W. Gray Hudkins

Clarus Corp. is one of leading provider of outdoor equipment and lifestyle products. The company develops, manufactures and distributes a broad range of products including carabiners, protection devices, belay and rappel equipment, helmets, ropes, ice-climbing gear, backcountry gear, technical backpacks, high-end day packs, tents, trekking poles, gloves, skis, ski bindings and ski boots. The Principal brands of the company are Black Diamond Equipment® and Gregory Mountain Products®. It has manufacturing facilities in Salt Lake City and southeast China, a distribution center in Germany and a sales & marketing office located outside Basel, Switzerland. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Kanders & Co, Inc. provides investment services. It makes control oriented investments in public companies as platform companies and advises firms on capital structure and acquisitions. The company was founded on January 1, 1998 and is headquartered in Stamford, CT.

Bay Travelgear, Inc. operates luggage and leather goods stores.

Chartwell Investments Entrepreneur & Founder Capital LLC (Chartwell Investments) is a private equity firm founded in 1992 by Michael S Shein and Todd R Berman. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Saunders Karp & Megrue (SKM) is a private merchant bank located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Apax Partners, Inc., itself a subsidiary of Apax Partners Worldwide LLP.