Megan Pirsch

Freeman Spogli & Co Inc (Freeman Spogli) is a private equity firm founded in 1983 by Bradford M. Freeman and Ronald Paul Spogli. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California and their offices in New York.

Lazard Freres & Co. LLC provides corporate advisory, capital market, and asset management services. The company was founded on April 13, 1992 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Part of Aptean, Inc., Supply Chain Systems Ltd. provides consultation services in supply chain management and operations. The company is based in Norwich, UK. Supply Chain Systems was acquired by LINKFRESH Software Ltd., a subsidiary of Aptean, Inc. from AgriWise, Inc. on April 15, 2009.

Winery Exchange, Inc. produces and supplies alcoholic beverages. The firm engages in the exporting of wines and spirits. The company was founded by Peter M. Byck, John E. Crean, III and Phillip L. Hurst in October 1999 and is headquartered in Novato, CA.

Encore Associates, Inc. provides sales and marketing advisory services. It specializes in operational excellence, mergers and acquisitions, strategy supply chain and sourcing services, and advancing women leaders. The company is headquartered in San Ramon, CA.

Butter London LLC provides beauty products. Its product line includes eye, lip, face, and nail colour cosmetics. The firm sells its products through online platform. The company was founded by Sasha Muir in 2005 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Krave Pure Foods, Inc. produces jerkys that are gluten-free and devoid of nitrites, monosodium glutamate, and corn syrup. Its products include basil citrus turkey, garlic chili pepper beef, and black cherry barbecue pork. The company was founded by Jonathan Sebastiani in 2009 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Slingshot Power PBC manufactures solar systems, electric vehicle charging stations and LED lighting. The company was founded by Ravi K. Chiruvolu and is headquartered in Los Altos, CA.

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.

Harris Williams & Co. provides investment advisory services. It offers investment banking, sell-side mergers and acquisitions, capital raising, fairness opinion, and restructuring advisory services. The company was founded by H. Hiter Harris III and Christopher H. Williams in 1991 and is headquartered in Richmond, VA.

The Lek/Alcar Consulting Group, Inc. provides business strategy consulting services. It offers strategy, finance, marketing and sales, operations, and transaction services including business unit strategy, brand management, pricing, alliances and joint ventures, product development, corporate transformation, and operations design. It serves the defense, energy, health, building and construction, aerospace, media, retail, and telecommunications industries. The company was founded by Andrew Kutter in 1983 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Frozen Specialities, Inc. manufactures frozen pizzas, snack foods, and appetizers. Its product line include organic, all-natural, authentic, value, gluten-free, and food service. The company was founded by Robert Garmire and Harry Wegerif in 1969 and is headquartered in Maumee, OH.

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

Fordham University provides college and university. It offers undergraduate colleges and graduate & professional schools. The company was founded in 1841 and is headquartered in Bronx, NY.

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.

GA Communications, Inc. provides advertising and marketing services. It also provides brand transformation, photography, design, strategy, writing, styling, visual merchandising, production, database management, web design and development, printing, video and consulting services. The firm has offices in Atlanta, Pittsburgh, San Francisco, Charlotte, and Philadelphia. The company was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Stone Mountain, GA.

Kurt Salmon US LLC provides management consulting services. The firm’s services include CIO advisory, global financial services, health care, and retail and consumer products. It offers logistics, marketing and merchandising, and information technology services. The company was founded by Kurt Salmon in 1935 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Philly's Famous Water Ice, Inc. produces ice creams and flavored ice pops. Its products include swrilstix, swirlcups, popperz, and fruitdips. The company was founded by Alex Plotkin and Max Lapin in 1992 and is headquartered in Tampa, FL.

Paine Schwartz Partners LLC (Paine Schwartz Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2006 by Dexter Paine, Kevin Michael Schwartz and Mitchell S. Presser. The firm is headquartered in San Mateo, California.

Tarte, Inc. manufactures and distributes cosmetic products. It offers lipsticks, powder brushes and tools, primers, and nail poishes. The company was founded by Maureen Kelly in 2000 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Aidells Sausage Co., Inc. manufactures and supplies gourmet sausages, meatballs, and other prepared food products. Its products include artichoke & garlic, chicken, apple, mango, maple, smoked bacon breakfast links, pesto, roasted red pepper with corn, and sun-dried tomato sausages, aprons, hats, shirts and cookbooks. The company was founded by Bruce Aidells in 1983 and is headquartered in San Leandro, CA

AgriWise, Inc. provides food and agriculture data analysis panels with breakdowns by product, country, and sector. The private company is based in San Ramon, CA. The company offers reports on agricultural trade in Turkey and around the world.

Atlantic Aqua Farms Ltd. operates as a mussel farming and processing company. The firm offers mussels in fresh and frozen, oxygen tray and oyster packs. The company was founded by Brian Fortune and Robert Fortune in 1989 and is headquartered in Vernon Bridge, Canada.

LORAC Cosmetics LLC provides beauty care services. The firm manufactures cosmetics and skincare products. The company was founded by Carol Shaw in 1995 and is headquartered in Valencia, CA.

Fantasy Cookie Corp. manufactures and markets cookies. Russ Case has been the CEO of the American company since 2018.

Hum Nutrition, Inc. manufactures and wholesales vitamins and supplements for skin, hair, and body. It offers solutions for dry skin, anti-aging, blemishes and acne, and cleansing and detoxification. The company was founded by Walter Michael Faulstroh and Christopher Henry Coleridge in 2012 and is headquartered in West Hollywood, CA.

James Taylor LLC manufactures beauty products. The firm offers products for face, body, lip, and kids such as lotions, oils, hand cream, moisturizers, body butter. The company was founded by Holly E. Thaggard and Stephen Emery in 2007 and is headquartered in San Antonio, TX.

SONOMA BRANDS CAPITAL (Sonoma Brands ) is a private equity firm founded in 2015 by Jonathan Sebastiani. The firm is headquartered in Sonoma, California.

Entrepreneurial Equity Partners LLC (e2P Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2018. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Menwell Ltd. sells medicines to treat erectile dysfunction and hair loss problems for men. The company was founded by Michalis Gkontas and George Leonidas Pallis on July 23, 2018 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Smashmallow LLC engages in provision of marshmallow made with organic cane sugar and natural ingredients. Its products are made of gluten free and non-genetically modified organism ingredients. The company is headquartered in Sonoma, CA.

Offspring Beauty Co. offers clean, cruelty-free, and vegan skincare products that are high performance and affordable. The company is based in West Hollywood, CA and was founded by Katherine Power. The company's products are backed by experts and provide personalized regimens for real results. The company offers a range of skincare products including cleansers, moisturizers, serums, masks, and treatments for under $25. Offspring Beauty is known for being the cleanest drugstore skincare brand, with a hyper-focus on providing effective products at affordable prices.

Knox Lane LP (Knox Lane) is a private equity firm founded by John P. Bailey and Shamik Patel in 2019. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Ogilvie Brands Inc. provides personal care products. It offers gut health, hormone health, personal care, body kits related products. The company was founded by Lauren Bosworth in 2016 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Brownie Brittle LLC produces brownie products. Its products include chocolate and mint chocolate chips, salted caramel, peanut butter chips, dark chocolate sea salt, and toffee crunch. The company was founded by Sheila G. Mains in 1992 and is headquartered in West Palm Beach, FL.