Tom Deardorff

Allied Capital Corp, a business development company, invests in private middle market companies located in the US. The fund target companies across a broad range of sectors with an EBITDA of $5 - $150 million. It provides debt and equity financing for buyout transactions and also makes minority equity co-investments. It also invests in private equity and debt funds.

HCI Equity Partners LLC (HCI Equity Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1991 by Frederic Malek. The firm is headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia.

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA (Investment Management) (JPMC-IM) is the investment management division of JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA, ultimately held by JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM), a global financial services firm. Headquartered in New York City, JPMC-IM provides asset management services for corporations, institutional investors, hedge funds, governments, healthcare organizations, educational institutions and affluent individuals.

BB&T Securities LLC, doing business as BB&T Capital Markets, is the broker/dealer subsidiary of BB&T Corp. (NYSE: BBT). The firm is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. They offer a full array of investment, trading and execution services to middle-market companies. BB&T Capital Markets' sales and trading arm is comprised of 2 groups: Debt Securities Sales & Trading and Equity Sales & Trading. The Debt Securities Sales & Trading group focuses on: (1) Government and agency securities (2) corporate bonds (3) municipal bonds (4) asset-backed securities (5) mortgage-backed securities (6) preferred securities and (7) money market desk (short-term securities including BB&T funding). The Equity Sales & Trading group focuses on: (1) institutional block execution services (2) institutional distribution of proprietary research (3) providing proprietary access to industry leading conferences and management teams (4) serving as a NASDAQ market maker for over 250 securities (5) stock buybacks including 10b-18 and 10b5-1 trading plans and (6) 144 stock sales, individual 10b5-1 trading plans (buy and sell) and employee cashless stock option programs. BB&T Capital Markets provides research coverage of the communications, defense and government services, energy, financial services, furnishings and consumer durables, healthcare, industrial services, retail/consumer durables and transportation services sectors.

Rainbow Broadband, Inc. installs and provides wireless broadband services. The company was founded by Russell Hamm and is headquartered in New York, NY.

KCA Electronics, Inc. manufactures printed circuit boards. The company headquartered in Anaheim, CA.

DirectPointe, Inc. is a Utah-based Managed IT Service Provider offering a full suite of managed IT services to both businesses and now individuals. DirectPointe commenced operations in March of 2000 and has consistently grown its client base. The comprehensive managed IT service solutions provide one payment and one point of contact for customer's complete computing needs. By providing a more holistic approach the company improves reliability and in many cases lowers overall costs. The company's phone and web-based managed IT support consistently offers service levels that surpass large vendors and internal IT service departments. The managed IT services are provided centrally from a multi-million dollar facility that houses a secure data center, providing hosting and co-location services. DirectPointe Financial Services (DPFS), a wholly owned subsidiary of DirectPointe, provides financial services to DirectPointe customers. DirectPointe has received numerous awards for performance and has received editorial recognition in local and national trade publications.

PA Capital LLC (PA Capital) is a private equity subsidiary of New York Life Investments Alternatives LLC founded in 1997 by Louis William Moelchert. The firm is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia.

The RF&P Corp. provides railroad transportation services. The private company is based in Richmond, VA.

Virginia Business Publications LLC publishes business magazines. It also publishes two e-newsletters, the Virginia Business daily e-News, a daily roundup of statewide business news, and CRE Intel, a weekly commercial real estate industry newsletter. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Richmond, VA.

Sewickley Partners LLC acquires, owns, and manages pine and hard wood timberland. The company was founded by Fred Russell in 2008 and is headquartered in Richmond, VA.

GiGstreem LLC provides independent fiber and micro/fiber hybrid internet services. It serves residential and commercial clients. The company is headquartered in Tysons, VA.

Tillman Digital Cities LLC is a telecom infrastructure company that offers in-building connectivity and "network-as-a-service" solutions. The private company is based in New York, NY. The company design, finance, builds, and operate indoor networks and infrastructure for major carriers and venue owners. Tillman Digital Cities is a portfolio company of Tillman Holdings, a holding company focused on long-term value.