John A. Mazzarino

Cherokee Investment Partners LLC is a Private Equity and Venture Capital firm founded in 1996 by John A. Mazzarino and Thomas F. Darden. The firm is headquartered in Raleigh.

Part of Wienerberger AG, Cherokee Sanford Group LLC is an American company that manufactures bricks.

Bain & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It offers advisory services to the companies on their critical issues and opportunities: strategy, marketing, organization, operations, technology and mergers and acquisitions, across all industries and geographies. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Hometown America LLC develops and manages manufactured housing communities and destination recreational resorts. The firm provides recreational facilities such as swimming pools, clubhouses and basketball courts. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Fidus Investment Corp invests in lower middle market companies located in the United States & Canada with an EBITDA of greater than USD 3 million and revenues of USD 10 - 150 million. The fund focuses on a broad range of sectors and industries. It provides financing in the form of first lien, unitranche, second lien, mezzanine, preferred stock and common equity for buyout, change of control, business expansions, add-on acquisitions, transformational growth initiatives, refinancings and dividend recapitalizations with an investment size of USD 5 - 100 million. It also makes co-investments.

Mi Corp. develops and licenses enterprise mobile information software services for mission-critical business processes. Its services include mobile field inspections, mobile timesheets, offline data capture, enterprise application development, and executive reports and analytics. The company was founded by James B. Clary and Gregory J. Clary in 1999 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.