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Claire's Stores, Inc. engages in the retail of jewelry and accessories under the Claires and Icing brands. It operates through the North America and Europe segment. The company was founded in 1961 and is headquartered in Pembroke Pines, FL.

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. engages in the provision of securities underwriting and investment services. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Office Depot LLC engages in the provision of office products, services, supplies, and technology solutions. It operates through the following segments: Retail, Business Solutions, and CompuCom. The Retail segment involves in selling merchandise through chain of office supply stores and offers products and services in the categories of supplies, technology, and furniture and other. The Business Solutions segment trades branded and private branded products and services and provides copy and print services. The CompuCom segment comprises procurement, installation, and managing the life cycle of hardware and software businesses; and offers information technology (IT) support services including remote help desk, data centers, and on-site IT professionals. The company was founded by F. Patrick Sher, Stephen Dougherty, and Jack Kopkin in March 1986 and is headquartered in Boca Raton, FL.

P.F. Chang's China Bistro, Inc. owns and operates a chain of upscale-casual dining restaurants. The company was founded by Paul M. Fleming and Philip Chiang on July 20, 1993 and is headquartered in Scottsdale, AZ.

Highbridge Capital Management LLC (HCM Highbridge is a registered investment advisor and global alternative investment firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1992 and is a subsidiary of JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings Inc., which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM). Highbridge manages capital for sophisticated investors, who include financial institutions, public and corporate pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, endowments and family offices.

MFP Investors LLC is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is owned by the Estate of Michael F. Price and the Price Family Office LLC. MFP Investors serves as an investment sub-adviser to Evermore Global Value Fund.

Altus Capital Partners, Inc. (Altus Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1997 by Gregory Greenberg, Russell Greenberg and Elizabeth Burgess. The firm is headquartered in Wilton, Connecticut.

Tri-Artisan Acquisition Corp. operates as a blank check company. The company intends to complete a merger, or similar business combination, with a company that is engaged in the global consumer products, services, and retail industries. Tri-Artisan Acquisition was founded by Gerald H. Cromack and Rohit Manocha on January 10, 2008 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Taco Bell Corp. operates a chain of restaurants. Its products include texas-mexican cuisine foods such as tacos, burritos, gorditas, quesadillas, nachos, chalupas, salads and food items. The company was founded by Glen William Bell, Jr. in 1962 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

Fordham University provides college and university. It offers undergraduate colleges and graduate & professional schools. The company was founded in 1841 and is headquartered in Bronx, NY.

Papa Murphy's International, Inc. operates a chain of franchised and corporate-owned pizza stores. It offers stuffed pizzas, signature pizzas, salads, bread, cookies and soft drinks. The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Vancouver, WA.

Mac Acquisition of Kansas LLC operates a chain of restaurants. Its menu includes antipasti, entrees, cheese and chocolate cakes, coffee, wines, cocktails, salads, chicken, parmigiana plates, carnes, classics, pasta, fish, artisan pizzas, and other cuisines. The company was founded on August 25, 2008 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

Claire's, Inc. operates as a specialty retail store. The company was founded on March 19, 2007 and is headquartered in Hoffman Estates, IL.

747 Capital LLC (747 Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2001 by Gijs F. J. van Thiel and Marc J. M. der Kinderen. The firm is headquartered in New York.

MAC Acquisition LLC operates as chain of restaurants. The firm offers mozzarella, olive oil, pasta, round tomato, Tuscan grape, lunch, dolce, brunch, catering and special events services. The company was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

Morgan Joseph TriArtisan Group, Inc. provides investment banking services. The private company is based in New York, NY and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company was founded by John F. Sorte.

Morgan Joseph TriArtisan LLC is an investment and merchant bank engaged in providing financial advice, capital raising and private equity investing. Their services include mergers, acquisitions and restructuring advice and private placements and public offerings of equity and debt. The firm is headquartered in New York City and is a subsidiary of Morgan Joseph TriArtisan Group, Inc. Morgan Joseph TriArtisan was formed in 2010 as the result of a merger between Morgan Joseph & Co. Inc. and TriArtisan Partners LLC. Morgan Joseph TriArtisan is a member of FINRA, the NASD and the SIPC. Morgan Joseph TriArtisan's primary focus is on providing financial advisory and capital raising services in the US, Europe and Asia. This includes mergers and acquisitions advice, restructuring advice, private placements and public offerings of debt and equity. For their institutional clients, Morgan Joseph TriArtisan provides a full range of sales and executions services, including equity research and specialized reports on convertible debt. The firm's sales and trading teams service a variety of institutional clients with both debt and equity investment ideas and trading services. They primarily serve the consumer products, healthcare, automotive, chemical, transportation, construction, entertainment, telecommunications and media industries. Morgan Joseph TriArtisan's debt and equity analysts cover a growing universe of stock and bond issues across a broad range of industry sectors. Their equity research focuses primarily on middle-market companies with limited research and coverage and uses a classic bottom-up qualitative approach. The high-yield department specializes in finding trading opportunities by identifying undervalued and overvalued high-yield debt for institutional clients. They focus on small- to mid-sized issues that are not widely covered and are often mispriced in the market.

Misada Capital Group LLC provides investment management services. The private company is based in Englewood, NJ. Noah A. Elbogen has been the CEO of the company since 2016.

Brava Partners, LLC provides strategy development and consulting services. The private company is based in Dallas. The American company was founded by Brandon Coleman.

Triartisan Capital Advisors LLC is a private equity subsidary of Cowen Investment Management LLC founded in 2016 by Gerald H Cromack and Rohit Manocha. The firm is headquartered in New York.

XRO Energy LLC explores for oil and natural gas. The company is headquartered in Huston, TX.

Mears Transportation Group LLC provides bus and taxi transportation services. It offers luxury transportation, cruise transportation, and shared ride shuttle. The company was founded by Paul Mears, Sr. in 1939 and is headquartered in Orlando, FL.

TriArtisan ES Partners LLC seeks investment opportunities in companies located in the United States with an EBIDTA of USD 25 - 300 millions. The fund targets companies operating in the fields of retail/consumer, business & professional services, industrial, media and healthcare sectors. It provides financing for spin-offs, carve-outs, roll-ups, recapitalizations, restructurings growth, leveraged buyouts and growth stage capital requirements.

BL Restaurant Operations LLC engages in the franchising and operation of bars and restaurants. It offers handcrafted signature martinis, shareable appetizers and selection of flatbreads, salads, burgers, sandwiches and entrees. The firm specializes in bar, casual dining, specialty drinks, restaurant, cocktails, scratch kitchen, and American food. The company is headquartered in Addison, TX.

Lift Brands, Inc. operates wellness and fitness centers. The company was founded by Peter Taunton in 2014 and is headquartered in Chanhassen, MN.