Robert Palumbo

Layered Technologies, Inc. provides peripheral component interconnect (PCI), health insurance portability and accountability (HIPAA) and federal information security management act (FISMA) compliant hosting, managed dedicated hosting, and cloud computing services. Its platform enables client to eliminate capital expenses and save on operating costs. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Jersey City, NJ.

North Plains Systems Holdings LP provides digital media asset management and end-to-end publishing solutions. It offers Xinet, a server-based DAM solution to manage, control, and distribute multimedia assets and streamline workflow; and Telescope, a DAM system that provides automated ingest, search, virtual collaboration, and distribution of an organization’s rich media files through a browser-based interface. The company founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Deutsche Bank Alex Brown, Inc. provides wealth management services. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD.

Founded in 1998, Thomas Weisel Partners (TWP) is a broker/dealer headquartered in San Francisco with offices in New York City, Boston, Denver, Colorado and Palo Alto, California. The firm is a subsidiary of Thomas Weisel Partners Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: TWPG), a San Francisco-based investment banking firm. Their ultimate parent is Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF). TWP's investment banking, brokerage and equity research divisions serve emerging growth companies and institutional investors around the world. They are a member of the NYSE, the SIPC and FINRA. TWP specializes in the growth sectors of the economy with a particular focus on the consumer, energy, healthcare, Internet, media/telecommunications, metals/mining and technology sectors. Within the consumer sector, the firm focuses on: financial products, gaming/lodging, interactive market services, lifestyles/sports retailers, restaurants and hardlines and softlines retailing. TWP's global energy research is provided by analysts in three countries and covers the following trends: (1) fast-growing oil and natural gas producers in North America and worldwide (2) domestic and international energy service companies and (3) alternative energy technology and resource developers. Within the healthcare sector, TWP focuses on: biotechnology, diagnostics, healthcare information technology, pharmaceutical services, life science technology, medical devices and specialty pharmaceuticals. The firm's interest in the Internet, media and telecommunications sector include: Internet services, media, broadcasting and telecommunications services. Their focus within the metals and mining sector include: base metals, gold, precious metals and uranium. TWP's technology research focuses on: (1) applied technologies (2) communications components (3) core and wireless communications equipment (4) IP networking communications equipment (5) electronic supply chain (6) enterprise hardware (7) information and financial technology services (8) semiconductor capital equipment (9) broadline and specialty semiconductors (10) applications and communications software and (11) infrastructure software. TWP also provides value-added equities analysis across a variety of sectors including: industrials, financials, consumer, technology and healthcare.

Accel-KKR LLC (Accel-KKR) is a private equity firm founded in 2000 by Thomas Barnds. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.

Applied Predictive Technologies, Inc. provides cloud-based predictive analytics software solutions. Its products include APT Index, APT Illuminate, engage, category management insights, market basket analyzer, network planner, and space planning optimizer. The firm serves to the airlines, automotive, hotels, insurance, retail, technology and telecom industries. The company was founded in 1999 by Anthony Bruce, James J. Manzi and Scott H. Setrakian and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

Paymentus Corp. engages in the provision of cloud-based billing, communication, and payment solutions. It offers e-billing, payment processing and channels, online quick pay, pay-by-email, mobile services, business intelligence, communication management. The company was founded by Dushyant Sharma in 2004 and is headquartered in Charlotte, NC.