Richard Augustyn

NIP Group, Inc. engages in the provision of business insurance and risk management services. It operates through the following business units: NIP Programs, NIP Specialty Brokerage, and NIP Group Captive Management. The NIP Programs unit develops and manages business insurance programs underwritten by insurers for industries with specialized insurance and risk management needs. The NIP Specialty Brokerage unit is a wholesale brokerage operation targeting non-standard commercial risks underwritten by admitted and non-admitted specialty carriers. The NIP Group Captive Management unit enables business professionals and entities to form an association in order to share risk as an alternative cost-efficient manner to purchase commercial insurance. The company was founded by Richard Augustyn and is headquartered in Woodbridge, NJ.

Midwest Supplies LLC sells wine making and home brew supplies online. Its products include brewing equipment, brewing ingredients, kegging, wine equipment and wine ingredients. The company was founded in 1995 by David Turbenson and is headquartered in Roseville, MN.

Windley Ely, Inc. provides management services. It offers compensation, absence management, and occupational health and safety. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in London, Canada.

HW Media LLC provides news, commentary and analysis solutions for mortgage banking and financial markets. It develops an online platform that operates as a source of news and information. The company was founded by Paul Jackson and Richard Bitner in November 2008 and is headquartered in Irving, TX.

Sage Data Security LLC provides information security services. It offers nDiscovery, configuration and vulnerability assessment, penetration testing, website testing, advisory, incident response advisory and forensic investigation services, incident response planning and preparation, risk assessment, analysis and management, vulnerability assessment and management, policy and procedure development, disaster response, business continuity planning and testing, as well as training, education and awareness programs services. The firm serves as a strategic security partner for financial institutions, healthcare providers, government agencies and data-sensitive businesses. The company was founded by Sari Stern Greene in 2002 and is headquartered in Portland, ME.

Charollais Capital, Inc. (Charollais Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 1900. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Conventus Inter-Insurance Exchange (Investment Portfolio) (Conventus-IP) is the investment portfolio division of Conventus Inter-Insurance Exchange, a professional liability insurer headquartered in Woodbridge, New Jersey. The firm provides access to insurance products and highly personalized services designed to protect and improve physicians and practice administrators’ performance. Conventus-IP manages the insurance investment portfolio.

Global Value Add, Inc. provides bookkeeping, payroll processing, corporate taxation, and business consulting services. The firm offers individual and business services such as tax preparation, representation, advisory services, tax consultation, individual taxpayer identification number consultation, foreign bank account report filing, and permanent account number application. The company was founded by Sudhir Gurudatt Pai and Supriya S. Pai in October 2008 and is headquartered in Plano, TX.

PEC Safety Operations LLC operates as a risk-management firm. It provides technology-enabled contractor management services for reporting and measuring contractor risk, safety, and compliance information to owner clients. The firm also develops and offers standardized safety training programs for workers high-risk industries. The company was founded by Charlie Carr in 1993 and is headquartered in Mandeville, LA.