Benjamin Hom

Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc. is a global investment banking, securities trading and brokerage firm located in New York City with additional offices in Dallas, Boston and San Francisco. The firm is a subsidiary Bear Sterns Cos., Inc. (NYSE: BSC). Their equity research team consists of senior analysts located throughout the world. In addition to domestic coverage, they have research teams focusing on Latin America, Asia and Europe. The analysts use a bottom-up approach to stock selection. The Bear Stearns fixed-income research department provides coverage of every sector of the fixed-income universe. The financial analytics and structured transactions group (F.A.S.T) provides investment research, fixed-income portfolio management and analytical systems, trading technology and general financial expertise. The group also provides a broad range of services to financial institutions including asset-liability management, balance sheet restructuring, receivables-based financing analysis, security and portfolio analysis, peer analysis, and historical and real-time market-based information.

Parnassus Investments is an investment advidsory firm headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded in 1984 by Jerome Dodson and is a subsidiary of Parnassus Investments LLC, ultimately owned by Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (NYSE: AMG). Parnassus Investments provides investment advice to investment companies and separately manage institutional accounts.

St. Cloud Capital LLC (St Cloud Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2001 by Kacy Rozelle, Bob W. Lautz and Marshall Geller. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

Meritage Retail Network, Inc. is an online retailer and distributor of pool tables and related game room furniture. It offers chairs, matching game room furniture, poker tables, bars, stools, lighting products, and pool tables accessories. The company is headquartered in Santa Ana, CA.

KPMG LLP engages in the provision of audit, tax, and advisory services. It serves the banking and capital markets, building, construction and real estate, consumer and retail, energy, natural resources and chemicals, financial services, government and public sector, healthcare and life sciences, industrial manufacturing, insurance, media and entertainment, private equity, technology, telecommunications, and venture capital industries. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

JibJab Media, Inc. creates web animation products. The firm provides social expression content through satires, eCards and messages. The company was founded by Evan Spiridellis and Gregg Spiridellis in 1999 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

CinnaWorkS LLC distributes bakery foods. It operates as a franchisee of Cinnabon bakeries. It offers frozen beverages, coffee, and chocolate products in malls, airports, transportation centers, casinos, universities, theme parks, and hospitals. The company was founded on October 28, 2004 and is located in Anaheim, CA

BigRentz, Inc. operates as an online equipment rental network. It specializes in aerial equipment such as scissor lifts, boom lifts and forklifts; dirt equipment, such as excavators, backoes and skid steers; and jobsite services, including portable toilets, storage and fencing to meet the needs of businesses. The company was founded by Dallas Imbimbo, Nicholas Kovacevich and Stephen Jesson in 2012 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

Part of Lexitas, Inc., JDR Acquisition, LLC (Pennsylvania) is a legal services company based in Philadelphia, PA. The private company provides facilities, reporters, interpreters, and practical guidance for depositions, whether they are in-person or remote. AdvancedOne, a combination of Advanced Depositions and HG Litigation, offers court reporting and technology services, including video conferencing, exhibit and case management, legal video, and multimedia deliverables. The company specializes in large and complex cases, corporate legal efficiency, construction defect, pharmaceutical, and toxic tort. AdvancedOne's team of case managers and legal technology specialists provides high-quality service and 5-star concierge service. The company was founded in 2009, and the CEO is John Anderson. JDR Acquisition, LLC (Pennsylvania was acquired by Lexitas, Inc. on November 29, 2022.