Dave Mackin

General Electric Capital Corp. provides financial products and services. Its services include commercial loans and leases, fleet management, financial programs, credit cards, personal loans, and other financial services. The firm’s solutions include energy finance and aviation finance. The company was founded in 1943 and is headquartered in Norwalk, CT.

Part of Meridian Automotive Systems, Inc., Cambridge Industries, Inc. manufactures and supplies plastics used in bumpers. The company is based in Madison Heights, MI. Cambridge Industries was acquired by Meridian Automotive Systems, Inc. on July 17, 2000 for $363.10 million.

Chilmark Partners, Inc. provides investment banking and financial advisory services. Its services include restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, financing, litigation and investing. The company was founded by David M. Schulte in 1984 is headquartered Chicago, IL.

Brown Gibbons Lang & Co. LLC offers investment banking services. Its services include mergers & acquisitions, debt & equity placements, financial restructuring, financial advisory & valuation services. The company was founded by Michael Eugene Gibbons in 1989 and is headquartered in Cleveland, OH.

Transportation Technologies Industries, Inc. is used to manufactures and markets truck components like wheel-end components, seating, steerable drive axles, gearboxes and other castings. Its products were used in heavy-duty and medium-trucks, buses and specialty vehicles. The company was located in Chicago, IL.

The University of Chicago Endowment (UCE) manages the endowment of the University of Chicago, a private research university headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. They are responsible for overseeing the investment of the University's investment assets including the endowment, pensions, and other related assets. The University of Chicago’s endowment supports the fundamental mission of the institution—to produce a caliber of teaching and research that regularly leads to advances across the sciences, medicine, law, business, the arts, and humanistic inquiry. The endowment provides a permanent source of income to these endeavors by supplementing the operating budget of the University.

Wynnchurch Capital LLC (Wynnchurch Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 1999 by John A. Hatherly. The firm is headquartered in Rosemont, Illinois.

Lazard Middle Market LLC engages in financial advisory business. It specializes in strategic advice on mergers and acquisitions (M&A), restructuring, and capital raising. The firm’s M&A and Strategic Advisory service focuses on private equity and divestitures, privately-owned companies, corporate acquisitions and divestitures, and sale of public companies. Its Restructuring service consists of situation assessment, alternative assessment, and execution. The company was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Mesirow Advanced Strategies, Inc. (MAS) is a hedge fund manager headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded by Dr. Howard M. Rossman in 1990 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mesirow Financial Holdings, Inc. MAS provides investment management services to institutions, corporations, business owners, individuals and families.

University of Washington functions as a College/University. The company is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Carlson Systems Holdings, Inc. operates as a holding company with interest in the fastening and packaging industries. Its products include fasteners, tools, other construction products, packaging and marking materials, packaging and marking equipment, tool accessories, safety and maintenance, material handling and concrete products. The company was founded by Julia Carlson and Carl Carlson in 1947 and is headquartered in Omaha, NE.

Arthur Andersen LLP used to provide accounting services. It was also into consulting services for clients that operate businesses throughout the United States and around the world. Arthur Andersen was founded in 1913 and was headquartered in Chicago, IL.

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

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.

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.

Case Western Reserve University provides educational services. It offers a variety of undergraduate degree courses and graduate and professional options such as arts and sciences, dentistry, engineering, law, management, medicine, nursing, social work, and more. The firm also offers dual-degree programs. The company was founded in 1826 and is headquartered in Cleveland, OH.

AAA Sales & Engineering, Inc. provides precision machining services. It offers services for a variety of heavy-duty equipment original equipment manufacturers, handling projects from design and prototyping to finished product and post-production services. The company was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Angola, IN.

The Algoma Group of Cos. manufactures and distributes commercial wood doors. It serves hospitals, schools, offices and stadiums. The firm sells its products to contractors, subcontractors, and architectural mill workers through distributors. The company was founded in 1892 and is headquartered in Algoma, WI.

Part of Dana, Inc., Dana Venezuela is a Venezuelan company that supplies automobile parts. The company is based in Valencia, Venezuela.

Part of American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc., Albion Automotive Ltd. is a premier leader in design, engineering, validation, and manufacturing of driveline, metal forming, powertrain, and casting technologies for automotive, commercial, and industrial markets. The company was founded in 1993 and is based in Scotstoun, UK. Albion Automotive has been entrusted by vehicle manufacturers for over 20 years to design, engineer, and manufacture driveline and powertrain systems for their vehicles. The British company has a team of advanced engineers and technicians who test their newest technologies in the harshest winter conditions to demonstrate their quality, durability, efficiency, and power. AAM's footprint includes more than 90 locations across four continents. Albion Automotive was acquired by American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. from Candover Investments on October 12, 1998 for $103.44 million.

TMB Industries LLC (TMB Industries) is a private equity firm founded in 1989 by Thomas Begel. The firm is headquartered in Chicago.

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP provides legal advisory services. Its practice areas include mergers and acquisitions, finance, litigation, corporate finance, insurance, tax, labor and employment, political law, private equity, corporate, antitrust, white collar crime, international, regulatory, and legislation. The company was founded by Marshall Skadden, John Slate, and Les Arps in 1948 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

LaSalle Partners Ltd. is a real estate holding private company. The company is based in Chicago, IL and has subsidiaries in United Kingdom. The company was founded by William D. Sanders.