Deb Gray

CVM, Inc. (Chicago Venture Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1998 by John M. Fife. The firm is headquartered in Chicago.

CIVC Partners LP(CIVC Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1970. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

IKANO Communications, Inc. provides private-label, wholesale, and retail Internet services. It offers hosted voice and broadband solutions for consumers and businesses through direct and wholesale channels. The company was founded by Henry Smith, Jeffrey Madison and Smith Doris in 1999 and is headquartered in Northridge, CA.

The Group's principal activity is to acquire, develop and produce crude oil and natural gas. The Group identifies high quality prospects and projects and provides the capital, technical support and business resources needed to develop the projects. It operates in North Dakota, Oklahoma and Texas and is currently engaged in exploration and development activities, including direct operator activities, through its subsidiary, Petrosearch Operating Company LLC.

Part of JFV Holdings, Inc., Utah Resources International, Inc. provides real estate development services. The company is based in St. George, UT.

Strategix Performance, Inc. provides automated sales and performance incentive compensation management, scorecard, dashboard reporting systems, supporting implementation, and consulting services. It offers system application and incentive plan management, implementation and configuration, user training, performance management solutions, incentive plan development and strategix private label program. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Part of CVM, Inc., Chicago Venture Management LLC provides private equity capital.

JFV Holdings, Inc. operates as an investment holding company. The company is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

G.K.R. Industries, Inc. supplies medical and hygienic products. It offers convenience bag for aviation, nursing homes, day care centers, schools, school bus lines, and private industries. The company was founded by Richard Fleury in 1987 and is headquartered in Crestwood, IL.

Chicago Venture Partners LP seeks investment opportunities in middle market companies located in the United States with minimum revenue of $15 million. The fund targets companies operating in the fields of software, e-commerce, telecommunications, consumer devices and information technology. It provides financing for LBOs, MBOs, buyouts, PIPEs, recapitalizations and growth capital requirements with a investment size ranging from $5,00,000 to $10,000,000 million and transaction size up to $30 million. It makes control and follow-on investments.