Mike Wood

Gridiron Capital LLC (Gridiron Capital) is a private equity firm in founded 2005 by Thomas Burger and Eugene Conese. The firm headquartered in CT.

Praesidian Capital Corp (Praesidian Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2002 by Jason Drattell. The firm is headquartered in Oklahoma City.

Continental Structural Plastics, Inc. engages in engineering and design, research and development of lightweight composite materials. Its products include automotive, heavy truck, industrial, building and construction, and recreational. It also offers materials such as carbon fiber, thermosets, and thermoplastics. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Auburn Hills, MI.

Trivest Partners LP (Trivest Partners) is a private equity firm, a subsidiary of Trivest Partners Inc. founded in 1981 by Earl W. Powell. The firm is headquartered in Coral Gables, Florida.

Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc. (Stifel) is a dual-registered broker-dealer and investment adviser headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. Founded in 1890, the firm is a subsidiary of Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF), a financial service holding company. Stifel provides full-service brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals and their families, institutions and businesses, and financial advisors.

Rawlings Sporting Goods Co., Inc. manufactures and markets sports equipment. Its products are produced for baseball, hockey, basketball and football and NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) merchandise. The company was founded in 1887 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.

Athletic Supply, Inc. distributes sporting goods. The firm’s services include screen printing, vinyl heat press lettering, embroidery, trophies and helmet reconditioning. The company was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Odessa, TX.

Hall Capital Management Co LLC (Hall Capital Partners) is a Private Equity firm, a subsidiary of Hall Capital LLC founded in 2006. The firm is headquartered in Oklahoma City.

Bankers Trust Co. is an asset management headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa. The firm was founded in 1917 and is a subsidiary of BTC Financial Corp. The firm serves as a trusted partner for individuals’ comprehensive financial planning, trust and fiduciary needs.

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1987 and provides debt and equity services including underwriting, M&A advice, securities dealing and brokerage and trade execution. Their client base ranges from large global institutional investors to hedge funds at the cutting edge of innovation in the industry.