Buzz Hofmann

National Semiconductor Corp. develops and manufactures analog intensive and mixed-signal integrated circuits. The firm’s product portfolio includes power management circuits, audio and operational amplifiers, analog-to-digital or digital-to-analog converters, communication interface circuits, lighting and display circuits, adaptive voltage scaling circuits, and radio frequency integrated circuits, as well as power references, regulators, and switches. The company was founded by Arie Brish on June 29, 1959 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Siliconix, Inc. manufactures semiconductors and switches. Its products are used to manage and convert power in computers, cell phones, and the communications infrastructure. The company also controls motion in computer disk drives and automotive systems. Siliconix was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Part of Texas Instruments Incorporated, Unitrode Corp. is a company that makes and sells analog/linear and mixed-signal integrated circuits for power management applications. The company is based in Merrimack, NH. Unitrode was founded in 1960 and was acquired by Texas Instruments Incorporated on October 15, 1999 for $1,238.64 million.

Metalmark Capital LLC (Metalmark Capital) is a private equity firm founded by John J. Moon in 1986. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Aqua Capital Management LP owns and manages a portfolio of water right assets. It operates as a water rights investment and management company which focuses on building a portfolio of water rights in water-scarce regions around the globe. The firm’s solutions include providing a competitive market price for water rights owners to sell, lease or option their water rights, enabling them to monetize their assets. The company was founded in 2006 by Craig D. Bush and David L. Penrice and is headquartered in Omaha, NE.

Potter Electric Signal Co. LLC develops and manufactures reliable sprinkler monitoring, security, fire and industrial control products. Its products include fire sprinkler systems, addressable fire alarm systems, conventional fire, alarm systems, power supplies, nitrogen/corrosion solutions, notification appliances, special hazard/releasing systems, Canadian specific products, explosion proof devices, voice systems, security notification, security contacts, security switches, mercantile protection and industrial controls. The company was founded by Charles E. Potter in 1898 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.

Gryphon Investors,LLC (Gryphon Investors) is a private equity firm founded in 1995 by R.David Andrews. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Techmer PM, LLC engages in the design and production of engineered compounds and color and additive concentrates for the plastics and fiber industries. Its process specific solutions includes bulked continuous filament (BCF) and Staple fiber solutions, blow molding, cast and blown film, extrusion coating, foam processing, injection molding, nonwovens, profile extrusion, sheet extrusion, and slit tape. It caters the following industries: agriculture, appliances, automotive, construction and pipes, consumer electronics, electronic packaging, floor coverings, food packaging, household, material handling, medical, military, oil and gas, personal care, and safety and personal protection. The company was founded by John Manuck in November 1981 and is headquartered in Clinton, TN.

Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. develops semiconductor technology and application-specific algorithms. It provides current sensors, switches and latches, linear and angular position, and magnetic speed sensors. The company was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Manchester, NH.

The Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers, Inc. is a non-profit organization that owns and operates technical professional association. It provides membership and services, societies and communities support, publication services, and conferences and events. The company was founded in 1884 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

The National Association of Corporate Directors is a non-profit organization that provides essential resources to help directors strengthen board leadership. The American company was founded by Maryann Bruce and the CEO is Peter R. Gleason.

Hoffmaster Group, Inc. manufactures disposable tableware products. Its products include napkins, placemats, towels, cups and plates. The company was founded by B.T. Hoffmaster in February 1947 and is headquartered in Oshkosh, WI.

CP Power, Inc. operates electricity generation facilities. The firm holds operating interest in the Brooklyn Navy Yard power plant that supplies power to the New York City market. The company is located in New York, NY.

National Semiconductor (Maine), Inc. develops and manufactures silicon diffused transistors and other semiconductor devices. The company was founded on October 1, 1957 and is headquartered in South Portland, ME.

Part of Soitec SA, Soitec USA LLC is a company that wholesales silicon on insulator wafers for the semiconductor industry. The company is based in Peabody, MA.

NI America Capital Management LLC develops and operates water and wastewater systems. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Elgin, SC.

TI Intermediate Holdings LLC provides supply chain consulting services to help businesses optimize their supply chain operations. The private company is based in Atlanta, GA. The company's expertise is based on years of experience and they offer consulting and optimization services to drive supply chain excellence. The company's approach uses a combination of people and technology to find freight bill errors and recover savings, helping shippers save hundreds of thousands of dollars on their freight costs every month.

Pacur LLC specializes in the extrusion of light and heavy gauge polyester and polypropylene resins. It also offers copolyesters. The company is headquartered in Oshkosh, WI.

Part of Bionik Laboratories Corp., BIONIK, Inc. designs, develops and markets robotic tools for neurorehabilitation professionals, and patients and their families. The company is based in Watertown, MA. The company was founded by Michael Prywata.