David W. Lown

SM&A, Inc. provides management consulting services. It provides strategy, proposal management, program management, systems engineering, expert support, program planning and other technical support to industrial customers. The firm serves in the area of defense, homeland security, aerospace, information technology, architect and engineering sectors. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

Abel/Noser Corp. provides trading and trade cost analysis for institutional investors. It products include equity and fixed income transaction cost analysis trade zoom, agency brokerage, commission recapture, transition management and pre-trade analysis trade compass. The company was founded by Stanley S. Abel and Eugene A. Noser, Jr. in 1975 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Paradigm Spine LLC designs, develops and markets solutions for the treatment of spinal conditions and diseases. It offers solutions for the disease management of spinal stenosis. The company was founded by by Marc R. Viscogliosi, Anthony G. Viscogliosi, John J. Viscogliosi and Guntmar H. Eisen in 2004 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Viscogliosi & Co. LLC is a company that provides advisory, brokerage, and accounting services. The company is based in New York, NY. The company was founded by John J. Viscogliosi and Marc R. Viscogliosi. The CEO is Jean Urquiola.

Small Bone Innovations, Inc. develops and markets implants for the small bones and joints. It offers Star Ankle, A3 fusion nail, Auto fix stainless steel, Stafix, mini rail system, Fusifix, Silicon pip, Stability sigmoid notch, Rhead, Uni-Elbow radio capitellum and Autofix. The company was founded by Anthony G. Viscogliosi, John L. Viscogliosi, and Marc R. Viscogliosi in May 2004 and is headquartered in Morrisville, PA.

Centinel Spine LLC operates as a privately-held spinal device company. It offers brand-name motion-preserving and fusion solutions. Its products include PRODISC L, STALIF M FLX, STALIF HISTORY, PRODISC C, and STALIF C FLX. The company was founded by John J. Viscogliosi in August 2008 and is headquartered in West Chester, PA.

Woven Orthopedic Technologies LLC designs and develops orthopedic technologies for the treatment of orthopedic conditions. Its device is designed to increase surface area contact between the bone and screw; distribute load transfer to help bone healing and remodeling; and promote bone ingrowth to enhance fixation. The company was founded in March 2013 and is headquartered in Manchester, CT.

Portfolium, Inc. operates as an academic e-portfolio network. The firm solutions include ePortfolios, assessment, badging and pathways, and talentMatch. The company was founded by Adam Markowitz, Marashlian Daniel, Royce Rowan, and Neal Bloom in 2014 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Jefferies LLC is a global investment bank and institutional securities firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Jefferies Group LLC, ultimately held by Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF). Jefferies provides corporate clients with research and execution services in equity, fixed income, and foreign exchange markets, as well as a full range of investment banking services such as underwriting, mergers and acquisitions, restructuring and recapitalization, and other advisory services, with all businesses operating in the Americas, Europe and Asia.

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.

Kirkland & Ellis LLP provides legal services. It counsels clients in litigation, corporate and tax, intellectual property and restructuring matters. The firm offers intellectual property, antitrust and competition, international trade and national security, real estate and tax, benefits and estate planning services. The company was founded in 1909 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Caltius Structured Capital (Caltius Structured Capital) is a private equity subsidiary of Caltius Capital Management LLC founded in 1997 by Michael Kane and Jim B Upchurch. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

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.

Caltius Capital Management LLC provides capital solutions to middle market companies. Its caltius mezzanine offer acquisition financings, growth capital financings, liquidity for existing shareholders, management or leveraged buyouts and recapitalizations and refinancings. The firm’s caltius equity partners offers estate planning, management buyouts, growth financings and corporate divestitures. The company was founded by Jim Upchurch in 1997 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Crescent Ridge Partners LLC (Crescent Ridge Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2012 by Allison Long Pettine. The firm is headquartered in San Diego, California.

Seed San Diego LLC (Seed San Diego) is a venture capital firm founded in 2014 by Allison Long Pettine, Eric Gasser and Taner Halicioglu. The firm is headquartered in San Diego, California.

Junior Achievement of New York, Inc. provides kindergarten-12th grade programs foster work-readiness entrepreneurship and financial literacy skills. Its programs include JA Be Entrepreneurial, JA Career Success, JA Company Program Blended Model, JA Economic for Success, JA Finance Park, JA Global Marketplace, JA It?s My Business, and JA It?s My Future. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Part of Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc., First of Michigan Corp. is a company that provides investment advice. The company is based in Battle Creek, MI.

Spine Solutions, Inc. develops, manufactures, and markets spinal products used to reduce spinal disorders and back pain. The company is headquartered in New York, NY

Spine BioPharma LLC is a pharmaceutical manufacturing company. The company is based in New York, NY. The company was founded by John J. Viscogliosi and the CEO is Marc R. Viscogliosi.

Radius Ventures LLC (Radius ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 1997 by Daniel C. Lubin and Jordan S. Davis. The firm is headquartered in New York.