Kelvin E. Bernard

Gerber Scientific LLC produces automated manufacturing systems for the sign making, specialty graphics and packaging, apparel and flexible materials and ophthalmic lens processing industries. It also serves fashion and apparel, transportation, aerospace and furniture industries. The company was founded by H. Joseph Gerber in 1968 and is headquartered in Tolland, CT.

Part of Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., Shearson Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. provides security broker services. The company is based in New York, NY.

Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors LP (Kayne Anderson) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and alternative investment management firm headquartered in Los Angeles, California. Formerly known as Kaim Non Traditional LP, the firm was founded in 1984 by Richard Kayne and John Anderson. They are owned by Richard Kayne through his majority ownership of Kayne Anderson Investment Management, Inc. Kayne Anderson provides investment supervisory services through privately offered pooled investment vehicles, and to a lesser extent, through separate accounts and mutual funds.

Cowen & Co. LLC is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Cowen Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by The Toronto-Dominion Bank (TSE: TD) in Canada. Cowen & Co. offers industry-focused investment banking for growth-oriented companies, domain knowledge-driven research and a sales and trading platform for institutional investors. Their institutional sales and trading business serves both equity and fixed-income clients. Sales and trading execution platform is structured around the following key verticals: (1) healthcare (2) technology, telecommunications and media (TMT) (3) REITs and financials (4) aerospace and defense (5) consumer and (6) alternative energy.

Prospector Partners LLC (Prospector) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Guilford, Connecticut. The firm was founded in 1997 by John D. Gillespie. Prospector provides discretionary investment management services to various institutional clients, which includes, but not limited to, private investment funds, a registered investment company, insurance companies, and other corporate or institutional entities.

UBS Securities LLC is an investment bank and registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 as UBS Warburg LLC. They are a subsidiary of UBS Americas Holding LLC, ultimately held by UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG, NYSE: UBS) in Switzerland. UBS Securities is a primary dealer in US Government securities and provides a full range of investment banking services which includes corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, trading and sales, fixed-income, equity research, private banking, underwriting and prime brokerage operations. The firm also provides advisory services and access to capital markets for corporate, institutional, intermediary and alternative asset management clients.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC provides assurance, tax and advisory services. Its services include audit and assurance, consulting, deals, human resources, legal, tax, and family business. The firm also offers accountability, risk management, structuring, mergers and acquisitions, and performance and process improvement. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.

Goodwin Capital Advisers, Inc. (Goodwin) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Hartford, Connecticut. The firm was founded in 2007 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Conning & Co. Their ultimate is parent Cathay Financial Holding Co. Ltd. (TPE: 2882) in Taiwan, which acquired the firm in 2015 through their subsidiary, Cathay Life Insurance Co. Ltd. Goodwin manages fixed income investments on behalf of institutional clients.

Virtus Fixed Income Advisers LLC (VFIA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Hartford, Connecticut. The firm was founded in 1992 as Seix Investment Advisors LLC. They are a subsidiary of Virtus Partners, Inc., which is owned by Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRTS). VFIA provides discretionary investment supervisory services to high-net worth individuals and institutional clients.

Total Technical Services, Inc. operates as a contract and temporary service supplier. The firm services include recruiting for engineering sector, management of outsources functions and customization of payroll process programs. The company was founded on April 23, 1992 and is headquartered in Maynard, MA.

Total Clerical Services, Inc. provides administrative, accounting, data entry, and secretarial placement. The company was founded on March 16, 1994 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA.

Blue Star Media Group, Inc. was incorporated in the state of Delaware on November 22, 2006. Since inception, the company has been engaged in organizational efforts and obtaining initial financing. The company was formed as a vehicle to pursue a business combination. The business purpose of the company is to seek the acquisition of or merger with, an existing company.

PAS Technologies, Inc. provides original equipment manufacturing, maintenance, repair, overhaul application and components. It offers products, services and solutions for the commercial and military aerospace, industrial gas turbine and oil and gas markets. The firm operates through its offices located in Hillsboro, Kansas City, Phoenix, Manchester, Singapore and Prahova. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in North Kansas City, MO.

Bolton Aerospace, Inc. provides precision machined products repair and overhaul services to the aerospace industries. The firm’s services include small turning, large turning, honing and precision assembly. The company is headquartered in Manchester, CT.

Cadence Aerospace LLC manufactures flight critical components for the commercial aerospace and defense industries. It offers subassemblies and assemblies, provision of repairs and overhaul services for the manufacturers of aircraft, aerostructures, aeroequipment, and other defense platforms. The company is headquartered in Anaheim, CA.

Gamma Aerospace LLC engages in manufacturing real estate service. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

The Panther Group, Inc. is a national staffing and recruiting firm that partners with companies to develop their recruiting strategies. The private company is based in Maynard, MA and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company places talent into rewarding careers. The company was founded in 1992 by Jordan Tritt and Kelvin E. Bernard. The CEO is Sean Cogdell.

Seacon Advanced Products LLC is a private company that manufactures underwater electrical and fiber optic connectors. Seacon Advanced Products is based in Bellville, TX. The company was founded in 1999.

MacArtney A/S designs, manufactures, sales and services components for underwater equipment. The firm offers connectivity, winch and handling systems, data acquisition, product book and services. The company was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Esbjerg, Denmark.

Ocean Design, Inc. provides subsea electrical and fiber-optic interconnects systems. Its products include sensor integration systems, hyperbaric penetrators, field-installable subsea cable terminations, wet-mateable inter-connection systems, down-hole and tree penetration components, including optical variants. The company's wet-mateable connectors include signal & high-power electrical, fiber optic and hybrid electro-optical products. Ocean Design was founded by John Folvig and James Cairns in 1988 and is headquartered in Daytona Beach, FL.

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. (MLPF&S) is a global investment banking firm, SEC-registered investment advisor, broker-dealer, and futures commission merchant headquartered in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of BAC North America Holding Co., ultimately held by Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC). MLPF&S provides investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, banks, insurance companies, thrift institutions, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations and other types of business.

Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island, Inc. (Invt Port) (NHPRI-IP) is the investment portfolio division of Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island, Inc., an insurance company headquartered in Smithfield, Rhode Island. The firm was founded in 1993 and provides Rhode Islanders access to high-quality, affordable health insurance plan options. NHPRI-IP manages the insurance investment portfolio.

White Mountains Advisors LLC (WMA) is an investment adviser headquartered in Guilford, Connecticut. The firm was founded in 2003 and they are a wholly-owned subsidiary of Guilford Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd. (NYSE:WTM). WMA manages investments for the insurance company subsidiaries and affiliates of White Mountains Insurance Group. The firm also manages investments for various holding company and other non-insurance company subsidiaries and affiliates of White Mountains Insurance Group.

Patriot Capital Funding, Inc., a fund listed on NASDAQ, seeks investment opportunities in small and mid-sized companies located in the US. The fund's investment criteria includes: revenues of $10 to $100 million p.a., EBITDA of $2,000,000, proven management teams, significant & defensible market share in niche industries, historical financial performance and low technological and/or product obsolescence risk. It invests in companies operating across a broad range of sectors such as, manufacturers, distributors and service. It provides financing in the form of junior & senior secured loans, subordinated debt, one-stop financing and equity investments. Its debt investment size ranges from $3 to $20 million and equity co-investments up to $2 million.

Harvest Capital Strategies LLC (Harvest) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded in 1999 and formerly known as JMP Asset Management LLC. They are wholly owned by JMP Holding LLC, ultimately held by Citizens Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: CFG). Harvest provides discretionary investment advisory services to a number of private investment funds that operate as private investment funds.

Part of Citizens Financial Group, Inc. (Rhode Island), Harvest Capital Credit LLC is an alternative investment manager. The company is based in New York, NY. The company was founded in 2011 by Richard Paul Buckanavage. Richard Paul Buckanavage has been the CEO since 2011.