Audax Group

Founded in 1985, Wafra Investment Advisory Group is an investment management company regulated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The company has expertise in providing private portfolio security and asset management services. It has a staff of more than 55 individuals. Wafra Investment Advisory Group specializes to manage funds for the financial institutions of Kuwait and other Gulf states in the United States, as well as serves over 30 institutional and private clients worldwide. The company s alternative investments division offers consulting solutions for clients on the selection and monitoring of investment managers. In addition, it structures and advises on collateralized financial and lease products.

Founded in 1991, Behrman Capital is a private equity investment firm with more than $2.0 billion of capital under management. The firm invests in the management buyout, leveraged buildup and recapitalization of established growth companies. Behrman Capital specializes in the health care, defense, specialty manufacturing, business-to-business outsourcing and information technology industries. It partners with various institutions, including The National Geographic Society, BankAmerica, the Bank of Nova Scotia, AXA, Partners Group, Hamilton Lane Fund of Funds, Illinois State Board and Wilshire Associates. Behrman Capital makes investments in Ark Holding Company, Athena Diagnostics, Esoterix, Tandem Health Care, and Wil Research Laboratories.