Paul L. King

Specialty Foods Acquisition Corp. produces, marketes and distributes of bakery products, including bread, cookies and other baked goods. The Company operates bakery operations through its subsidiaries include Metz Baking Company ('Metz'), Mother's Cake & Cookie Co. ('Mother's'), Archway Cookies, Inc. ('Archway') and Andre-Boudin Bakeries, Inc. ('Boudin'). It operates in one business segment-bakery products (bread, cookies, baked goods and bakery cafes). The company is headquartered in Deerfield, IL.

Cargill, Inc. engages in the provision of food, agricultural, financial, and industrial products and services. It specializes in food service, agriculture, meat and poultry, transportation, pharmaceutical ingredients, and beauty products. The company was founded by William Wallace Cargill in 1865 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

SFC New Holdings, Inc. produces, markets and distributes bakery products like cookies, specialty breads and related products. It distributes its products through a network of approximately 1,045 direct store delivery routes throughout the United States. The company is headquartered in Deerfield, IL.

Founded in 1939, Scotia Capital, Inc. is a full-service financial services firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm is a subsidiary of the Bank of Nova Scotia (NYSE: BNS) Their global operations are divided into two primary business units: (1) global corporate and investment banking and (2) global capital markets.

National Audubon Society, Inc. conserves and restores natural ecosystems. The firm preserves species of birds, other animals, and their natural habitats. Its projects include saving habitat in the everglades, arctic wildlife refuge, long island sound, and mississippi river basin. The company was founded in 1905 by George Bird Grinnell and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

University of Washington functions as a College/University. The company is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

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.

The NutraSweet Co. manufactures and distributes sweetener products. The company was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL

Roark Capital Group, Inc. (Roark Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2001 by Neil K. Aronson. The firm is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

AgInfoLink Global, Inc. provides traceability technology solutions for agriculture and livestock industries. It offers data collection, secure data transmission, data warehousing, reporting, and analysis tools for linking information for individual animal management, regulatory compliance and business performance. The company was founded by William R. Pape in 1997 and is headquartered in Westminster, CO.

Part of Saputo, Inc., Stella Foods, Inc. is a company that processes cheese. The company is based in White Hall, MD. Stella Foods was acquired by Saputo, Inc. from Specialty Foods Corp. on December 05, 1997 for $405 million.

Founded in 1989, ScotiaMcLeod, Inc. is a broker/dealer headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. The firm is a subsidiary of Bank of Nova Scotia (NYSE, TOR: BNS). Scotia McLeod offers a full array of investment services bond including stock and money market trading, corporate and government finance, mergers and acquisitions, commodities and futures, personal investment services and mutual funds.

Cargill, Inc. (Industrial Division) supplies fertilizer, salt, steel products and other services. It services include are polyurethane applications, capital financing, grain origination and grain, energy risk management and oils & lubricants. It is an operating division of Cargill, Inc. The division is located in Wayzata, MN.

The Field Museum of Natural History houses biological and anthropological collections of specimens. It supports both informal and more structured public learning through exhibits and educational programs. Its curatorial and scientific staff conducts research on the fields of Anthropology, Biology, Geology, and Zoology. The Field Museum was founded in 1893 and is located in Chicago, Illinois.

Kinetic Capital Partners (KCP) is a private equity firm founded in 2001 by Dallas Ross and Frank Barker. The firm is headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc. provides community and personalized services. It identifies important community needs and concerns and works with its donors to support programs bringing about positive change to people and communities. The organization was founded in 1915 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, WI.

Kinetic Capital TNT LP invests in companies located in Canada. The fund focuses on companies operating in the fields of life sciences, wireless, cables, fuel cells, information systems and software. It provides financing for later and growth stage capital requirements.

TraceGains, Inc. provides protection and authentication solutions. Its products include supplier management, supplier compliance, specification publishing, quality management and finished goods. The company was founded by William R. Pape and Gary Nowacki in 2008 and is headquartered in Westminster, CO.

Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc. (Private Banking) (RWBCI) is the wealth management division of Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc., an employee-owned wealth management, capital markets, asset management and private equity firm headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The firm was founded in 1919 and is a subsidiary of Baird Financial Corp., ultimately held by Baird Financial Group, Inc. RWBCI offers its investment management services to all types of current or prospective clients, which include, but not limited to: individuals, trusts, estates, Retirement Accounts, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporations or other business entities.

VisCardia, Inc. develops and manufactures medical devices. The firm investigates a novel therapy for improving hemodynamic function to manage medical refractory heart failure. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Beaverton, OR.

Lantic, Inc. refines, processes, distributes and markets sugar products. It includes Brown, Granulated, Liquid, Icing, Plantation Raw, Organic Sugar, Stevia, Syrups, Dry Blending, Jam & Jelly Mix products. The company was founded on June 30, 2008 and is headquartered in Montréal, Canada.

Part of Westshore Terminals Investment Corp., Westshore Terminals Ltd. operates a coal export terminal. The company is based in Delta, Canada.

Hemex Health, Inc. develops diagnostic devices for treatment of malaria and sickle cell diseases. The firm offers hemechip which identifies hemoglobin disorders and magneto-optical device (MOD) which detects all strains of malaria at low concentrations. The company was founded by Patti White and Peter Galen in 2016 and is headquartered in Portland, OR.

RBC Ventures Inc is a venture capital firm headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Biotronik, Inc. manufactures cardio- and endovascular medical devices. Its Home Monitoring provides physicians with up-to-date information on their patients’ status, anytime, anywhere. The firm focuses on advanced patient management, diagnostic and sensor technology, and vascular drug technology. The company is headquartered in Lake Oswego, OR.