James K. Izlar

Formica Corp. engages in the design, manufacture, and distribution of laminated and solid surfacing products. It offers surfacing materials that range from high-pressure laminates, specialty laminates, solid surfacing to sinks, commercial casework, and other related products. The company was founded by Daniel J. O?Conor and Herbert A. Faber in 1913 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, OH.

QualaWash Holdings LLC provides industrial cleaning, maintenance and repair solutions for portable liquid and dry bulk containers. The firm's services include tank trailer cleaning, tote cleaning, fleet management, property management and leasing, waste water treatment and management, frac tank and roll of container cleaning. The company was founded by Michael E. Bauer in 1986 and is headquartered in Tampa, FL.

General Atlantic LLC (General Atlantic) is a private equity firm founded in 1980 by Charles F. Feeney. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Hall Capital Partners LLC (HCP) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded by Kathryn Hall in 1994. HCP advises on and manages multi-asset class portfolios for families, endowments, foundations, and other clients.

Falfurrias Capital Partners (Falfurrias Cap Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2006 by Hugh McColl, Jr. and Marc Oken. The firm is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Investure LLC is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Charlottesville, Virginia. The firm was founded by Alice Handy and Charles Cooke in 2003 to serve as the outsourced investment office to a select group of endowments and private foundations.

Jefferies LLC is a global investment bank and institutional securities firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Jefferies Group LLC, ultimately held by Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF). Jefferies provides corporate clients with research and execution services in equity, fixed income, and foreign exchange markets, as well as a full range of investment banking services such as underwriting, mergers and acquisitions, restructuring and recapitalization, and other advisory services, with all businesses operating in the Americas, Europe and Asia.

Valley National Bank provides retail and commercial banking services. The firm offers depository banking, consumer and commercial lending, trust and pension services. The company was founded in 1927 and is headquartered in Passaic, NJ.

Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc. (Stifel) is a dual-registered broker-dealer and investment adviser headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. Founded in 1890, the firm is a subsidiary of Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF), a financial service holding company. Stifel provides full-service brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals and their families, institutions and businesses, and financial advisors.

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.

Keswick Partners LLC (Keswick Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2022 by Jeffrey Leck, John Kirtley and Chris Hart. The firm is headquartered in Tampa, Florida.

Kian Capital Partners LLC (Kian Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2011 by Rick Cravey and Kevin Mccarthy. The firm is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

MiddleGround Management LP (MiddleGround Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2018 by John Stewart and Lauren Mulholland. The firm is headquartered in Lexington, Kentucky.

Altaris Capital Partners LLC (Altaris Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded by George Aitken-Davies and Daniel Tully in 2003. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Ground Works Solutions, Inc. specializes in improving the weight-bearing. The firm's services include foundation repair, sewer rehabilitation, soil stabilization and residential. It offers sinkhole and void mitigation, storm and wastewater infrastructure restoration, infrastructure stabilization and soil erosion control, manhole, joint and lateral line encapsulation and sealing, restoration and improvement of soil load-bearing capacity, emergency infrastructure restoration. The company is headquartered in Lakeland, FL.

Educational Symposia LLC provides medical education. The private company is based in Tampa, FL.

KLH Capital LP, an SBIC fund, invests in small companies located in the US with EBITA of $0.75 - $3 million. The fund focuses on companies operating across a broad range of sectors. It provides financing in the form of equity and debt for MBOs, MBIs, family successions, recapitalizations, add-on acquisitions, growth capital and other ownership transactions.

KLH Capital Fund II LP, an SBIC fund, invests in small companies located in the United States with an EBITDA of at least $2 million. The fund target companies operating in the fields of manufacturing, distribution and business service. It provides financing in the form of equity and subordinated debt for MBOs, MBIs, family successions, recapitalizations, growth capital and other ownership transactions.

AUA Private Equity Partners LLC (AUA Private Equity) is a private equity founded in 1998 by Andrew Unanue. The firm is headquartered in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Floworks International LLC manufactures and supplies pipes, valves, and fittings. The firm serves the refining, chemical and petrochemical, mining, and power generation industries. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Pasadena, TX.

Express Courier International, Inc. provides logistics and other transportation services. It provides same-day logistics, courier, and warehousing solutions, financial services, office products, pharmaceuticals, auto parts, manufactured goods, and other businesses in the Southeast. The firm offers on demand delivery, scheduled/routed pickups and deliveries, out-of-town and exclusive use, distribution, and next-day distribution services. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Franklin, TN.

BB&T Securities LLC, doing business as BB&T Capital Markets, is the broker/dealer subsidiary of BB&T Corp. (NYSE: BBT). The firm is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. They offer a full array of investment, trading and execution services to middle-market companies. BB&T Capital Markets' sales and trading arm is comprised of 2 groups: Debt Securities Sales & Trading and Equity Sales & Trading. The Debt Securities Sales & Trading group focuses on: (1) Government and agency securities (2) corporate bonds (3) municipal bonds (4) asset-backed securities (5) mortgage-backed securities (6) preferred securities and (7) money market desk (short-term securities including BB&T funding). The Equity Sales & Trading group focuses on: (1) institutional block execution services (2) institutional distribution of proprietary research (3) providing proprietary access to industry leading conferences and management teams (4) serving as a NASDAQ market maker for over 250 securities (5) stock buybacks including 10b-18 and 10b5-1 trading plans and (6) 144 stock sales, individual 10b5-1 trading plans (buy and sell) and employee cashless stock option programs. BB&T Capital Markets provides research coverage of the communications, defense and government services, energy, financial services, furnishings and consumer durables, healthcare, industrial services, retail/consumer durables and transportation services sectors.

Sterling Lumber Co. LLC offers matting products from traditional timber mats to the newest cutting edge designs. It provides delivery by truck, barge or rail, large indoor storage and warehousing, stock and custom-cut industrial lumber, on-site heat treating, mobile mat washing system, and upcycling and repurposing programs. The firm offers sterling matting products, Midwest access solutions, sterling lagging, and sterling crates and pallets. The company was founded by Gerhard Sterling in 1949 and is headquartered in Blue Island, IL.

Founded in 1958, Merrill Lynch Piece Fenner & Smith, Inc. is an SEC registered broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of BAC North America Holding Co. and their ultimate parent is Bank of America Corp. (NYSE BAC).

Founded in 2001, Macquarie Capital (USA), Inc. is a registered broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Macquarie Bank Ltd. (ASX: MBL). They provide coverage of the following industries: resources, healthcare, security/defense, transportation, financial services, retail/consumer products, TMET (telecommunications, media, entertainment and technology), oil & gas, diversified manufacturing/distribution and infrastructure/utilities. Macquarie Capital (USA), Inc. is a member of FINRA.

SVP Worldwide LLC designs, manufactures and sells sewing machines, accessories and notions. Its products include embroidery, sewing, overlock and quilting machines, garment care products and additional accessories. The firm provides services through its 3 brands SINGER, HUSQVARNA VIKING and PFAFF. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in La Vergne, TN.

Irradiant Partners LP (Irradiant Partners) is a private equity subsidiary of Irradiant Partners LLC founded in 2021 by John John Eanes, Jon Levinson and Michael Jeffrey Levitt. The firm is headquartered in Santa Monica, California.

Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors LP (Credit Investments) (Kayne Anderson Capital (Credit Investment) is a private equity subsidiary of Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors LP founded in 1984. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

Wells Fargo Securities LLC (WFS) is the broker/dealer subsidiary of EVEREN Capital Corp., ultimately owned by Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC). Headquartered in New York, WFS delivers a comprehensive suite of banking, capital markets and advisory solutions, such as a full complement of sales, trading and research capabilities, to corporate, government and institutional clients.

EcoR1 Capital LLC (EcoR1) is an independent registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded by Oleg Nodelman in 2012. EcoR1 serves as the general partner of and investment adviser to investment funds and provides investment advice to separate account clients.

BuzzFeed, Inc. operates as a social news and entertainment company. It offers an online service that keeps track in real-time and highlights new content. The firm provides information in the categories of culture, movies, music, television, celebrity, style, food, politics, business, sports, and science and technology. The company was founded by Jonah H. Peretti and John S. Johnson III in 2006 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Strategic Investment Group LLC provides integrated portfolio solutions. The company was founded by Mary Claire Choksi, Hilda Margarita Ochoa-Brillembourg, Michael Anthony Duffy and Carol Ann Grefenstette in 1987 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

The University of Virginia Investment Management Co. is a University of Virginia-related foundation that provides investment management services to the University, independent foundations and other affiliated entities. They are located in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Outcome Capital LLC is a life sciences and healthcare advisory and investment banking firm that specializes in providing innovative companies with a value-added, market-aligned approach to mergers & acquisitions, partnering, and corporate finance. The firm was founded by Jonathan R. Wallace and is based in Boston, MA, with subsidiaries in the United States. The firm's multi-disciplinary team of industry experts draws from their broad relationships and a wide range of scientific, operational, strategic, and transactional expertise across the value chain to assist management teams and their boards in navigating both financial and corporate markets and implementing the best path for success.

Kopernik Global Investors LLC (Kopernik) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Tampa, Florida. The firm was founded by David Iben in 2013 and is principally owned by Kopernik Holdings LLC. Kopernik provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients on a discretionary and non-discretionary basis.

Goldberg Lindsay & Co. LLC (Goldberg Lindsay & Co) is a private equity arm of LG GP Holding III LLC founded in 2001 by Alan E. Goldberg and Robert D. Lindsay. The firm is headquartered in New York.