Kenneth F. Yontz

Founded in 2004 by Mark Stephens, Challenger Capital Group Ltd. is an independent financial services institution offering advisory services and private equity investing. They are located in Chicago with an additional office in Dallas.

Sybron Dental Specialties, Inc. manufactures and markets dental and medical products. It provides twisted files, nickel titanium (NiTi) files, single patient kits for root canal, custom cabinet and drawer organizers, and custom wall charts. The firm offers implants, endodontic, restorative dentistry, and orthodontic markets. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Orange, CA.

PhysioGenix, Inc. provided preclinical research services for diabetes, behavioral, and cardiovascular diseases. The firm’s preclinical services included vivo efficacy, pharmacodynamic, and pharmacokinetic studies to pharmaceutical, biopharma, and medical device companies. The company was founded by Richard J. Roman, Howard J. Jacob, and Ty R. Shockley in 1997 and was headquartered in Milwaukee, WI.

Challenger Capital Group Ltd. is an investment banking firm located in Dallas, Texas. The firm offers a full suite of investment banking products including M&A advisory, capital raising and restructuring services. Challenger Capital Group's advisory services are specifically focused on middle-market companies and include debt and equity capital raising, mezzanine and structured solutions, mergers and acquisitions and more.

Apogent Technologies, Inc. used to design and manufacture laboratory equipment. It was also developer and manufacturer of value-added products for the clinical and research markets. Apogent's operating subsidiaries were manufactures most of their products in approximately 80 facilities worldwide. It sells its goods primarily through distributors, but also directly to end users in the industrial, clinical and research markets. The company was located in Portsmouth, NH.