Mark A. Clawson

Schering Plough Corp. manufactures and sells pharmaceuticals, consumer and animal health care products. The firm discovers, develops, manufactures and markets advanced drug therapies. The company is headquartered in Kenilworth, NJ.

Polen Capital Credit LLC (PCC) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts. Formerly known as DDJ Capital Management LLC, the firm was co-founded by David Breazzano in 1996 and was acquired by Polen Capital Management LLC in 2022. PCC provides discretionary investment advice to corporate domestic and foreign pension plans, public pension and retirement plans and Taft-Hartley plans. They also act as investment sub-advisors to certain US and non-US investment advisors and asset managers. PCC is a signatory to the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI).

Sutter Hill Ventures LLC (Sutter Hill Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 1962 by Paul M Wythes and Bill H Draper. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

Vaughan Nelson Investment Management LP (Vaughan Nelson) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Houston, Texas. The firm was founded in 1970 and formerly known as Vaughan, Nelson, Scarborough & McCullough LP. They are wholly-owned by Natixis Investment Managers LLC, which is ultimately owned by BPCE SA, a banking group in France. Vaughan Nelson provides investment management services for equity and fixed income portfolios to taxable and tax-free clients such as foundations, endowments, corporations, pensions, public entities, insurance companies, mutual funds and high net-worth individuals.

Ernst & Young LLP engages in the provision of accounting, assurance, tax, transaction, and advisory services. It specializes in the actuarial, analytics and big data, cyber security, accounting compliance and reporting, center for board matters, international financial reporting standards, country tax advisory, global trade, tax accounting, and climate change and sustainability. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC provides assurance, tax and advisory services. Its services include audit and assurance, consulting, deals, human resources, legal, tax, and family business. The firm also offers accountability, risk management, structuring, mergers and acquisitions, and performance and process improvement. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.

McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Bonneville International Corp. owns and operates broadcasting radio and television stations. Its radio stations broadcast news, traffic and weather information, music and sports talk programming; and television station broadcasts news and entertainment programming and shows. The company was founded by Arch L. Madsen in 1964 and is headquartered in Salt Lake City, UT.

University of Southern California is a private research university that mainly offers undergraduate, graduate & other higher education. The university was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Deloitte & Touche LLP engages in the provision of audit, advisory, financial advisory, tax, and consulting services. The company was founded on March 7, 1995 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Turnspire Capital Partners LLC (Turnspire Capital) is a private equity/venture capital firm founded in 2013 by Michael Khutorsky & Ilya Koffman. The firm is headquartered in New York.

DermaRite Industries LLC manufactures skin care, advanced wound care and nutritional supplements for healthcare and senior-care facilities. Its products include nutritional products, renew premium skin care, wound care, skin cleansers, hand hygiene, skin protectants, moisturizers and perineal cleansers. The company is headquartered in North Bergen, NJ.

Ingersoll-Rand Co. Ltd. offers air conditioner compressors and other related products. It provides compressed air systems, tools, pumps and material, and fluid handling systems.. It products and services include warranty support, technical information, technical assistance and product repair. The company is headquartered in Kansas City, MO.

H Partners Management LLC (H Partners) is an independent registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Rehan A. Jaffer in 2004. H Partners offers private funds intended for sophisticated investors organized as domestic limited partnerships or foreign companies.

Corinthian Capital Group LLC (Corinthian Capital Group) is a private equity firm founded in 2005 by Steven J. Kumble, C. Kenneth Clay and Peter Van Raalte . The firm is headquartered in New York.

Locust Wood Capital Advisers LLC (Locust Wood) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and alternative asset management firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Stephen Errico in 2002 and is a direct subsidiary of LWCA Partners LP. Locust Wood manages hedged equity and unhedged equity portfolios on behalf of qualified investors through private commingled funds and separately managed accounts.

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1987 and provides debt and equity services including underwriting, M&A advice, securities dealing and brokerage and trade execution. Their client base ranges from large global institutional investors to hedge funds at the cutting edge of innovation in the industry.

Atmosic Technologies, Inc. operates as a fabless semiconductor company that designs ultra-low power wireless solutions. Its products include M2 Series and M3 Series. The company is headquartered in Campbell, CA.

Lacework, Inc. provides cloud computing services. It offers workload security, container security and visibility and devops solutions. The firm also provides polygraph, threat insights, security automation and architecture products. The company was founded by Vikram Kapoor and Sanjay Karla in 2015 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

RF Pixels, Inc. provides next generations’ wireless solutions. The company was founded by Siva V. Thyagarajan and Sriramkumar Venugopalan and is headquartered in Fremont, CA.

Vera Security, Inc. develops data-centric security platform. It offers products for data security for files, mail, and business applications. The company was founded by Ajay K. Arora and Prakash Linga in 2010 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

SiFive, Inc. engages in the design and manufacture of market-ready processor core IP based on the RISC-V instruction set architecture. It offers RISC-V cores, boards and software, and documentation products. The company was founded by Yunsup Lee, Andrew Waterman, and Krste Asanovic in 2015 and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA.

The Boston Consulting Group, Inc. engages in the provision of management consulting services. It specializes in automotive and mobility; biopharmaceuticals; consumer products; education; oil and gas; power and utilities; engineered products and infrastructure; financial institutions; and health care payers, providers, and services. It offers big data and advanced analytics; change management; client learning and enablement; and corporate development and financial services. The company was founded by Bruce Doolin Henderson in 1963 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

SpeakWorks, Inc. develops software for interaction between students and professors. The firm provides a simple way for users to give detailed, time-coded written and video feedback on all types of oral presentation. The company was founded by Ken Meyers and is headquartered in Orem, UT.

Peachtree Tents & Events LLC offers party and events equipment rental. It offers rental of accessories and equipment for tents, parties, weddings, and staging’s. The firm supplies encompass structure tents, fine china, silver, flatware, glassware, chafing dishes, tables, bars and bar stools, staging, dance floors, lounge and reclaimed furniture and catering equipment. The company was founded by Jeff Terry and Joe Freedman in 2006 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

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.

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.

Gold Medal Pools designs and constructs swimming pools. It specializes in pool cleanings, inspections, equipment repairs and replacement, and filter replacements. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Frisco, TX.

Med One Capital Funding LLC provides financial services.

Cynosure Group /Private Equity/ (Cynosure Group) is a private equity firm founded in 2014 by Herbert Scruggs, Keith Taylor, and Spencer Eccles. The firm is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah.

SG Credit Partners, Inc. provides structured term loans. It specializes in financial services, term and business loans, direct lending and bridge finance. The company was founded by Darrin Ginsberg, Marc Cole and Charlie Perer in 2009 and is headquartered in Newport Beach, CA.