Brian Thomas

Balfour & Co. manufactures and distributes jewellery and recognition products. It offers innovative products such as class rings, yearbooks, graduation products, achievement publications, and affinity jewellery through in-school and retail distribution. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Standard & Poor's Investment Advisory Services LLC (SPIAS) is investment research firm and registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of S&P Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPGI), formerly McGraw Hill Financial, Inc. SPIAS’ advisory services are generally offered to institutions (e.g., broker-dealers, investment advisers, investment companies and other financial institutions). SPIAS does not generally provide its advisory services directly to retail clients, but its services may be used by its clients in advising their own underlying clients, which may include retail clients. SPIAS also provides advisory consulting services to institutional clients and investment managers-of-investment funds, and investment sub-advisory services for registered investment companies, including open-end mutual funds and other institutions. S&P Global's operations consist of three reportable segments: S&P Global Ratings, S&P Global Platts, and S&P Dow Jones Indices. S&P Global Ratings is an independent provider of credit ratings, research and analytics to investors, issuers and market participants. It includes the NRSRO and certain other ratings-related businesses. S&P Global Platts provides essential price data, analytics, and industry insight that enable commodities markets to perform with greater transparency and efficiency. S&P Dow Jones Indices is a global index provider that maintains a wide variety of indices to meet an array of investor needs. In 2016, CFRA acquired S&P Global Market Intelligence’s Equity and Fund Research business (formerly known as S&P Capital IQ and SNL) from S&P Global, Inc.

Country Pure Foods, Inc. produces, processes, and distributes juice products and other beverages. The firm provides juices and concentrates, blends, fortified juices, and drinks in various flavors, portion sizes, and packaging options; and other beverages, such as natural spring water, fruit drinks, and iced tea. It serves foodservice, retail, and co-pack markets; retail grocery chains and club stores; and institutions, such as hospitals, nursing homes, and schools in the United States. The company was founded in 1948 and is headquartered in Akron, OH.

Likewize Corp. provides wireless distribution and supply-chain services. The firm specializes in accessories, supply chain solutions, handset protection & insurance programs, reverse product solutions, buyback & trade-in solutions and financial solutions. The company was founded by Raul Marcelo Claure in 1997 and is headquartered in Miami, FL.

After-Party2, Inc. provides rental equipment and event services. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

Founded in 1898, Northeastern University is a private research university located in the heart of Boston. Northeastern teaches worldwide experiential learning, urban engagement, and interdisciplinary research that meets global and societal needs. The University offers a range of undergraduate and graduate programs leading to degrees through the doctorate in nine colleges and schools.

Baldwin Richardson Foods Co. produces and distributes food toppings, fillings and beverage mixes. It makes many kinds of liquid products for the food industry such as flavored icings, dessert toppings, syrups, specialty fruit fillings, ice cream variegates, plate designers and bake stable toppings/drizzles. The company's packaging capabilities range from portion control cups & pouches to industrial pails, drums and totes. Baldwin Richardson Foods was founded in 1916 and is headquartered in Frankfort, IL

Polar Corp. manufactures soft drinks and beverages. It offers a broad portfolio of carbonated beverages includes regular and diet flavors, seltzers and mixers. The firm also provides fruit juices and spring water. The company was founded by Dennis M. Crowley in 1882 and is headquartered in Worcester, MA.

GE Energy Financial Services Inc (GE Energy Financial Svcs) is a private equity subsidiary of GE Energy Services, Inc founded in 1991. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Huntington Foam LLC provides custom-engineered shape-molded and fabricated foam made from expanded polystyrene, expanded polypropylene, and other advanced resins. It specializes in the production and assembly of key components utilized in protective packaging, energy absorbing safety materials, and temperature controlled containers. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Greer, SC.

BMO Bank NA provides personal, business, and commercial banking products and financial advisory services. Its personal banking products and services include checking accounts; statement savings accounts, money market accounts, and certificates of deposit (CD); fixed and adjustable rate mortgages; credit cards, loans and lines of credit, and retirement accounts and investments; home equity, personal loans and lines of credit, and auto loans; and online banking, mobile banking, phone banking, payment and deposit, cross-border banking for Canadians, and switch kit services. The company was founded in 1882 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

D&W Fine Pack Holdings LLC manufactures aluminum and plastic food containers and packaging products for the food services industry. The company is headquartered in Fountain Inn, SC.

Eagle Holding Co., Inc. operates as a development stage company. The company is headquartered in New Canaan, CT.