Jay Desai

HM Capital Partners LLC is a private equity firm located in Dallas, Texas. The firm was originally formed in 1989 by Tom Hicks and John Muse as Hicks, Muse & Co. In 1994, they became known as Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst to reflect the roles of Charles Tate and Jack Furst. In March 2006, the name was changed to HM Capital Partners to reflect the departure of Tom Hicks and the new group of partners heading the firm.

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.

i3 Electronics, Inc. engages in the design and fabrication of printed circuit boards and advanced semiconductor packaging, full turnkey services for printed circuit board assembly and integrated circuits assembly and test, systems integration, cable and harness manufacturing, and failure analysis laboratories. The firm offers PCB fabrication, heterogeneous MCM, die extraction and reassembly, electronic manufacturing services, cable and harness, and other related services. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Endicott, NY.

Kainos Capital LLC (Kainos Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2012. The firm is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

CROSSMARK Holdings, Inc. provides sales, marketing, consulting, and technology solutions. Its services include insights & intelligence, shopper and consumer engagement services. The company is headquartered in Plano, TX.

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.

Global Brands Acquisition Corp. is a blank check company formed for the purpose of acquiring an operating business through a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination. The company was founded on July 3, 2007 and is headquartered in New York, NY.