Jim Harrington

Merrill Lynch Canada, Inc. is a Canadian broker/dealer headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. They are a subsidiary of Midland Walwyn, Inc. and their ultimate parent is Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC). The firm offers brokerage and investment banking services as well as commercial lending, global high-yield debt, global equity, and M&A services to institutional and retail clients.

Credit Suisse (USA), Inc. provides investment services. It offers securities underwriting and trading, mergers & acquisitions advice, research, private equity investment & derivative, and risk management services. The company was founded in 1959 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

City Ventures LLC engages in homebuilding activities. The company focuses on the growth, acquisition, and management of real estate opportunities, including urban development and management of homes. City Ventures was founded by Mark Buckland and Craig Atkins on January 15, 2009 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

Element Holdings LP operates in manufacturing industry. The company is headquartered in George Town, Cayman Islands.

University of Southern California is a private research university that mainly offers undergraduate, graduate & other higher education. The university was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

The AZEK Co. LLC manufactures construction materials. It provides engineered building materials for residential and commercial markets designed to replace wood, metal, and other traditional materials in building applications. The firm offers residential building products under the brand names AZEK and TimberTech. The AZEK operates automated manufacturing facilities in Wilmington, Ohio, Scranton and Aliquippa, Pennsylvania and Eagan, Minnesota. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Kohler Co. engages in the manufacture of plumbing products, furniture, tiles, engines, and generators. It provides kitchen & bath products; engines, power generation systems; cabinetry, tile, and home interiors. The company was founded by John Michael Kohler on December 3, 1873 and is headquartered in Kohler, WI.

National Bedding Co. LLC designs and manufactures mattresses. Its brands include Beautyrest, Serta and Simmons. The firm's products include perfect sleeper, iComfort and sertapedic. The firm also supplies mattresses to the hospitality industries. The company was founded by E. Richard Yulman and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Credit Suisse Securities (Canada) Inc. is a broker/dealer headquartered in Toronto, Ontario with offices worldwide. The firm is a subsidiary of Credit Suisse Group (NYSE: CS). Their equity research equity group engages in a broad range of activities for investors including sales, trading, financing, prime brokerage and market-making in U.S. and international equity and equity related securities, options, futures, risk management and hedging products. Their activities cover both exchange-traded and over-the-counter traded securities, including American depositary receipts, restricted stocks, equity repurchases, block trade executions, program trading executions, equity derivatives and convertible securities. The fixed-income franchise operates as a single, unified platform that handles all fixed-income cash and derivative products. Products and services range from securitization and liability management transactions to sales and trading and superior research.

Antylia Scientific provides laboratory and industrial fluid handling products, instrumentation, equipment, and supplies. The firm's services include calibration services, custom-blend chemicals, custom cut-to-lenght tubing, custom single-use bioprocess assemblies, custom temperature probes, on-site calibration services and special and custom orders. The company was founded by Jerry Cole and John Parmer in January 1955 and is headquartered in Vernon Hills, IL.

Road America Motor Club, Inc. provides member-based automobile services including road side assistance and tow services. The company was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Miami, FL.

Scranton Products Inc. manufactures plastic partitions. It offers bathroom and resilient plastic partitions, counter tops, benches and lockers, shower/dressing compartments, and vanities. The firm provides eclipse partitions, tufftec lockers, hiny hider partitions, , plastic school lockers, resistall partitions, plastic showers and cubicles. The company was incorporated on April 16, 2001 and is headquartered in Scarton, PA.

Teachers' Private Capital is a private equity firm founded in the year 1991. The firm is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario with additional offices in London, Singapore and Hong Kong.

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

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

National Veterinary Associates, Inc. engages in the ownership and operation of animal veterinary hospitals. It supports local medical standards as established by individual hospitals and practitioners. The firm provides emerging research and care standards, access to its national medical database, human resource guidance, marketing support, recruiting assistance, tax preparation and training and education for staff. The company was founded by Stanley R. Creighton in 1996 and is headquartered in Agoura Hills, CA.

AZEK Building Products, Inc. develops, manufactures, and markets exterior building products. It offers decking products, including deck boards, in-deck storage kits, and bench planter hardware kits; and PVC exterior railing systems, such as gate hardware kits, rail lighting, and handrails. The also offers trims, solid cellular PVC sheets, PVC corner boards, PVC bead boards, corner boards, universal skirt boards, bead boards, adhesives, integrated drip edges, finish grade trims, and column wraps. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Moosic, IL.

Simmons Bedding Co. LLC manufactures and markets mattresses. The firm offers products under the brand names such as BackCare, Beautyrest, Deep Sleep, Natural Care, HealthSmart and Simmon. The company was founded by Zalmon G. Simmons in 1870 and is headquartered in Norcross, GA

Toray Plastics (America), Inc. manufactures and markets foam, polyester and polypropylene films for packaging, graphic, industrial, and magnetic applications. The company makes foam used for products including automotive trim, flooring underlay, and buoyant aquatic recreation items. The company was founded in 1985 and is located in North Kingstown, RI.

Avendra LLC provides procurement and supply chain management services. It offers purchasing programs in the areas of food and beverage, rooms operations, administrative, professional, cleaning chemicals, sanitizing systems; grounds and agronomy maintenance, golf pro shop, spa equipment, hotel gift shop, kitchen equipment and decorative furnishings. The firm’s clients include hotel chains and lodging management companies, gaming and casino organizations, restaurants, travel plazas, educational institutions, health and business clubs, golf courses, and private clubs. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Rockville, MD.

Exal Corp. manufactures aluminum and steel containers. The company was founded by Delfin Gilbert in 1993 and is headquartered in Youngstown, OH.

ALH Holding, Inc. designs, manufactures and markets commercial laundry equipment. It offers vended, on-premises, multi-housing, and home laundry services. The firm's dimensional drawing package will assist customers in preparation of permits and construction drawings. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Ripon, WI.

Jacuzzi Brands Corp. engages in the manufacture and distribution of bath, plumbing, and backyard products for the residential, commercial, and institutional markets. Its products include whirlpool baths; outdoor hot tubs; showers; sanitary ware; bath tubs; and fixtures and accessories. The company was founded in 1915 and is headquartered in Chino Hills, CA.

Morgan Stanley Capital Partners (Morgan Stanley Capital) is a private equity subsidiary of Morgan Stanley founded in 1985. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Part of Gebr. The company is based in Chicago, IL. Knauf KG, United States Gypsum Co. is a leading manufacturer of ceiling, floor, gypsum, roofing, sheathing, and wall products.

Ares Private Equity Group (Ares Private Equity Group) is a private equity, a subsidiary of Ares Management LLC founded by Bennett Rosenthal, Antony Peter Ressler and David Benjamin Kaplan in the year 1997. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California with additional offices in Shanghai, China and London, United Kingdom.

Hawkwood Energy Management LLC engages in production of oil and gas. It focuses in its East Texas operations. The company was founded by Peter E. Jeffe in 2011 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

KANATA Energy Group Ltd. operates as a midstream infrastructure and services company. It focuses on the acquisition, construction and operation of gathering, processing and liquids extraction facilities in Western Canada. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

Dawn Holdings, Inc. functions as an investment holding private company. The company is based in Farmington Hills, MI.

Energy Management Collaborative LLC provides lighting solutions. It specializes in reduce operational costs, improve task lighting, improve area lighting, maximize EMS potential, optimize payback, minimize project impact on operations, increase property value, and schedule an audit. The company was founded by Jerry Johnson in 2003 and is headquartered in Plymouth, MN.

Part of Jindal Films India Ltd., Jindal Films Americas LLC is a company that manufactures biaxial oriented polypropylene products. The company is based in LaGrange, GA.

CNBC Global CFO Council operates as a business association of chief financial officers. The private company is based in Chicago.

The Wall Street Journal CFO Network operates as a membership organization for CFOs.

Trivium Packaging BV manufactures recyclable metal packaging products. It offers food, pet food, seafood, aerosol, and nutrition cans; beverage bottles; beverage kegs; aluminum slugs; ends and components; threaded bottles; packaging for paints and coatings. The company was founded on October 31, 2019 and is headquartered in Schiphol, the Netherlands.