Tom G. DeFranco

InterAlpen Partners, LLC (InterAlpen Partners) is a Venture Capital/Private Equity firm founded in 2012 by Stephen J. George and Clarey L. Castner. The firm is headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska.

Madison Williams & Co. LLC The firm was founded as the result of a management buyout of the principal capital markets business of Sanders Morris Harris Group (NASDAQ: SMHG). Madison Williams & Co. provides investment banking, equity and fixed-income sales, trading and research services to institutional and corporate clients throughout the US. Their research efforts focus on the following sectors: oil & gas exploration and production, engineering and construction, business services, healthcare services and various master limited partnerships (MLPs). The company was founded in 2010 and was headquartered in New York, NY.

First Avenue Partners LLP provides advisory and capital placement services. It focuses on private equity, private credit, real estate, and real assets. The company was founded by Paul Buckley on May 22, 2006 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Founded in 1995, Courtland Partners Ltd. is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio. The firm provides provide real asset and real estate related investment services primarily to tax-exempt institutional investors, including public, corporate, and Taft-Hartley pension plans, as well as foundations, endowments, and sovereign wealth funds.

Thompson Hine LLP provides legal services. It offers services to financial institutions, governments, individuals, multinational corporations and non-profit organizations. The firm also handles issues related to antitrust, corporate transactions, e-business, employee benefits and executive compensation, succession planning, taxation, and labor and employment law. It focuses on energy, healthcare, international trade, telecommunication, and transportation law. The company was founded in 1911 and is headquartered in Cleveland, OH.