Michael A. Ard

Vista Private Equity Group (Vista Private Equity Group) is a private equity firm founded in 2006 by Greg Houghtaling, Kurt Keene and Brent Mann. The firm is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

NuvoLase, Inc. develops light-based disinfectant devices and procedures. It offers FootLaser, a laser light-based device for the temporary increase of clear nail in patients with onychomycosis or nail fungus. The firm serves healthcare providers worldwide. The company was founded by John Strisower, David Michael Harris and Preston W. Campbell III in August 2011 and is headquartered in Chico, CA.

Spectra Analysis Instruments, Inc. supplies molecular spectroscopy systems and applications for chromatography. The company was founded by George J. Giansanti, William W. Carson and Sydney Bourne in 1993 and is headquartered in Marlborough, MA.

Pacira Cryotech, Inc. develops novel technologies for treatment of peripheral nerves. Its iovera treatment harnesses the power of cold with the Focused Cold Therapy delivery system and delivers immediate results for both therapeutic and aesthetic applications. The firm’s iovera treatment does not use toxins, chemicals, or pharmaceuticals to achieve results and leaves nothing behind in the body. The company was founded by Lisa Elkins in 2005 and is headquartered in Fremont, CA.

Respironics Ltd. develops and manufactures medical and healthcare products. Its products include Porta-Neb, Freeway Freedom, Sidestream, and Ventstream. The company was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Bognor Regis, the United Kingdom.

Karus Therapeutics Ltd. provides therapies for treatment of cancer and inflammatory diseases. It offers HDAC6 and PI3K inhibitors for the treatment of cancer. The firm’s products in pipeline include KA-2237, KAR4000 Series and KAR3000 Series for the treatment of chronic inflammation, haematological malignancies, and solid tumours. The company was founded in July 2005 by Arasu Ganesan, Graham Keith Packham and Paul Townsend and is headquartered in Abingdon, the United Kingdom.

Lab 21 Ltd. operates as a healthcare diagnostics company. It specializes in providing patients, doctors, hospitals ,and healthcare providers with diagnostic information for disease identification, disease predisposition, and personalized medicine, to help in managing health problems. It also offers diagnostic products and services and supports blood bank screening, medical diagnostics, and drug discovery. The company was founded in April 2005 by Berwyn E. Clarke and is headquartered in Cambridge, the United Kingdom.

Memry Corp. provides nitinol melting, materials, nitinol fabrication and finishing services. The firm’s products include nitinol alloys, mill products, tube, wire, sheet and strip. The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Bethel, CT.

Novolex Holdings LLC engages in the manufacture of paper and plastic flexible packaging products. Its packaging brands include hilex poly, duro and heritage bag, bagcraft, burrows and deluxe packaging, international converter, shields, and novolex corporate products. It serves retail, grocery, food service, hospitality, institutional, and industrial markets. The company was founded by Leon Farahnik in 2003 and headquartered in Hartsville, SC.

Vista Panels Ltd. specializes in uPVC and composite door supply for trade. The firm supply uPVC panels and GRP (Glass Reinforced Plastic) doors to fabricators. It sells products to new built, retail and social housing markets. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Wirral, the United Kingdom.

Nexus Medical LLC(Nexus Medical) is a Venture Capital firm founded in 1996 by Edwin Snape and John F. Rousseau. The firm is headquartered in Quincy, Massachusetts.

Diomed, Inc. treats vein related problems with diode lasers for surgery and other medical applications. The company uses endovenous laser treatment for varicose veins and photo dynamic therapy for cancer and pre-cancer treatments. It has offices at Hamburg in Germany, Kladno in Czech Republic, Vasteras in Sweden, Denmark, Finland, France, Hungary, Greece, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, the UK, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Turkey, Switzerland, Belgium & Bulgaria and has distributors in Africa, Asia, Australia and North & South America. Diomed is based in Andover, MA.

Whitehead Associates, Inc. manufactures and markets electrical products. The private company is based in Charlotte, NC.