John Grafer
Director/Board Member at THE LOVESAC COMPANY
Network origin in John Grafer first degree
| Entity | Entity type | Industry | |
|---|---|---|---|
University of Notre Dame
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| College/University | Other Consumer Services | 287 |
The University of Chicago Booth School of Business
152
| College/University | Other Consumer Services | 152 |
Satori Capital LLC
 Satori Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Satori Capital LLC (Satori Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2008 by Sunny Creek Vanderbeck and Randy Marc Eisenman. The firm is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.
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| Private Company | Investment Managers | 29 |
| Public Company | Home Furnishings | 19 | |
Giuliani Partners LLC
 Giuliani Partners LLC Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Giuliani Partners LLC provides management consulting services. It offers services which include capital raising, mergers and acquisitions, and financial and operational restructuring. The company was founded by Robert W. Giuliani in January 2002 and is headquartered in New York, NY.
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| Private Company | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | 5 |
Zorch International, Inc.
 Zorch International, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Zorch International, Inc. provides solution for corporate branded merchandise industry. The firm offers eCommerce technology, on-demand inventory control, tranparent pricing, and supply chain services. Its solutions include technology, innovative supply chain, transparent pricing, no risk inventory, and brand protection. The company was founded by Nicole P. Loftus in 2002 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.
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| Holding Company | Packaged Software | 5 |
Formulife LLC
 Formulife LLC Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Formulife, Inc. manufactures custom dietary supplements. Its services include encapsulating, tableting powder filling, and lab analysis. The company was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Allen, TX.
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| Holding Company | Pharmaceuticals: Major | 4 |
TenderHeart Health Outcomes, Inc.
 TenderHeart Health Outcomes, Inc. Hospital/Nursing ManagementHealth Services Tender Heart Health Outcomes. provides home medical equipment. It offers medical supplies and pharmaceutical prescriptions to home-based medicaid, medicare, and privately insured patients across Texas. The firm has offices in Austin, Beaumont, Corpus Christi, El Paso, Fort Worth, Harlingen, Harlingen, Houston, Lubbock, San Antonio and Woodway. The company was founded by Britt Peterson in 2005 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.
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| Holding Company | Hospital/Nursing Management | 4 |
Suntree Snack Foods LLC
 Suntree Snack Foods LLC Food: Specialty/CandyConsumer Non-Durables Suntree Snack Foods LLC manufactures label nuts and dried fruits. It offers roasted and salted nuts, trail mixes, and chocolate and yogurt-covered nuts. The company was founded by David Turner and is headquartered in Phoenix, AZ.
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| Subsidiary | Food: Specialty/Candy | 2 |
Accelerated Learning Solutions
 Accelerated Learning Solutions Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Accelerated Learning Solutions provides educational support services. The company is headquartered in Orlando, FL.
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| Holding Company | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | 1 |
Chart of Companies connected to the second degree
Multi-company connection
Companies connected to John Grafer via their personal network
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|---|---|---|---|
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Broker)
 Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Broker) Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Credit Suisse Securities USA) is the broker/dealer division of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, an investment banking company headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse (USA), Inc., ultimately owned by Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN) in Switzerland. Credit Suisse Securities USA offers a suite of equities, solutions and credit products and services which includes global securities sales, trading and execution, prime brokerage and comprehensive investment research. Their clients include financial institutions, corporations, governments, institutional investors, such as pension funds and hedge funds, and private individuals around the world. | Investment Banks/Brokers | Analyst-Equity Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Heller Financial, Inc.
 Heller Financial, Inc. Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance Heller Financial, Inc. provided mercantile financing. It was acquired by GE Capital Corp. The company was located in Chicago, IL | Finance/Rental/Leasing | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
PPM America, Inc.
 PPM America, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance PPM America, Inc. (PPM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded in 1990 and is a subsidiary of PPM Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by Jackson Financial, Inc. (JFI) (NYSE: JXN). PPM is the primary investment manager for the general account assets of JFI’s insurance subsidiaries and serves as sub-adviser to US mutual funds sponsored by Jackson National Asset Management LLC (JNAM), a subsidiary of Jackson National Life Insurance Co. (Jackson), and adviser to the PPM Funds, a family of institutional share class mutual funds. Additionally, PPM provides advisory services to non-US pooled investment vehicles, structured vehicles such as collateralized loan obligations (CLOs), private equity funds, and separately managed accounts for third-party institutional clients. | Investment Managers | Trading-Equity Analyst-Equity | |
Ernst & Young LLP
 Ernst & Young LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Ernst & Young LLP engages in the provision of accounting, assurance, tax, transaction, and advisory services. It specializes in the actuarial, analytics and big data, cyber security, accounting compliance and reporting, center for board matters, international financial reporting standards, country tax advisory, global trade, tax accounting, and climate change and sustainability. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| The University of Texas at Austin | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Doctorate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
Harvard University
 Harvard University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | College/University | Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
Northwestern University
 Northwestern University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses | College/University | Masters Business Admin Graduate Degree Masters Business Admin Corporate Officer/Principal Graduate Degree | |
SAC Acquisition LLC
 SAC Acquisition LLC Home FurnishingsConsumer Durables SAC Acquisition LLC manufactures and distributes furniture. Its products include FootSac, SquattoMan, TubeSac and SodaSac. The company was founded by Shawn David Nelson and Dave Underwood in 1995 and is headquartered in Stamford, CT. | Home Furnishings | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Founder Director/Board Member | |
| The University of Chicago | College/University | Masters Business Admin Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
Worldwise, Inc.
 Worldwise, Inc. Recreational ProductsConsumer Durables Worldwise, Inc. designs, produces and markets pet products. Its brands include SmartyKat, TrustyPup, Petlinks, goDog and Guaranteed On Board. The firm offers pet bedding, cat scratchers, cat toys and other cat accessories. The company was founded by Aaron Lamstein, Phil Genet and Debra Lynn Dadd in 1990 and is headquartered in Novato, CA. | Recreational Products | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
Southern Methodist University
 Southern Methodist University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Southern Methodist University is a private university near the center of Dallas, SMU offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs through seven schools in the humanities and sciences, business, the performing, visual, and communication arts, engineering, education and human development, law, and theology. | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| HAYMAKER ACQUISITION CORP. 4 | Financial Conglomerates | Chief Executive Officer Director/Board Member Director of Finance/CFO | |
| ARKO CORP. | Financial Conglomerates | President Director/Board Member Director of Finance/CFO | |
| University of Pennsylvania | College/University | Director/Board Member Graduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| Harvard Business School | College/University | Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin | |
Mistral Capital Management LLC
 Mistral Capital Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Mistral Capital Management LLC (Mistral Capital Management) is a private equity and venture capital firm founded in 2007 by Andrew Heyer. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Investment Managers | Chief Executive Officer Private Equity Investor Private Equity Analyst | |
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
 Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC Financial ConglomeratesFinance Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis. | Financial Conglomerates | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Analyst-Equity | |
| AF ACQUISITION CORP. | Financial Conglomerates | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director of Finance/CFO | |
| University of Virginia | College/University | Masters Business Admin Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
Brite Media Group LLC
 Brite Media Group LLC Advertising/Marketing ServicesCommercial Services Brite Media Group LLC operates as a specialty out-of-home advertising company that focuses on one-to-one and hand-to-hand marketing. The firm serves college students, business professionals, upscale and high income customers, families, bus travelers, sports fans, hip and trendy people, nightlife people, malls and shopping centers, airports, convenience stores, office buildings, beaches, suburbs, hospitals, convention centers, ski resort towns, and ad agencies. It has sales offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Detroit, San Francisco, Dallas and Cranbury. The company was founded by Bruce A. Friedman in 2004 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Advertising/Marketing Services | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
| Emory University | College/University | Masters Business Admin Graduate Degree | |
Mistral Acquisition Co.
 Mistral Acquisition Co. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Mistral Acquisition Co. is a blank check company. It is targeting businesses in the consumer products, consumer services and media industries, as well as other sectors with potential to capitalize on demographic trends. The company's funds will be placed in a trust account and released upon completion of an initial business combination. The initial business combination must have a fair market value equal to at least 80% of the value of the trust account. The company will liquidate if a definitive agreement to execute an initial business combination has not been completed within 24 months. Mistral Capital Management LLC assists the company with sourcing and completing an acquisition. Mistral SPAC Holdings LLC and Ramius SPAC Holdings LLC are the founding stockholders of Mistral Acquisition Co. Mistral Acquisition was organized in November 2007 and is headquartered in New York, NY | Financial Conglomerates | Chief Executive Officer Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| PRIVETERRA ACQUISITION CORP. II | Financial Conglomerates | Director/Board Member Director of Finance/CFO | |
Reddy Ice Holdings, Inc.
 Reddy Ice Holdings, Inc. Beverages: Non-AlcoholicConsumer Non-Durables Reddy Ice Holdings, Inc. engages in the manufacture and distribution of packaged ice products. Its products include traditional cubed iced, block ice, and ice calculator. It offers services such as direct store delivery, merchandising equipment, ice factory, emergency management, and industrial cleaning. The company was founded in 1927 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX. | Beverages: Non-Alcoholic | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
Trimaran Capital Partners LLC
 Trimaran Capital Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Trimaran Capital Partners LLC (Trimaran Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1995 by Jay R. Bloom, Andrew R. Heyer and Dean C. Kehler. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Investment Managers | Investment Committee Member Private Equity Investor | |
| Kellogg School of Management | College/University | Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin | |
| The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania | College/University | Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin | |
| COLISEUM ACQUISITION CORP. | Financial Conglomerates | Director/Board Member Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Bath & Body Works LLC
 Bath & Body Works LLC Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Bath & Body Works, Inc. produces and distributes beauty products. The firm has reinvented in the personal care industry with the introduction of fragrant flavorful indulgences including shower gels, lotions, candles, and accessories. The company was founded in 1990 and is located in Reynoldsburg, OH | Other Consumer Services | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| The Catholic University of America | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree | |
| University of Michigan | College/University | Graduate Degree Graduate Degree | |
Bridge Street Capital Partners LLC
 Bridge Street Capital Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Bridge Street Capital Partners LLC (Bridge Street Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2003 by Bill Kaczynski and John Meilner. The firm is headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan. | Investment Managers | Founder Founder | |
Gibraltar Business Capital LLC
 Gibraltar Business Capital LLC Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance Gibraltar Business Capital LLC provides credit financing and business lending services. It offers secured accounts receivables loans and inventory term loans; machinery, equipment, and real estate bridge loans; and DIP and exit financing. The company was founded in 1951 and is headquartered in Northbrook, IL. | Finance/Rental/Leasing | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
Conscious Capitalism, Inc.
 Conscious Capitalism, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Conscious Capitalism, Inc. is a community of business leaders who aim to elevate humanity through business. The American company provides executives and entrepreneurs with innovative and inspiring experiences to level-up their business operations and demonstrate capitalism as a powerful force for good when practiced consciously. Conscious Capitalism is powered by a community of partner businesses that are committed to their purpose of elevating humanity through business. The non-profit company believes that business is good because it creates value, it is ethical because it is based on voluntary exchange, it is noble because it can elevate our existence, and it is heroic because it lifts people out of poverty and creates prosperity. The company was founded by John P. Mackey, and the CEO is Alexander McCobin. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Director/Board Member Founder | |
Deloitte & Touche LLP
 Deloitte & Touche LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Deloitte & Touche LLP engages in the provision of audit, advisory, financial advisory, tax, and consulting services. The company was founded on March 7, 1995 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Corporate Officer/Principal Comptroller/Controller/Auditor | |
| XWELL, INC. | Other Consumer Services | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
| Villanova University | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree | |
| ONESPAWORLD HOLDINGS LIMITED | Other Consumer Services | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
Argosy Group LP
 Argosy Group LP Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Part of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Argosy Group LP is a junk bond underwriter. The private company is based in New York, NY. The company was founded by Jay Robert Bloom, Andrew R. Heyer, Dean Casper Kehler. Argosy Group was acquired by Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce on September 01, 1995. | Investment Banks/Brokers | Founder Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| University of Illinois | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
Taste, Inc.
 Taste, Inc. Specialty StoresRetail Trade Taste, Inc. owns and operates wine restaurants. It is a combination of wine lounge, restaurant, and boutique wine shop. The firm offers wines by the glass, in tasting flights, and by the bottle for customers to take home or have shipped. The company was founded by Douglass W. Tomlinson in 2004 and is headquartered in Oakland, CA. | Specialty Stores | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
Country Pure Foods LLC
 Country Pure Foods LLC Food: Specialty/CandyConsumer Non-Durables Country Pure Foods, Inc. produces, processes, and distributes juice products and other beverages. The firm provides juices and concentrates, blends, fortified juices, and drinks in various flavors, portion sizes, and packaging options; and other beverages, such as natural spring water, fruit drinks, and iced tea. It serves foodservice, retail, and co-pack markets; retail grocery chains and club stores; and institutions, such as hospitals, nursing homes, and schools in the United States. The company was founded in 1948 and is headquartered in Akron, OH. | Food: Specialty/Candy | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
PPM America Capital Partners
 PPM America Capital Partners Investment ManagersFinance PPM America Capital Partners (PPMACP) is a private equity subsidiary of PPM America Inc founded in 1991. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. | Investment Managers | Private Equity Analyst Private Equity Analyst |
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International
| United States | 48 |
| Slovenia | 2 |
| Bahamas | 2 |
Sectoral
| Finance | 21 |
| Consumer Services | 19 |
| Commercial Services | 6 |
| Consumer Durables | 4 |
| Consumer Non-Durables | 3 |
Operational
| Director/Board Member | 259 |
| Corporate Officer/Principal | 172 |
| Undergraduate Degree | 85 |
| Private Equity Investor | 69 |
| Independent Dir/Board Member | 50 |
Most connected contacts
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| Andrew Heyer | 56 |
| Ellen Rudnick | 30 |
| Walter McLallen | 29 |
| Scott Dahnke | 28 |
| Christopher Bradley | 27 |
| Brian Bernasek | 24 |
| Jody M. Grant | 19 |
| David Yarnell | 17 |
| Sharon Leite | 16 |
| Joseph Blanco | 15 |
| William P. Phoenix | 15 |
| Timothy Scannell | 14 |
| Scott Meadow | 14 |
| Bill Kaczynski | 14 |
| Garrett Boone | 14 |
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