Robert F. Karlicek

TSG Equity Partners LLC (TSG Equity Partners) is a private equity and advisory firm founded in 1996 by Nate Shepherd and Tom Shepherd. The firm is headquartered in Stow, Massachusetts.

Surmet Corp. manufactures premium transparent ceramics, surface metallurgy, engineered coatings, and advanced materials. The firm’s products and services include aluminum oxynitride, magnesium aluminate spinel, aluminum nitride, surface engineering and coatings, and other related products. The company was founded by Suri A. Sastri in 1982 and is headquartered in Burlington, MA.

The University of Vermont Medical Center provides healthcare services. The firm's services include the Level 1 Trauma Center, the Vermont Children's Hospital, the Vermont Cancer Center, the Ambulatory Care Center, and the Birthing Center. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Burlington, VT.

Social Venture Partners provides social services. It offers nonprofit and collaborative solutions. The company was founded by Kim Sanchez Rael and Margaret Walker and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

NEHP, Inc. provides piping solutions and modularization techniques for the semi-conductor and life sciences industries. Its products include custom process racks and skids, safety, access and view tiles, tool hook-up modules and racks, utility manifolds, gas sticks and gas system solutions. The company was founded by Adam Tarr in 2000 and is headquartered in Williston, VT.

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.

AddisonManagement Inc (FreshTracks Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2000 by Cairn Cross and Charlie Kireker. The firm is headquartered in Shelburne, Vermont.

General Nutrition Centers, Inc. engages in the retail of nutritional supplementary products. It provides vitamin, mineral, herbal and other specialty supplements and sports nutrition, diet and energy products. The company was founded in October 2003 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

Spectrum Brands, Inc. engages in the manufacture and market alkaline, zinc carbon and hearing aid batteries, herbicides, insecticides and repellants and specialty pet supplies. It operates through the following segments: Global batteries and Appliance; Global Pet Supplies; and Home and Garden. The company was founded in 1906 and is headquartered in Middleton, WI.

Thomas H. Lee Partners LP (Thomas H Lee Partners) is a private equity subsidiary of Thomas H. Lee Advisors LLC founded in 1974. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

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

4R Systems, Inc. provides supply chain planning software. The company was founded by Ananth Raman and Marshall L. Fisher in 1999 and is headquartered in Narberth, PA.

FirstPoint Energy Corp. provides Internet energy solutions for small and mid sized commercial customers. Its services include consulting service, energy audits, power purchase agreement and project management. The company was founded in 1999 by Dennis T. Wilson and is headquartered in Beaverton, OR.