Matt Harney

Ares Management LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and global alternative investment manager headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded in 1997 by Merritt Hooper, John Kissick and Antony Ressler. They are a subsidiary of Ares Management Holdings LP and their ultimate parent is Ares Management Corp. (NYSE: ARES). Ares Management provides investment advice to various pooled investment vehicles, other separately managed accounts and other institutional clients.

Appealie SaaS Awards is an organization that recognizes and awards the top marketing and customer success executives in the cloud-based software industry. The American company offers a full day of leading CEOs and CXOs teaching how to drive excellence in SaaS. The awards are based on customer feedback and data, including net promoter scores. The most selective award in SaaS, the 2022 winners include executives from Tripleseat, ChurnZero, Gainsight, and Thryv. The shortlisted SaaS platforms for the 2022 awards included Gong, CallRail, ChurnZero, Thryv, Tripleseat, and Honeybook. The private company was founded by Matt Harney.

Iron Creek Partners LLC (Iron Creek Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2009 by John Bingaman. The firm is headquartered in Santa Fe, New Mexico.