Jay Frankenberg

Mason Wells Inc (Private Equity)(Mason Wells) is a private equity subsidiary of Marshall & Ilsley Corporation founded in 1998 by John Thomas Byrnes. The firm is headquartered in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Part of Industrial Labels Holdings Corp., IDENTCO International Corp. is a private company based in Ingleside, IL. IDENTCO International Corp. was founded in 1986 by Scott Lucas. Brad Zechman has been the CEO of the company since 2010.

The Oilgear Co. designs, manufactures and supplies hydraulic equipment and fluid power systems. Its products include pumps, valves, electronics, cylinders and accumulators. The firm offers field commissioning and trouble shooting, system simulation, CFD and FEA, root cause analysis, testing and product training services. The company was founded in 1921 and is headquartered in Traverse City, MI.

Buffalo Games LLC manufactures board games, jigsaw puzzles, and card games. It offers portfolio of board, table and party games including titles such as watch ya mouth, brain games, the voting game, skee-ball, silly street, and plingpong. The firm also offers party and educational games for children. The company was founded by Paul A. Dedrick and Eden Scott Dedrick in 1986 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.

Pacon Corp. engages in converting and printing of art and education papers. It offers construction paper, drawing and sketch paper, poster board, presentation board (corrugate/foam), ruled handwriting paper, dual surface and fade-resistant paper products. The firm’s brands include Array, Art Street, Bordette, Creative Cut-ups, Decorol, Ecology, GoWrite, Tru-Ray, Riverside, and Peacock. It offers goods in sheeted packages, wire bound books, tape bound pads, and rolls. The company was founded by Jerry Van Hoof in 1951 and is headquartered in Appleton, WI.

Advanced Web Technologies, Inc. specializes in label and packaging solutions. Its products include digital and flexo labels & packaging, onsert and shrink sleeves. The firm serves the food and beverage, medical, OEM/industrial, household, personal care and specialty markets. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

EastPoint Sports Ltd. LLC designs and distributes home recreational products. It offers game rrom, outdoor and sport games, and sport equipment. The company was founded by Micahel J. Nally in 2009 and is headquartered in Succasunna, NJ.

University of Miami (Florida) is a private research university with students from around the world that is focused on teaching and learning, the discovery of new knowledge, and service to the South Florida region and beyond. The university was founded in 1925 and it is headquartered in Coral Gables, FL.

Western Reserve Partners LLC provides investment banking services. It offers mergers and acquisitions, capital raising and other financial advisory services to middle market companies across a focused set of industry verticals, including industrial, business services, consumer, healthcare, technology and real estate. The firm’s services include sell-side advisory, buy-side advisory, capital raising, financial opinions and valuations and restructuring and bankruptcy. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Cleveland, OH.

Paragon Development Systems, Inc. provides information technology solutions, services and technologies. The firm serves to healthcare, government, education, manufacturing, and corporate organizations with digital workspace, security, and enterprise technology solutions. The company was founded by Craig S. Schiefelbein in 1986 and is headquartered in Brookfield, WI.

King Juice Co., Inc. is a packager and private label packager of beverage or non-carbonated products. Its product Calypso, the originator of the Flavored Lemonade category, has evolved from four Lemonade blends into twenty unique Lemonade, Limeade and Teamonade combinations. The firm also produces own line of Calypso Branded juices and fruit drinks. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, WI.

HyperEdge Corp. develops and supplies network access products. The company was founded by Brad Ketch, Donald R. Mulder, and Dwight Swartwood in 1992 and is headquartered in Batavia, IL.

Digi-Key Corp. distributes electronic components. It also distributes semiconductors, discrete, electromechanical parts. Its products include audio products, batteries, cable assemblies, capacitors, computer & video accessories, connectors, crystals & oscillators, discrete semiconductor products and many more. The company was founded by Ronald A. Stordahl in 1972 and is headquartered in Thief River Falls, MN.

Qualus Power Services Corp. provides electric power engineering and field services through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, CE Power and Power Grid Engineering. The company is headquartered in Cincinnati, OH.

Prime Distribution Services, Inc. provides warehouse facilities. It offers total resource, retail programs, warehousing, retail consolidation, retail case picking, value added services, technology, transportation, and collaborative solutions. The company was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Plainfield, IN.

Paris Presents, Inc. develops and distributes beauty products and personal care accessories. Its brands include EcoTools, Real Techniques, Body Benefits, Studio Basics, and Razz. The company was founded by Robert J. Zall in 1947 and is headquartered in Gurnee, IL.

Quantix Scs, Inc. engages in provision of bulk transportation, packaging, and logistic services. It offers full service transportation, warehousing, packaging, and third-party logistics services for the plastic, chemical, agricultural, and food industries. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in The Woodlands,TX.

SWAT Franchise Development LLC engages in the installation of radon mitigation systems. It offers standard, interior, exterior, passive, and crawlspace radon systems. The company was founded by Christopher Coffey in 1988 and is headquartered in Lansing, MI.

RJW Logistics Group, Inc. provides trucking, logistics, warehousing services. It specializes on LTL consolidation services designed for consumer packaged goods suppliers to large, national retailers. The company was founded by Ron Williamson in 1981 and is headquartered in Woodridge, IL.

Dedicated Computing LLC manufactures embedded, single-purpose computers and assemblies. It offers hosting and managed services, network and infrastructure, assessments and training, collaboration, and software development solutions. The company was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Waukesha, WI.

Kirkland & Ellis LLP provides legal services. It counsels clients in litigation, corporate and tax, intellectual property and restructuring matters. The firm offers intellectual property, antitrust and competition, international trade and national security, real estate and tax, benefits and estate planning services. The company was founded in 1909 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

Adhesives Research, Inc. provides adhesive-coated materials. It offers pressure-sensitive adhesives for applications in mobile devices, hard disk drives, touch screens and displays, semiconductors, photovoltaic bonding, and medical electronic systems; engineered tapes for industrial bonding and assembly, window fabrication, and solar PV applications; and splicing products for pulp and paper, laminating, converting and flexible packaging. The company was founded in 1961 and is headquartered in Glen Rock, PA.