Matthew Brown

Communications & Power Industries LLC manufactures components to generate microwave frequency signals. It provides microwave, radio frequency, power and control solutions for critical defense, communications, medical, scientific and other applications. The firm develops, manufactures and distributes products used to generate, amplify, transmit and receive high-power/high-frequency microwave and radio frequency signals and/or provide power and control for various applications. The company was founded by Russell H. Varian and Sigurd F. Varian in 1948 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. (MLPFS) is the SEC-registered broker/dealer subsidiary of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., ultimately held by Charlotte-based Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC). The firm was founded in 1958 and is headquartered in New York City. In 2010, Banc of America Securities LLC merged with MLPFS and the firm uses the trade name Bank of America Merrill Lynch. MLPFS's global strategy and economics team serves institutional and individual investors using a wide range of macroeconomic disciplines. Their analysis of global issues provides clients with investment ideas, market forecasts, macro overviews and specific sector recommendations across asset classes, regions and disciplines. Their equity research team conducts fundamental analysis on companies globally and provides institutional and retail clients with industry-specific and in-depth research and analysis on numerous industries. The firm's global fixed-income and equity-linked research focuses on fixed-income and equity derivatives, fixed-income strategy, convertibles, commodities, high-yield, mortgages, municipals and global foreign exchange.

Odyssey Investment Partners LLC (Odyssey Investment Partners) is a private equity firm founded by Stephen Berger, Brian Kwait and William Hopkins in 1997. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Applied Technical Services, Inc. provides information technology consulting services. It offers server and network management, hardware and software asset management, engineering, testing, and inspection, infrastructure planning, and network support services. The company was founded on May 4, 1967 and is headquartered in Marietta, GA.

BarrierSafe Solutions International, Inc. manufactures and markets disposable gloves and safety products. Its brands include Microflex and Onguard. The company is headquartered in Lake Forest, IL.

United Parcel Service of America, Inc. engages in the provision of package delivery and supply chain management services. The firm offers transportation and logistics services in the United States. Its supply chain solutions include freight forwarding, customs brokerage, fulfillment, returns, financial transactions and repairs. The company was founded on October 18, 1991 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

NSi Industries LLC designs, manufactures and supplies electrical and lighting products. The firm’s products include warrior wrap professional tape, easy-wrap general purpose tape, polaris mechanical connectors, connectors, connector bloks and terminal bloks, miniterms, switches and indicator lights, insulating, splicing, lubricants and panel channel, grounding, cable ties and mounts, hardware, tools, testers and firestop, tork, lighting, and display kits. The company was founded by Axel Rasmussen in 1975 and is headquartered in Huntersville, NC.

4Wall Entertainment, Inc. specializes in entertainment lighting equipment rentals, video equipment rentals, and systems design and integration services. Its product categories include moving lights, LEDs, LED video panels, consoles, projectors, projector lenses and projection screens. The firm provides system design and integration for both new construction and venue renovation. The company was founded by Michael Cannon and Bill Lairamore in 1999 and is headquartered in Las Vegas, NV.

Cross Country Infrastructure Services, Inc. engages in the supply of materials, tools, equipment, and parts for the pipeline construction industry. The company is headquartered in Aurora, CO.