Merrick M. Elfman

Sterling Fund Management LLC (Sterling Partners) is a Private Equity firm founded in 1983 by Eric Becker, Michael Bronfein, Shoshana M. Vernick, Jeff Elburn. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Chicago Zoological Society, Inc. provides animal care services. It provides indoor animal exhibition, family play zoo, dolphin presentations, and motor safari tram tours. The firm offers programming for various groups, including teachers, schools, youth groups, groups with disabilities, community groups, and teens, as well as individuals, families, and children. The company was founded in 1934 and is headquartered in Brookfield, IL.

Brace Industrial Group, Inc. provides scaffolding, insulation, painting, coating and fire-proofing services to a variety of industrial clients. The firm serves the energy, petrochemical, manufacturing and agricultural sectors. It offers a compelling value proposition that combines proprietary equipment and services. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Blue Sky Vision LLC engages in the provision of eye care services. The company was founded in February 2017 and is headquartered in Grand Rapids, MI.

Hivers & Strivers Management Co LLC (Hivers & Strivers) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Doug Doan. The firm is headquartered in Great Falls, Virginia.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.

Carlton Foods, Inc. engages in cooking sausage products. The company is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Atlantic Premium Brands, Ltd. engages in processing, marketing and distributing of branded and unbranded food products. It distributes and markets its products under the brand name Blue Ribbon. The firm's products include smoked sausages, bacon and packaged and sliced luncheon meats. Its subsidiary Carlton, manufactures a variety of smoked sausage products which include products sold by Blue Ribbon and Potter Sausage under the J.C. Potter brand name. The company was founded on September 1, 1991 and is headquartered in Northbrook, IL.