Michael Brown

Norwest Equity Partners is a private equity firm, a subsidiary of Norwest Partners founded in 1961 by John E. Lindahl. The firm is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Digi-Key Corp. distributes electronic components. It also distributes semiconductors, discrete, electromechanical parts. Its products include audio products, batteries, cable assemblies, capacitors, computer & video accessories, connectors, crystals & oscillators, discrete semiconductor products and many more. The company was founded by Ronald A. Stordahl in 1972 and is headquartered in Thief River Falls, MN.

Capital Market Solutions LLC provides consultancy and advisory services to financial services companies with an emphasis on capital markets. The private company is based in New York, NY. The company offers solutions for investment banks, exchanges, broker-dealers, hedge funds, asset managers, trading, and clearing firms. The company's services include strategic assessment planning, operations and regulatory compliance, and consulting services. The company also provides products such as the Regulatory and Surveillance Management System (RSMS), CRM, and CAT & CAIS solution. The CAT solution is a securely hosted web-based portal that provides a complete and flexible solution for CAT. The CEO of the company is William Gerhauser.

LTF Holdings, Inc. operates as a holding company which trough its subsidiary engages in operating fitness and recreational sports centers. The company is headquartered in Chanhassen, MN.

Office Depot LLC engages in the provision of office products, services, supplies, and technology solutions. It operates through the following segments: Retail, Business Solutions, and CompuCom. The Retail segment involves in selling merchandise through chain of office supply stores and offers products and services in the categories of supplies, technology, and furniture and other. The Business Solutions segment trades branded and private branded products and services and provides copy and print services. The CompuCom segment comprises procurement, installation, and managing the life cycle of hardware and software businesses; and offers information technology (IT) support services including remote help desk, data centers, and on-site IT professionals. The company was founded by F. Patrick Sher, Stephen Dougherty, and Jack Kopkin in March 1986 and is headquartered in Boca Raton, FL.

OLLY Shoes engages in the provision of children's footwear. It offers soft sole and new walker, athletic, casual, dress, uniform, dance, fashion and winter boots. The company was founded by Thomas G. Stemberg and Katherine Chapman Stemberg in 2001 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Highland Capital Partners LLC (Highland Capital Partners) is a venture capital firm is founded in 1987 by Paul A. Maeder and Bob F. Higgins. The firm is headquartered in Cambridge, US.

Cowen & Co. LLC is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Cowen Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by The Toronto-Dominion Bank (TSE: TD) in Canada. Cowen & Co. offers industry-focused investment banking for growth-oriented companies, domain knowledge-driven research and a sales and trading platform for institutional investors. Their institutional sales and trading business serves both equity and fixed-income clients. Sales and trading execution platform is structured around the following key verticals: (1) healthcare (2) technology, telecommunications and media (TMT) (3) REITs and financials (4) aerospace and defense (5) consumer and (6) alternative energy.

Nuveen Investments, Inc. provides investment management and related services to retail and institutional investors. It offers investment management capabilities across a diversified set of asset classes and investment strategies through its investment management affiliates, including municipal bond, investment grade, global and high-yield bond, floating-rate bank loan, preferred securities, growth equity, value equity, global and international equity, equity income, core equity, equity index, quantitative and enhanced equity, asset allocation, balanced strategies, real asset and commodity. The company was founded by John Nuveen in 1898 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

The Boy Scouts of America provides a program for young people that builds character, trains in the responsibilities of participating citizenship, and develops personal fitness. The company was founded in 1910 and is headquartered in Irving, TX.

Viper Powersports, Inc. engages in designing, developing, manufacturing and marketing performance motorcycles, motorcycle engines, accessories and after market engines component parts. It markets a line of American V-Twin Super Cruiser motorcycles, V-Twin aftermarket engines and other related aftermarket products through an independent dealer network. The company was founded by John Richard Silseth II and John Lai on November 18, 2002 and is headquartered in Auburn, AL.

Financial Executives International enhances member professional development through peer networking, career planning services, conferences, publications and special reports, and research. Its members include Chief Financial Officers, Vice Presidents of Finance, Treasurers, and Controllers. The company was founded in December 1931 and is headquartered in Morristown, NJ.

Northern Star Council Boy Scouts of America operates as a non-profit youth organization. The non-profit company is based in St. Paul, MN.

Association for Corporate Growth, Inc. is a global organization founded in 1954 by Kenneth S. Berryman and David H. Brenner. The non-profit company is based in Chicago, IL and has subsidiaries in the United Kingdom, Netherlands, Canada, and the United States. The company's mission is to drive middle-market growth and it serves 90,000 investors, executives, lenders, and advisers to growing middle-market companies. The company's core focus is on middle-market M&A, with more than 25 years of sell-side and buy-side advisory experience, closing more than 200 transactions with a combined value of more than $1 billion. The company also publishes Middle Market Growth, the official publication of the Association for Corporate Growth, which includes a print magazine, website, weekly e-newsletter, and daily newsfeed. The CEO of the company since 2019 is Brent A. Baxter.

Growth Partners, Inc. provides management consulting services. The private company is based in Minneapolis, MN.

Metropolitan Group LLC provides social change agency services by crafting and integrating strategic and creative solutions. The private company is based in Portland, OR.

Elate Group, Inc. is a moving and storage company. It engages in providing domestic concierge services and international relocation solutions for residential, commercial and government clients in the United States and Canada. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Federal Realty OP LP is an equity real estate investment trust, which engages in the ownership, management and redevelopment of quality retail focused properties. The company was founded by Samuel J. Gorlitz in 1962 and is headquartered in North Bethesda, MD.

Part of iAccel Ltd., Rubicon Software Ltd. is a British company that designs, builds and supports Microsoft SharePoint collaborations and productivity solutions. The private company is based in Woking, UK. The company was founded by Alistair C. Hancock. Alistair C. Hancock has been the CEO since incorporation. Rubicon Software was acquired by iAccel Ltd. from fastjet Plc on July 14, 2011 for $0.23 million.

iParty Corp. operates party goods retail stores. It offers assortment of products such as paper party goods, Halloween costumes, greeting cards, balloons and also merchandise. Its merchandise includes piñatas, tiny toys and masquerade and Hawaiian Luau items. It operates in a single segment as a retailer of party goods. The company was founded by Sal Perisano and Dorice Dionne on March 12, 1998 and is headquartered in Dedham, MA.