Darron K. Ash

Sammons Enterprises, Inc. operates as an investment holding company that specializes in investment services. It has businesses and investor partnerships in industries such as insurance, financial services, materials handling equipment, and real estate. The company was founded by Charles Addison Sammons in and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

North American Co. for Life & Health Insurance engages in the provision of quality insurance products to consumers throughout the U.S. It offers a comprehensive portfolio of term, universal life, and indexed universal life insurance products. It also offers a wide variety of traditional fixed and fixed index annuities and consistently ranks among the top fixed index annuity carrier in the U.S. The company was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Midland National Life Insurance Co. engages in the provision of life insurance products. It offers its products through multiple channels including independent agents, broker-dealers, benefit consultants, and third-party marketers. The company was founded in 1906 and is headquartered in West Des Moines, IA.

Briggs Equipment, Inc. distributes and rents industrial and construction equipment. The firm also offers contractor rental products including aerial work platforms and dirt moving equipment. The company was founded by J.C. Weaver and C.H. Briggs in 1896 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Briggs Equipment UK Ltd. distributes forklift trucks and other materials handling equipment. It offers tractors, combustion trucks, container handlers, and pallet stackers. The company was founded on August 3, 2006 and is headquartered in Cannock, the United Kingdom.

Sammons Financial Group, Inc. provides insurance and financial services. It offers life and health insurance; traditional, fixed, and fixed index annuities; solutions for credit unions and insurance companies. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

HM Capital Partners LLC is a private equity firm located in Dallas, Texas. The firm was originally formed in 1989 by Tom Hicks and John Muse as Hicks, Muse & Co. In 1994, they became known as Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst to reflect the roles of Charles Tate and Jack Furst. In March 2006, the name was changed to HM Capital Partners to reflect the departure of Tom Hicks and the new group of partners heading the firm.