Michael M. O'Mara

General Electric Capital Corp. provides financial products and services. Its services include commercial loans and leases, fleet management, financial programs, credit cards, personal loans, and other financial services. The firm’s solutions include energy finance and aviation finance. The company was founded in 1943 and is headquartered in Norwalk, CT.

Heller Financial, Inc. provided mercantile financing. It was acquired by GE Capital Corp. The company was located in Chicago, IL

JPMorgan Securities LLC (JPMS) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1985 and is a subsidiary of JPMorgan Broker-Dealer Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by JPMorgan Chase & Co., Inc. (NYSE: JPM). JPMS provides research on fixed income, credit, derivatives, emerging markets, foreign exchange, structured finance, technical analysis and bond indices. Their equity analysts cover equities throughout North America, EMEA, Asia/Pacific and the emerging markets. The firm's fixed income team formulates trading and portfolio recommendations for investors in global bonds and other fixed-income markets based on valuations, analytics and market dynamics.

KPMG Corporate Finance LLC provides investment advisory services. The firm offers mergers and acquisitions advisory services including buy side, sell side, equity and debt financings and management buyouts. The company is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

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.

H.I.G. Capital LLC (H.I.G Capital) is a private equity division of H.I.G. Capital LLC founded in 1993 by Sami W Mnaymneh and Anthony A Tamer. The firm is headquartered in Miami, Florida with offices in Europe, Latin America and Middle East.

First Atlantic Capital Ltd. (First Atlantic Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 1989 by Roberto Buaron. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Hilco Capital LP provides loan financing. It provides junior secured debt, tranche B debt and senior bridge financing throughout North America. Hilco Capital focuses on a broad cross-section of manufacturers, distributors, service providers and retailers. The company is located in Northbrook, IL.

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. is a broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm provides a comprehensive range of equity execution services exclusively to institutional clients worldwide. Their clients include private banks, mutual funds, hedge funds, independent asset managers and investment advisors and other brokers.

Founded in 1999 by the late Thomas Watson, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC (JMS) is a full-service financial services firm and registered broker/dealer headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The firm is a subsidiary of Independence Square Properties LLC, itself a subsidiary of Penn Mutual Insurance Co. Their ultimate parent is Harleysville Mutual Insurance Co. JMS is a member of the NYSE, the SIPC and FINRA. The firm provides comprehensive financial advice and services to individual, corporate and institutional investors. Their primary coverage verticals include the consumer, technology, financials and infrastructure sectors.

Nomura Securities International, Inc. (NSI) is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City and was founded in 1969. The firm is a division of Nomura Holding America, Inc. and their ultimate parent is Nomura Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: NMR, TYO: 8604, AMS: 8604). NSI provides securities brokerage services, as well as asset management, domestic retail, global markets, global investment banking and global merchant banking services. The firm's fixed-income business consists of bond sales and trading, origination and product supply for securitization deals and real estate-focused asset finance operations (in cooperation with Investment Banking). In the equity markets, NSI offers sales and trading of domestic and foreign stocks on a global basis, primarily for institutional investors.

Tailwind Management LP (Tailwind Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 1999 by Larry B. Sorrel and James S. Hoch. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

Fordham University provides college and university. It offers undergraduate colleges and graduate & professional schools. The company was founded in 1841 and is headquartered in Bronx, NY.

Brooks, Houghton & Co., Inc. engages in the provision of investment banking services. It offers services such as debt and equity private placements, mergers and acquisition advisory, valuation and fairness opinions, general corporate finance advisory, and principal investments in interim and bridge capital. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Business Credit Services LLC prepares and obtains financing for small business owners. The company was founded by David Gass in October 2000 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

BMO Capital Markets Corp. (Broker) is the broker/dealer division of BMO Capital Markets Corp., a full-service North American financial services provider headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a subsidiary of BMO Financial Corp., which is owned by Bank of Montreal (NYSE, TSX: BMO) in Canada. BMO Capital Markets offers corporate, institutional and government clients access to a variety of products and services including equity and debt underwriting, corporate lending and project financing, merger and acquisitions advisory services, merchant banking, securitization, treasury and market risk management, debt and equity research and institutional sales and trading.

Scott-Macon Ltd. provides advisory services. The private company is based in Houston, TX and has subsidiaries in the United States. The CEOs of the company are Leo Price Blackford and Nathan Cortright.

Part of Royal Bank of Canada, RBC Capital Markets, Inc. provides investment advice. The company is based in Albany, NY.

Curing Kids'' Cancer, Inc. engages in research and treatments to find cures for all childhood cancers. The company was founded by Grainne Owen and Clay Owen in 2005 and is headquartered in Marietta, GA.

Part of Barclays PLC, E.F. Hutton & Co., Inc. is a company that provides investment and financial services. The company is based in Providence, RI.

W.R. Hambrecht + Co., Inc. provides security brokerage services. It offers underwriting, corporate advisory, equity research, sales, trading, electronic brokerage and private equity services to technology and emerging growth companies. The firm uses Internet and auction processes to serve investors and issuers. The company was founded in January 1998 by William R. Hambrecht and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

The Securities Investor Protection Corporation either acts as trustee or works with an independent court-appointed trustee in a missing asset case to recover funds. The statute that created SIPC provides that customers of a failed brokerage firm receive all non-negotiable securities that are already registered in their names or in the process of being registered. Recovered funds are used to replenish SIPC's reserve in the event that the reserve is tapped in the early stages of a liquidation proceeding.

United Flow Technologies is a platform established by H.I.G. UFT Partners to provide world-class products, efficient solutions, and valuable services to municipalities and industrial customers across the United States. The company is based in Foothill Ranch, CA, and has subsidiaries in the United States. United Flow Technologies partners with leading equipment providers to offer water and wastewater equipment, treatment, and other engineered solutions to municipalities in the US. The company was founded in July 2021 and is dedicated to investing in the municipal and industrial water and wastewater market. Matthew Hart has been the CEO of the company since 2021.

Supply Source Enterprises, Inc. provides safety, hygiene and sanitation products. The company was founded on January 8, 2014 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Digital Room, Inc. is a digital printing company that provides high-quality printing services for brochures, business cards, and postcards. The private company is based in Van Nuys, CA and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company's services are reliable and have a fast turnaround time. The CEO of the company is Michael Turner.

Watch Hill Partners LLC provides investment banking services. The company provides strategic mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, restructuring and capital raising advisory services. It offers services to public corporations, private equity firms and portfolio companies, family-owned and closely-held companies, management teams and independent board committees. Watch Hill Partners was founded by David W. Knowlton and William F. Detwiler in April 2003 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.