Douglas J. Smith

The Ayco Co. LP (Goldman Sachs Ayco) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Cohoes, New York. The firm was founded in 1971 by William Aydelotte and James Conway. They are a subsidiary of GS Ayco Holding LLC, owned by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS), a publicly traded bank and financial holding company. Goldman Sachs Ayco provides financial planning services nationally to individuals, institutional clients and charitable organizations.

Champion Home Builders, Inc. engages in building homes. It provides a variety of factory-built solutions from single-family and multi-family homes to commercial and government buildings. The company was founded in 1953 and is headquartered in Troy, MI.

Rehmann LLC provides accounting and business consulting services. The firm provides services to manufacturing, government, nonprofit, wholesale and distribution, real estate, healthcare and financial institutions. The company was founded in 1941 and is headquartered in Troy, MI.

Pinnacle Consulting Group, Inc. provides accounting services. It offers district management, administration, finance, accounting, fire, EMS district administration, capital infrastructure, facility management services. The company is headquartered in Loveland, CO.

Peninsula Capital Partners LLC (Peninsula Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1995 by William Y. Campbell, Scott A. Reilly and Bill F. McKinley. The firm is headquartered in Southfield, Michigan.

Arab Bank Australia Ltd. engages in the provision of banking and financial products and services. Its offerings include banking for individual and corporate clients, insurances, and personal, business, and home loans. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Sydney, Australia.

Detroit Regional Chamber operates as a chamber of commerce. Its activities and initiatives are centered on four strategic pillars: economic development, regional collaboration, education reform and member value. The company was founded in 1903 and is headquartered in Detroit, MI.

Al Arabi Investment Group Co., known as AB Invest, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Arab Bank plc (JO: ARBK) since 2004. Previously known as Atlas Investment Group, AB Invest was established in 1996 and is headquartered in Amman, Jordan. Their primary clientele is based in Jordan and Palestine, and comprises institutions, corporations, government entities and high-net worth private individuals. They provide integrated investment banking services including corporate finance, M&A, asset management, wealth management and brokerage. The firm contributes to the development of the Jordanian and Palestinian capital markets by providing financial advisory services, structuring both innovative and conventional investment vehicles, and conducting research at the economic, corporate and securities level. AB Invest manages several funds. The Arab Bank MENA Fund is an open-ended mutual fund invested in listed equity complemented with bonds and focused on the capital markets of the Middle East and North Africa. The Saraya Real Estate MENA Fund is a closed-end real estate fund meant to capture the tourism and property development boom in the region. The fund is sponsored by Arab Bank and Saraya Holdings Ltd., and advised by Saraya Real Estate Development Group. The IIAB Islamic funds are Shariah-compliant investment vehicles sponsored by the Islamic International Arab Bank. The IIAB Islamic MENA Fund is invested in listed equity, focusing on mature companies in the Middle East and North Africa regions. The IIAB Sukuk & Murabaha MENA Fund is invested primarily in bonds and money market instruments.

Citizens Research Council of Michigan is an organization that believes in the importance of being informed about government and public policy. The non-profit company is based in Livonia, MI. The company's motto, "the right to criticize government is also an obligation to know what you are talking about," reflects their mission to provide unbiased research and analysis to citizens and policymakers.

Association for Corporate Growth, Inc. is a global organization founded in 1954 by Kenneth S. Berryman and David H. Brenner. The non-profit company is based in Chicago, IL and has subsidiaries in the United Kingdom, Netherlands, Canada, and the United States. The company's mission is to drive middle-market growth and it serves 90,000 investors, executives, lenders, and advisers to growing middle-market companies. The company's core focus is on middle-market M&A, with more than 25 years of sell-side and buy-side advisory experience, closing more than 200 transactions with a combined value of more than $1 billion. The company also publishes Middle Market Growth, the official publication of the Association for Corporate Growth, which includes a print magazine, website, weekly e-newsletter, and daily newsfeed. The CEO of the company since 2019 is Brent A. Baxter.

Performance Equity Management LLC (Performance Equity Management) is a private equity and venture capital subsidiary of Performance Equity Associates LLC founded in 2005. The firm is headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut.

Turnaround Management Association is a organization that provides turnaround management, corporate restructuring and distressed investing services. Its members include turnaround practitioners, attorneys, accountants, investors, lenders, venture capitalists, appraisers, liquidators, executive recruiters, and consultants, as well as academic, government, and judicial employees. The company was founded by Thomas J. Allison, Jay Alix, C. Charles Bahr, Jacques H. Belet, Donald B. Bibeault, Gary Brooks Gerald, P. Buccino, John Butler, Melanie Rovner Cohen, John M. Collard, Marvin A. Davis, Peter Dusenberre, Timothy F. Finley, Kenneth E. Glass, Frank Grisanti, David Hansing, William J. Hass, Thomas D. Hays, William K. Marrinan, F. Richard Matthews, Kevin McConnaghy, Gilbert C. Osnos, Victor Palmieri, Peter Pellitier, Sanford C. Sigoloff, Jack R. Stone, James Sullivan, Rollie Tillman, Peter Tourtellot, John Whitney and Carl M. Youngman in 1991 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Hitachi Business Finance operates as a finance company. The firm offers working capital to small and medium-size commercial businesses to improve cash flow and profitability. The company was founded on April 26, 2002 and is headquartered in Huntington Woods, MI.

Part of QBE Insurance Group Ltd., North Pointe Financial Services, Inc. provides insurance services. The company is based in Southfield, MI.

The Commercial Finance Association operates as an international trade association for the finance industry. The non-profit company is based in New York, NY. The CEO of the company is Richard D. Gumbrecht.

Part of Motors Liquidation Co. GUC Trust, General Motors Trust Co. operates trust. The company is based in Bedford, NH.

Nu-Way Supply Co., Inc. wholesales and supplies furniture. It offers counter tops; tile and stone install systems, cabinetry, bathroom furniture, and bathroom and kitchen fixtures. The firm’s services include design and installation. The company was founded in 1939 and is headquartered in Utica, MI.

Realcomp II Ltd. provides real estate information and technology solutions. Its services include cloud streams, corelogic MLS data Co-Op, data coverage, sharing, access and syndication and down payment resource. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Farmington Hills, MI.

Europe Arab Bank PLC is engaged in the operation and provision of banking needs and solutions. Its services include private banking, corporate and institutional banking, and treasury. The company was founded on September 27, 2005 and is headquartered in London, UK.

Central Transport, Inc. provides truck transportation services. The private company is based in Warren.

Liberty Wealth Advisors LLC (LWA) is a wealth management firm headquartered in Naples, Florida. The firm was founded by James Gladney and Richard Ferri in 1999 as Portfolio Solutions LLC. They were acquired by Prime Capital Investment Advisors LLC in 2022. LWA offers a full spectrum of financial advisory and wealth planning services to individuals, high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, endowments, institutions, individual participants of retirement plans, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and other businesses.

Rehmann Capital Advisory Group LLC, do-business-as Rehmann Financial, is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Lansing, Michigan. The firm was founded in 2001 and is a subsidiary of Rehmann Financial Group LLC, which is owned by Rehmann LLC. Rehmann Financial provides financial planning and investment advisory services to individual clients, as well as trusts, endowments, qualified retirement plan sponsors, and business entities.

Grow Michigan LLC (Grow Michigan) is a private equity firm founded in 2012. The firm is headquartered in Jackson, Michigan.