Ben S. Adams

Stephens, Inc. is a full-service investment bank and brokerage firm headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas. The firm was founded in 1933 and is a subsidiary of Susi Holdings, Inc., which is owned by Stephens Financial Services LLC. Stephens provides comprehensive securities sales and trading services, including customized solutions for clients in North America and abroad.

Huneeus Vintners LLC owns and operates wineries. The company was founded by Agustin Huneeus and Agustin Francisco in 1999 and is headquartered in Napa, CA .

Part of Bank of America Corp., Wave Securities LLC is a telecommunications operator that provides international infrastructure through a submarine cable system. The company is based in Chicago, IL. Globenet, a subsidiary of Wave Securities, delivers its services through its own, fully redundant submarine cable systems that span across 26,000 kms. Globenet's portfolio of products includes connectivity (IP transit, Ethernet, wave), edge datacenter, cloud, and security services. Globenet provides international capacity via a subsea, dual ring-protected cable system that connects various locations. This 26,000-kilometer network is fully redundant and supports a comprehensive and integrated portfolio of connectivity, IP, colocation, and security services. Globenet also has colocation spaces at its cable landing stations (CLS), internet exchange points (IXPs) in various locations, and a data center. In 2019, Globenet won seven prestigious international awards, including the best project in the Americas region at the Capacity Carrier Awards, for its new 2,600 km subsea cable system, Malbec, which connects with various locations and the rest of the world. The company was founded by David C. Hayden. Wave Securities was acquired by Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. /Old/ from Archipelago Holdings, Inc. on March 03, 2006.

Southern Tide LLC designs, manufactures, and sells casual clothing. It offers a variety of apparel and accessory products for men, ladies and youth. Its products include pants and shorts, polo shirts, sweaters, jeans, and t-shirts. The company was founded by Allen Stephenson in 2006 and is headquartered in Greenville, SC.

Linsalata Capital Management LLC (Linsalata Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1984 by Frank N. Linsalata. The firm is headquartered in Mayfield Heights, Ohio.

Kohlberg & Co. LLC (Kohlberg & Co) is a private equity firm founded in 1987 by James Andrew Kohlberg and Jerome S. Kohlberg. The firm is headquartered in Mount Kisco, New York.

Sun Capital Partners, Inc. (Sun Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1995 by Rodger R. Krouse and Marc J. Leder. The firm is headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida.

Keystone Capital Management LP (Keystone Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 1994 by Kent P. Dauten and Scott L. Gwilliam. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

MediaSpan Group, Inc. provides digital content management, online marketing, advertising, and business productivity solutions for media companies. It includes local newspapers, broadcast properties, design services, and website management. The company is headquartered in Bingham Farms, MI.

Kroll LLC provides global advisory services. It offers valuation advisory; governance, risk, investigation, and disputes; kroll cyber risk, corporates finance, and compliance and regulatory consulting. The company was founded by William Duff and George Phelps in 1932 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Brazos Private Equity Partners LLC (Brazos Private Equity Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1999 by Patrick McGee. The firm is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

Rennhack Marketing Services, Inc. provides incentive marketing and merchandising services. It offers acquisition, optimization, reward, and retention programs and strategies. The firm also offers its branded merchandise-based incentive programs for financial services clients to attract, retain, and grow customers. The company was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Grapevine, TX.

The Pillsbury Co. manufactures and distributes food products. Its products include baked goods, biscuits, breads, cookies, crescents, pie crusts, pizza crusts and snacks. The company was founded in 1869 is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Strategic Equipment & Supply Corp. provides equipment, service and solutions for foodservice industry. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Scharffen Berger Chocolate Maker, Inc. manufactures and sells chocolates. The company offers breads, brownies, fudge, cakes, cookies, drinks, fondue, frosting, sauces, moussee, pudding, tarts, tortes, truffles, ice cream, sorbet and gelato. It also offers specialty and corporate gifts and books. Scharffen Berger Chocolate Maker was founded by John Scharffenberger and Robert Steinberg in 1996 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

ORS Nasco, Inc. distributes welding and oilfield equipment. The firm supplies for industrial, safety, electrical, construction, HVAC, MRO, PVF, plumbing, janitorial and rental. It serves the distributors across North America with premium-branded and private-label products. The company was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Tulsa, OK.

Tri-Northern Security Distribution, Inc. engages in the distribution and supply of security and low voltage products. It offers audio and automation; CCTV (closed-circuit television); data communications; fire; hardware; intrusion detection; and IP solutions. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Woodbury, NY.

Part of Deutsche Bank AG, Bankers Trust & Co. is a company that provides trust services. The company is based in New York, NY.

EDJX, Inc. operates as a computing platform company. It offers server less edge and edge infrastructure. The company was founded by John Cowan and James Thomason in 2018 and is headquartered in Raleigh, NC.

NGP Energy Capital Management LLC operates as a private equity firm in the natural resources industry. It considers investment in companies specializing in the oil and gas acquisitions and exploitation; oil and gas development drilling; midstream acquisitions and development opportunities; and oil and gas minerals and royalties. The company was founded by Kenneth Alfredo Hersh and David Russell Albin in 1988 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Mgt Co. LLC (MPE Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2012 by Peter Taft, Karen Tuleta and Joe Machado. The firm is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio.

Guardian Capital Partners Investment Management LP (Guardian Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2007 by Scott D. Evans, Peter H. Haabestad and Hugh Kenworthy III. The firm is headquartered in Wayne, Pennsylvania.

Flat River Group LLC engages in the distribution of consumer products. It offers full service warehousing and fulfillment services to variety of ecommerce retailers. The company was founded by Matt Stahlin and Matt Dean in 2011 and is headquartered in Belding, MI.

Unity Partners LP (Unity Partners) is a private equity and venture capital firm founded in 2022 by John A. Block and Bryan W. Adams. The firm is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

Highview Capital LLC (Highview Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2016 by Ryan McCarthy and David Cohen. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

Blackhawk Industrial Distribution, Inc. engages in the manufacture and sale of industrial products and equipment. The firm also offers custom tool fabrication, tool reconditioning, inventory management, procurement, packaging services, product sourcing, and technical innovation services. The company was founded by William Scheller in 2010 and is headquartered in Broken Arrow, OK.

KERA Ltd. is a North Texas Public Broadcasting company that provides in-depth digital storytelling projects about the people of Texas, the crises they endure, the issues they overcome, and the triumphs. KERA is based in Dallas, TX, and each week, two million people listen to and watch programming on KERA TV, KERA FM, KERA WORLD, and KXT or access online and mobile content. The company serves through public TV, radio, and digital resources that educate, engage, inspire, inform, and entertain. The CEO of the company is Nico Leone.