Brad Wickard

Carousel Capital Management Co LP (Carousel Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 1996 by Erskine Bowles and Nelson Schwab. The firm is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Simpson Performance Products, Inc. engages in the provision of safety products for the motor sports industries. It offers helmets, head and neck restraints, racing suits, UTV and jeep seats, racing gloves, racing shoes, harnesses, and apparel and accessories. The company was founded by Bill Simpson in 1959 and is headquartered in New Braunfels, TX.

Palmetto Infusion Services, LLC provides health care services. It offers treatment, emotional consoling, and infusion services. The company is headquartered in West Columbia, SC.

Kroger Specialty Pharmacy, Inc. owns and operates pharmacy healthcare centers. It offers long-term care medication programs for skilled nursing and assisted living communities; specialized pharmacy services to individuals with chronic health conditions, including HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis C, respiratory conditions, diabetes, and organ transplantation, and mail-order and courier services that deliver medications to a provider facility, person's home, or office. The company is headquartered in Lake Mary, FL.

Mergent, Inc. provides financial information content online and publishes financial data. It offers research, analytics, data feeds, data collections, corporate actions, fixed income, private company and investor relations solutions. The firm’s advanced data collection services, cloud-based applications, desktop analytics and print products it is able to provide solutions from top down economic and demographic information, to detailed equity and debt fundamental analysis. The company was founded in 1900 and is headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

Harris Williams & Co. provides investment advisory services. It offers investment banking, sell-side mergers and acquisitions, capital raising, fairness opinion, and restructuring advisory services. The company was founded by H. Hiter Harris III and Christopher H. Williams in 1991 and is headquartered in Richmond, VA.

Verian Technologies, Inc. provides procurement technology solutions. It offers inventory and materials manager that provides instant visibility into materials as they move in and out of inventory or from location to location. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

Nestor Sales LLC operates as a distributor of maintenance, repair, operations and production supplies and tools. The firm provides its services to customers in the automotive aftermarket, marine manufacturing and other industrial sectors. The company was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Largo, FL.

Express Oil Change LLC operates as an automotive maintenance company. Its products and services include air conditioning, alignment, belts and hoses, brakes, cabin air filter, coolant flush, engine repair, fleet, fuel system cleaning, oil change, tire information, tire nitrofill, tire repair, tire rotation and balance, tire pressure monitoring system diagnostic, tune up, transmission, and wiper blades. The company was founded by Jim Lunceford in 1979 and is headquartered in Birmingham, AL.

Joe Hudson's Collision Center provides automotive repair services. The private company is based in Pike Road, FL and was founded in 1989.

Apex Analytix LLC is a pioneer in the supply chain software, data, and analytics markets, providing data-powered software and services for supplier management, fraud prevention, and overpayment recovery. The company is based in Greensboro, NC and has subsidiaries in the United States and United Kingdom. The company leads the world in supplier management innovation with its Apex Portal and SmartVM solutions, which automate supplier onboarding, master data management, and continuous monitoring of supplier and supply chain risk throughout the supplier life cycle. With over 250 clients in the Fortune 500 and Forbes 2000, Apex Analytix is dedicated to providing companies and their suppliers the ultimate supplier management experience. The company was founded in 1988 by James B. Arnold, and Steve Yurko has been the CEO of the company since 2009.

Expedited Travel LLC provides passport and travel visa expediting services. It offers passport services, including new passport, passport renewal, lost passport, stolen passport, damaged passport, child passport, passport page, name change and second passport services. The firm also serves individuals through its portals. The company was founded by Adam Boalt and Myron Miller in 2007 and is headquartered in West Palm Beach, FL.

DMMR Holdings LLC provides specialty claims investigation services, processing technology, and data analytics. It processes residential and commercial heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) and electronic claims through its HVAC Investigators and StrikeCheck brand names. The company was founded by Damon Stafford and Matt Livingston in 2011 and is headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

Ethos Risk Services LLC specializes in investigative services. Its services include adjusting, data support, investigation and security consulting and brand protection. The company was founded by Ed Cotilla in 2006 and is headquartered in St. Petersburg, FL.

The Advantage Software Co. LLC develops and offers business process management software. Its services include implementation, training, ongoing support, consulting, disaster recovery, users group, software enhancements and custom programming. The company was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Mooresville, NC.

Pye-Barker Fire & Safety LLC distributes fire and safety equipment. The firm’s products and services include national accounts, 24-hour emergency service, backflow preventers, burglar alarms/CCTV, code compliance reporting, data center fire suppression, exit signs/emergency lighting, fire alarms, fire extinguishers, fire sprinklers, fire training, industrial paint booths, fire safety inspections, kitchen exhaust hood cleaning, restaurant fire suppression, marine fire suppression, specialty fire and vehicle fire suppression. The company was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Alpharetta, GA.

HEPACO LLC engages in the provision of emergency response, and environmental remediation. Its services include emergency response, industrial, marine, waste, and remediation. The company was founded by Ronald L. Horton, Sr. in 1984 and is headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

Caldwell & Gregory LLC offers laundry services. It serves university, apartment, commercial, and condominium markets. The company was founded by John Gregory in 1990 and is headquartered in Manakin-Sabot, VA.

Brasseler USA, Inc. engages in the manufacturing and selling of dental and surgical instruments. It offers rotary diamonds, carbides and polishers, endodontic, power handpiece systems, procedure kits, laboratory, hygiene and hand instruments, surgical instrumentation, medical power systems, saw blades, surgery burs, and accessories. The company was founded by Peter Brasseler in 1976 and is headquartered in Savannah, GA.

AGDATA LP provides analytical, consulting, data management and business process engineering services. The firm through its data solutions enables agriculture industry participants to collect and analyze sales data; develop and manage marketing strategies; and execute sales and marketing programs. Its SaaS-based industry-standard platforms manage grower identification, contact and licensing information and farm hierarchy information on an industry basis and collect and aggregates point-of-sale transaction information for the industry. The company was founded by Verl O. Purdy in 1985 and is headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

Landscape Workshop LLC engages in provision of landscaping services. It offers landscape maintenance, landscape construction, landscape enhancements, and facility services. The company was founded by Joey Dobbs and in 1984 and is headquartered in Birmingham, AL.

Orion Equity Partners LLC (ORHEP) is a venture capital firm founded in 2008 by Mark P. Carthy. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.