Michael Prager

The Black & Decker Corp. manufactures power tools, electric lawn and garden tools, hardware and home improvement products. The firm has been setting the standard for innovation and design of power tools, accessories, outdoor yard care equipment, home cleaning products, automotive and lighting products, hardware and other home improvement products. The company was founded by S. Duncan Black and Alonzo G. Decker Sr. in 1910 and is headquartered in Towson, MD.

Sealy Corp. manufactures and sells mattresses. It offers innerspring, memory foam, and hybrid mattresses. The company was founded by Daniel Haynes in 1881 and is headquartered in Trinity, NC.

Qwest Communications International, Inc. engages in the provision of broadband Internet-based data, voice, and image communications services. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

Hallmark Cards, Inc. sells greeting card products, art supplies and stationery to retail outlets. It offers greeting cards, holiday cards, gift wrap, story books, ornaments and stationary products. The firm offers art tools, crafting activities, and creative toys for kids. The company was founded by Joyce Clyde Hall in 1910 and is headquartered in Kansas City, MO.

Rockwood Specialties Group, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets chemicals for industrial and commercial purpose. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Beltsville, MD.

Sealy Mattress Corp. manufactures and markets bedding products. It produces mattresses, box springs and specialty bedding products. The company is headquartered in Trinity, NC.

Rockwood Specialties distributes specialty chemicals and materials for industrial and commercial purposes. The company is based in Princeton, NJ.

Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. LP (KKR) is a private equity subsidiary of KKR & Co. Inc founded in 1976 by Henry Kravis, George Roberts and Jerome Kohlberg. 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

Founded in 1898, Northeastern University is a private research university located in the heart of Boston. Northeastern teaches worldwide experiential learning, urban engagement, and interdisciplinary research that meets global and societal needs. The University offers a range of undergraduate and graduate programs leading to degrees through the doctorate in nine colleges and schools.

Carroll Capital Holdings LLC provides investment services.

Cognita Holdings Ltd. operates as a holding company with interests in the operation of elementary and secondary schools. The company was founded on November 9, 2004 and is headquartered in Milton Keynes, the United Kingdom.

KKR Group Co., Inc. engages in the provision of investment and private equity asset management services. The firm manages investments across multiple asset classes including private equity, energy, infrastructure, real estate, credit, and hedge funds. It operates through the Asset Management and Insurance segments. The Asset Management segment includes investment management and other services to funds, vehicles, collateral loan obligations, managed accounts and portfolio companies, and transaction-specific income from capital markets transactions. The Insurance segment offers retirement and life insurance services which provide a suite of protection, legacy and savings products to customers and reinsurance solutions to clients across individual and institutional markets. The company was founded by Henry R. Kravis and George R. Roberts in 1976 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

SMCP Holding SAS provides fashion and luxury apparel for men and women. It offers its products under Sandro, Maje, and Claudie Pierlot brands. The company was founded on March 27, 2013 and is headquartered in Paris, France.

Sher Holland BV cultivates, produces and sells sustainably grown flowers. The company was founded by Gerrit Bar Barnhoorn in 2004 and is headquartered in Aalsmeer, the Netherlands.

Carroll Capital LLC operates as an investment management company. The firm focuses on building businesses over the long term and are flexible investors with regard to investment structure, time horizon, and partnership capabilities. The company was founded by Brian Farley Carroll in 2017 and is headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut.

Northgate Information Solutions Ltd. provides human resources consulting, outsourcing, and technology solutions. The firm offers consulting and implementation, application management, payroll services, integration solutions, hrX, HR analytics, and XtendHR. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Hemel Hempstead, the United Kingdom.