John Payne

Kaydon Corp. designs, manufactures and sells custom engineered products. It operates in two segments, Friction Control Products and Velocity Control Products. The Friction Control Products segment offers anti-friction bearings, split roller bearings, and specialty balls that are used in the aerospace, defense, specialized robotics, medical, alternative energy, security, electronic, material handling, construction, and other industrial applications. The Velocity Control Products segment provides industrial and safety shock absorbers, velocity controls, gas springs, rotary dampers, vibration-isolation and shock-control products, isolation mounts, and highly engineered vibration solutions for use in specialized robotics, material handling, machine tool, medical, amusement, and other industrial applications. The company was founded in 1957 and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI.

Tekelec Global, Inc. provides mobile broadband solutions. The company was founded by Jean-Claude Asscher in December 1971 and was headquartered in Morrisville, NC.

Part of Hubbell, Inc., LCA Group, Inc. is an American company that manufactures a complete line of indoor and outdoor lighting for the commercial, institutional, and residential markets. The company is based in NJ. LCA Group was acquired by Hubbell, Inc. from Rexnord-Zurn Holdings, Inc. on April 26, 2002 for $250 million.

Rexnord-Zurn Holdings, Inc. manufactures and distributes bath and plumbing products for the residential, commercial, and institutional markets. Its products include whirlpool baths, spas, showers, sanitary ware and bathtubs, as well as professional grade drainage, water control, and commercial faucets. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in West Palm Beach, FL.

OEwaves, Inc. manufactures microwave photonic products. The firm offers transforms novel microwave photonic technologies from concept to the marketplace enabling new capabilities in communications, radar, and test and measurement systems. It also offers opto-electronic oscillator and whispering gallery mode optical resonators. The company was founded by Lute Maleki, Julie M. Schoenfeld, and Steve X. Yao in August 2000 and is headquartered in Pasadena, CA.

WireCo WorldGroup, Inc. engages in the manufacture and distribution of steel and synthetic ropes. Its industry solutions include cranes, engineered products, fishing, maritime, mining, oil and gas, wire products, WireCo structures, and yarns. The company was founded by J. P. Barclay, Sr. in 1931 and is headquartered in Prairie Village, KS.

Angeleno Group LLC (Angeleno Group) is a private equity and venture capital firm founded in 2001 by Yaniv Tepper, Daniel Weiss, and Zeb Rice. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

Mortgage Contracting Services LLC provides property inspection and preservation services. It offers inspection, property preservation, real estate owned property maintenance, property registration services, and homeowners association and utility services. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Lewisville, TX.

ProSource LLC supplies luxury plumbing fixtures, lighting, cabinet, and door hardware. It offers decorative hardware, lighting, plumbing, and water heating. The company was founded by Grover A. Martin and Tonya Martin in 1996 and is headquartered in Greenville, SC.

The Ann Arbor YMCA operates as a youth organization for youth development, healthy living and social responsibility. The company was founded in 1858 and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI.

Wildcat (Dutch) BV operates as a holding company with interests in manufacturing carbon wire and wire rope products. The company is headquartered in Sneek, the Netherlands.

Sentient Science Corp. develops software solutions for life extension and optimization of mechanical systems. It specializes in Computational Testing, Prognostic Condition Based Monitoring, Tribology, Material Science, Mechanical Failure and Remanufacturing. The company was founded by Julie Marble, Farshid Sadeghi and Sean Marble in 2001 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.

Superwinch LLC designs, manufactures and distributes winches. It offers off road, trailer, ATV, utility, industrial, and hydraulic winches, hubs and replacement parts. The company was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Tualatin, OR.