Jeremy Friedman

Palm Ventures LLC (Palm Ventures) is a venture capital and private equity firm founded in 1992 by Brad Palmer. The firm is headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut.

Green Circle Capital Partners LLC is a boutique investment banking advisory firm that specializes in providing advisory services in raising capital and mergers & acquisitions. The private company is based in New York, NY and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company focuses on lower middle market companies in specific health & wellness verticals, including natural and plant-based products. The company was founded in 2012 by Stuart Strumwasser, who has been the CEO since 2012.

Maxim Partners LLC (Maxim Partners) is a private equity subsidiary of MJR Holdings LLC founded in 2009 by Gregg W. Wilson. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc. is a global investment banking, securities trading and brokerage firm located in New York City with additional offices in Dallas, Boston and San Francisco. The firm is a subsidiary Bear Sterns Cos., Inc. (NYSE: BSC). Their equity research team consists of senior analysts located throughout the world. In addition to domestic coverage, they have research teams focusing on Latin America, Asia and Europe. The analysts use a bottom-up approach to stock selection. The Bear Stearns fixed-income research department provides coverage of every sector of the fixed-income universe. The financial analytics and structured transactions group (F.A.S.T) provides investment research, fixed-income portfolio management and analytical systems, trading technology and general financial expertise. The group also provides a broad range of services to financial institutions including asset-liability management, balance sheet restructuring, receivables-based financing analysis, security and portfolio analysis, peer analysis, and historical and real-time market-based information.

Red Clay Capital Holdings is an alternative investment manager. The private company is based in East Point, GA and has subsidiaries in United States.