Mark A. Karns

Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. (KBW) is a full-service investment bank and broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF). KBW offers sales and trading in equities securities of financial services companies.

H.I.G. Capital LLC (H.I.G Capital) is a private equity division of H.I.G. Capital LLC founded in 1993 by Sami W Mnaymneh and Anthony A Tamer. The firm is headquartered in Miami, Florida with offices in Europe, Latin America and Middle East.

Goldman Sachs Capital Partners is a Private Equity/Venture Capital firm, a subsidiary of Goldman Sachs Principal Investment Area founded in 1986. Goldman Sachs Capital Partners is headquartered in New York.

Levine Leichtman Capital Partners, Inc (LLCP) is an Independent Private Equity firm founded in 1984 by Arthur E. Levine and Lauren Beth Leichtman. The firm is headquartered in Beverly Hills.

AMES Taping Tools LLC designs, manufactures, and distributes automatic taping and drywall finishing tools. The firm offers drywall finishing tools and services. It also provides tool training and certification, taping tool and equipment repair, and daily equipment rental services. The firm sells its products through network of stores and franchise operations. The company was founded in 1939 and is headquartered in Suwanee, GA.

Relativity Capital LLC (Relativity Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2006 by Joyce Johnson-Miller and Leslie Armitage. The firm is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.

American Piping Products, Inc. engages in the supply of carbon, specialty and chrome-moly pipe, tube, fittings and flanges to the processing, energy, manufacturing, fabrication, and construction industries. It offers customer service and value-added solutions, including a large in-stock inventory, cost containment, inventory management, productivity enhancement and scheduling proficiency. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Chesterfield, MO.

Bounds Equity Partners LLC (Bounds Equity Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2009 by Mark A. Bounds. The firm is headquartered in Winnetka, Illinois.

Houlihan Lokey Capital, Inc. is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded in 1996 and they are a subsidiary of Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (NYSE: HLI). Houlihan Lokey Capital provides an array of trading and execution services for their clients. They also have the ability to serve as underwriter or bookrunner with respect to traditional debt and equity offerings, including leveraged loans and public offerings of debt, equity-linked, and equity securities.

Rising Point Capital LLC (Rising Point Capital) is a private equity firm. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.