Lee Priest

Barings LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. Founded in 1940, the firm is direct subsidiary of MM Asset Management Holding LLC and their ultimate parent is Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. (MassMutual). MassMutual?s affiliated companies include financial services companies that provide investment management services and individual protection insurance to clients worldwide. Barings provides a broad range of investment advisory and management services to institutional clients, registered investment companies, and other pooled investment vehicles.

Paramount Parks, Inc. owns and operates theme parks. It owns five amusement parks which include Paramount Canada's Wonderland, Paramount's Carowinds, Paramount's Kings Dominion, Paramount's Gardens theme park, and Paramount's Kings Island. The company is headquartered in Sandusky, OH.

Sunbelt Rentals, Inc. provides equipment rental solutions for industrial and construction markets. It offers general construction equipment, industrial tools, pumps and power generation equipment, trench shoring, scaffolding, and remediation and restoration equipment. The firm also offers digital services, technology integrations and rental protection plan for agriculture, aviation and aerospace, education, healthcare, hospitality, pharmaceutical, real estate, retail, and utilities industries. The company was founded by Thomas Smart, Jr. in 1983 and is headquartered in Fort Mill, SC.

Environmental Filtration Technologies LLC engages in the manufacture and distribution of filtration and separation products. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

Best Friends Pet Care, Inc. engages in the provision of pet care services. Its services include boarding, day camp, training, and grooming. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Norwalk, CT.

CIFC Investment Management LLC (CIM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1993 as Deerfield Capital Management LLC and became CIFC Investment Management in 2018. They are wholly owned directly by CIFC Capital HoldCo LLC, which is an indirect subsidiary of CIFC LLC. CIM primarily provide investment management services to pooled investment vehicles that are CLOs and to private funds and investors that invest in corporate and structured credit.

Townsend Frew & Co. LLC provides investment banking services. The company provides merger and acquisition advisory services, strategic and financial assessments, private placements of debt and equity, and fairness opinion services to health care organizations. The company was founded by W. L. Douglas Townsend Jr. and Jill S. Frew in 1995 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Dogwood Equity (Dogwood Equity) is a venture capital firm founded in 2002 by Rick Carlisle. The firm is headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Immaculate Baking Co. produces and distributes baked goods to restaurants, supermarkets, and club stores. Its products include cookie dough, pie crusts, gluten free cookie, dough, biscuits, scones, cinnamon rolls, crescent rolls, and snack cookers. The company was founded by Scott Blackwell in 1995 and is headquartered in Golden Valley, MN.

Part of Marvin & Co. P.C., Mengel, Metzger, Barr & Co. LLP provides accounting services. The company is based in Rochester, NY. Mengel, Metzger, Barr & Co. was acquired by Marvin & Co. P.C. on September 14, 2022.

Part of CIFC LLC, Columbus Nova Credit Investments Management LLC provides investment management services. The company is based in Charlotte, NC. Columbus Nova Credit Investments Management was acquired by Deerfield Capital Corp. from Renova Group of Cos. on June 09, 2010 for $29.09 million.

The ESOP Association operates as employer-sponsored advocacy and education association focused on employee stock ownership plans. The company was founded by Robert W. Smily Jr. in 1978 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Galfab, Inc. manufactures various compactors for transportation in the garbage, scrap and steel industry. Its products include roll off hoists, trailers, compactors, securement systems and hook hoists. The firm's services include manufacturing and custom engineering. The company was founded by Don Galbreath in 1992 and is headquartered in Winamac, IN.

Linxx Global Solutions, Inc. provides training, security, professional staffing and program management services. It services include information assurance, security service and training service. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Virginia Beach, VA.

Express Medical Transporters, Inc. provides Medicaid transportation services. Its services include non-emergency medical van transportation services, wheelchair transportation services, dialysis transportation services, specialty school transportation, contract transportation for care providers, rides for individuals and families. The company was founded by Bernard A. Squitieri in 1995 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.

Hollandia Produce Group, Inc. engages in the production of root vegetables. The company was founded on August 28, 2015 and is headquartered in Carpinteria, CA.

Steele Creek Capital Corp. provides investment management services. It is primarily invests in syndicated corporate bank loans, bonds, other debt securities, and structured products. The investment objective is to generate high current income by investing primarily in fixed income instruments, including broadly syndicated bank loans, structured products, mezzanine financings and senior secured bonds. The company was founded on June 03, 2020 and is headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

Mosaic Capital Partners LLC /North Carolina/ (Mosaic Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2011 by Smith H Dabney, Joseph J Strycharz, William A Hayes, Steve W Buchanan and Keith D Butcher. The firm is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.