Chris Snyder

ABS Capital Partners, Inc. (ABS Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1990 by Don Bruce Hebb and Tim Thaddeus Weglicki. The firm is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Founded in 1996, Cowen Capital Partners LLC, formerly SG Capital Partners LLC, is a private equity firm located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Cowen & Co. LLC, a New York City based SEC-registered broker/dealer. Their ultimate parent is Cowen Group, Inc. (NYSE: COWN), a New York City-based diversified financial services and investment banking firm that was formed in 1918. In 2009, Cowen merged with Ramius LLC

Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc. (Stifel) is a dual-registered broker-dealer and investment adviser headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. Founded in 1890, the firm is a subsidiary of Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF), a financial service holding company. Stifel provides full-service brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals and their families, institutions and businesses, and financial advisors.

American Capital Ltd. engages in the management of investments in middle market private equity, leveraged finance, and structured products. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Bethesda, MD.