Kristin Lucas

optionsXpress Holdings, Inc. provides online securities brokerage services. It offers brokerage services for option, futures, stock, mutual fund and fixed-income investors. The company was founded by Ned W. Bennett, James A. Gray and David S. Kalt in 2000 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Valor Management LLC (Valor Management) is a private equity firm founded in 2001 by Antonio Jose Gracias. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Motorsport Aftermarket Group, Inc. manufactures and sells motorcycle parts and accessories. It offer its products in the areas of business development, finance, sourcing, information technology, sales, and marketing. The company was founded by Robert A. Ackerman in 2000 and is headquartered in North Irvine, CA.

Mac-Gray Corp. provides laundry services. The company, through their portfolio of card- and coin-operated laundry equipment located in laundry facilities across the country, provides laundry convenience to residents of multi-unit housing such as apartment buildings, condominiums, colleges and university residence halls, public housing complexes, and hotels and motels. Mac-Gray was founded in 1927 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA.

FTD, Inc. provides floral related products and services to consumers and retail florists, as well as other retail locations. It markets to members and retail locations in U.S., Canada, the U.K. and the Republic of Ireland. The company was founded in 1910 and is headquartered in Downers Grove, IL.

FTD Group, Inc. provides floral related products and services to consumers and retail florists. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Downers Grove, IL.

FTD.com, Inc. provides Internet and telephone marketing of flowers and specialty gifts. The company offers floral arrangements, gift baskets, holiday gift sets, garden products, and bath and beauty products. It was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Downers Grove, IL

Concentric Equity Partners (Concentric Equity Partners) is a private equity subsidiary of Financial Investments Corp founded in 2003 by Kenneth D. Hooten. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Founded in 2008 by Keith Koeneman, Kingsman Capital LLC is a private equity firm located in Chicago.

All Weather, Inc. manufactures surface and aviation weather measurement systems. It combines state-of-the-art air traffic integration and surface weather measurement technology with flexible system design and comprehensive project management. The firm’s offerings include aviation weather systems, air traffic control systems, custom system engineering and a wide range of precision meteorological sensors and systems. The company is headquartered in Sacramento, CA.

Youbet.com, Inc. provides technology and pari-mutuel horse racing content for consumer through Internet and telephone platforms. The company was founded by Russell Fine and David M. Marshall in 1995 and is headquartered in Woodland Hills, CA.

Winona Capital Management LLC (Winona Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2003 by Laird Koldyke and Luke Reese. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Rewards Network, Inc. engages in the provision of restaurant business intelligence services. It offers financing and marketing solutions to restaurant industry. The company was founded in September 1984 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Valor Equity Partners LP, an SBIC fund, invests in lower-middle market companies with sustainable revenues derived from a strategic or niche market position and stable revenues and margins. The fund targets companies operating in the fields of manufacturing and service sectors. It acts as a lead investor and provides financing for buyout transactions.