Patrick M. Collins

Image Entertainment, Inc. distributes home entertainment programming on different formats and platforms. The company was founded in April 1975 and is headquartered in Woodland Hills, CA.

PeopleSoft, Inc. provides enterprise software that ties together back-office applications and databases. Its software addresses such tasks as accounting, human resources management and supply chain management. PeopleSoft has expanded its product lines to include vertical applications for manufacturing firms and government agencies. In late 2003 Oracle launched a hostile attempt to purchase PeopleSoft, which ultimately agreed to be purchased for $10.3 billion in December 2004. Oracle completed the acquisition of the company in January 2005. PeopleSoft is located in Redwood Shores, CA.

In 1915 Charles Edward Merrill founded Merrill Lynch & Co. (NYSE: MER) with Edmund C. Lynch in Baltimore, Maryland. The modern Merrill Lynch was formed in 1940 through mergers with E.A. Pierce & Cassatt and, soon after, Fenner & Beane. In 1973, Merrill Lynch adopted a holding company format, with Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. as the parent and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith as the operating subsidiary. Merrill Lynch Asset Management, Inc. (MLAM) was created as an integral business unit in the Merrill Lynch family in 1976. Fund Asset Management, doing business as Mercury Asset Management, was acquired in December 1997. In 2000, MLAM and Mercury were combined under the name Merrill Lynch Investment Managers. MLAM manages the Merrill Lynch family of mutual funds, as and acts as sub-advisor to other mutual funds.

BOLDFACE Group, Inc. was engaged in the business of brand development, marketing, and product design. The company was founded on July 9, 2007 and was headquartered in Santa Monica, CA.

JH Partners LLC (JH Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1986. The firm headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Country Home Products, Inc. designs, assembles, and markets professional grade outdoor power equipment for homeowners. The company was founded by Lyman P. Wood in 1985 and is headquartered in Vergennes, VT.

Neutral SA is a retail stores operating company. It is engaged in operating a chain of retail shops selling drinks, groceries, cosmetics, electronics, optics, perfumes, handbags and watches. The company was founded on January 23, 1987 is headquartered in Artigas, Uruguay.

Grand Crossing Capital LLC (Grand Crossing Capital) is an Private Equity firm founded in 2014. The firm is headquartered in Chicago.

Firelight Capital Partners LLC is a private equity/venture capital firm founded in 2016. The firm is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.