Lauren Thomas

Advent International LP (Advent) is an independent private equity firm founded in 1984 by Henry H. Haight. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

GE Ionics, Inc. manufactures water treatment equipment and chemicals. It provides services such as designing, installation, operation, and maintenance of water and wastewater treatment systems. The company was founded in 1948 and is headquartered in Trevose, PA.

General Atlantic LLC (General Atlantic) is a private equity firm founded in 1980 by Charles F. Feeney. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Catalytic Solutions, Inc. manufactures and distributes emissions control systems and products. The company was founded by William R. Anderson and Stephen John Golden in 1996 and is headquartered in Oxnard, CA.

Quench USA, Inc. engages in the provision of bottle-free filtered drinking water solutions. Its products include quenchWATER, quenchSPARKLING, quenchICE, and quenchCOFFEE. The firm serves the government, spas and salons, gyms, retail, food and professional services, manufacturing, hospitality, healthcare, and higher education industries. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in King of Prussia, PA.

PPT Research, Inc. develops a proprietary chemistry and process technology that enables abrasive slurry management for wire saw slicing and wafer lapping. It offers a range of coolants, rinse aids, and cleaners that are critical ancillary products for the manufacture of clean and production suitable wafers. The company was founded by Irl E. Ward, Jr. on July 27, 1999 and is headquartered in Allentown, PA.

Natural Systems Utilities LLC engages in provision of water and energy utility services. It specializes in designing sustainable water ecologies for complete water supply, treatment, and reuse. The company was founded by Dominic Kulik in 2007 and is headquartered in Hillsborough, NJ.

RoadRunner Recycling, Inc. provides metal recycling services. Its services include scheduled services such as cardboard and paper recycling, waste services, mixed recycling and food composting, and express pickup such as battery, clothing and scrap metal recycling and one-time paper pickup. The company was founded by Graham Rihn in 2014 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

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.

Part of Novanta, Inc., Cambridge Technology, Inc. is a leading technology company that transforms organizations into "ai-first" leaders. The company is based in Lexington, MA. The company provides unparalleled access to cutting-edge technology and solutions for some of the world's largest and most innovative enterprises. With expertise in big data, cloud, and machine learning, Cambridge Technology is the preferred choice for organizations looking to innovate and stay ahead in the market. Cambridge Technology was acquired by Excel Technology, Inc., part of Novanta, Inc. from August 29, 2008, on January 17, 1995, for $4.75 million.

Icynene, Inc. manufactures spray foam insulation. Its Icynene spray foam insulation has been installed in residential and commercial projects. The company was founded by Graeme Kirkland, Jim McGarth, and Gabe Farkas in 1986 and is headquartered in Mississauga, Canada.

Hayward Gordon Ltd. manufactures mechanical and hydraulic products including pump technology, strainers and filters and in-line mixers. The firm engages in industrial markets including mining and mineral processing, municipal water and wastewater treatment, food chemical processing, oil and gas, pulp and paper and automotive. The company was founded by Len Hayward in 1952 and is headquartered in Halton Hills, Canada.

LumaSense Technologies, Inc. provides temperature and gas sensing devices. It serves customers in energy markets including electricity generation, oil and gas refining and industrial materials processing markets. The firm’s temperature measurement solutions include infrared thermometers and switches, E2T-petrochemical and fiber optic temperature sensors. The company founded by Vivek Joshi in 2005 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

GarrettCom, Inc. provides industrial networking products. The company's magnum products emphasize fiber capabilities for the telecommunications, industrial automation, power utility and traffic control markets. Its clients include Alcatel, BHP Billiton, Duke Energy, Dynavar Networking, GNP Computers, and Invensys. GarrettCom was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Fremont, CA.

Kidder, Peabody & Co., Inc. provides security brokerage services. The private company is based in Buffalo, NY and has subsidiaries in Switzerland. The company was founded by Thomas W. Ostrander.

Beyondnetzero (BNZ) is a private equity firm, a subsidiary of General Atlantic LLC founded in 2021 by Lance Darrell Gordon Uggla and Lord John Browne. The firm is headquartered in New York.

The National Association of Manufacturers is an organization that works for the success of over 12.9 million people who are involved in manufacturing. The non-profit company is based in Washington and has subsidiaries in the United States. The American company's work is based on four core values that drive the industry. The company commissioned a study in August 2015, which found that the EPA's proposed ozone rule could reduce GDP by $140 billion. The CEO of the company is Jay Timmons.

Valicor Environmental Services LLC engages in the provision of wastewater treatment services. It offers industrial fluid reclamation, corn oil extraction, centralized waste treatment, consumer packaged goods products destruction, and advanced separations and recovery. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Monroe, OH.

EnerTech Capital Partners (EnerTech Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 1996 by Scott Ungerer. The firm is headquartered in Ambler, Pennsylvania.

Element Management LP (Element Management) is a private equity firm, a subsidiary of Threshold Ventures, Inc. founded in 2005 by David Lincoln and Michael Bevan. The firm is headquartered in Wayne, Pennsylvania.

Soleras Advanced Coatings BVBA manufactures rotatable sputter hardware and sputter targets. It supplies sputtering components to manufacturers of energy efficient low-E glass, electrochromic and smart glass, thin film photovoltaic panels and advanced displays used in touch screen phones and tablet computers. The company was founded in April 2012 and is headquartered in Deinze, Belgium.