Richard G. Wheelahan

Capitala Investment Advisors LLC (Capitala Group) is a private equity firm founded by Joe B. Alala in 1998. The firm is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Moore & Van Allen PLLC provides legal services. The firm has practice areas which include bankruptcy, commercial real estate, environmental law, immigration, litigation, maritime and taxation. The company was founded by Robert Lassiter, Jr., James O. Moore and William K. Van Allen in 1949 and is headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

Mayer Brown LLP provides legal services in areas of banking & finance, corporate & securities, litigation & dispute resolution antitrust & competition, US supreme court & appellate matters, employment & benefits, environmental, financial services regulatory & enforcement, government & global trade, intellectual property, real estate, tax, restructuring, bankruptcy & insolvency and wealth management. The company was founded in 1881 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Logan Ridge Finance Corp. is a business development company that provides capital to lower middle market companies located in the United States with an EBITDA ranging from $5 million to $50 million and with revenues of at least $15 million. The fund targets companies operating in the fields of aerospace, defense, education, food, logistics, manufacturing, media, health care, and consumer and business services. It provides financing in the form of equity and debt for growth, acquisition, mezzanine and management buyout transactions with an investment size ranging from $5 to $30 million. It also makes co-investments. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Capitala Investment Advisors LLC provides investment advice. It specializes in sponsor-led buyouts, mezzanine, management buyouts, recapitalizations, equity securities issued by lower and traditional middle-market companies and growth financings in small and lower middle market companies. The company was founded by Joseph B. Alala and is headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

The North Carolina Bar Association is a voluntary membership organization of legal professionals, including lawyers, judges, paralegals, and law students. The non-profit company is based in Cary, NC. The organization is dedicated to serving the public and the legal profession. The North Carolina Bar Foundation, a charitable organization, leads pro bono and civic education programs and development initiatives for members and the public. The mission of the organization is to unite the talent and generosity of the legal profession to be a power of greater good for the people of North Carolina.