John Parkes

Sequa Corp. manufactures metal coatings and aerospace products. It provides repairs for jet engine parts, turbine airfoils, and other critical engine parts in the industrial, marine gas turbine, and military markets. It also offers decorative and protective coatings to continuous coiled steel for use in commercial and residential construction projects. The company is headquartered in Palm Beach Gardens, FL.

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Wesco Aircraft Hardware Corp. engages in the distribution and provision of supply chain management services to the global aerospace industry. The firm provides hardware, chemicals, electronic products, bearings, customer designed products, tooling, quick stock check, and aircraft ecommerce. Its services include chemical management services, kitting, quality, and tool repair. The company was founded in 1953 and is headquartered in Valencia, CA.

Dynamic Precision Group, Inc. manufactures complex machined and fabricated assemblies. Its products include actuation rings, augmentor module components, casing, casting, combustion liners, flanges, frame assemblies, nozzle supports, shafts and seals. It offers its products to aerospace, defense and power generation markets. The company was founded in 1951 and is headquartered in Stuart, FL.

Piedmont Hawthorne Aviation, Inc. provides airframe maintenance and modification services. The firm also offers maintenance, repair, and overhaul services for engines, airframes, avionics and also engages in aircraft chartering and sales. The company is headquartered in Orlando, FL.

Gilat North America LLC develops and markets 2-way satellite antenna systems. The company was founded by Yoel Gat in 1997 and is headquartered in McLean, VA.

RPK Capital Partners LLC invests in commercial aircraft and related assets. It owns commercial aircraft and leases the assets to airlines around the world. The firm also invests in debt instruments secured by commercial aircraft and lends against commercial aviation assets. It also buys and leases used aircraft. The company was founded by James Raff in April 2010 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Novetta Solutions LLC engages in the provision of big data solutions and services to government and commercial organizations. Its products include Novetta Cyber Analytics, Novetta Entity Analytics, Novetta Mission Analytics, and Ageon ISR. It also offers data analytics, multi-INT analytics, open source analytics, cyber, cloud engineering, and machine learning on AWS. The company was founded in March 2012 and is headquartered in McLean, VA.

Global Jet Capital, Inc. provides financing solutions for the private aircraft market. Its services include operating and financial leases, interim leases, mortgage loans and mezzanine and progress payment financing. The firm offers asset based structured financing services for private aircraft operators. Its clients include ultra-high-net-worth individuals, corporations and governments. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Boca Raton, FL.

Turbocombustor Technology, Inc. manufactures precision machined components for gas turbines. The company is headquartered in Stuart, FL.

StandardAero Ltd. provided aircraft maintenance services. The company was headquartered in Winnipeg, Canada.

Part of The Carlyle Group Inc., CP Prime Holdings LP is an investment holding American company. The company is based in Washington. The CEO of the company is Louis F. Burr.

The Carlyle Group LP (Global Private Equity) is a private equity firm founded in the year 1990 by William E. Conway, Jr. and Daniel A. D'Aniello. The firm is headquartered in Washington DC.

Capitol Meridian Partners LP (Capitol Meridian Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2021 by Brooke B. Coburn, Adam Joseph Palmer and Andrea L. Pekala. The firm is headquartered in Washington, DC.