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The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., Inc. operated supermarkets and grocery stores. Its brand names included A&P, Food Basics, The Food Emporium, Path Mark, and Super fresh Waldbaums. The company was founded by George Huntington Hartford and George Francis Gilman in 1850 and was headquartered in Ramsey, NJ.

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. (DBSI) is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1971 and is a wholly-owned investment banking and brokerage arm of DB U.S. Financial Markets Holding Corp., ultimately held by Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE: DB, FRA: DBK) in Germany. DBSI provides securities brokerage and investment advisory services to domestic and international private clients and institutions. They are also a primary dealer in US government securities as designated by the Federal Reserve.

Ladenburg Thalmann & Co., Inc. (Broker) is the broker/dealer division of Ladenburg Thalmann & Co., Inc., ultimately held by Advisor Group Holdings, Inc. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1876 and offers a full suite of capital markets products and services, including proprietary equity research and a fixed-income trading desk. For institutional asset management clients, the firm provides liquidity, execution, high-quality idea-generating research, and access to corporate management teams. Their institutional coverage includes relationships with over asset management companies all over the world. To corporate clients, they bring access to investor capital, broad distribution capabilities and financial markets advisory. Ladenburg Thalmann is a leader in financing growing middle-market public companies across various industry verticals, including Healthcare & Life Sciences, Yield-Oriented Securities (BDCs, REITs, MLPs), Energy, Power & Infrastructure, and Telecom, Media & Technology.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Credit Suisse AG is an investment management firm headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. The firm was founded in 1856 and was acquired by UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG) from Credit Suisse Group AG in 2023. Credit Suisse manages global and regional portfolios, mutual funds, and other investment vehicles for governments, institutions, corporations and individuals worldwide. They also offer private banking and wealth management, investment banking, and corporate and business support services.

Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. LP (KKR) is a private equity subsidiary of KKR & Co. Inc founded in 1976 by Henry Kravis, George Roberts and Jerome Kohlberg. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Bain & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It offers advisory services to the companies on their critical issues and opportunities: strategy, marketing, organization, operations, technology and mergers and acquisitions, across all industries and geographies. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Alain Afflelou Franchiseur SAS develops and operates optical goods stores. The firm specializes in the manufacture and retail distribution of sunglasses, contact lenses, eyeglass frames, and eyewear supplies and accessories. The company was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Paris, France.

BCBG Max Azria Group LLC designs and manufactures apparel, footwear and accessories. It also provides various accessories that comprise shoes, bags, jewelry, belts, hats, scarves, sunglasses, hair accessories and fragrances. The company was founded by Max Azria in 1989 and is headquartered in Vernon, CA.

Retail Concepts NV provides outdoor products. It offers skirts, shirts, jeans and other related accessories. The firm’s product offering includes trekking, climbing, skiing and camping accessories. The company was founded by Emiel Lathouwers in 1995 and is headquartered in Hoboken, Belgium.

Newsquest Ltd. publishes newspapers and periodicals. The firm's publication includes the Lancashire Evening Telegraph, Bolton Evening News, and The Northern Echo. It also publishes business and lifestyle magazines and local information guides. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in High Wycombe, the United Kingdom.

Joseph Abboud, Inc. designs and markets tailored clothing, furnishing, and sportswear. The company was by Joseph Abboud in 1987 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Picard Surgelés SAS engages in the production and retailing of frozen food products. It offers fruits, seafood, vegetables, appetizers, desserts, breads, and main dishes. The company was founded by Raymond Picard in 1906 and is headquartered in Nemours, France.

Perrier Jouet is a French company that manufactures and sells wine.

Watches of Switzerland Ltd. manufactures and sells watches. The firm's watch brands include Baume & Mercier, Patek Philippe, Frederique Constant, IWC, Omega Oris, and Rolex. The company was established in 1924 and is headquartered in Braunstone, the United Kingdom.

Lion Capital LLP (Lion Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2004 by Lyndon Lea, Robert Darwent and Neil A. Richardson. The firm is headquartered in London.

Wincor Nixdorf, Inc. develops information technology solutions for the retail and banking industries. The firm provides hardware products, software, consulting, maintenance and other services. It supplies POS systems and automated teller machines. The company was founded in 1952 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Russian Alcohol Group, a closed joint-stock company, was founded in September 2003. The Group comprises 4 vodka manufacturing facilities: Topaz, located in Pushkino, the Moscow region; First Kypazhniy Factory, located in Tula; Ushba Distillery, located in Tbilisi, Georgia; Siberian LVZ, located in Koltsovo, in the Novosibirsk region; and a factory, Bravo Premium, located in St. Petersburg, which produces alcoholic cocktail beverages. In the last 5 years, the company has introduced many new brands and varieties of alcoholic beverages. The Group continues to focus on improvement and expansion of its portfolio of brands. The firm has also invested in its production facilities enabling the Group to take the leadership of the Russian alcohol market. CJSC 'Russian Alcohol Group' is number one by volume in Russia's strong alcohol market. Russian Alcohol shipments amounted to 15.3 million deciliters of vodka in 2008, 36 % higher than in 2007(Rosstat data). The Group plans to increase production by 20% in 2009. According to Business Analytica (a leading Russian market research group), in 2008 Russian Alcohol Group had a 10.8% share of Russia's strong alcohol market. The Group's structure its administrative model, and its professional management follows the requirements of international standards, enabling the Group to become the world's largest producer of strong alcohol and ready to drink cocktails. The focus of the Company is to develop, and increase the production efficiency and capacity to increase profitability, and to expand the operations of the industrial assets.

HatchBeauty Agency LLC manufactures and retails cosmetic, skincare, and hair care and fragrance brands. The firm also offers strategic planning, concepts, creative services, packaging design, photographic services, product development, and formulation and fulfillment for cosmetic, skincare, hair care, and fragrance and beauty accessories. The company was founded by Tracy Holland and Ben Bennett in 2008 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Lenny & Larrys LLC manufactures and distributes brownies and cookies. Its products include FIT brownies, complete cookie, muscle brownie, muscle muffins, membership and sample packs and swag. The firm's baked products can be found in gyms and fitness clubs, natural and health food stores, juice clubs, vitamin stores, grocery stores, convenience stores, colleges and universities and airports. The company was founded by Barry Turner in 1993 and is headquartered in Panorama City, CA.

Afflelou SAS is an investment holding company with interest in hearing aid, optical lens, shades, and eye glasses sector. The company was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Paris, France.

Twelve Seas Sponsors I LLC provides investment services.

Emergent Cold LP provides temperature controlled storage services. It offers cold, transportation, and value added services. The company was founded by David Alan Palfenier and Neal J. Rider in 2017 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Part of Yell Group Ltd. (United Kingdom), Yell Ltd. provides online marketing services. The private company is based in London, UK.

Part of Digital Media Solutions, Inc., Digital Media Solutions Holdings LLC is a martech company that connects consumers and advertisers. The private company is based in New Castle, DE.

Core X Partners LLC engages in provision of temperature-controlled supply chain solutions. The company is headquartered in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL.