Michael McClain

Blackford Capital LLC (Blackford Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 1999 by Martin W. Stein. The firm is headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan with an office in Hong Kong.

Ellison Bakery LLC produces and delivers baked goods to restaurants and groceries. It offers cookie, crunch, and inclusion products. The company was founded by Donald Ellis in 1945 and is headquartered in Fort Wayne, IN.

Founded in 1997, Gilbert Global Equity Partners LLC is a global institutional investment firm that makes private equity and equity-related investments in public and private companies. The firm is located in New York City and has an additional office in Beverly Hills, California. They manage Gilbert Global Equity Capital LLC.

Burgaflex North America, Inc. designs, manufactures, and supplies industrial hydraulic, air conditioning, and aerospace hoses and fittings. It offers hydraulic field attachable fittings; hydraulic permanently attached fittings; hydraulic hoses for use with mineral, pag, and esther oils; air conditioning hoses and fittings for the transport refrigeration, car, truck, off-the-road, and bus applications; air conditioning tubes for cars, buses, ground movers, and refrigerated transport; low permeation hoses; push-on connection systems that reduce fitting connection time; automotive hose/tube assemblies for cars, buses, and agricultural and construction equipment; and various types of adapters. The company was founded by David Kennedy in 2001 and is headquartered in Holly, MI.

BFC-BSI LLC operates as an investment holding company. The firm invests in securities such as blank check and development stage companies. The company was founded in December 2006 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Best Security Industries, Inc. manufactures and distributes electronic article surveillance products. It offers detachers, deactivators, lanyards, security labels, benefit denial ink tags, and other peripherals. The firm’s services also include express exchange and repair on most EAS deactivators and detachers, a depot program for refurbishing and warehousing a variety of EAS components, consulting and integrations. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Delray Beach, FL.

McClarin Plastics LLC manufactures thermoformed plastic and fiberglass reinforced plastic components. Its services include fiberglass reinforced plastic, product development and engineering, reaction injection molding, vacuum infusion process, value added manufacturing and thermoforming. The company was founded in 1953 and is headquartered in Hanover, PA.

Sam Nicholas, Inc. manufactures plastic profile extruded products. The firm serves industries under the categories of office furniture, appliance, medical, recreational and RV industry and point of-purchase markets. The company was founded by Samuel G. Nicholas in 1992 and is headquartered in Grand Rapids, MI.

BFC-GTI LLC, a special purpose vehicle is formed to invest in Grand Transformers, Inc.

Aqua-Leisure Recreation LLC is a company that designs, develops, manufactures, and markets high-quality aquatic products and pool accessories under various brand names and proprietary designs. Aqua-Leisure Recreation is based in Avon, MA, and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company's brand pillars of quality, accessibility, and adventure push its goal of providing top-tier products for athletes, water lovers, adventure seekers, children, and more. Aqua-Leisure has been one of the leading producers of swim gear and aquatic products for 50 years, including pool floats, chairs, and lounges. The company also offers swim gear and accessories perfect for everyone, air pumps, watersport accessories, and innovative watersports products. The company was founded in 1970, and the CEO is Steven M. Berenson.

Online Tech Stores LLC supplies computers. Its products include fusers/maint kits, hp mail room, photo paper/refill and thermal fax/TTR. The firm?s brands include Brother, Canon, Dell, Epson, IBM, HP, Lexmark, Konica-Minolta, Okidata, Samsung, Xerox and Xerox Solid Ink. The company was founded by Bob Willmes in 2009 and is headquartered in Reno, NV.

Custom Profile, Inc. manufactures extruded plastic products. The private company is based in Michigan.

Dickinson Press LLC provides book publishing services. It offers traditional offset printing, digital POD printing, warehousing, fulfillment services and e-commerce/e-book solutions. The company was founded by Albert Dickinson and Randel Dickinson in 1884 and is headquartered in Grand Rapids, MI.

J&M Capital LLC provides new and used construction equipment sales, rental, service and parts. It offers in-house service, hydraulic system servicing and hydraulic cylinder repairs and mobile equipment services. The company was founded by Jeffrey L. Grasman and Matt Grasman in 2000 and is headquartered in Hudsonville, MI.

Staging Concepts, Inc. designs, manufactures and installs portable stages, platforms and staging solutions. Its products include bravado acoustical shell, platforms, supports, EZ stage, stair units, guardrails, choral riser, crowd control barricades, DJ booth, rolling drum riser, storage and transport carts, portable seating, stage skirting, closure panels, chair stops, aisle lighting and ADA Accessible. The company was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Automated Machine & Technology, Inc. was founded in 1979 and provides precision machine shop services. The company is based in Grafton, VA.

Key Health Medical Solutions, Inc. provides financial and management solutions to healthcare facilities and healthcare providers. It provides its services for law firms, medical providers and patients. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Westlake Village, CA.

Zumasys, Inc. provides information technology services. Its products include AccuTerm, MultiValue dashboard, OpenQM, jBASE and other software tools. The firm engages in the development of infrastructure technologies to small and medium-sized businesses. It provides solutions for disaster recovery, server and desktop virtualization, centralized storage, internet protocol (IP)-telephony, warehouse management, and collaboration. The company was founded by Joseph Cupp, Jr. and Paul Giobbi in September 2000 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

Stefanini, Inc. engages in the provision of information technology and business process outsourcing support services. It offers workplace infrastructure, advisory services, application services, staffing, and digital solutions. The company was founded by Marco Stefanini in 1987 and is headquartered in Southfield, MI.

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

Mercer Management Consulting, Inc. provides management consulting services. The company offers business design innovation, brand strategy, operational excellence, transformation, and portfolio strategy services. The firm was founded in 1990 and is located in New York, NY.

Key Health Group, Inc. provides medical lien funding solutions. It offers its services to injured victims on a lien or letter of protection basis as part of a personal injury claim. The company was founded by Jeffrey S. Trigilio in 1996 and is headquartered in Westlake Village, CA.

Hallmark Cards, Inc. sells greeting card products, art supplies and stationery to retail outlets. It offers greeting cards, holiday cards, gift wrap, story books, ornaments and stationary products. The firm offers art tools, crafting activities, and creative toys for kids. The company was founded by Joyce Clyde Hall in 1910 and is headquartered in Kansas City, MO.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

CPM Holdings, Inc. supplies equipment to the animal feed and oilseed processing industries. It offers flaking mills, hammer mills, pellet mills, roller mills and roll crushers, cracking mills, pellet crumbles, conditioners, coolers, feeders and ancillary products, and steam chambers. The firm also serves the bioenergy, food, compounding, and consumer industries. The company was founded in 1883 and is headquartered in Waterloo, IA.

Quality Aluminum Products, Inc. manufactures and distributes aluminum products. Its products include siding and accessories, soffit and fascia, roof edges and mouldings, colored coil stock and gutters, and accessories. The company was founded by George J. Clark and Bob Clark in 1991 and is headquartered in Flat Rock, MI.

Russell Investment Management LLC (RIM) is a SEC-registered mutual fund manager headquartered in Seattle, Washington. They are a holding firm of Russell Investments US Retail Holdco, Inc., ultimately owned by Russell Investments Group Ltd. The firm was founded in 1936 and was formerly known as Frank Russell Investment Co. RIM provides investment advisory services to affiliated pooled investment vehicles, pension and profit-sharing plans, government entities, insurance companies, foreign official institutions, financial intermediaries, and wrap-fee program clients of third-party financial intermediaries.

True Temper Sports, Inc. manufactures and sells golf shafts. The firm offers premium sticks, skates, goalie gear, gloves, bags, a wide assortment of steel and graphite shafts for the OEM and aftermarket. The company was founded in 1902 and is headquartered in Memphis, TN.

Paciv, Inc. provides control system engineering services. It provides industrial automation, validation, instrument, control panel shop, isp services, offshoring and site services. The company was founded in 1997 by Jorge L. Rodriguez and is headquartered in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.

McKesson Medical-Surgical, Inc. provides medical and surgical equipment and related services for hospitals, physician offices, long-term care and home care. The company was founded in 1950 and is headquartered in Richmond, VA.

Part of Owens & Minor, Inc., Stuart Medical, Inc. distributes medical supplies. The company is based in Greensburg, PA. Stuart Medical was acquired by Owens & Minor, Inc. on May 12, 1994 for $155.20 million.

Performance Health Holdings, Inc. provides and distributes health care products. It offers rehabilitation, assistive and splinting equipment. The firm supplies and equipment to acute care facilities, outpatient clinics, long-term care facilities and select dealers. The company was founded in 1918 and is headquartered in Warrenville, IL.

Part of Performance Health Global Ltd., Performance Health International Ltd. is a British company that manufactures and distributes healthcare rehabilitation and sports medicines. The company is based in Sutton-In-Ashfield, UK. The CEOs are Francis X. Dirksmeier, Isabel Afonso. The company was founded in 2002.