Victor Hershaft

Aaron's LLC retails consumer electronics, computers, residential furniture, household appliances, and accessories. It engages in the lease ownership, lease and retail sale of products such as widescreen and liquid crystal display televisions, computers, living room, dining room and bedroom furniture, washers, dryers, and refrigerators. The company operates through the following business segments: Progressive Leasing, Aaron’s Business and Vive. The Progressive Leasing segment provides lease-purchase solutions on a variety of products, including furniture and appliance, jewelry, mobile phones and accessories, mattress, and automobile electronics and accessories. The Aaron’s Business segment offers furniture, home appliances, consumer electronics and accessories to consumers with a lease-to-own agreement. The Vive segment offers a variety of second-look financing programs originated through third-party federally insured banks to customers of participating merchants and, together with Progressive Leasing, allows the Company to provide retail partners. The company was founded by R. Charles Loudermilk, Sr. in 1955 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Baldwin Technology Co., Inc. manufactures and supplies process automation equipment and related consumables for the packaging and printing industry. It offers consumables, fluid management, spray, surface cleaning, ultraviolet (UV) and IR systems, UV lamps, web applications, and web process control solutions. The company was founded by William Gegenheimer in 1918 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.

Loomis, Sayles & Co. LP (Loomis Sayles) is a SEC-registered investment adviser headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded by Robert H. Loomis and Ralph T. Sayles in 1926. They are a direct subsidiary of Natixis Investment Managers LLC, ultimately owned by BPCE SA in France. Loomis Sayles provides investment advisory or sub advisory services to institutional clients through separate account management services. In addition, the firm provides investment advisory or sub-advised services to various investment funds.

TimesSquare Capital Management LLC (TimesSquare) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2000 by Grant Babyak, Ian Rosenthal, and Stephen Green. They are a subsidiary of TimesSquare Manager Member LLC, which is owned by Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (NYSE: AMG). TimesSquare provides investment advisory services to various types of institutional investors as well as certain high net-worth individuals and in limited instances to modeled portfolios.

Equinox Holdings, Inc. operates fitness clubs and yoga studios in metropolitan areas. It offers services in the areas of athletic training, conditioning, dance, martial arts, regeneration, Pilates, yoga, and studio cycling. The firm also offers spa services, including facials, facial enhancements, massages, laser treatments, body treatments, waxing, sunless tanning, lash extensions, teeth whitening, manicure and pedicure, and healing therapies. The company was founded by Donato Errico, Jr. in 1991 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Credit Suisse (USA), Inc. provides investment services. It offers securities underwriting and trading, mergers & acquisitions advice, research, private equity investment & derivative, and risk management services. The company was founded in 1959 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Intent Global, Inc. provides advertising solutions. It operates Voyat, a provider of website personalization solutions that increase direct bookings for hoteliers. The company was founded by Josh Feuerstein, Richard Harris, Damon Tassone, and Arun Rajan on January 21, 2009 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Alkeon Capital Management LLC (Alkeon) is a SEC-registered investment adviser and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2002 and is owned by Panayotis 'Takis' Sparaggis. Alkeon provides portfolio management and sub-advisory services to private domestic and offshore investment funds, registered investment funds and other products.

Price Chopper, Inc. operates discount supermarkets. It offers its services to pharmacies, in-store scratch bakeries with artisan breads, custom-cut meat shops, and seafood departments. The company was founded by Bernard Golub and William Golub on November 17, 1932 and is located in New York City, NY.

LNP Engineering Plastics, Inc. manufactures compounded plastics products. The company serves the automotive, health care, technology and industrial markets. Its products include glass, carbon fiber compounds, lubricated thermoplastics & thermoplastic compounds with electrically and thermally conductive fillers. LNP Engineering Plastics is headquartered in Exton, PA.

Part of McDonnell Douglas Information Sys Intl /Management/, the British company provides computer solutions. McDonnell Douglas Information Sys Intl was acquired by McDonnell Douglas Information Sys Intl /Management/ on April 01, 1993 for $182.78 million.

Part of SI Group, Inc., Schenectady Canada Ltd. manufactures electrical insulating varnishes and wire enamels. The company is based in Scarborough, Canada.

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

The Golub Corp. owns and operates supermarkets and convenience stores. It offers seafood, floral, bakery, deli, meat, digital guides and pharmacy products. The company was founded by Lewis Golub in 1932 and is headquartered in Schenectady, NY.

MDA is the nonprofit health agency dedicated to curing muscular dystrophy, ALS and related diseases by funding worldwide research. The Association also provides comprehensive health care and support services, advocacy and education. MDA combats neuromuscular diseases through programs of worldwide research, comprehensive medical and support services, and far-reaching professional and public health education. With national headquarters in Tucson, MDA has more than 200 offices across the country, sponsors some 200 hospital-affiliated clinics and supports more than 330 research projects around the world. MDA supports more research on neuromuscular diseases than any other private-sector organization in the world. MDA scientists are in the forefront of gene therapy research and have uncovered the genetic defects responsible for several forms of muscular dystrophy, Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, a form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, or Lou Gehrig's disease), childhood spinal muscular atrophy and several other neuromuscular conditions. The Association's comprehensive services program includes diagnostic and follow-up medical consultations, flu shots, support groups, MDA summer camps for youngsters, a medical equipment program, assistance with equipment repairs and resource referral. Through its national advocacy program, MDA works to make life better for people with muscular dystrophy and related muscle diseases by providing representation in matters of public policy and research advancement, nationally and internationally; and facilitating active involvement in these areas by the people it serves. MDA was created in 1950 by a group of adults with muscular dystrophy, parents of children with muscular dystrophy and a physician-scientist studying the disorder. Since its earliest days, it has been energized by its number-one volunteer and national chairman, entertainer Jerry Lewis.

Food Marketing Institute, Inc. develops, promotes, and conducts programs in public affairs, food safety, research, education and industry relations. The company was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

SABIC Innovative Plastics Holding BV produces plastic products. The company was founded in June 2007 and is headquartered in Bergen op Zoom, the Netherlands.

Keystone National Group LLC (Keystone National) is a private equity firm founded in 2006 by John Wilson Earl and Brandon Reed Nielson. The firm headquartered in Danville, California.

DuBois Chemicals, Inc. provides specialty cleaning and process solutions. It offers lubricants, cleaners and sanitizers, cooling and boiler water treatment, auto wash and alkaline products. The firm serves to the aerospace, automotive, food and beverage, paper and pulp, and sporting and defense industries. The company was founded by T. V. DuBois in 1920 and is headquartered in Sharonville, OH.

USHG LLC owns and operates a chain of restaurants and cafes. The firm is a restaurant development group with a controlling interest in the Shake Shack quick-service restaurant franchise, eight fine dining restaurants, concessions in stadiums and other public spaces, a catering company, and a hospitality consultancy. The company was founded by Daniel Harris Meyer in 1998 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Pendergast Partners LLC (Pendergast Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2001 by Kim J. Pendergast. The firm is headquartered in Rowayton, Connecticut.

Cedar Realty Trust Partnership LP owns and operates supermarket anchored shopping centers. The company is headquartered in Port Washington, NY.

S2G Ventures LLC (S2G Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2014 by Victor E. Friedberg. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Praxisphere LLC provides accounting and technology services. Its services include financial reporting, planning and analysis, process reengineering, M&A due diligence, post acquisition integrations, budgeting and business modeling and periodic needs. The company was founded by Christopher Kehoe and is headquartered in Allendale, NJ.

Ataraxis Biosciences, Inc. manufactures and distributes food testing devices. The company was founded on April 9, 2015 and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA.

Springdale Ventures LLC (Springdale Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2019 by Daniel A. Graham and Gilbreath G. Genevieve. The firm is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

Part of The LiveKindly Co., Inc., Livekindly Collective Co., Inc. is a global collective of entrepreneurs and business leaders that believes in the power of plant-based alternatives to make the food system sustainable. The company is based in New York, NY. The company's portfolio of brands, including Oumph!, The Fry Family Food Co., and LikeMeat, provides consumers around the world with healthy, sustainable, and delicious food options. Livekindly Collective Co. is also the voice of the movement, communicating informative, entertaining, and inspiring content about veganism and the environment through its media and lifestyle platform, Livekindly. Livekindly Collective Co. was founded in 2020 by Kees Kruythoff, Jodi Monelle, Roger Lienhard. David Knoff has been the CEO of the company since 2022.