Karen M. la Monte

Cowen & Co. LLC is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Cowen Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by The Toronto-Dominion Bank (TSE: TD) in Canada. Cowen & Co. offers industry-focused investment banking for growth-oriented companies, domain knowledge-driven research and a sales and trading platform for institutional investors. Their institutional sales and trading business serves both equity and fixed-income clients. Sales and trading execution platform is structured around the following key verticals: (1) healthcare (2) technology, telecommunications and media (TMT) (3) REITs and financials (4) aerospace and defense (5) consumer and (6) alternative energy.

Prandium, Inc. owns, operates and franchises restaurants. The company is primarily engaged in the operation of restaurants in the full-service and fast-casual segments. The company operates restaurants under the Chi-Chi's, Koo Koo Roo and Hamburger Hamlet concepts, its Chi-Chi's restaurants serve Mexican food and various alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages. The firms Koo Koo Roo restaurants are fast-casual restaurants that serve meals and The Hamburger Hamlet restaurants are full-service casual dining restaurants. The company was formerly known as Koo Koo Roo Enterprises, Inc. and as Family Restaurants, Inc. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA

Sutter Capital Management LLC is a Private Equity firm, a subsidiary of Mackenzie Patterson Fuller, Inc. founded in 1998. Sutter Capital Management LLC is headquartered in Moraga.

U.S. Gas & Electric, Inc. operates as an energy supplier for commercial and residential customers. It offers energy programs and services, solar energy solutions, power strips, air filters, and batteries. The company was founded in November 2002 and is headquartered in White Plains, NY.

Part of Mackenzie Patterson, Inc., MCM Advisers LP provides investment services. The company is based in Moraga, CA. The company was founded by Charles Evans Patterson.

Private Client Resources LLC provides an outsource solutions. It offers aggregate and report financial information based on information processes proven in markets. The firm services to private banks, family offices and advisory customers. The company was founded by Joseph L. Dionne and Christopher L. Snyder in 2000 and is headquartered in Wilton, CT.

MVC Acquisition Corp. is a blank check company. The company seeks to acquire an operating business, without limit to a particular industry. MVC Capital, MVC Partners, and TTG Advisers assist the company with identifying and consummating a business combination. MVC Acquisition was organized in October 2007 and is headquartered in Purchase, NY

MacKenzie Capital Management LP provides real estate investment management services. The firm specializes in the area of discounted real estate securities and asset management. The company was founded by Charles Evans Patterson and Berniece A. Patterson in 1982 and is headquartered in Orinda, CA.

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.

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

The Tokarz Group Advisers LLC (Tokarz Group Advisers) is a private equity firm founded in 2006 by Michael Theodore Tokarz. The firm is headquartered in Purchase, New York.

Ohio Medical LLC manufactures and supplies medical air and oxygen therapy products. It provides clinical, medgas, laboratory and industrial products. The firm supplies oxygen therapy products, medical gas equipment and input devices. Its regulators are specially designed for a variety of clinical applications including airway, nasogastric and surgical suctioning as well as chest drainage. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Gurnee, IL.

Tano Capital LLC (Tano Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2004 by Charles Endler Johnson. The firm is headquartered in San Mateo, California.

Nebraska Heavy Industries LLC operates as a transportation, trucking and railroad company. The company was founded in 1946 is headquartered in Lincoln, NE.

MVC Partners LLC provides management services. The private company is based in Newport Coast, CA.

Wazee Street Capital Management LLC (Wazee Street) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Greenwood Village, Colorado. The firm was founded by Robert “Michael” Collins in 2010 and is owned by Wazee Street Capital Holdings LLC. Wazee Street constructs and actively manages a high-conviction portfolio of distressed securities with embedded free options to generate superior returns.

Hospitality eBusiness Strategies, Inc. provides web marketing services. It offers client portfolio, web design, content personalization, data marketing, digital marketing, and strategy and consulting. The company was founded by Max Starkov in 2001 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Wazee Street Opportunities Fund IV LP operates as a private equity fund. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

PPC Enterprises LLC (PPC Enterprises) is a private equity firm founded in 2012 by Perry Golkin and Michael Tokarz. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Hospitality Tech Holdings LLC operates as an integrated hospitality technology and digital marketing company. The firm's smartCMS website technology platform and guest data management platform allows mid-size and smaller hotel chains, boutique hotel chains, resorts and casinos to engage, acquire and retain guests. The company was founded by Max Starkov and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Knuff & Co. LLC is an independent, SEC-registered investment adviser and wealth management headquartered in Foster City, California. Founded in 2018, the firm offers financial planning and discretionary account management services to high-net-worth individuals, families and institutions.