John D. Firestone

Allied Capital Corp, a business development company, invests in private middle market companies located in the US. The fund target companies across a broad range of sectors with an EBITDA of $5 - $150 million. It provides debt and equity financing for buyout transactions and also makes minority equity co-investments. It also invests in private equity and debt funds.

Ares Capital Corp., a traded fund, seeks investment opportunities in companies located in the United States and Canada with an EBITDA between $10 and $250 million. The fund targets companies operating in the fields of health care services, software & services, consumer durables & apparel, energy, food & beverage and retail. It provides financing in the form of debt and equity for mezzanine, buyouts, acquisitions, recapitalizations, restructurings, rescue financing, growth capital and general refinancing with an investment size ranging from $10 to $500 million. The fund acquires controlling Interest. It acts as lead investor and takes a seat on the board of directors.

Allied Investments LP is a private equity firm headquartered in Washington, DC with additional offices in New York City. Los Angeles and Chicago. The firm is a subsidiary of Ares Partners Management Co. LLC.

MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital provides Healthcare services. The firm specializes in treating persons with physical disabilities caused by spinal cord and brain injuries, stroke, arthritis, amputation, multiple sclerosis, post-polio syndrome, sports injuries, and other neurological and orthopedic conditions. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Security Storage Co. provides road freight, storage, and logistic services. The private company is based in Cincinnati, OH.

The Washington Ballet operates an institution for ballet dancing. The company was founded by Mary Day and Lisa Gardiner in 1944 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.