Kareem Akhtar

Founded in 2005, Monomoy Capital Partners is a private investment firm with $1.5 billion in committed capital in a family of private equity funds. Monomoy Capital Partners makes investments in middle market businesses that can benefit from operational and financial improvement. Since Monomoy was founded, it has acquired over 40 middle market companies from a variety of sellers, including family owners, public companies, lenders and financial sponsors and in a wide range of special situations, such as asset sales, equity sales and corporate carve-outs. They implement customized business improvement programs at their investments using Monomoy's proprietary operating system, which reduces operating expenses, increases profitability and encourages profitable growth. To date, Monomoy's companies have generated over $2 billion in combined sales and they now employ more than 10,000 team members across four continents, from North America to Asia.

H.I.G. Capital LLC (Private Equity) invests in small and medium sized companies located in the North America, South America and Europe with an enterprise value between $50 and $500 million. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of manufacturing and business services. They provide financing for management buyouts/recapitalizations, add-on acquisitions, industry consolidations, turnarounds, corporate divestitures, public to private transactions and growth/development capital requirements.

Skyview specializes in the acquisition and management of mission critical enterprises in the areas of technology, telecommunications, business services and manufacturing. By leveraging its operational resources and financial acumen, they systematically enhances the long-term sustainable value of the businesses they acquire. The firm provides financing for private company acquisition, restructuring opportunities and corporate divestitures.