Matthew J. Grosmann

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Credit Suisse Securities USA) is the broker/dealer division of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, an investment banking company headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse (USA), Inc., ultimately owned by Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN) in Switzerland. Credit Suisse Securities USA offers a suite of equities, solutions and credit products and services which includes global securities sales, trading and execution, prime brokerage and comprehensive investment research. Their clients include financial institutions, corporations, governments, institutional investors, such as pension funds and hedge funds, and private individuals around the world.

Rexel, Inc. distributes electrical and datacom parts and supplies. Its products include home electrical equipment, networking, communications and security products and heating and lighting materials. The company is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

EMS Technologies, Inc. designs and manufactures wireless communications equipment. It provides wireless connectivity solutions addressing the enterprise mobility, communications-on-the-move, tracking and in-flight connectivity markets for both commercial and government users. The company was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Norcross, GA.

Southern Methodist University is a private university near the center of Dallas, SMU offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs through seven schools in the humanities and sciences, business, the performing, visual, and communication arts, engineering, education and human development, law, and theology.

Credit Suisse AG is an investment management firm headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. The firm was founded in 1856 and was acquired by UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG) from Credit Suisse Group AG in 2023. Credit Suisse manages global and regional portfolios, mutual funds, and other investment vehicles for governments, institutions, corporations and individuals worldwide. They also offer private banking and wealth management, investment banking, and corporate and business support services.

aPriori Capital Partners LP (aPriori Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1985 by Susan C. Schnabel and Colin Taylor. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

Audax Private Equity (Audax Private Equity) is a private equity subsidiary of 101 Huntington Holdings LLC founded in 1999 by Geoff S. Rehnert and Marc B. Wolpow. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts and additional office in San Francisco, California.

GE Industrial Systems develops and manufactures electrical equipment. Its products include circuit breakers, lighting controls, motors and panel boards. The company is headquartered in Plainville, CT.

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP provides legal services. It offers legal solutions to areas such as capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, credit, insolvency, and restructuring, investment management, tax, and litigation. The company was founded by Francis N. Bangs in 1849 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

John Crane, Inc. manufactures seals, lubrication systems and power transmission couplings. Its products include dry gas, elastomer bellows, labyrinth, metal bellows, non-contacting, o-ring pusher, PTFE bellows, PTFE wedge, slurry, split vessel and agitator, gas seal systems, wet seal systems, bearing assemblies, bearing isolators, fixed geometry, tilting pad, equipment alignment, API general process industries, turbomachinery, filtration systems and packing. The firm’s services include design engineering, equipment service, reliability support, asset management solutions, turbomachinery service, training overview and e-business. It serves the oil and gas, pharmaceutical, chemical, automotive, pulp and paper mining, food and beverage and power generation industries. The company was founded in 1917 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Carrier Fire & Security Americas Corp. manufactures and supplies security and life safety products. It supplies security and life security products to aviation, law enforcement, banking, education, healthcare, mass transit and retail industries. The firm provides access control, integrated security management, system connectivity, detection, video surveillance, life, property protection, and sound and communication solutions. The company is headquartered in Lincolnton, NC.

Security Industry Association provides liaison between the security industry and the government. It also provides educational resources, training programs, government relations and member services. The company is headquartered in Silver Spring, MD.

Investcorp Corporate Investment Group is a private equity arm of Investcorp Holdings BSC founded in 1982. The firm is headquartered in New York with offices across the globe.

Professional Plumbing Group, Inc. engages in the manufacturing and distributing of plumbing equipment. It offers faucets, toilet repair items, tubular drainage products and valves. The company is headquartered in Conway, SC.

The ESP Group LLC is a minority-owned company that provides secure data sharing internet portals. The company is headquartered in Chesterfield, VA.

The National Association of Manufacturers is an organization that works for the success of over 12.9 million people who are involved in manufacturing. The non-profit company is based in Washington and has subsidiaries in the United States. The American company's work is based on four core values that drive the industry. The company commissioned a study in August 2015, which found that the EPA's proposed ozone rule could reduce GDP by $140 billion. The CEO of the company is Jay Timmons.

Smiths Interconnect, Inc. provides electronic application specific components and sub-systems. Its products include antenna systems, cable assemblies, connectors, ferrites, filters, integrated microwave assemblies, millimeter wave, RF components, and tine and frequency systems. The firm serves commercial aviation, defense, industrial, medical, railway, semiconductor, and telecommunication sectors. The company was founded in 1851 and is headquartered in Stuart, FL.

Harvey Industries, Inc. engages in the manufacture and distribution of building materials. It offers residential and commercial construction materials products, windows, doors and enclosure systems. The firm’s products include vinyl, wood and storm windows. The company was founded by Robert K. Morrison, Frederick Bigony and Bernard Medelsohn in 1961 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA.

Atlas Lighting Products, Inc. manufactures and sells light emitting diode (LED) lighting products. It offers lamps, retrofits, ballasts and capacitors, indoor accessories, wall lights, flood lights, and area lights. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Burlington, NC.

Part of Rexel SA, Rexel Holdings USA Corp. engages in the generation and transmission of electric energy. The company is based in Dallas, TX. Brian P. McNally has been the CEO of the company since 2014.

Blackstone Credit /Private Equity/ (Blackstone Credit) is a private equity subsidiary of Blackstone Alternative Credit Advisors LP founded in 2005. The firm is headquartered in New York.