James Micali

Michelin Corp. develops, manufactures, and sells tires. It offers tires for passenger cars, light-duty and heavy trucks, recreational vehicles, aircrafts, and bicycles. The company was founded on September 4, 1998 and is headquartered in Columbia, SC.

Lafarge North America, Inc. engages in the manufacture and distribution of construction materials. The firm's products include cement, ready-mixed concrete, gypsum wallboard, aggregates, asphalt, concrete pipes, and blocks. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart PC engages in the management of labor and employment law firm. It offers affirmative action and OFCCP compliance, appellate, drug testing, airline and railway, construction law, defense contracting, healthcare, litigation, and employment law. The company was founded on February 14, 1977 and is headquartered in Greenville, SC.

Sage Automotive Interiors Inc. engages in the manufacture of automotive body cloth and headliners products. It provides interior fabrics for application in seats, headliners, door panels, and consoles in cars, trucks and sport utility vehicles. The company was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Greenville, SC.

French Cultural Center, Inc. provides French language instruction and cultural programs. It offers language classes, summer sessions, lectures and proficiency exams. The company was founded in July 1940 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

ETAK Systems LLC provides installation services for wireless carriers and tower owners. Its capabilities include consulting to properly size new installations, engineering/furnishing and installing new equipment, providing emergency repairs when necessary, battery maintenance and testing, and audits to ensure equipment is working as designed over its lifetime of operation. The company was founded by Harold A. Priestley and Mitch Timmons in July 1997 and is headquartered in Huntersville, NC.

American Tire Distributors Holdings, Inc. operates as a holding company with interest in replacement tire distribution services. It offers different tires for passenger vehicles, pick-up trucks, sport utility vehicles, tractor-trailers, buses, commercial applications, farm machinery and recreational vehicles. The firm distributes product offering in its industry, supplying customers with the passenger and light truck tire brands. The company was founded in 1935 and is headquartered in Huntersville, NC.

ATD Corp. operates as a distributor of replacement tires. It sells custom wheels and accessories and related tire supplies and tools. The firm serves local, regional and national independent tire retailers, mass merchandisers, warehouse clubs, tire manufacturer-owned stores, automotive dealerships and web-based marketers. The company is headquartered in Brooklyn, NY.

Monolith Materials, Inc. operates as a carbon black manufacturing company. The firm converts natural gas to carbon black. It produces hydrogen tail-gas, supplied to the power generation and industrial gas markets. The company was founded by Peter L. Johnson, Robert Hanson, and William J. Brady Jr. in 2012 and is headquartered in Lincoln, NE.

The Azalea Fund III LP invests in lower middle market companies located in the Southeastern US. The fund focuses on companies with revenues of $10 - $75 million, EBITDA of $2 - $10 million, defensible market position and competitive advantage. It targets companies operating in the fields of manufacturing, distribution, business services, consumer products, and healthcare. It provides financing in the form of equity and preferred stock for recapitalizations, corporate carve-outs, acquisitions, underperforming situations, MBOs and growth capital requirements.

The Azalea Fund IV LP invests in lower middle market companies located in the Southeastern US. The fund focuses on companies with revenues of minimum $10 million, EBITDA up to $10 million, defensible market position and competitive advantage. It targets companies operating in the fields of aerospace, business services, consumer products, energy services, healthcare, manufacturing and value-added distribution. It provides financing in the form of common and preferred equity for corporate carve outs, recapitalizations, acquisitions, underperforming situations, MBOs and growth capital requirements. It takes a seat on the board of directors.