Wentworth Hauser & Violich

Golden Gate Capital is a private equity firm with more than $8 billion in capital under management. It generates returns for investors through buyout and growth equity investments in a variety of industries. The company undertakes investments in the semiconductor, electronic, consumer products, retail, financial service and information technology industries. Golden Gate Capital provides investment services in various transaction types, including growth equity, public-to-privates, consolidations, corporate extractions, bankruptcy acquisitions, recapitalizations, investment strategies and leveraged buyouts. Its consumer and retail portfolio includes Carabella, Newport News, Venus, Herbalife and Lexicon. Golden Gate Capital partners with Sutter Hill Ventures and Bain & Company.

JMP Securities full-service investment bank that provides equity research, investment banking and institutional brokerage services to public and private companies. Headquartered in San Francisco, it offers a range of outsourcing services. Founded in 2000, the bank serves the technology, health care, retail, real estate, and financial and business services industries. JMP Securities also provides advisory services in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, divestiture and exclusive sales, and corporate restructuring and recapitalization. It is also engaged in the structuring, marketing and execution of financing transactions, including the private placement of equity and debt securities. JMP Securities operates in the states of California, New York, Chicago, Illinois and Massachusetts.