Byron Synder

Rankin Automotive Group, Inc. is a specialty supplier and retailer of automotive replacement parts, tools, supplies, equipment and accessories to Professional Installers, DIY customers, and independent auto parts stores. The company operates 65 auto parts stores, one machine shop, and five distribution centers in Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi. It was founded in June 1978.

Headway Workforce Solutions, Inc. provides strategic staffing services to businesses in various industries including financial services, media, entertainment, biotechnology, information technology and telecommunications. The firm also offers recruitment and human resources solutions. The company was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in Raleigh, NC.

GulfStar Group, Inc. operates as a middle market investment banking firm that provides advisory services. Its services include mergers and acquisitions, private placements, and financial advisory services. The firm serves entrepreneurs, family-owned businesses, corporations and private equity firms. The company was founded by Stephen A. Lasher, Thomas M. Hargrove and G. Kent Kahle in 1990 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Spec Group, Inc. provides skilled technical workforce to the electrical power and primary process industries. The company is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Underwood, Neuhaus & Co., Inc. provides securities brokerage services. The private company is based in Houston, TX.

Rotan Mosle, Inc. provides investment banking and securities brokerage services.

First City National Bank of Houston operates commercial banks. The private company is based in Houston, TX.

Bioenergy Systems NV is a holding company, which is engaged in the development of systems and technologies for energy production. It builds and operates bioenergy generation facilities and specializes in the regeneration of renewable raw material from biomass into energy. The company was founded by Hannes F. Hofer and Ralph Brendler on July 18, 2006 and is headquartered in Eindhoven, Netherlands.

GulfStar Merchant Banking Ltd (GulfStar Merchant Banking) is a private equity subsidiary of GulfStar Group, Inc founded in 1990 by Kent Kahle, Thomas M. Hargrove and Steve A. Lasher. The firm is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Part of Strategic Environmental & Energy Resources, Inc., Paragon Waste Systems LLC is a waste management company. The company is based in Golden, CO.

RIMCO Royalty Partners LP holds royalty interests in oil and gas properties. The company is headquartered in Canton, CT.