Kristin K. Jans

Houlihan Lokey Capital, Inc. is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded in 1996 and they are a subsidiary of Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (NYSE: HLI). Houlihan Lokey Capital provides an array of trading and execution services for their clients. They also have the ability to serve as underwriter or bookrunner with respect to traditional debt and equity offerings, including leveraged loans and public offerings of debt, equity-linked, and equity securities.

Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc. (Broker) (Baird-Broker) is the broker-dealer division of Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc., an investment bank and financial services company headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The firm was founded in 1919 and is ultimately owned by Baird Financial Group, Inc. Baird-Broker offers a full suite of comprehensive trading services for institutional clients.

CM Acquisitions LLC (CMA Acquisitions) is a private equity firm, a subsidiary of CMA Capital Partners LLC, founded in 1999 by Chuck J. Tasch and Mike S. Felvey. The firm is headquartered in Evanston, Illinois.

Star Plastics, Inc. is a company based in Ravenswood, WV. The company specializes in helping its customers rework their by-products through their recycling center, which converts recycled materials into usable assets. The company also creates custom compounded plastic materials to meet their customers' performance, property, and price requirements. Since 1988, Star Plastics has grown from a recycling company to one of the highest-quality producers of custom compounds. The company is equipped with state-of-the-art technology, making them a one-stop-shop for identifying their customers' material types and providing high-quality custom polymer compounding, material sourcing, tolling, blending, repackaging, and much more. Donald K. Wiseman has been the CEO of the company since 2021.

Frontier Technology LLC provides technology solutions and infrastructure services. The firm offers data center, virtualization, networking, storage, security, mobility, telecom and software solutions. It provides services to health care, financial, legal, education, retail, construction and manufacturing industries. The company was founded by Jeff McKeever in 1976 and is headquartered in Naperville, IL.

Lor-Mar Mechanical Services LLC provides mechanical contract services. The company is based in Pennsauken, NJ.

The Joneca Corp. is a manufacturer and distributor of food waste disposers in the North American market. Joneca Company, LLC in cooperation with Anaheim Marketing International are leaders in the worldwide distribution of environmental products. The company is based in Anaheim, CA and their retail partners include Costco, Amazon, Home Depot, Menards, Lowes, and more. The company offers quality, reliable, and state-of-the-art product features that are surprisingly quiet and use little electricity and water. The company started as an international marketing company pioneering and distributing disposers to over 50 different countries in 1985.

Sock & Accessory Brands Global, Inc. designs hosiery and accessories. Its brands include Bearpaw, Boo, Doctor's Choice and Fiddlesticks. The company was founded by Jeff Arnold in 1999 and is headquartered in Advance, NC.

Fabulous Floors, Inc. provides flooring services. It serves the education, healthcare, and corporate industry. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Carrollton, TX.

Beacon Manufacturing Group LLC is a company that specializes in providing highly engineered solutions to complex manufacturing problems. The company is based in Alexandria, MN and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company has two subsidiaries, Beacon MedTech Solutions and Beacon Engineered Solutions, which offer customized engineering solutions and help customers introduce new products respectively. Robert May has been the CEO of the company since 2020.

NewSpring Mezzanine Partners LLC (NewSpring Mezzanine) is a private equity subsidiary of NSV II Management Co. LLC founded in 1999. The firm is headquartered in Radnor, Pennsylvania.

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

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.

Pacific Aviation Corp. provides air transportation supporting services. It offers baggage service, ticketing, flight planning, crew briefing, crew administration, flexible pricing, charter handling and detailed statistics. The company was founded by Phil Shah and Victor Mena in 1995 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

PAC Holdco LLC provides investment advice. The company is headquartered in Wilmette, IL.

Woodlawn Partners LLC (Woodlawn Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2008 by Greg Bregstone and Evan Gobdel. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Pomona College offers curriculum in the arts, humanities, social sciences and natural sciences. It was founded in 1887 and it is headquartered in Claremont, CA

Ernst & Young provides accounting services. Its services include auditing, accounting, tax and transaction services, assurance and advisory business, online transaction advisory and a wide range of financial services. The company was founded by Arthur Young and Alwin C. Ernst in 1881 and is headquartered in Kansas City, MO.

True West Management Co LLC (True West Management) is a private equity firm founded in 2009 by Iain Douglas and Steven R. Wilkins. The firm is headquartered in Portland, Oregon.