Donald B. Pettigrew

Petco Animal Supplies, Inc. retails premium pet food, supplies, services and companion animals. The firm specializes in pet services, dog food, dog supplies, dog products, dog beds, cat food, cat supplies, cat products, cat beds, fish tanks, fish supplies, small animal and reptile supplies. The company was founded by Walter Evans in 1965 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inc. (Cohen & Steers) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Martin Cohen and Robert Steers in 1986. They are a subsidiary of Cohen & Steers, Inc. (NYSE: CNS). Cohen & Steers serves institutional and individual investors through a wide range of investment products and services, which includes separately managed accounts, registered funds in the US and Europe, and private funds.

Fifth Third Bank engages in the provision of banking services. It offers personal, business, and commercial banking services. The company was founded on June 17, 1858 and is headquartered in Columbus, OH.

The Colorado Public Employees' Retirement Association (Colorado PERA) is the State-owned pension fund manager headquartered in Denver, Colorado. The firm was founded by state law in 1931. Colorado PERA provides retirement and other benefits to current and former teachers, State Troopers, snowplow drivers, corrections officers, and other public employees who provide valuable services to all of Colorado. It is a substitute for Social Security for most of these public employees.

KRG Capital LLC (KRG Capital Partners) is a private equity subsidiary of the Kite Realty Group Trust founded in 1996 by Mark M. King, Charles R. Gwirtsman, and Bruce Rodgers. The firm is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

MOD-PAC Corp. designs, manufactures, and markets folding cartons, stock packaging, and print product. The firm offers custom packaging, stock packaging and personalized printing. It provides custom folding cartons for customers in the food and food service, healthcare, medical, and automotive industries, including private label manufacturers. The company was founded in 1881 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.

PetFoodDirect.com provides online retail services for pet foods and accessories. It manufactures canned and dry pet food for dogs, puppies, cats, kittens, birds, rabbits, ferrets, guinea pigs, hamsters, fish, and other domestic animals. The company was founded by Jon Roska in 1997 and is headquartered in Harleysville, PA.

Part of Bank of Montreal, Harris Nesbitt Corp. is a company that offers investment services. The company is based in New York, NY.

Nexstar Energy Ltd. engages in oil and gas exploration. The company was founded on June 22, 2005 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

KPMG LLP engages in the provision of audit, tax, and advisory services. It serves the banking and capital markets, building, construction and real estate, consumer and retail, energy, natural resources and chemicals, financial services, government and public sector, healthcare and life sciences, industrial manufacturing, insurance, media and entertainment, private equity, technology, telecommunications, and venture capital industries. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Summit Global Management, Inc. is an independent investment advisory firm headquartered in La Jolla, California. Founded in 1983, the firm provides investment advice to various types of clients.

Spectrum Healthcare Resources, Inc. provides permanent civilian-contracted professional staffing services. It offers healthcare staffing services to the military facilities, veteran affairs clinics, and other federal agencies. The company was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.

The Hilsinger Co. engages in the manufacture and distribution of optical products and accessories. The firm also provides eyewear repair, educational tools, and rewards services. The company was founded by Arthur Hilsinger Sr., Arthur Hilsinger Jr., and Herbert P. Nelson in 1956 and is headquartered in Plainville, MA.

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

California Institute of Technology provides education focusing on science, engineering, academia, business, and public service. The company was founded in 1891 and it is headquartered in Pasadena, CA.

The Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers, Inc. is a non-profit organization that owns and operates technical professional association. It provides membership and services, societies and communities support, publication services, and conferences and events. The company was founded in 1884 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

SomaLogic Operating Co., Inc. engages in the development of technologies used in the areas of diagnostics, clinical research, and pharmaceutical development. It offers protein biomarker systems for applications in drug discovery, therapeutic treatments, and wellness monitoring. The firm's products and services include SOMAscan service, SOMAscan at the institution, individual SOMAscan reagents, SOMAmer discovery service, SomaLogic CLIA laboratory, and technical support. The company was founded by Larry Gold and David Brunel in 2000 and is headquartered in Boulder, CO.

University of Colorado Foundation, Inc. provides financial support to charitable causes. It raises private funds from outside for support the University's strategic initiatives. The firm manages investments such as endowment funds and charitable trusts. The company was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Boulder, CO

Part of National Bank Holdings Corp., NBH Bank is a state chartered commercial bank based in Greenwood Village, CO. NBH Bank operates as a commercial bank. The CEO of the company is G. Timothy Laney.

MFC Capital Funding, Inc. (MFC Capital Funding) is a Private Equity firm, a subsidiary of Marquette Financial Cos. founded in 2005 by Joe P. Gaffigan, Chris S. Randall and Ed J. Ryczek. The firm is headquartered in US, Minneapolis.

Learn.com, Inc. provides e-learning solutions. It offers creating and projecting power on-demand e-learning. The firm’s solutions allow the organizations to administer every aspect of their training and learning initiatives, including design, delivery, tracking, and implementation. The company was founded by Jim Riley in 1998 and is headquartered in Sunrise, FL.

Meritage Energy Company, LLC ('Meritage') is an oil & gas acquisition and exploitation company, formed in July of 2006 by Samuel D. Winegrad, Thomas J. Corley other institutional and individual investors. Messrs. Winegrad and Corley each have over twenty years of oil & gas experience with both private and public concerns and in senior executive capacities. Meritage was formed for the purpose of acquiring stable, long life oil & gas fields, enhancing their value through implementation of cost efficiencies and the application of new and existing technologies, exploiting previously unrealized value, and gaining the arbitrage value associated with the bundling of smaller properties into a larger and hence more attractive package for divestiture. In summary, Meritage can demonstrate sound financial backing, a rational business plan based on a proven formula which invests in 'bricks and mortar' assets, as well as seasoned management with a proven track record of building, managing and divesting oil and gas companies.

Mercy Housing Southwest develops and provides affordable housing opportunities and related support services. The private company is based in Denver, CO and has subsidiaries in the United States. Lillian Murphy has been the CEO of the company since 1987.

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.