical workforce to the electrical power and primary process industries. The company is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

GulfStar Merchant Banking Ltd (GulfStar Merchant Banking) is a private equity subsidiary of GulfStar Group, Inc founded in 1990 by Kent Kahle, Thomas M. Hargrove and Steve A. Lasher. The firm is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Headway Workforce Solutions, Inc. provides strategic staffing services to businesses in various industries including financial services, media, entertainment, biotechnology, information technology and telecommunications. The firm also offers recruitment and human resources solutions. The company was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in Raleigh, NC.

Paragon Southwest Medical Waste LLC operates a medical waste destruction facility. The firm's CoronaLux system employs a low-energy, plasma-enhanced pyrolytic process to safely and reliably destroy hazardous, chemical, biological, pharmaceutical, and regulated medical waste. The company is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Rotan Mosle, Inc. provides investment banking and securities brokerage services.

Underwood, Neuhaus & Co., Inc. provides securities brokerage services. The private company is based in Houston, TX.

First City National Bank of Houston operates commercial banks. The private company is based in Houston, TX.

RIMCO Royalty Partners LP holds royalty interests in oil and gas properties. The company is headquartered in Canton, CT.

Founded in 1982, Harrington Investments, Inc. is a wealth management firm and registered investment advisor located in Napa, California. The firm manages assets for institutional and individual investors.

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution engages in the provision of marine research, engineering, and higher education services. It offers services which include understanding the area of research, program and projects, facilities and services, data and repositories, and MBLWHOI library. The company was founded on January 6, 1930 and is headquartered in Woods Hole, MA.

DeDora Capital, Inc. is a registered investment advisor based in Napa, CA. The private company provides comprehensive financial planning and investment management services. The company was founded in 2015 by Paul Jonathan Dedora, who has been the CEO since its inception.

Part of John Wood Group Plc, Ogden Environmental & Energy Services provides facilities management services. The company is based in New York, NY. Ogden Environmental & Energy Services was acquired by Amec Foster Wheeler Ltd., a SUB of John Wood Group Plc from Covanta Energy Corp. on November 21, 2000 for $17.50 million.

Rankin Automotive Group, Inc. is a specialty supplier and retailer of automotive replacement parts, tools, supplies, equipment and accessories to Professional Installers, DIY customers, and independent auto parts stores. The company operates 65 auto parts stores, one machine shop, and five distribution centers in Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi. It was founded in June 1978.

GulfStar Group, Inc. operates as a middle market investment banking firm that provides advisory services. Its services include mergers and acquisitions, private placements, and financial advisory services. The firm serves entrepreneurs, family-owned businesses, corporations and private equity firms. The company was founded by Stephen A. Lasher, Thomas M. Hargrove and G. Kent Kahle in 1990 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Credit Suisse Securities USA) is the broker/dealer division of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, an investment banking company headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse (USA), Inc., ultimately owned by Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN) in Switzerland. Credit Suisse Securities USA offers a suite of equities, solutions and credit products and services which includes global securities sales, trading and execution, prime brokerage and comprehensive investment research. Their clients include financial institutions, corporations, governments, institutional investors, such as pension funds and hedge funds, and private individuals around the world.

Global Orthopaedic Technology Pty Ltd. designs, manufactures and distributes orthopaedic implants including knee and hip products. It focuses on providing enabling technologies such as robotics and navigation methodologies. The company was founded by Michael Ribot and Steve Banks in 1999 and is headquartered in Sydney, Australia.

APC, Inc. provides real estate consulting services. The private company is based in Seattle, WA and has subsidiaries in the United States.

Part of Oldham Associates Llc, Naviga UK 1 Ltd. is a company that provides integrated software for the newspaper industry. The company is based in London, UK. The British company was founded in 1985 by Buddhadeb Biswas.

Momentum Textiles LLC manufactures upholstery for the office, healthcare, and hospitality markets. Its products include woven fabrics, vinyl, panel, and cubicle cloth. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

Maverick Enterprises, Inc. produces capsules and alternative closures for the wine, distilled spirits and specialty food and beverage industries. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Ukiah, CA.

Shinsouki Co., Ltd. is a holding company that engages in the parking lot business. It leases, operates, and maintains coin-parking spaces. The firm focuses on parking lot management for hospitals, apartment buildings, and commercial facilities. It also offers housing sales intermediary, residential development, real estate, rental, apartment building management, and operational planning services. The company was founded in July 1983 and is headquartered in Niigata, Japan.

Neighborly, Inc. is engaged in providing repairing, maintaining and enhancing homes and businesses. Its brands include Aire Serv, Bright & Beautiful, Countrywide Grounds Maintenance, Drain Doctor, Dream Doors, Five Star Painting, Glass Doctor, The Grounds Guys, Locatec, Molly Maid, Mosquito Joe, Mr. Appliance, Mr. Electric, Mr. Handyman, Neighborly, Mr. Rooter, Portland Glass, Protect Painters, Rainbow International, Real Property Management, and Window Genie. The company was founded by Donald Dwyer, Sr. in 1981 and is headquartered in Waco, TX.

Insurance Claims Management, Inc. engagers in the provision of property claims outsourcing solutions for the insurance industry. It offers notice of loss, water mitigation, direct repair, desk repair, and contents valuation outsourcing services. The company was founded by Paul J. Gross in 2004 and is headquartered in Springfield, OH.

AI International LLC manufactures and supplies structural steel products. The company is headquartered in Muskogee, OK.

Aire Serv LLC provides heating and air conditioning services. It offers air conditioner, furnace, and heater installation, maintenance, repair, and replacement services. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Waco, TX.

Learning Seat Pty Ltd. provides online compliance training services. It offers online compliance, professional and custom e-learning course development services. The company was founded in July 2000 and is headquartered in Melbourne, Australia.

Energy Exemplar Pty Ltd. develops, sells and supports simulation and modeling software. Its services include plexos, Training Courses, customized demos and implementation. The company was founded in 1999 by Glenn Drayton and Louise Roe and is headquartered in North Adelaide, Australia.

Avance Clinical Pty Ltd. is a premium full-service CRO that delivers quality clinical trials for international biotechs. Avance Clinical is based in Thebarton, AU, and has subsidiaries in the United States. The Australian company provides fast, agile, and adaptive solution-oriented clinical research services to biotechs in their drug development phases. The CEO of the company is Yvonne Lungershausen.

Waste Services Holding Co. Pty Ltd. provides investment services. The company is headquartered in Melbourne, Australia.

Y.International, Inc. is a holding company that operates a bicycle retail chain. It provides new and used bicycles, bicycle accessories, and pre-ordered customized sports cycles. The firm also offers services including maintenance and tune-up, and sports cycle-related school seminars. The company was founded by Asazou Yoshida in 1898 and is headquartered in Shiki, Japan.

IPAR Rehabilitation Pty Ltd. provides occupational rehabilitation case management services. It offers return to work, injury prevention, life insurance, disability employment, employer direct service and ADF career transition services. The company was founded by David Sagar and Cameron Dare in July 2003 and is headquartered in Melbourne, Australia.

Wiz Korea Co., Ltd. operates preschool education centers. Its curriculum and activity programs are created from its research and development department called Wiz Emotional Play Institute. The firm also provides training program for teachers. The company was founded by Jae Hwan Lee on November 26, 2003 and is headquartered in Seongnam, South Korea.

Retail Zoo Pty Ltd. operates as a holding company with interest in the manufacture of fruit juices. The firm owns boost juice bars which sells fresh fruit juices and smoothies, salsa's fresh mix grill which offers burritos, nachos, tacos and salads, CIBO espresso and hatch. The company was founded by Janine Suzanne Allis and Jeff Allis in 2000 and is headquartered in Monash, Australia.