Chris Piorkowski

Cysive, Inc. develops web, wireless, and voice-activated software. The private company is based in Reston, VA. The company was founded by Nelson A. Carbonell.

Mission Pets, Inc. provides functional products for dogs, cats and small animals. It offers merchandise to market retailers. The firm segments include pet apparel and accessories, women’s and children’s apparel, and publishing and entertainment. The company was founded by Maria B Peevey in 1999 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Persante Health Care, Inc. provides sleep disorder diagnostic and therapeutics solutions. It services include sleep care continuing care and balance care. The firm is a national provider of sleep and balance center management services to hospitals, physician practices and patients. The company was founded in March 2012 and is headquartered in Mount Laurel, NJ.

William Blair & Co. LLC (William Blair) is a SEC-registered broker/dealer firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded by William McCormick Blair in 1935 and is a subsidiary of WBC Holdings LP. Until 1941, they were known as Blair, Bonner & Co. William Blair provides broking services to individual, institutional and issuing clients.

BV Investment Partners LLC (BV Investment Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1983 by Roy F. Coppedge and Anthony J. Bolland. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Littlejohn & Co. LLC (Littlejohn) is a private equity firm founded in 1996 by Angus C. Littlejohn, Jr and Michael Klein. The firm is headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut.

AlixPartners LLP engages in the provision of restructuring, consulting, and financial advisory services. It specializes in management consulting, strategic planning, corporate restructuring, go-to-market strategies, business growth and performance investments, and accelerated business transformation. The company was founded by Jay Alix in 1981 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Harris Williams & Co. provides investment advisory services. It offers investment banking, sell-side mergers and acquisitions, capital raising, fairness opinion, and restructuring advisory services. The company was founded by H. Hiter Harris III and Christopher H. Williams in 1991 and is headquartered in Richmond, VA.

Barclays Capital, Inc. is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1997 and is a subsidiary of Barclays Group US, Inc., ultimately owned by Barclays plc (LON: BARC) in Great Britain. Barclays Capital provides large corporate, government and institutional clients a full spectrum of prime brokerage services which includes equities and fixed income financing, OTC Clearing, Futures and Foreign Exchange Prime Brokerage and access to industry insights and analytics from their Strategic Consulting team.

WWC Capital Group LLC (Private Equity) (WWC Capital) is a private equity/venture capital subsidiary of Outcome Capital LLC founded in 1998 by Jonathan Wallace and Michael Cromwell. The firm is headquartered in Reston, Virginia.

Trinity Hunt Partners (Trinity Hunt Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2004 by Peter J. Stein and Daniel S. Dross. The firm is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

OLDKADS Co. operates as a holding company with interests in distributing drill rigs and consumable products. The firm mainly serves the oil and energy industries. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Somerset, PA.

Med-Legal LLC provides technology enabled record retrieval and review services. It serves attorneys, physicians, and insurance carriers in the workers’ compensation and personal injury markets. The company was founded by Stephen Schneider, Warren Paul Schneider, and Aaron Houseman on December 17, 2001 and is headquartered in Covina, CA.

Management Health Systems LLC provides healthcare staffing services. The firm is a provider of temporary and contract staffing services to healthcare facilities. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Sunrise, FL.

A&A Transfer, Inc. engages in the provision of transport and moving services. Its services include commercial moving, industrial rigging, office furnishings, and warehousing. The company was founded by Robert Lavin and Patricia Lavin in 1965 and is headquartered in Chantilly, VA.

Virginia Tile Co. LLC distributes tile products and related installation and maintenance materials to the residential and commercial construction markets. It distributes porcelain, stone, glass, ceramic, metal, and terra cotta and quarry. The company supports its customers with design centers throughout the region. The company was founded in 1928 and is headquartered in Livonia, MI.

Alliance Ground International LLC provides airline cargo handling services. It offers cargo handling, ground handling, mail handling, passenger, and security services. The company is headquartered in Miami, FL.

Exclusive Concepts, Inc. offers online marketing services. The firm helps retailers create and execute online marketing strategies such as employing methodologies and technologies. The company was founded by Scott Smigler in 1997 and is headquartered in Burlington, MA.

Owner Resource Group LLC (Owner Resource Group) is a private equity firm founded in 1991. The firm is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

Ridgemont Partners Management LLC (Ridgemont Partners Management) is a private equity firm founded in 1993 by Travis Hain, George E. Morgan, and Walker L. Poole. The firm is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

New MainStream Capital Management Holding, LLC (New MainStream Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2010 by Martin E. Chavez and Kevin M. Jordan. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Rural Urgent Care LLC offers healthcare services. The company is headquartered in Birmingham, AL.

Balmoral Funds LLC (Balmoral Funds) is a private equity firm founded in 2005 by Jonathan A. Victor and Skip Victor. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

Avidbank engages in the provision of tailored financial solutions. It offers products and services such as deposits, lending, cash management, and online and mobile. It operates through the following business lines: corporate banking, specialty finance, real estate and construction, venture lending, and structured finance. The company was founded in October 2003 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

The Morgan Companies is a real estate development, management, and brokerage firm based in Charlotte, NC. For over thirty-nine years, The Morgan Companies have provided quality development, management, and brokerage opportunities for its clients and investors. The private company was founded by George E. Morgan and is currently led by CEO Trey Morgan.

Velosio LLC engages in deploying business applications through the transformational cloud. Its solutions include Microsoft Dynamics 365, Sage, Netsuite and Microsoft Cloud. The company was founded in January 2018 and is headquartered in Dublin, OH.

Meru LLC is a private company that specializes in fixing other companies. The company is based in Atlanta, GA. Meru was founded in 2017 by Nick Campbell. The company brings functional and industry expertise, a group of veteran operators, and an incentive-aligned approach to any situation.

Argano LLC is a digital consultancy that specializes in high-performance operations. Argano is based in Plano, TX and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company helps enterprises navigate through changing markets by providing transformative strategies and technologies that exceed customer expectations, unlock commercial innovation, and drive growth. Chip Register has been the CEO of the company since 2020.

Avesi Partners LLC (Avesi Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2021. The firm is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut.

Prosper Oak Capital functions as an alternative investment manager.

RS Acquisition LLC, through its brand Fleet Response, offers restoration services to individuals and businesses affected by water, fire, smoke, or mold damage. The company is based in Englewood, CO, and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company provides immediate response and empathetic support to minimize disruption to the lives and work of its clients. Fleet Response takes care of the complicated restoration process, allowing clients to focus on their families and businesses. The CEO of the company is Dean Murphy.

Ascend Partner Services LLC invests in and provides support to CPA firms. The private company is based in Alexandria, VA and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company was founded by David Wurtzbacher and Erin Stahmer, with David Wurtzbacher serving as CEO since incorporation.

Marianna Industries, Inc. manufactures beauty products. Its products include shears, electrical, manikins, brushes and combs, fashion accessories, pins and clips, rods and rollers, stylist supplies, hair color, cosmetics and spa and massage. The company was founded in 1968 and is located in Omaha, NE.

Founded in 1958, Merrill Lynch Piece Fenner & Smith, Inc. is an SEC registered broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of BAC North America Holding Co. and their ultimate parent is Bank of America Corp. (NYSE BAC).