Carr T. Preston

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.

The Chase Manhattan Bank NA operates a commercial banking. It provides financial products, services, and advice, planning and treasury management services. The company is located in New York, NY.

BlueSky Brands, Inc. provides mail order catalog and web marketing services. It operates through its subsidiary companies including The Paragon, Bits & Pieces, National wildlife catalogue and Winterthur. The company is headquartered in Allston, MA

Part of Native Nations Securities, Freeman Securities Co., Inc. provides investment banking and broker/dealer services. The company is based in Jersey City, NJ. Freeman Securities Co. was acquired by Native Nations Securities on January 10, 2001.

Reliant Equity Investors LLC (Reliant) is a private equity firm founded in September 2000 by Darden Thomas. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Air Road Logistics provides distribution and logistics services. It offers a variety of premium and time-definite transportation services. It has operations in the Canada and Mexico. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Indianapolis, IN.

Foster Care To Success Foundation provides education services for the foster youth. The firm offers sponsored scholarship programs, academic success coaching, student care packages, FC2S student emergency fund and book club. The company was founded by Joseph Rivers in 1981 and is headquartered in Cleveland, OH.

Akoya Capital Partners LLC (Akoya Capital) is an independent private equity subsidiary of Akoya Capital LLC founded in 2005 by Max DeZara. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

The National Association of Investment Cos. is a trade association and the largest network of diverse- and women-owned alternative investment firms. The non-profit company is based in Washington. The American company has been advocating for more than 52 years and has 194 diverse-owned alternative investment firms as members. These firms collectively manage over $389 billion in assets under management and invest with over 3,100 portfolio companies. The company consistently generates superior returns that help fuel the growth of the retirement and asset management industries. Robert L. Greene has been the CEO of the company since 2013.