William T. Brown

Whitecliff Capital Partners (Whitecliff Capital Partners) is a private equity and venture capital firm founded in 1991 by William T. Brown. The firm is headquartered in Edina, Minnesota.

Windward Petroleum, Inc. distributes lubricant and ancillary products. It offers full service oil analysis program, eTank, and Navi-Guard. The company was founded by Michael C. Spoor in 1998 and is headquartered in Manchester, NH.

Respiratory Technologies, Inc. develops and markets respiratory care products. The firms inCourage System offers airway clearance therapy by administering gentle compressive forces via the inflatable jacket to the chest to produce oscillations within the airways. . The company was founded by Mario J. Nozzarella, Pamela K. Mertz and Lou Mertz in 2004 and is headquartered in St. Paul, MN.

Waltek, Inc. produces and markets investment castings. The firm's products include prototype parts, medical castings and pump castings. It serves the medical, food processing, machine tool, packaging, communications and valve and pump industries. It also offers investment services, casting capabilities, value added services, engineering and design and quality control. The company was founded by Gene Walter in 1970 and is headquartered in Ramsey, MN.

Stonebridge Capital Advisors LLC (Stonebridge) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota. The firm was founded in 1997 by Robert Kincade, Dennis Hippen and Heidi Hukriede. Stonebridge provides advisory services to high net-worth individuals, families, trusts, estates, endowments, foundations, retirement plans, insurance companies, non-profit organizations, corporations and third-party asset management and advisory solutions.

Granite Equity Partners LLC (Granite Equity Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2002 by Richard Bauerly and Patrick Edeburn. The firm is headquartered in St. Cloud, Minnesota.

Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP provides legal services. Its clients include Bank of America, Dow Jones and Northrop Grumman. The company has offices in Frankfurt, Hong Kong, London, New York, Paris, Shanghai, and Washington. Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Shearman & Sterling LLP provides legal services. It specializes in appellate litigations, capital markets, corporate governance, environmental, finance, international arbitration, investment funds, litigation, mergers and acquisitions, privatization, real estate, and tax. The company was founded by Thomas Shearman in 1873 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Alliance Security Network, Inc. provides security products and services. It offers residential systems, PC-based integrated systems, fire and closed circuit video systems, privilege control systems, and critical function monitoring. The company also provides home security systems, fire protection, carbon monoxide protection, flood prevention, emergency medical, structured wiring, and home automation services. Alliance Security Network is headquartered in Flint, MI.