Joseph Marino

The Halifax Group LLC (Halifax) is a private equity firm founded in 1999 by Williams L. Rogers and David W. Dupree. The firm is headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia.

Piper Sandler & Co. (Broker) (PSC-Broker) is the full-service brokerage division of Piper Sandler & Co., a financial service firm headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They are a subsidiary of Piper Sandler Companies (NYSE: PIPR). The firm was founded in 1969 and previously known as Piper Jaffray & Co. They became Piper Sandler & Co. when Piper Jaffray Companies and Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P. merged to become Piper Sandler Companies in 2020. PSC-Broker provides brokerage and investment banking services to financial institutions, corporations and other financial investors. Their core focus sectors are Agriculture, renewables & cannabis, Business services, Chemicals & Materials, Consumer, Diversified industrials & services, Energy, Financial services, financial sponsors, Healthcare, and Technology.

Align Capital Partners, LLC (Align Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2016 by Steve Dyke, Chris Jones and Rob Langley. The firm is headquartered in Shaker Heights, Ohio.

Custom Veterinary Services, Inc. is a contract manufacturer of custom-formulated nutritional, dermatological, and grooming products for the animal health market. The company is based in Miami, FL and was founded in 2005 by Ruben F. Martinez. The company develops and manufacture a comprehensive range of made-to-order health and wellness products for dogs, cats, and horses. The company has a leading reputation for quality, innovation, and customer service and have formed trusted relationships with a diversified base of blue-chip customers, ranging from large veterinary pharmaceutical companies to leading pet care and nutrition brands. Custom Veterinary Services is the reigning National Animal Supplement Council (NASC) Supplier of the Year and provides customized solutions for product and supply chain needs.

We Are Rosie LLC is a flexible talent marketplace for the advertising and marketing industry. The company is based in Chattahoochee Hills, GA. The company leverages a community of over 10,000 independent marketers to provide curated, on-demand teams and flexible marketing talent to companies such as Bumble, Meta, IBM, and Microsoft. The company offers weekly pay and benefits to their talent. The company was founded in 2018 by Stephanie Nadi Olson, who has been the CEO since 2018.

Protegis LLC engages in the provision of inspection, maintenance, installation, and repair services and sells new, repaired, and remanufactured parts for fire and security systems, and equipment. Its program include backflow testing, fire training, walk-in services, workplace safety, lose the lines, and parts buy-back. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Louisville, KY.

Alliance Source Testing LLC engages in the provision of air emission testing solutions. It offers testing capabilities, oil and gas testing and analysis, accreditations, and health and safety services. The firm serves the asphalt production, automotive manufacturing, brick, cement production, chemical manufacturing, consultants, ethanol, fiberglass, and food and beverage industries. The company is headquartered in Decatur, AL.

Barrow-Agee Laboratories LLC provides microbiological and analytical chemistry testing services. It offers tests for allergy, analytical chemistry, drugs, antibiotic residues in tissue, fats, oils, nutritional labeling, sugar and inorganic food. The company was founded by Edward Barrow and Worthen Agee in 1917 and is headquartered in Memphis, TN.

Vetevolve Holdings LLC provides veterinarians with an alternative approach to succession planning. The company is headquartered in Richmond, VA.