James E. Illson

US Foods, Inc. engages in the market and distribution of fresh, frozen, dry food and non-food products. The firm offers meats and seafood; dry grocery products; refrigerated and frozen grocery products; equipment, disposable, and supplies; dairy; beverage products; and produce. Its brand portfolio includes Chef’s Line, Rykoff Sexton, Stock Yards, Metro Deli, Monarch, Monogram, Molly’s Kitchen, Glenview Farms, Valu+Plus, and Harvest Value. The company was founded on August 1, 1989 and is headquartered in Rosemont, IL.

Micro Warehouse, Inc. engages in the marketing of brand name personal computers, computer software, accessories, peripheral, and networking products. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Norwalk, CT.

Part of Intel Corp., Lernout & Hauspie Speech Products NV is a Belgian company that develops speech technology software. The company is based in Ieper, Belgium. The company was founded in 1987. Lernout & Hauspie Speech Products was acquired by Intel Corp. on April 01, 1999.

Merrill Lynch Capital Corp. provides various financing services. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

eMachines, Inc. manufactures personal computers and peripheral displays such as desktop and notebook PCs. It also provides technology solution and after sale services. The company was founded in 1998 by Lap-Shun Hui and is located in Irvine, CA.

Obagi Medical Products, Inc. develops, markets, and sells proprietary topical aesthetic and therapeutic prescription-strength skin care systems. It designed to help minimize the appearance of premature skin aging, skin damage, hyperpigmentation, acne, and sun damage and are primarily available through dermatologists, plastic surgeons, medical spas, and other skin care professionals. The company was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

Ares Management LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and global alternative investment manager headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded in 1997 by Merritt Hooper, John Kissick and Antony Ressler. They are a subsidiary of Ares Management Holdings LP and their ultimate parent is Ares Management Corp. (NYSE: ARES). Ares Management provides investment advice to various pooled investment vehicles, other separately managed accounts and other institutional clients.

Southern Methodist University is a private university near the center of Dallas, SMU offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs through seven schools in the humanities and sciences, business, the performing, visual, and communication arts, engineering, education and human development, law, and theology.

Part of Bank of America Corp., Merrill Lynch Capital Partners, Inc. is a security brokers & dealers. The company is based in New York, NY. The company was founded by Jim J. Burke, Stephen M. McLean.

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP provides legal advisory services. Its practice areas include mergers and acquisitions, finance, litigation, corporate finance, insurance, tax, labor and employment, political law, private equity, corporate, antitrust, white collar crime, international, regulatory, and legislation. The company was founded by Marshall Skadden, John Slate, and Les Arps in 1948 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

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

University of Miami (Florida) is a private research university with students from around the world that is focused on teaching and learning, the discovery of new knowledge, and service to the South Florida region and beyond. The university was founded in 1925 and it is headquartered in Coral Gables, FL.

Javelin Connections Bermuda Ltd. operates as a holding company with interests in providing telecommunications and managed IT services. It operates through its subsidiaries TeleBermuda International Limited and TeleCayman Limited. The company was founded on March 11, 2002 and is headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda.

Portrait Displays, Inc. operates as an application software provider and middleware developer for PC monitor, notebook, all-in-one, smart phone, and tablet displays. Its technologies include color certification, color control, display control and screen rotation. The company was founded by J. Michael James in January 1993 and is headquartered in Pleasanton, CA.

Part of Mad Catz Interactive, Inc., Mad Catz, Inc. develops, manufactures, and markets a full range of accessories for video game console and PC gaming. The company is based in Santee, CA. Mad Catz was acquired by GTR Group, Inc. on September 13, 1999 for $30 million.

PCMG, Inc. provides information technology products and services. It offers assessment, planning, and deployment services, mobile device management, data center hosting, Microsoft hosting, remote systems monitoring and management, outsourced and managed services, managed print, service plans, recycling and disposal, data center consolidation solutions, data migration, networking solutions, security, storage management, virtualization, Apple support, digital signage and cloud computing. The company was founded in May 2002 and is headquartered in Chantilly, VA.

Borland, Inc. is a software company that engages in software development. The compnay was founded in 1981 and is headqaurtered in Lexington, MA.

Continuum Commerce LLC develops and manufactures multimedia electronic products. Its services include direct response television, live home shopping networks, radio, print, and telemarketing. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

SolarWinds Service Desk provides SaaS-based IT asset and service management software. It specializes in multi-tenant, unified service desk and asset management cloud solutions. The firm’s software enables code-free customization, allowing customers to deploy IT service management solutions. The company was founded by Doron Gordon in April 2007 and is headquartered in Cary, NC.

Part of Rite Aid Corp., Eckerd Corp. is a company that owns and operates drugstores. The company is based in Largo, FL.

Syncfusion, Inc. develops software components and tools. It specializes in .NET, java script, big data, ASP.NET MVC, WPF, ASP.NET, predictive analytics, Xamarin.Forms, UI tools, reporting tools, BI tools, windows phone, mobile MVC and WinRT. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Morrisville, NC.