Charlie Perer

Mesirow Financial Holdings, Inc. provides financial services. Its services include investment, real estate, investment banking, consulting and insurance services. The company was founded in 1937 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Patriarch Partners LLC (Patriarch Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2000 by Lynn Tilton. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Softgate Systems, Inc. provides reliable bill payment and prepaid services. It offers bill payment, prepaid products, international top ups, and PayXchange. The company is headquartered in Fairfield, NJ.

DoublePositive Marketing Group, Inc. provides online marketing services. It also provides services to buyers, sellers, and direct response advertisers. The firm specializes in online search and display, mobile performance marketing, lead generation and telephone transfers. The company was founded by Sean P. Fenlon and Joey Liner in 2004 and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD.

Gibraltar Business Capital LLC provides credit financing and business lending services. It offers secured accounts receivables loans and inventory term loans; machinery, equipment, and real estate bridge loans; and DIP and exit financing. The company was founded in 1951 and is headquartered in Northbrook, IL.

Nowaccount Network Corp. is a company that provides an invoice payment solution to businesses, allowing them to receive revenue immediately and accelerate their invoice payments. The company is based in Atlanta, GA. The company's solution helps businesses to eliminate the stress of payment delays and get paid in less than five business days, so they can focus on growing their business. The company was founded by Lara O'Connor Hodgson, who has been the CEO since incorporation.

ClearBridge LLC is an investment advisory firm headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland. The firm was founded by Bill Miller in 1982 as Legg Mason Capital Management LLC. They are a subsidiary of Legg Mason, Inc., which is owned by Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE: BEN). ClearBridge provides investment advice to high net-worth individuals, investment companies, pension and profit-sharing plans, other pooled investment vehicle, charitable organizations, endowments, foundations, corporations, state or municipal government entities, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies and other tax-exempt entities.

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Plancorp LLC is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. The firm was founded by Jeffrey Buckner in 1983 as FFG Plancorp, Inc. and adopted the name Plancorp in 1985. Plancorp provides asset management, financial planning, retirement plan advisors and consulting services, and institutional investment services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations and corporations and/or other business entities.

Cerberus Capital Management LP (Cerberus) is a private equity firm founded in 1992 by Stephen A. Feinberg and William L. Richter. It is headquartered in New York.

Digi-Key Corp. distributes electronic components. It also distributes semiconductors, discrete, electromechanical parts. Its products include audio products, batteries, cable assemblies, capacitors, computer & video accessories, connectors, crystals & oscillators, discrete semiconductor products and many more. The company was founded by Ronald A. Stordahl in 1972 and is headquartered in Thief River Falls, MN.

Hamilton Investment Partners LLC (Hamilton Investment) is a private equity and venture capital firm founded in 1983 by Doug A. P. Hamilton. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Columbus Nova Partners LLC is a Private Equity firm a subsidiary of Sparrow Capital Holdings LLC founded in 2000.The firm is headquartered in New York.

Crystal Financial LLC (Crystal Financial) is a private equity firm founded in 2006. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Castle Pines Capital LLC provides worldwide channel financing solutions to resellers in the technology industry. Its financing programs include Net Terms, Extended Pay, Working Capital, and Direct Accounts Receivable Transaction. The company was founded by Michael Gallagher, John Schmidt and Charles M. Lillis in 2004 and is headquartered in Englewood, CO.

Unishippers Global Logistics LLC provides shipping services. Its services include UPS express, ground and international shipping, freight, online transportation management, shipment insurance and platinum services. The company was founded by Steve J. Nelson in 1987 and is headquartered in Salt Lake City, UT.

Bluefin Payment Systems LLC provides secure payment technology for enterprises, financial institutions and small-medium sized businesses. The firm's solutions include integrated payment systems for ISV's, Omni-channel point of sale, and e-commerce. The company was founded by Patricia Keller, Marc A. Cole, Todd S. Whiton and Ruston Miles in 2007 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Metropolitan Equity Partners LLC (Metropolitan Equity Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1999 by Paul Lisiak. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Silicon Valley Bank provides commercial banking services. It offers banking services to the hardware and infrastructure, software and internet, life science and healthcare, energy and resource innovation, private equity and venture capital, and premium wine industries. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Virgo Investment Group LLC (Virgo Investment Group) is a private equity firm founded by Jesse Watson and Barry Jay Uphoff in 2009. The firm is headquartered in Burlingame, CA.

Business Rockstars LLC operates as an entrepreneurial business community driven by broadcast, mobile and social. The firm produces live audio and video content for entrepreneurs featuring rockstar CEO’s, startups, and entrepreneurs. The company was founded by Stephen Lehman and Ken Rutkowski in 2012 and is headquartered in Burbank, CA.

Super G Funding LLC specializes in residual and cash flow loans. The firm serves to the industries such as merchant services, ATM, insurance brokers and Software as a Service (SaaS) providers. Its loan products include residual loans, insurance agency loans, cash flow loans and SaaS funding. The company was founded by Darrin Ginsberg in 2008 and is headquartered in Newport Beach, CA.

Zippy Shell, Inc. provides storage and moving services. The company was founded by Gareth Taylor and Adam Gilchrist in 2007 and is headquartered in Wake Forest, NC.

PGIM Private Real Estate Fund, Inc. is a closed-end investment fund, which aims to provide current income and long-term capital appreciation. Its investment strategy is to invest on private real estate, including property, equity investments in real estate or real estate related companies and debt investments backed by real estate or real estate related companies acquired from private issuers or in private transactions. The company was founded on July 23, 2021 and is headquartered in Newark, NJ.

Lago Asset Management LLC (Lago Asset Management) is a private equity and venture capital firm founded in 2019 by Heather La Freniere. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Houlihan Lokey Capital, Inc. is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded in 1996 and they are a subsidiary of Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (NYSE: HLI). Houlihan Lokey Capital provides an array of trading and execution services for their clients. They also have the ability to serve as underwriter or bookrunner with respect to traditional debt and equity offerings, including leveraged loans and public offerings of debt, equity-linked, and equity securities.

Columbus Nova Real Estate Acquisition Group LLC is a private equity firm located in Charlotte, North Carolina. The firm is a subsidiary of Columbus Nova LLC and their ultimate parent is the Renova Group of Cos. Their clients are typically corporations, private equity groups, turnaround firms, investment banks, commercial banks, accounting firms and law firms.