Jonathan Schonfeld

Trivest Partners LP (Trivest Partners) is a private equity firm, a subsidiary of Trivest Partners Inc. founded in 1981 by Earl W. Powell. The firm is headquartered in Coral Gables, Florida.

Hale Capital Partners LP seeks investment opportunities in companies located in the United States with revenues of $20 – $500 Million. The fund targets companies operating in the fields of aerospace, defense & federal technology, technology services, business & consumer services, industrial automation, and natural resources. It provides financing for seed, early, later and buyout transactions with an investment size of $0 - $90 million. It makes minority and majority investments. It makes follow-on investments and takes a seat on the board of directors. It makes control investments.

Jefferies LLC is a global investment bank and institutional securities firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Jefferies Group LLC, ultimately held by Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF). Jefferies provides corporate clients with research and execution services in equity, fixed income, and foreign exchange markets, as well as a full range of investment banking services such as underwriting, mergers and acquisitions, restructuring and recapitalization, and other advisory services, with all businesses operating in the Americas, Europe and Asia.