Jeff G. Peterson

Capital Southwest Corp., a traded business development company fund, invests in middle market companies located in the United States. It targets companies operating on a broad range of sectors. It provides financing in the form of first lien, unitranche, second lien, subordinated debt and non-control equity co-investments for growth, MBO, buyout with an investment size ranges from $5 to $50 million & $5 to $25 million per transaction and EBITDA of $3 to $20 million. It also makes co-investments. It also makes follow-on investments.

Scott & Stringfellow, Inc. (SS), founded in 1893, is a full service regional brokerage and investment banking firm that serves individual, institutional, corporate and municipal clients. In 1999, the firm became part of BB&T Corporation (NYSE: BBT). They manage the CHOICE portfolios and the BB&T Special Opportunities Fund

BOXX Technologies, Inc. manufactures workstations and rendering systems for visual effects, animation, film and television, game development, architecture, engineering, product design, simulation, higher education, government and defense, science and medical, and general business industries. It specializes in configuring custom workstations that remove bottlenecks and accelerate workflows. The company was founded by Timothy Lawrence, Michelle Bryant and Todd Bryant in 1996 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Wellogix, Inc. develops business intelligence software solutions. The company was founded by Fielding Robert in 1998 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Heelys, Inc. designs, markets and distributes action sports-inspired products primarily under the HEELYS brand targeted to the youth market. Its primary product, HEELYS-wheeled footwear, is patented, dual-purpose footwear that incorporates stealth, removable wheel in the heel. HEELYS-wheeled footwear product, includes single-wheel, two-wheel and grind-and-roll. Heelys was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Carrollton, TX.

PalletOne, Inc. manufactures and supplies pallets. Its services include unit load consulting, warehouse solutions, pallet repair programs, and industrial recycling. The firm’s products include new and recycled pallets, custom boxes, crates and bins, mulch and other by-products, and replacement parts and cut stock. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Bartow, FL.

Rectorseal LLC engages in manufacture of chemical sealants and other related products. It distributes its products to plumbing, industrial, HVAC-Refrigeration, construction, electrical, and hardware markets. Its products include thread sealants, firestopping sealants, plastic pipe cements, anti-seize compounds, fluxes, lubricants, chemical cleaners, duct sealants, leak locators, and other specialized products. The company was founded in 1937 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Balco, Inc. manufactures architectural metal products. It also produces pre-engineered and custom architectural building components offering worldwide service and distribution for the commercial construction industry. The firm’s product line provides a single source for superior architectural components to help maintain the long-term structural integrity, efficiency, weather resistance, safety and appearance of all types of construction projects. The company was founded by Claude Balzer in 1957 and is headquartered in Wichita, KS.

DataSpan specializes in providing comprehensive data storage solutions. The firm sells products like NAS, DAS SAN, data tape, power and cooling and racks. It also provides an extensive array of Datacenter services, including Datacenter cleaning, tape library audits, data eradication and tape disposal. The firm’s products include backup and recovery software, disc publishing systems, disk storage, tape storage hardware, removable disk, disk-based backup and archiving systems, media storage and transport and virtual tape libraries. The company was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in Farmers Branch, TX.