Don Clark

Wild Oats Markets, Inc. owns and operates a natural foods supermarket chain. The company was founded in July 1987 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc. operates warehouse clubs and superstores. The firm provides electronics, computers, office supplies, home and seasonal products, organic foods and meat, sports equipment. The company was founded on November 19, 1996 and is headquartered in Westborough, MA.

Tropicana Products, Inc. manufactures and markets branded juice-based beverages. Its products include Tropicana Pure Premium, Tropicana Premium Drinks, Tropicana Essentials, Trop 50, and Tropicana Tropics. The company was founded by Anthony T. Rossi in 1947 and is headquartered in Purchase, NY.

Bright Horizons Family Solutions LLC provides early education and preschools, employer-sponsored child care, educational advisory, work and life solutions. Its educational advisory services segment includes college preparation and admissions counseling services as well as tuition reimbursement management and educational counseling services. The firm also provides back-up care solutions for children and elders, college counseling services and an array of other work life solutions for working families. The company was founded by Linda A. Mason and Roger H. Brown in 1986 and is headquartered in Newton, MA.

David's Bridal, Inc. provides clothes for women. The firm offers wedding gowns, head-to-toe dressing and gown preservation services for entire bridal party. It sells veils and bridal accessories as well as apparel for other formal occasions. The company was founded in 1950 and is headquartered in Conshohocken, PA.

IZZE Beverage Co. produces and sells fruit juices. It offers apple, blackberry, blueberry, clementine, grapefruit, peach and pomegranate flavored juices. The firm products are sold in grocery stores, corner delis, fine restaurants, airlines and coffee shops. The company was founded by Todd Woloson and Greg Stroh in 2002 and is headquartered in Boulder, CO.

The Container Store, Inc. engages in the operation of storage retail stores. Its products include closet, storage, kitchen, bath, travel, shelving, laundry, and trash and recycling. The company was founded by William Arthur Tindell, Garrett Boone and John Mullen on July 1, 1978 and is headquartered in Coppell, TX.

EcoTimber, Inc. operates as a flooring company, that supplies harvested and reclaimed wood products in North America. It offers hardwood and bamboo flooring products, including prefinished, engineered, hand scraped, and floating floors. The firm serves whole foods markets, architects, designers, builders, developers, corporations, and home owners. It provides products through a network of dealers and flooring contractors. EcoTimber was founded by Jason Grant in 1992 and is headquartered in Pennsauken, NJ.

LGP Associates II LLC provides investing services. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Leonard Green & Partners LP (Leonard Green & Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1989 by Leonard I. Green. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

Bain & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It offers advisory services to the companies on their critical issues and opportunities: strategy, marketing, organization, operations, technology and mergers and acquisitions, across all industries and geographies. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

North Castle Partners LLC (North Castle Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1997 by Chip Baird. The firm is headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut.

Part of Amazon.com, Inc., Fresh & Wild Ltd is a grocery delivery company based in London, UK. The British company offers local, organic, plant-based and other food products, as well as catering services. Customers can browse products, find recipes, and order delivery or pick-up. Fresh & Wild also offers gift cards for foodies. The company was founded in 1998 by Shahid M. Hassan.

Celestial Seasonings, Inc. manufactures and markets tea powder. It offers herb, green, white, black, red, and honeybush teas. The company was founded by Morris J. Siegel in 1969 and is headquartered in Lake Success, NY.

Arrow Shed LLC designs, manufactures and distributes steel storage units. It provides a variety of styles and sizes of storage products including sheds, buildings, cabinets, carports, and greenhouses. The firm also offers accessories such as shelving and tool-hanging options. It was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in Breese, IL.

Dollar Financial Group, Inc. provides retail financial services to under-banked consumers. It provides consumer financial products and services like check cashing, short-term consumer loans, money orders, money transfers and legal document preparation. The company is headquartered in Berwyn, PA.

The Tire Rack, Inc. manufactures and sells tires, wheels and accessories. It offers winter/snow tires, suspension, brakes, lighting, wipers, and engine tuning. The company was founded by Peter Veldman in 1979 and is headquartered in South Bend, IN.

Greenmont Capital Partners LLC (Greenmont Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2004 by Mark A. Retzloff. The firm is headquartered in Boulder, Colorado.

Merrick Pet Care, Inc. manufactures and sells natural and organic pet food products. It offers canned and dry entrees; and treats, such as chews, hooves, sausages, rawhides, tendons, bones, ears, and fillets. The firm sells a variety of dry and wet foods, as well as treats, that are available at independent pet specialty stores and online via select retailers. The company was founded by Garth Merrick in 1988 and is headquartered in Amarillo, TX.

Partnership Capital Growth LLC (Partnership Cap Growth) is a private equity firm founded in 2005 by Tripp Baird, Brian Smith and Brent R. Knudsen. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

USHG LLC owns and operates a chain of restaurants and cafes. The firm is a restaurant development group with a controlling interest in the Shake Shack quick-service restaurant franchise, eight fine dining restaurants, concessions in stadiums and other public spaces, a catering company, and a hospitality consultancy. The company was founded by Daniel Harris Meyer in 1998 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Madhava Honey Ltd. manufactures natural sweetener products. It provides natural and healthy alternatives to refined sugars and artificial sweeteners. The firm’s products include Agave Nectar, Ambrosia Honey and Mountain Gold Honey. The company was founded by Robert Utley and Craig Gerbore in 1973 and is headquartered in Longmont, CO.

S2G Ventures LLC (S2G Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2014 by Victor E. Friedberg. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

ILY Holdings LLC operates as an early stage company. The company is headquartered in Boulder, CO.

Ancient Brands LLC retails food nutritional and supplement products. The firm provides protein powder artisanally produced, no added salt, sugars, colors, preservatives or artificial ingredients. The company was founded by Jordan Rubin and Josh Axe and is headquartered in Franklin, TN.

Knudsen Capital LLC (Knudsen Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Brent R. Knudsen. The firm is headquartered in Los Gatos, California.

Springdale Ventures LLC (Springdale Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2019 by Daniel A. Graham and Gilbreath G. Genevieve. The firm is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

Part of The LiveKindly Co., Inc., Livekindly Collective Co., Inc. is a global collective of entrepreneurs and business leaders that believes in the power of plant-based alternatives to make the food system sustainable. The company is based in New York, NY. The company's portfolio of brands, including Oumph!, The Fry Family Food Co., and LikeMeat, provides consumers around the world with healthy, sustainable, and delicious food options. Livekindly Collective Co. is also the voice of the movement, communicating informative, entertaining, and inspiring content about veganism and the environment through its media and lifestyle platform, Livekindly. Livekindly Collective Co. was founded in 2020 by Kees Kruythoff, Jodi Monelle, Roger Lienhard. David Knoff has been the CEO of the company since 2022.

Authentic Brands Group LLC engages in the development, acquisition and management consumer brands. Its business solutions include ABG direct, licencing, research and development and direct to retail. It acquires and manages consumer brands in the apparel, sporting goods, action sports and home, celebrity, entertainment and consumer electronics segments. The firm serves retailers, wholesalers, manufacturers and direct-to-consumer channels worldwide. The company was founded by James Salter in 2010 and is headquartered in New York, NY.