Irwin C. Gerson

The Black & Decker Corp. manufactures power tools, electric lawn and garden tools, hardware and home improvement products. The firm has been setting the standard for innovation and design of power tools, accessories, outdoor yard care equipment, home cleaning products, automotive and lighting products, hardware and other home improvement products. The company was founded by S. Duncan Black and Alonzo G. Decker Sr. in 1910 and is headquartered in Towson, MD.

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Credit Suisse Securities USA) is the broker/dealer division of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, an investment banking company headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse (USA), Inc., ultimately owned by Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN) in Switzerland. Credit Suisse Securities USA offers a suite of equities, solutions and credit products and services which includes global securities sales, trading and execution, prime brokerage and comprehensive investment research. Their clients include financial institutions, corporations, governments, institutional investors, such as pension funds and hedge funds, and private individuals around the world.

Ernst & Young LLP engages in the provision of accounting, assurance, tax, transaction, and advisory services. It specializes in the actuarial, analytics and big data, cyber security, accounting compliance and reporting, center for board matters, international financial reporting standards, country tax advisory, global trade, tax accounting, and climate change and sustainability. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Enzo Life Sciences, Inc. develops, produces and markets proprietary labeling and detection products for gene sequencing and genetic analysis. The firm provides DNA, RNA and protein quantification assays, genomics and general molecular biology tools, molecular labels and probes and compound libraries. The company is headquartered in Farmingdale, NY.

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center operates as a private cancer center. It offers cancer care services to adult; and child and teen patients. Its services include risk assessment and screening; diagnosis and treatment; clinical trials; patient and caregiver education; and pediatric clinical trials. The company was founded by John J. Astor and Charlotte Astor in 1884 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Long Island Association, Inc. engages in supporting growth, economic development and infrastructure investments on Long Island. It actively advocates the interests of, and promotes co-operation among, the business, labor, educational, scientific, technology, not-for profit and civic communities. The company was founded in 1926 and is headquartered in Melville, NY.

GlaxoSmithKline LLC engages in discovering, developing, and delivering medicines, vaccines, and other healthcare products. It offers prescription medicines that treat various diseases, including cancer, HIV/AIDS, depression, diabetes, high blood pressure, herpes, asthma, migraine, and heart diseases, as well as stomach and skin problems, infections, and flu. It also provides vaccines for children and adults; and over-the-counter products. The company was founded in 1929 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

Mizuho Securities USA LLC is the US-based securities broker/dealer and futures commission merchant arm of Mizuho Americas LLC, ultimately held by Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (TYO: 8411, NYSE: MFG) in Japan. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1994 and provides institutional and corporate clients access to commodity and financial markets around the world. Mizuho Securities USA covers the following industries: Consumer, Energy, Financial Institutions, Financial Sponsors, Healthcare, Industrial & Diversified Industries, Power, Utilities & Infrastructure, Real Estate, and Technology, Media & Telecom (TMT). The firm and their affiliates hold memberships on all major futures and options exchanges worldwide.

Havas Life New York provides advertising and marketing services for companies in the health care industry. The company offers creative development, brand promotion, public relation, and consulting services. Its also provides web services, sales training, and managed care consulting. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Amster, Rothstein & Ebenstein LLP is a mid-sized legal firm that specializes in intellectual property law, including patents, trademarks, copyrights, unfair competition, and related matters. The private company is based in New York, NY. The firm has a successful track record of serving clients ranging from individuals to multinational corporations, both domestic and worldwide. Since its establishment in 1953, the firm has been committed to providing legal expertise, innovation, and objective analysis to its clients.

Part of UBS Group AG, Credit Suisse Holdings (USA), Inc. is a company based in New York, NY. The CEO of the company is Eric Morris Varvel.

Kenilworth Racing (Pty) Ltd. operates horse racecourses. The private company is based in Cape Town, South Africa.

Creo Capital Partners Management LLC (CREO Capital Partners) is a private equity subsidiary of CREO Group of Cos. founded in 2005 by Gregory Mark Bortz and Rob Holland. The firm is headquartered in Greenwood Village, Colorado.

Part of Red Apple Group, Inc., United Metro Energy Corp. is a company that supplies heating oil, diesel and biofuels. The company is based in Brooklyn, NY.

D'Addario & Co., Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets strings for musical instruments. The firm distributes strings for fretted and bowed musical instruments, drumheads, drum practice pads, guitar, and other woodwind accessories. Its products are sold under the proprietary brand names D'Addario, Evans Drumheads, Planet Waves, Rico, and HQ Percussion. The company was founded by John D'Addario, Sr., John D'Addario, and James D'Addario in 1973 and is headquartered in Farmingdale, NY.

Grant Thornton LLP provides accounting, tax and business consulting services. It offers advisory, business consulting, business risk, enterprise technology and innovation, transaction services, data analytics, cyber risk, and data integrity services. The firm serves the construction, real estate and hospitality, consumer and industrial products, energy, financial services, health care and life sciences, not for profit organizations, private equity, public sector, and technology industries. The company was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Part of Baker Tilly US LLP, Lazar Levine & Felix LLP is a company that provides accounting and consulting services. Lazar Levine & Felix LLP is based in New York, NY. The company was founded by Melvin F. Lazar. Lazar Levine & Felix was acquired by Parente Randolph LLC on February 16, 2009 for $16 million.