Chris Crosby

Dobbs Management Service LLC (DMS) is the private family office of the John Hull Dobbs Family that oversees its assets including marketable securities and direct investments. The firm was founded in 1920 when James K. Dobbs entered the automotive business. DMS is headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee.

Dobbs Management Service /Private Equity/ (Dobbs Management) is a private equity subsidiary of Dobbs Management Service LLC founded in 1920. The firm is headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee.

The Parthenon Group LLC provided strategic advisory and principal investment services. The company had offices in Boston, London, and San Francisco. The Parthenon Group was founded by William Achtmeyer and John Rutherford in 1991 and was headquartered in Boston, MA.

ABB Installation Products, Inc. designs, manufactures and markets electrical lighting and wiring equipment used to manage the connection, distribution, transmission and reliability of electrical power in industrial, construction and utility applications. The company also produces commercial heating and ventilation units used in commercial and industrial buildings and highly engineered steel structures used for utility transmission. The company was founded by Robert M. Thomas and Hobart D. Betts in 1898 and is headquartered in Memphis, TN.

A subsidiary of Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., Lehman Brothers, Inc. is a broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. They provide global equity and fixed research. The equity research department covers more than 100 sectors. They use a fundamental, quantitative, strategic and tactical research approach. In addition to these Lehman has also developed special products, such as 10 uncommon values and 10 uncommon eurovalues.