Paul Hayama

Avante Capital Partners (Avante Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2009 by Jeri J. Harman and Steve E. Adamson. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

Katahdin Industries, Inc. engages in the provision of coating applications and specialized metal-finishing technology and services. The firm serves to the medical device and industrial markets through platform-focused subsidiaries including DCHN, precision coating, Medi-Solve coatings and Sanford process. It provides anodizing and metal-finishing services for aluminum and titanium anodizing, electro-polish, and passivation. The company is headquartered in Hudson, MA.

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.