Michael Hirano

Freeman Spogli & Co Inc (Freeman Spogli) is a private equity firm founded in 1983 by Bradford M. Freeman and Ronald Paul Spogli. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California and their offices in New York.

Sybase, Inc. engages in the development and provision of mobile and wireless software solutions for data integration. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in San Ramon, CA.

Cowen & Co. LLC is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Cowen Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by The Toronto-Dominion Bank (TSE: TD) in Canada. Cowen & Co. offers industry-focused investment banking for growth-oriented companies, domain knowledge-driven research and a sales and trading platform for institutional investors. Their institutional sales and trading business serves both equity and fixed-income clients. Sales and trading execution platform is structured around the following key verticals: (1) healthcare (2) technology, telecommunications and media (TMT) (3) REITs and financials (4) aerospace and defense (5) consumer and (6) alternative energy.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc. (Stifel) is a dual-registered broker-dealer and investment adviser headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. Founded in 1890, the firm is a subsidiary of Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF), a financial service holding company. Stifel provides full-service brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals and their families, institutions and businesses, and financial advisors.

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.

The Gores Group LLC (Gores Group) is a private equity firm, a subsidiary of AEG Holdings, Inc. founded in 1987 by Alec E. Gores. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

The University of St. Thomas is an institution that values diversity, equity, and inclusion. The private company is based in St. Paul, MN. It offers over 150 undergraduate majors and minors, as well as graduate programs in various fields such as business, engineering, law, education, social work, and arts and humanities. The University of St. Thomas was founded in 1885 by John Ireland.

First Foundation Bank engages in the provision of commercial banking services. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

Van Soups LLC provides nutritious food and beverages. Its products include cooked soups, southies, broths, and alkaline waters. The company was founded by Angela Blatteis on August 8, 2013 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Etrali SA engages in the development and provision of compliance and telecommunications solutions for global trading. It offers touch screen turrets, analytics, voice recording, and data storage services. The company was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in Montreuil, France.

Clark Holdings, Inc. provides transportation and logistics services. The company was founded in September 2005 and is headquartered in Trenton, NJ.

Part of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Riordan & McKinzie is a legal services provider. The company is based in Los Angeles, CA. Riordan & McKinzie was acquired by BMC Partners LLP, part of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP from November 25, 2014 on June 25, 2003.