Alan Menkes

NextMedia Group, Inc. owns and operates radio stations. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Greenwood Village, CO.

Centive, Inc. develops incentive management software solutions. It also provides sales performance management software that monitors sales commissions, performance pay, and commission systems. The company was founded by Elizabeth M. Cobb and David A. Love in 1997 and is headquartered in Burlington, MA.

Ion Systems, Inc. is a provider of electrostatics management products and services for the control of static charge in manufacturing environments. The company was founded by Michael G. Yost and Scott Gehlke in 1978 and is headquartered in Alameda, CA.

Founded in 1998, Thomas Weisel Partners (TWP) is a broker/dealer headquartered in San Francisco with offices in New York City, Boston, Denver, Colorado and Palo Alto, California. The firm is a subsidiary of Thomas Weisel Partners Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: TWPG), a San Francisco-based investment banking firm. Their ultimate parent is Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF). TWP's investment banking, brokerage and equity research divisions serve emerging growth companies and institutional investors around the world. They are a member of the NYSE, the SIPC and FINRA. TWP specializes in the growth sectors of the economy with a particular focus on the consumer, energy, healthcare, Internet, media/telecommunications, metals/mining and technology sectors. Within the consumer sector, the firm focuses on: financial products, gaming/lodging, interactive market services, lifestyles/sports retailers, restaurants and hardlines and softlines retailing. TWP's global energy research is provided by analysts in three countries and covers the following trends: (1) fast-growing oil and natural gas producers in North America and worldwide (2) domestic and international energy service companies and (3) alternative energy technology and resource developers. Within the healthcare sector, TWP focuses on: biotechnology, diagnostics, healthcare information technology, pharmaceutical services, life science technology, medical devices and specialty pharmaceuticals. The firm's interest in the Internet, media and telecommunications sector include: Internet services, media, broadcasting and telecommunications services. Their focus within the metals and mining sector include: base metals, gold, precious metals and uranium. TWP's technology research focuses on: (1) applied technologies (2) communications components (3) core and wireless communications equipment (4) IP networking communications equipment (5) electronic supply chain (6) enterprise hardware (7) information and financial technology services (8) semiconductor capital equipment (9) broadline and specialty semiconductors (10) applications and communications software and (11) infrastructure software. TWP also provides value-added equities analysis across a variety of sectors including: industrials, financials, consumer, technology and healthcare.

The Capital Markets Co. engages in the provision of management and consultancy services. It offers Capco digital, business change and cost, transformation, finance, risk and compliance, data and technology, and technology delivery solutions. It serves banking and payments, capital markets, insurance, wealth and asset management and energy industries. The company was founded by Rob Heyvaert in 1998 and is headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

Alliance Global Services LLC provides software design, development and quality management services. The firm designs, develops, tests, and supports software applications, platforms and products. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Conshohocken, PA.

IPNet Solutions, Inc. develops software for the supply chain industry. It provides a complete software package, which enables the electronic connecting of business buyers and sellers. The company is headquartered in Newport Beach, CA.

WorldChain, Inc. provides information technology systems integration and related services. The company is headquartered in Fremont, CA.

Circle Peak Capital LLC (Circle Peak Capital) is a private equity subsidiary of Ras Capital Partners LLC founded in 2002 by R.Adam Smith and David Louis Fogel. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Conner Steel Products, Inc. manufactures steel and fiberglass products. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Dallas, Hongkong.

Stone Tower Equity Partners LLC is a private equity firm located in New York City. The firm is an affiliate of New York-based Stone Tower Capital LLC

CS Technology, Inc. provides information technology strategy and implementation services. It specializes in data centers optimization, enterprise infrastructure, and other technology-driven initiatives. The company was founded by John P. Rosato in 1992 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

G2 Investment Group LLC provides financial services. It is engaged in investment management, advisory, private capital raising and other capital markets activities. G2 has offices in New York, Los Angeles and Hong Kong. G2 was founded by J. Todd Morley in 2008. The company is headquartered at New York, NY.

Empeiria Acquisition Corp. is a newly-organized blank check company formed for the purpose of acquiring, through a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization, exchangeable share transaction or similar business transaction, one or more operating businesses or assets. The company is not limited to a particular industry, geographic region or minimum transaction value for purposes of consummating an initial business transaction, although it intends to focus on operating businesses in the following sectors: energy, transportation, food and industrial technology. The company was founded on January 24, 2011 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Stella Environmental Services LLC engages in the provision of municipal solid waste transfer services. Its line of business is transfer station management, including the loading and transportation of tractor-trailer loads of waste from in-town processing facilities to remote landfills. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

SAExploration Holdings, Inc. is an oilfield services company. It is engaged in the provision of seismic data acquisition and logistical support services, which includes program design, planning & permitting; camp services; surveying & drilling; and reclamation. The company was founded on February 2, 2011 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Tank Partners Holdings LLC manufactures steel storage tanks and pressure vessels. The company is headquartered in Seguin, TX.

Empeiria Capital Partners LLC (Empeiria Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2002 by Alan B. Menkes and Keith E. Oster. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Enterprise Infrastructure Ventures LLC provides real estate investment services. The company is headquartered in the United States.

Empeiria BBRSS Holdings LLC engages in the provision of investment services. The company was founded on January 31, 2018 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Tank Partners Equipment Holdings LLC provides manufacturing services. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Ironwood Power Services LLC provides investment services. The company is based in Henrietta, NY and has subsidiaries in the United States. The CEO of the company is Timothy Pope.