Aaron Y. Tai

Baldwin Technology Co., Inc. manufactures and supplies process automation equipment and related consumables for the packaging and printing industry. It offers consumables, fluid management, spray, surface cleaning, ultraviolet (UV) and IR systems, UV lamps, web applications, and web process control solutions. The company was founded by William Gegenheimer in 1918 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.

SLI Holdings International LLC manufactures and supplies lighting systems. It distributes lamps, ballasts, and fixtures for professional and consumer lighting in the United States. The company is headquartered in Purchase, NY

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. (DBSI) is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1971 and is a wholly-owned investment banking and brokerage arm of DB U.S. Financial Markets Holding Corp., ultimately held by Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE: DB, FRA: DBK) in Germany. DBSI provides securities brokerage and investment advisory services to domestic and international private clients and institutions. They are also a primary dealer in US government securities as designated by the Federal Reserve.

TA Associates Management LP(TA Associates) is a venture capital firm headquartered in Boston. The firm is founded in 1968 by Peter Brooke a subsidiary of TA Associates Management Holding LP.

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.

Founded in 1997, Gilbert Global Equity Partners LLC is a global institutional investment firm that makes private equity and equity-related investments in public and private companies. The firm is located in New York City and has an additional office in Beverly Hills, California. They manage Gilbert Global Equity Capital LLC.

MidOcean US Advisor LP (MidOcean Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2003 by James Edward Virtue. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Perkins & Marie Callender's LLC engages in the operation of restaurants. It offers breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, and dessert items. The company was founded in 1958 and is headquartered in Memphis, TN.

Real Mex Restaurants, Inc. owns and operates a chain of restaurants. It manufactures and distributes Mexican food products to service restaurants, casual dining, retail, and foodservice channels. The company was founded in 1954 and is headquartered in Cypress, CA.

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA (Investment Management) (JPMC-IM) is the investment management division of JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA, ultimately held by JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM), a global financial services firm. Headquartered in New York City, JPMC-IM provides asset management services for corporations, institutional investors, hedge funds, governments, healthcare organizations, educational institutions and affluent individuals.

Worldwide Media Services Group, Inc. publishes celebrity journalism and health and fitness magazines. The firm manages 18 different digital sites including RadarOnline.com, OKmagazine.com, CountryWeekly.com, Shape.com, FitPregnancy.com, MensFitness.com, and MuscleandFitness.com. The company was founded by Arthur H. Kernin 1936 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Golden Gate Private Equity, Inc. (Golden Gate Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2000 by David C. Dominik and Jesse T. Rogers. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Oaktree Capital Management (Private Equity) (Oaktree Capital Management) is a private equity subsidiary of OCM Principal Investment Group founded in 1995 by Howard Marks and Bruce Karsh. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

The Learning Experience Systems LLC operates child development centers. It offers child care to children of six weeks to five years by its programs Yippee 4 Yoga, Music 4 Me, Movin’ N Groovin’, manners and etiquette, and foreign language. The company was founded by Michael H. Weissman, Richard Weissman and Linda Weissman in 1980 and is headquartered in Boca Raton, FL.

Sappi NAFinance LLC manufactures and supplies coated fine paper and paper products. It produces coated woodfree paper used in publishing books, catalogs, magazines, printing business stationery, and printing applications. The company's brands include Patina, Lustro and Strobe. Sappi NAFinance operates mills in Minnesota and Michigan. It was founded in 1854 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Hammond Kennedy Whitney & Co., Inc. (HKW) is an independent private equity firm founded in 1903. The firm is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana.

New Water Capital LP (New Water Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2014 by Jason Howard Neimark, Brian McGee and John Disa. The firm is headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida.

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.

Tri Pointe Homes Texas, Inc. engages in developing neighborhood communities. The company was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Zetland Capital Partners LLP (Zetland Capital) is an Independent private equity firm founded in 2016 by Ahmed H. Hamdani. The firm is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

Founded in 2003 by Benjamin Howe and Maria Lewis Kussmaul, America's Growth Capital LLC (ACG) is an emerging growth-focused, research, broker/dealer and investment banking firm headquartered in Boston. The firm is a subsidiary of America's Growth Capital Holdings LLC. They seek to identify small-cap opportunities and bring new investment opportunities to growth-oriented institutional and private equity investors. AGC completes investment banking transactions for emerging growth companies in the following industries: (1) technology including communications, data center, financial technology, information security, semiconductors and software (2) clean technology, (3) digital media/Internet and (4) business services. They have participated in transactions ranging in size from $6 million to $1 billion. These transactions have included buyouts, buy-side and sell-side advisory assignments, private placements, PIPEs, IPOs, follow-ons and fairness opinions. The firm's Capital Markets group provides analysis on leading emerging growth sectors with a focus on identifying dynamic changes and trends in their focus industries. They present ideas through: (1) white papers, which provide topical and industry-wide analysis by highlighting the leading small-cap public and private companies of influence (2) thought pieces, which illustrate the impact of current events such as legislation, market swings and (3) capital market updates which present comprehensive statistics and data on one or more product areas including IPOs, M&A, private placements, etc. that have an impact on the emerging growth universe. AGC maintains relationships across multiple pools of capital including institutional, private equity, venture capital, hedge fund, sovereign wealth and debt. They leverage those relationships to provide clients with the best sources of financing for their particular needs.