Michael McConnell

iPass, Inc. engaged in the provision of mobile connectivity services. It offers standard cloud-based solution that allows customers and users access to global Wireless Fidelity network. The company was founded by John Alsop and Karen Chakmakian in July 1996 and is headquartered in Redwood Shores, CA.

In 1915 Charles Edward Merrill founded Merrill Lynch & Co. (NYSE: MER) with Edmund C. Lynch in Baltimore, Maryland. The modern Merrill Lynch was formed in 1940 through mergers with E.A. Pierce & Cassatt and, soon after, Fenner & Beane. In 1973, Merrill Lynch adopted a holding company format, with Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. as the parent and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith as the operating subsidiary. Merrill Lynch Asset Management, Inc. (MLAM) was created as an integral business unit in the Merrill Lynch family in 1976. Fund Asset Management, doing business as Mercury Asset Management, was acquired in December 1997. In 2000, MLAM and Mercury were combined under the name Merrill Lynch Investment Managers. MLAM manages the Merrill Lynch family of mutual funds, as and acts as sub-advisor to other mutual funds.

Spicers Ltd. engages in the provision of solutions to the printing and graphic arts industry. The firm operates through the following business segments: Merchandising Australia, Merchandising New Zealand, and Merchandising Asia. It offers sign and display, commercial print, industrial packaging, hardware, digital media, label, and packaging products. The company was founded on December 5, 1975 and is headquartered in Melbourne, Australia.

Vonage Holdings Corp. engages in the provision of communication services through cloud-connected devices. It operates through the Business and Consumer segments. The Business segment provides cloud-based Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS) solutions, which consist of integrated voice, text, video, data, collaboration, and mobile applications over its scalable Session Initiation Protocol based Voice over Internet Protocol network. The Consumer segment offers UCaaS services and features, via a single identity. The company was founded by Jeffrey Adam Citron on May 1, 2000 and is headquartered in Holmdel, NJ.

Opportunity International, Inc. operates as a non profit organization that provides small business loans, savings, insurance and training. It offers micro banking, agriculture finance, and education finance. The company was founded by Al Whittaker and David Bussau in 1971 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

LiquiGlide, Inc. develops permanently wet slippery surfaces. The firm serves to consumer products, manufacturer, medical, energy and agrochemical industries. The company was founded by Jonathan David Smith and Kripa K. Varanasi in August 2012 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Nuplex Industries Ltd. develops, manufactures, and sells synthetic resins for use in decorative, industrial, automotive, and protective coatings. It offers resins and additives for use in automotive OEM coatings, vehicle refinish coatings, decorative and trim paints, construction coatings, marine coatings, and wood, plastic, and textile coatings. The company was founded by Bill Campbell in 1952 and is headquartered in Sydney, Australia.

Redflex Holdings Ltd. is a technology development company, which engages in the traffic enforcement products and services. It develops and manufactures digital photo enforcement solutions including red light camera, speed camera and school bus stop arm camera systems, all utilizing sensor and image capture technologies. The firm operates through the following segments: The Americas Traffic Operations and Australian & International Traffic Operations. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in South Melbourne, Australia.

Vitacost.com, Inc. operates as online retailer and direct marketer of health and wellness products including dietary supplements such as vitamins, minerals, herbs or other botanicals, amino acids, and metabolites as well as cosmetics, organic body and personal care products, sports nutrition, and health foods. The firm sells products directly to consumers through its website, as well as through its catalogs. It also supports operations through call centers, manufacturing, testing facility, and two distribution centers. The company was founded by Wayne F. Gorsek in May 1994 and is headquartered in Boca Raton, FL.

Shamrock Capital Advisors LLC (Shamrock Capital Advisors) is a private equity firm founded in 1978 by Roy E. Disney and Stanley Gold. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

Part of SKYCITY Entertainment Group Ltd., Force Corp owns and operates cinemas.

Cosmoline SA provides telecommunications services. Dionysios S. Alexandratos has been the CEO of the Greek company since 2002.

National Association of Chain Drug Stores, Inc. represents the chain community pharmacy industry. The non-profit company is based in Alexandria, VA and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company's mission is to advance the interests and objectives of pharmacies, which are the face of neighborhood healthcare. The CEO of the company is Steven C. Anderson.

Guidance Software, Inc. provides digital investigative solutions. Its EnCase platform provides an investigative infrastructure that enables customers to search, collect, and analyze electronically stored information in order to address human resources matters, litigation matters, allegations of fraud, suspicious network endpoint activity and defend their organization's data assets. The company was founded by Shawn H. McCreight in November 1997 and is headquartered in Pasadena, CA.

Jacob Stern & Sons, Inc. distributes chemicals and agriculture products. It distributes vegetable oil, animal fat based chemicals, flavor & fragrance chemicals and other industrial chemical products. The company was founded by Jacob Stern in 1857 and is headquartered in Santa Barbara, CA.

Shamrock Partners Activist Value Fund LLC is a private equity fund managed by Shamrock Capital Advisors, Inc., a subsidiary of Burbank, California-based Shamrock Holdings, Inc.

FBR & Co. provides investment banking, merger and acquisition advisory, institutional brokerage and research services through its subsidiaries. The company operates through two segments: Capital Markets and Principal Investing. The Capital Markets segment includes investment banking, institutional brokerage and research. It also provides investment banking services, including capital raising and financial advisory services for its corporate issuer clients, and institutional brokerage services including sales, trading, research, and securities lending services to its institutional investor clients. The Principal Investing segment activities consist primarily of investments in merchant banking and other equity investments, investment funds and corporate debt investments. The company was founded in June 2006 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

Part of Delphis NV, Port-Link International is a Belgian company that provides deep sea freight shipping services. The private company is based in Antwerp, Belgium. Port-Link International was acquired by Delphis NV from A.P. Moller Group on August 19, 2006.

Thorney Investments Pty Ltd. engages in the provision of investment services. The company is headquartered in Melbourne, Australia.

Spark Networks, Inc. engages in the operation of online platform designed to build community. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Neo Technology Ventures Pty Ltd. (Neo) is an independent Australian venture capital firm which aims to identify innovative and sustainable technology-based businesses through which they can help entrepreneurs create market-leading companies. Based in Sydney, the firm manages the Neo Funds, backed by the Australian Government and corporate investors, which invest in entrepreneurial management teams to build high-growth business models. Through their international network, they aim to help their investee companies migrate into global markets.

Cosmoline Ltd. supplies cleaning products. The company is headquartered in Mosta, Malta.

Best International Pty Ltd. is an Australian company that owns and operates restaurants. The private company is based in Bulleen, Australia. The company was founded in 2016.