Amy Phillips

Southern Methodist University is a private university near the center of Dallas, SMU offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs through seven schools in the humanities and sciences, business, the performing, visual, and communication arts, engineering, education and human development, law, and theology.

Catterton Management Co. LLC (L Catterton) is a private equity subsidiary of L Catterton Management Ltd. founded in 1989. The firm is headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut.

Morrison Cohen LLP provides legal services. It focuses on areas such as corporate and securities, commercial litigation, real estate, taxation and intellectual property. The firm caters to financial and banking sectors. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Shearman & Sterling LLP provides legal services. It specializes in appellate litigations, capital markets, corporate governance, environmental, finance, international arbitration, investment funds, litigation, mergers and acquisitions, privatization, real estate, and tax. The company was founded by Thomas Shearman in 1873 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Standard Chartered International (USA) Ltd. is an international bank that provides services to financial institutions, high net worth individuals and affluent customers. The company was founded in 1919 and it is headquartered in New York, NY.

Captain D's Enterprises LLC owns and operates a seafood restaurant chain. It offers fish, seafood, grilled meals, family meals, kids meals, desserts, and beverages. The firm also provides gift card services. The company was founded on August 15, 1969 and is headquartered in Nashville, TN.

The Johnny Rockets Group, Inc. owns and operates restaurants. Its products include shakes and floats, hamburgers, philly cheese steak, salads, starters, rocket kid meals, and beverages. The company was founded by Ronn Teitelbaum on June 6, 1986 and is headquartered in Wilbraham, MA.

FSC Franchise Co. LLC operates a chain of family restaurants and pubs. It offers to-go, value and kids menu, gluten-friendly, catering, and specials. The company was founded by Jim Mellody in 1985 and is headquartered in Tampa, FL.

Stamos Capital Partners LP (Stamos Capital) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and fund-of-hedge funds manager headquartered in Menlo Park, California. The firm was founded by Peter S. Stamos in 2002 as Stamos Partners Capital Management LP. Stamos Capital provides advisory services to private investment funds (SCP Funds) and to high-net-worth individuals, family offices, colleges, foundations, endowments, trusts, and other clients.

Edible IP LLC designs and offers handcrafted fruit arrangements. It offers handcrafted fruit arrangements and gourmet chocolate dipped fruit. The firm also sells fruit gift items, such as gift boxes featuring chocolate dipped fruit and fresh-fruit-to-go products. The company was founded by Kamran Farid and Tariq Farid in 1999 and is headquartered in Wallingford, CT.

International Franchise Association is a non-profit organization, which represents and protects the interests of the franchise community. The company was founded in 1960 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Tropical Smoothie Cafe LLC owns and operates restaurants. It offers smoothies and light deli-style eats, wraps, sandwiches, flatbreads, tacos, salads and breakfast. The company was founded by Eric Jenrich, Delora Jenrich, and David Walker in July 1997 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Camp Sunshine at Sebago Lake, Inc. is a non-profit organization that provides recreational, educational, and support programs for children with cancer. The company was founded by Anna Gould and Lawrence Gould in June 1984 and is headquartered in Casco, ME.

National Restaurant Development, Inc. owns and operates as restaurants. The company was founded by Aziz Hashim in 1996 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Just Salad LLC provides customized salads. It also offers wraps, smoothies, and soups. The company was founded by Nick Kenner and Matthew R. Dickman in 2006 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

NRD Holdings LLC is a private company that operates restaurants. The company is based in Atlanta, GA and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company was founded by Aziz Hashim and he has been the CEO since incorporation.

Tin Drum Asian Kitchen LLC operates chain of restaurants. Its menu is composed of the items that draw influence from Thai, Japanese, Chinese, Indian and Vietnamese cuisines. The firm’s products include stir-fry, curries, noodle dishes, soups, salad, fried rice and spring rolls. The company was founded by Steven Chan in 2003 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

BDO Capital Advisors LLC Provides investment advisory services. It offers mergers and acquisitions advisory, corporate finance capital raising, and board advisory. The firm focuses on technology; healthcare; retail and consumer product; and manufacturing and distribution. It has additional offices in Chicago, Illinois; Houston, Texas; Kirkland, Washington; Los Angeles, California; San Antonio, Texas; and San Francisco, California. The company is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Valyant AI, Inc. provides technology services. It offers artificial intelligence, natural language processing, computer vision and machine learning. The company was founded by Robley Theron Carpenter II in 2017 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

Telos Capital Advisors LLC operates as investment banking firm. Its specialties include mergers, corporate finance, sell and buy side advisory, capital sourcing, recapitalization, restructuring, capital raise, growth capital, dividend recapitalization, and owner transition. The company was founded by Robert M. Rough and is headquartered in Plano, TX.

Part of NRD Capital Management LLC, NRD RT Holdings LLC functions as a private equity fund. The company is based in Brookhaven, GA.

Part of NRD Capital Management LLC, NRD FRX Holdings LLC operates as a private equity fund. The company is based in Atlanta, GA.

Buyk Corp. was a real-time retail grocery delivery service that provided customers with groceries and essential items in 15 minutes or less, with no minimum spend or delivery fee. The company was based in an undisclosed location, so its location cannot be summarized. The American company operated a network of 39 stores and used proprietary technology to optimize the speed of order picking and delivery.