Robert Helwick

Kinder Morgan G.P., Inc. owns and manages energy transportation and storage assets. The firm also delivers gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel, and natural gas liquids to various markets. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

American Italian Pasta Co. produces and markets branded and private label dry pasta in North America with brands. The company was founded by Richard C. Thompson in 1986 and is headquartered in Oak Brook, IL.

Compass Minerals America, Inc. provides salt and other minerals. Its products include animal nutrition, chemical, culinary salts, deicing, dust control, pool salt, water conditioning. and fisheries. The company was founded on February 1, 1988 and is headquartered in Overland Park, KS.

TPC Group, Inc. engages in production of value-added products derived from niche petrochemical raw materials such as C4 hydrocarbons. It sells products into a specialty and intermediate markets, including synthetic rubber, fuels, lubricant additives, plastics and surfactants. Its products include butadiene, butane-1, fuel products, polyisobutylene, isobutylene derivative, propylene tetramer and pentamer. The company was founded in 1943 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Texas Petrochemicals Corp. manufactures synthetic rubber. It also supplies chemical products. The company is headquartered in Houston, TX.

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.

Lakeland Holdings LLC owns and operates travel agencies. It offers traveling services for students, parents, and educators. The company is headquartered in Charlottesville, VA.

D. George Harris & Associates LLC provides investment services. It specializes in leveraged buyouts in the chemical and other process industries. The company was founded by D. George Harris in 1987 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

COMSYS IT Partners, Inc. provides information technology and management services. It offers contingent and direct hire placement of IT professionals. The company was founded on December 12, 2005 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Part of A.C.N. 004 410 833 Ltd., American Grinding Systems LLC produces, distributes, and markets steel and steel products. The company is based in Kansas City, MO. American Grinding Systems was acquired by AC Distribution Co. Pty Ltd., part of A.C.N. 004 410 833 Ltd. from August 20, 2007 on October 04, 2004.

Silverhawk Capital Partners LLC (Silverhawk Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2005 by Ted Allan Gardner, James Crawford Cook, David James Scanlan and Mark Charles Demetree. The firm is headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut.

US Salt LLC manufactures and processes salt. Its products include superior TX-10, resingard, red out, and superior crystal, which are used in food processing, pharmaceutical, water conditioning, industrial, agricultural and textiles and dyes. The company was founded in 1893 and is headquartered in Overland Park, KS.

Kidder, Peabody & Co., Inc. provides security brokerage services. The private company is based in Buffalo, NY and has subsidiaries in Switzerland. The company was founded by Thomas W. Ostrander.

Demetree Salt LLC engages in investment vehicle focusing on investments in the chemicals, minerals and energy sectors. The company was founded by Mark Demetree and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

B. S. C. Holding, Inc. provides and distributes rock salt and deicing products. It owns and operates a vertically-integrated rock salt mine located in Lyons, Kansas. The company was founded on December 14, 1982 and is headquartered in Shawnee Mission, KS.

Summit Materials LLC manufactures construction materials. It uses its materials internally to produce ready-mixed concrete and asphalt paving mix. The firm operates through the following segments: West, East, and Cement. The company was founded by Thomas W. Hill in 2009 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

Kissner Milling Co. Ltd. engages in the manufacture and distribution of rock salt and packaged specialty deicing products. The company was founded in 1878 and is headquartered in Kitchener, Canada.

The Bank of New York Mellon is a state chartered bank. It offers asset servicing, issuer services, treasury services, broker-dealer, and advisor services and bank-advised business of asset management. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Summit Materials Holdings LP operates as a holding company. The firm provides construction materials in the public infrastructure, residential and non residential markets. The company was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

Learners Edge LLC provides education courses and masters degree programs for teachers. It also provides engaging self-paced online courses and print-based courses for teachers designed for license renewal and salary advancement. The company was founded by Joe Cotter and Kyle Pederson in 2002 and is headquartered in Lakeville, MN.

American In-Home Care LLC provides elder care services. Its services include companionship, homemaker, alzheimer’s and dementia care, veterans aid and attendance, safety and security, light housekeeping, respite care, grocery shopping, hygiene, grooming, bathing physical assistance, and assistance with eating. The company was founded in September 2013 and is headquartered in Alpharetta, GA.

Kissner Group Holdings LP produces and supplies bulk salt and specialty packaged salt. The company is headquartered in Toronto, CA.

Silverhawk Globe Fund invests in lower middle market companies located in the United States with an enterprise value of USD 1 billion. The fund targets companies operating in the fields of growth industrial, energy & natural resources and business services sectors. It provides financing for buyout and growth capital requirements with an investment size of USD 10 - 35 million.

Demetree Meridian Holdings LLC operates in the manufacturing industry. The company is headquartered in Overland Park, KA.

Incline Niobrara Partners LP engages in the provision of oil and gas field exploration services. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Incline Energy Partners LP specializes in the acquisition, management, and development of working, mineral, and overriding royalty interests. The company is based in Dallas, TX.

MCD - Kissner LP is a private equity fund.

SCIH Salt Intermediate Holdings, Inc. manufactures chemicals, plastics, and rubber products. The private company is based in Overland Park, KS and has subsidiaries in the United States. The CEO of the company is Mark Charles Demetree.

Spartan Energy Partners LP provides oil and gas treating and processing services and equipment to the energy industry. It offers comprehensive solutions for treating and conditioning gas from the wellhead to the pipeline. The firm’s gas conditioning products include refrigeration units, Joule-Thomson plants, gas coolers and separators. Spartan Energy Partners was founded by John Earl Jackson in 2010 and is headquartered in The Woodlands, TX.

Part of CSI Compressco LP, CSI Compressco GP LLC provides compression services and equipment for natural gas and oil production, gathering, transportation, processing, and storage. The company is based in Santa Fe, NM. The company offers gas processing mechanical refrigeration units that use a chilled medium to condense natural gas liquids from the process gas stream. The company also provides an electric compression solution, the VJack Compression Package, which is more environmentally friendly than their GasJack. The CEO of the company is John Earl Jackson.