Ronald S. Japinga

MakeMusic, Inc. provides music education technology services. The firm operates through two segments: Notation and SmartMusic. The Notation segment includes the design, development, sales, and marketing for the Finale family of music notation software products, MusicXML and Dolet software and Garritan sound libraries. The SmartMusic segment includes the design, development, amortization of capitalized song title development, sales, and marketing of the subscription-based SmartMusic product line, and related accessories. The company was founded by John W. Paulson in 1990 and is headquartered in Boulder, CO.

Steinway Musical Instruments, Inc. was designed, manufactured and marketed musical instruments. The firm offered pianos, band and orchestral Instruments. The company was founded in 1993 and was headquartered in New York, NY.

Blue Coat Systems, Inc. engages in the business of designing, developing, and selling a family of proxy and other appliances, and related software and services that secure, accelerate, and optimize the delivery of business applications, web content, and other information to distributed users over a wide area network or across an enterprise’s gateway to the public internet. It operates through the following geographical segments: Americas; Europe, Middle East, and Africa; and Asia and Pacific. The Americas segment includes North America, Central America, and Latin America. The company was founded on March 13, 1996 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

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.

Evolucion Innovations, Inc. sells sporting equipment and accessories. The firm offers art, music, streetwear, skateboarding, snowboarding, skiing, and wakeboarding products. It sells ski, skate, snowboard, and wakeboard gear and apparel online and from its flagship store. The company was founded by Bryce Phillips in 2001 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Reverb.com LLC operates as an online marketplace to buy, sell and learn about new, used and vintage music gear. It offers electric guitars, acoustic guitars, brass guitars, amps, effects and pedals, drums and percussion and pro audio. The company was founded by David S. Kalt in 2013 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Recreational Equipment, Inc. designs, develops and retails outdoor gear and apparel. It offers products for camping, hiking, cycling, urban lifestyle, travel, and general outdoor recreation. The firm?s products include backpacks, bikes, books, maps, car racks, dog gear, electronics, gift cards, jackets, luggage and day bags, sleeping bags, strollers and bike trailers, sunglasses, tents, and watches. The company was founded by Mary Anderson and Lloyd Anderson in 1935 and is headquartered in Kent, WA.

Paul A. Schmitt Music Co. sells musical instruments. The company sells pianos, digital pianos, home and church organs, sheet music, books, guitars, amplifiers & percussion, band and orchestra instruments. The firm operates its stores in Wisconsin, Kansas, Omaha, Nebraska; and Colorado. It was founded by Paul A. Schmitt in 1896 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

DiGiCo UK Ltd. designs and develops live digital mixing systems. It offers digital mixing consoles, including multi application, broadcast, and theatre consoles, racks and options. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Chessington, the United Kingdom.

Musician's Friend, Inc. provides music equipment through direct marketing. Its products include guitars, basses, keyboards, percussion, amps, and DJ gear. It also offers gold coverage, sweepstakes, berkelee, and diskfaktory services. The company was founded by Robert Eastman and Deanna Eastman in 1983 and is headquartered in Medford, OR.

Charles Schwab Futures, Inc. provides online brokerage services for retail option investors. It specializes in equity options and futures, as well as provides stocks, mutual funds, exchange traded funds, and bonds. The firm offers trading services such as custom order entry screens for options, spreads, covered calls, and stocks, as well as for mutual funds, including contingent order and one-cancels-other order features. The company was founded by Ned W. Bennett, James A. Gray, and David S. Kalt in 2001 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

D'Addario & Co., Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets strings for musical instruments. The firm distributes strings for fretted and bowed musical instruments, drumheads, drum practice pads, guitar, and other woodwind accessories. Its products are sold under the proprietary brand names D'Addario, Evans Drumheads, Planet Waves, Rico, and HQ Percussion. The company was founded by John D'Addario, Sr., John D'Addario, and James D'Addario in 1973 and is headquartered in Farmingdale, NY.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

University of Miami (Florida) is a private research university with students from around the world that is focused on teaching and learning, the discovery of new knowledge, and service to the South Florida region and beyond. The university was founded in 1925 and it is headquartered in Coral Gables, FL.

Ernie Ball, Inc. manufactures and sells musical instruments. Its products include amp hardware, guitars and related accessories, books, strings, volume pedals, plugs and connections. The company was founded in 1958 and is headquartered in San Luis Obispo, CA.

Yamaha Corp. of America supplies musical instruments. It offers pianos and electronic keyboards, woodwind and brass instruments, guitars and drums. The firm also distributes professional audio and live sound reinforcement gear. It supplies home audio and video equipment, including stereo receivers, home theater systems, DVD and CD players, loudspeakers, and video displays. The company was founded in 1960 and is headquartered in Buena Park, CA.

YMCA of the USA is a non-profit organization which provides health and social services. The firm offers adventure guides, aquatics, arts, camping, child care, health and fitness, adults, scuba, and sports programs to communities and families in the United States. The company was founded by George Williams in 1844 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Sabian Ltd. manufactures cymbals and percussion instruments. Its products include drum set, band and orchestra, percussion products, and accessories. The company was founded by Robert Zildjian in 1981 and is headquartered in Meductic, Canada.

Sweetwater Sound LLC. engages in the retail of music instruments and pro audio equipment. It sells musical instruments such as guitars, basses, keyboards and percussion, studio and live sound equipment, DJ equipment, music related software and accessories through its web site and catalogs. The company was founded by Charles J. Surack in 1979 and is headquartered in Fort Wayne, IN.

Part of Tres Technologies, Inc., TRAMS, Inc. develops software for retail travel agencies. The company is based in Los Angeles, CA. The company was founded in 2006 by Lee Rosen. Lee Rosen has been the CEO since 2006. TRAMS was acquired by Tres Technologies, Inc. from Sabre Corp. on April 01, 2021.

DANSR acts as musicians. Its products include reeds, mouthpieces, ligatures, accessories, and saxophone. The company is headquartered in Champaign, IL.

5.11, Inc. manufactures law enforcement related apparel products. It creates products for the safety, accuracy, speed and performance of law enforcement, military and firefighting professionals and sells these products under the registered trademarks. The firm's products include pants, shirts, shorts, uniforms, outerwear, flashlights, footwear, bags and packs, eyewear, gloves, watches, knives, belts, women’s apparel, gun holsters, training, headgear, slings, breaching tools, and accessories. The company was founded by Daniel J. Costa in 2001 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

Chicago Music Exchange sells musical instruments. It offers vintage guitars, drum sets, acoustic and electric guitars, amplifiers, and effects. The firm services include guitar repairs, tube amp repairs, vintage certification, shipping, returns and exchanges, financing and wish list. The company was founded by Scott Silver in 1990 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

DiGiCo Global Ltd. designs and manufactures digital audio mixing consoles. It supplies interfaces for post-production and recording studios. The firm offers products for live sound, theatre productions, and broadcast applications. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Chessington, the United Kingdom.

Part of Astorg VI Luxembourg Special LP, Solid State Logic Holdings Ltd. is a holding British company that operates subsidiaries which manufacture and sell professional audio recording equipment. The company is based in Oxford, UK and was founded in 2011.

Console Bidco Ltd. provides management consultancy services. The private company is based in Chessington, UK.

Reverb Holdings, Inc. retails musical instruments through online platform. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Audiotonix Ltd. engages in the design and manufacture of audio mixing consoles. It offers products under the brands of Allen & Heath, Calrec, DiGiCo, DiGiGrid, Group One, KLANG:technologies, and Solid State Logic. The company was founded on June 13, 2014 and is headquartered in Chessington, the United Kingdom.

5.11 ABR Corp. manufactures apparel and gear for law enforcement agencies. It creates products for the safety, accuracy, speed and performance of law enforcement, military and firefighting professionals and sells these products under the registered trademarks. The firm's products include pants, shirts, shorts, uniforms, outerwear, flashlights, footwear, bags and packs, eyewear, gloves, watches, knives, belts, women?s apparel, gun holsters, training, headgear, slings, breaching tools, and accessories. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

Part of Astorg VI Luxembourg Special LP, A6 Audio Bidco Ltd. is a British digital mixing solutions company for live sound and theatre. The company's flagship product, the SD8 console, features 37 feature-packed channels arranged in three banks of 12 motorised faders and one master fader, or 24 channels in a more compact frame. The console's worksurface is a 15-inch, high resolution TFT LCD touch screen with backlit display that allows you to assign any bank of 12 faders as input or output channels. The SD8 offers local I/O in abundance, with eight mic inputs, eight outputs, eight mono AES I/O, and two MADI connections. It comes as standard with an 8U fixed 48 input / 8 analogue output D2 Rack, with the ability to increase output count to 24 with any combination of analogue AES/EBU or Aviom. The company, founded in 2017, offers a range of audio tools designed for the art and science of sound engineering.

Part of Audiotonix Ltd., Console Midco Ltd. is an investment holding British company. The company is based in Chessington, UK. Console Midco was founded in 2014.

Part of Audiotonix Ltd., Console Lowco Ltd. is an investment holding British company. The company is based in Surrey, UK. Console Lowco was founded in 2014.

Founded in 2017, Audiotonix Group Ltd. is a holding British company that operates subsidiaries which manufacture and sell audio mixing consoles. Part of Astorg VI Luxembourg Special LP, the company is based in Chessington, UK.

Part of Astorg VI Luxembourg Special LP, Audio UK 2 Ltd. is an investment holding company. The company is based in Chessington, UK and was founded in 2017.

Part of Astorg VI Luxembourg Special LP, Audio UK 3 Ltd. is an investment holding company. The company is based in Surrey, UK and was founded in 2017.