3M operates as a diversified technology company, manufacturing products, including adhesives, abrasives, laminates, passive fire protection, dental and orthodontic products, electronic materials, medical products, car-care products, electronic circuits, and optical films. It operates in the industrial and transportation; health care; safety, security, and protection services; consumer and office; display and graphics; and electro and communications businesses. Its industrial and transportation business serves a range of markets, such as appliance, paper and packaging, food and beverage, electronics, automotive original equipment manufacturer, and automotive aftermarket.

97th Floor specializes in full-funnel marketing strategy combining SEO, paid media, content marketing and design services. We generate sustainable growth for well-funded startups up to the Fortune 500—including AT&T, LG, Google and Celebrity Cruises. We are dedicated to our clients and to delivering Great Marketing through a focus on empathy, innovation and profitability.

ABB is engaged in power and automation technologies. The company provides a range of products, systems, solutions, and services. Its power businesses focus on power transmission, distribution, and power-plant automation and serve electric, gas and water utilities, as well as industrial and commercial customers. Its automation businesses serve a range of industries with measurement, control, protection, and process optimization applications. It operates in approximately 100 countries across four regions: Europe, the Americas, Asia, and the Middle East and Africa (MEA). During the year ended December 31, 2011, the business consisted of five divisions: Power Products, Power Systems, Discrete Automation and Motion, Low Voltage Products and Process Automation. On January 26, 2011, the company acquired Baldor Electric Company (Baldor). In May 2011, it purchased a controlling interest in United States-based Validus DC Systems.

Abbott is a global healthcare leader engaged in pharmaceuticals and manufacturing healthcare products, with a focus on innovative technologies that improve patient outcomes. The company is known for its groundbreaking products such as the Free Style Libre continuous glucose monitoring systems, which revolutionize diabetes care, and its rapid COVID-19 testing solutions. Abbott's commitment to sustainability and access aims to reach one in three people globally by 2030, positioning it as a key player in the healthcare market with significant traction in various therapeutic areas.

AbbVie is a biopharmaceutical company that develops pharmaceuticals and medical devices. The company provides products and services to therapeutic areas including immunology, oncology, neuroscience, eye care, virology, women's health, and gastroenterology advancing treatments across various therapeutic areas.

Accenture is a management consulting, technology services, and outsourcing company, with approximately 204,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Combining unparalleled experience, comprehensive capabilities across all industries and business functions, and extensive research on the successful companies. Accenture collaborates with clients to help them become high-performance businesses and governments.

Activision Blizzard’s mission is to connect and engage the world through epic entertainment. One of the successful interactive entertainment companies, its franchises include popular games like Call of Duty®, Warcraft® (Warcraft®, World of Warcraft®, Hearthstone®), Overwatch®, Diablo®, StarCraft®, Candy Crush™, Crash Bandicoot™, Guitar Hero®, Tony Hawk's™ Pro Skater™, Bubble Witch™, Pet Rescue™, Farm Heroes™, and Spyro™. Through these franchises, the company reaches more than 400 million players across 190 countries. Activision Blizzard’s business units and development studios include Activision Publishing, Blizzard Entertainment, King Games, Infinity Ward, Raven Software, Sledgehammer Games, Treyarch Studios, Beenox, Demonware, High Moon Studios, and Toys for Bob. The company supports corporate social responsibility initiatives that are directly tied to its franchises. As an example, the Call of Duty Endowment has helped find employment for over 100,000 veterans. Bobby Kotick currently serves as Chief Executive Officer of Activision Blizzard. He became CEO of Activision in 1991 after purchasing a company stake the previous year. Kotick engineered a merger between Activision and Vivendi Games during the late 2000s, which led to the creation of Activision Blizzard in 2008 and his being named the company's inaugural CEO. Activision Blizzard is a member of the Fortune 500 and the S&P 500. Activision Blizzard has been recognized as one of FORTUNE magazine's “100 Best Companies To Work For''.

Advent International is a private equity firms that focused on buyouts and growth equity investments in five core sectors.

AEA is a private investment firm for a select group of industrial family offices with over $15 billion in assets under management. The firm focuses on private equity and debt investments in the middle market. The firm's individual investors are known as participants, and their network of relationships, experience, and deep industry expertise in operating businesses help the firm evaluate investment opportunities and work with portfolio companies to achieve superior, risk-adjusted returns for its investors.

Alpha Financial Markets Consulting is a provider of specialist consultancy services to the financial services sector. The company specializes in asset management, insurance industries, and wealth management industries.

Alpine Investors is a people-driven private equity firm that is committed to building enduring companies by working with, learning from, and developing exceptional people. Alpine specializes in middle-market companies in the software and services industries. Its PeopleFirst strategy includes a CEO-in-Residence program where Alpine partners with CEOs first and places them into companies as part of the transaction. This provides a distinct solution for situations where additional or new management is desired post-transaction. This is a particularly good fit for founders looking to transition out of their day-to-day roles, or divested companies seeking leadership teams. Alpine Investors was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. Alpine Investors has been recognized by Fortune as one of the top companies to work for in the finance & insurance industries and one of the top companies to work for in the Bay Area. Alpine has also been recognized by Grady Campbell as one of the top 50 PE firms of 2019. We are also on Inc magazine's list of 50 best PE firms for entrepreneurs. *None of the above accolades were paid for by Alpine. Qualification criteria were independently determined by the publications and Alpine was not involved in the decision process for selection.

American Securities is a middle-market private equity firm with one of the most consistent track records in the industry of building successful, enduring businesses. We invest in companies with revenues ranging from $100 million to $1 billion. Currently investing our $2.3 billion fifth fund with an unprecedented 25-year time horizon, our strategy is to: * Invest in market-leading companies in stable demand industries * Create distinctive relationships with all of our business partners: sellers, CEOs, management teams, banks and investors. * Employ a conservative capital structure with no subordinated debt. * Work diligently with management teams to be a value-added partner. Our Resources Group includes world-class functional experts who are full-time American Securities’ employees available to portfolio company management teams on request. Through this approach, we generate and preserve wealth for our investors and for our management teams for the long-term.