Dennis Thomas Currier

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Co. is a learning company, which engages in instructional curriculum, assessment, technology, and professional learning. The company was founded in 1832 by William Ticknor and James Fields and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Datasite Global Corp. engages in the provision of software as a service (SaaS) solutions for the mergers & acquisitions (M&A) industry. Its products include Datasite Outreach, Datasite Prepare, Datasite Diligence, Datasite Acquire, and Datasite for Restructuring. The company was founded by Kenneth F. Merrill in 1968 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Michaels Stores, Inc. owns and operates a chain of specialty retail stores. It provides arts, crafts, framing, floral, home décor and seasonal merchandise for the hobbyist and do-it-yourself home decorator. The firm's crafting classes, in-store events, project sheets and displays, mobile applications and on-line videos; they offer a shopping experience that can inspire creativity and confidence in their customers' artistic abilities. The company was founded by Michael J. Dupey in 1983 and is headquartered in Irving, TX.

DeCrane Aerospace, Inc. designs and manufactures aircraft interior products. It provides aircraft product such as furniture, seats and divans, veneer, composite interior components, cabin management, inflight entertainment systems, cabin security systems and auxiliary fuel systems. The company was founded by was founded by R. Jack DeCrane in 1989 and is headquartered in Wichita, KS.

GPC Capital Corp. II manufactures plastic products. It offers customized blow molded plastic containers for the branded food, beverage, household, personal care, and automotive lubricants markets. GPC Capital operates 57 plants in North America, Europe, and South America. The company was founded in 1998 and is located in York, PA.

T-Mobile USA, Inc. engages in the provision of wireless voice, messaging, and data services. It offers different plans for phones and tablets. The company was founded by John W. Stanton in 1994 and is headquartered in Bellevue, WA.

Vanguard Health Systems, Inc. engages in the provision of hospital and health care services. It specializes in metropolitan hospital development, health and wellness, patient experience, and employee engagement. The company was founded by Charles N. Martin, Jr., Ronald P. Soltman, William Lawrence Hough and Joseph D. Moore on July 1, 1997 and is headquartered in Nashville, TN.

HM Publishing Corp. publishes textbooks and dictionaries. The firm develops educational programs, comprised primarily of textbooks, workbooks, supplemental materials, teaching guides, technology-based components and other resources. The company is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. manufactures and designs micro controllers, processors and semiconductors. The company was founded in 1948 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Celanese Holdings LLC produces plastics material and synthetic resins. Its operations are located in North America, Europe, and Asia. Celanese offers its services to different types of industries. The company was founded in 2005 and is located in Dallas, TX.

The Nielsen Co. (US) LLC provides marketing and business information. It offers audience segments, audio measurement, consumer neuroscience, and consumer panel measurement, optimization, concept screening and forecasting solutions. The company was founded by Arthur Charles Nielsen Sr. in 1923 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Part of Deutsche Telekom AG, MetroPCS Michigan LLC is a company that provides wireless communications services. The company is based in Livonia, MI.

Blackstone Corporate Private Equity (Blackstone Corporate) is a private equity division of The Blackstone Group Inc founded in 1985 by Stephen Allen Schwarzman. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Southern Methodist University is a private university near the center of Dallas, SMU offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs through seven schools in the humanities and sciences, business, the performing, visual, and communication arts, engineering, education and human development, law, and theology.

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.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Technical Polymers Ticona produces and markets plastic polymers. It produces acetal copolymers, liquid crystal polymers, long fiber reinforced thermoplastics, and ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene. The firm serves the automotive, optical, information technology, industrial, medical and health sectors. The company was founded in 1961 and is headquartered in Florence, KY.

Columbia House Co. operates as a subscription based motion picture and audio records distributor. The firm is a direct-to-customer distributor of music and movies. It sells its products online, which features a list of movies and album titles that can be pre-ordered before retailed through stores. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Part of Telephone & Data Systems, Inc., PrimeCo Personal Communications LP provides cellular telecommunication services. The private company is based in Itasca, IN.

Graham Packaging Co. LP engages in the design, manufacture, and selling of blow-molded plastic containers for branded foods and beverages, personal care, household products, and chemical-based products, and automotive lubricants. The company was founded on April 15, 1999 and is headquartered in York, PA.

Vanguard Health Services, Inc. provides home health care services. It offers nursing care, home health aides, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, infusion therapy, catheter care, wound care, and pediatric nursing services. The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Fort Walton Beach, FL.

Blackstone Mezzanine Advisors LP (Blackstone Mezzanine Advisors) is a private equity division of The Blackstone Group LP. The firm headquartered in New York.

The Blackstone Group, Inc. provides marketing research services. It provides custom market research services for clients in industries as consumer packaged goods, financial services, healthcare and technology. The firm's clients include eBay, Harris Bank and Pfizer. The company was founded by Ashref A. Hashim in 1987 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

American Messaging Services LLC provides paging and messaging services. Its services include traditional numeric and text messaging. It also provides numeric, text and two-way pagers, and paging software products. The company was founded by J. Roy Pottle in November 2005 and is headquartered in Lewisville, TX.

The Nielsen Co. BV engages in the provision of information and measurement solutions. It delivers critical media and marketing information, analytics, and industry expertise. The company was founded by Arthur Charles Nielsen Sr. in 1923 and is headquartered in Diemen, the Netherlands.

Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc. engages in the development, manufacture, and sale of pharmaceutical products. It operates through the following segments: Development and Clinical Services, Oral Technologies, and Medication Delivery Solutions. The Development and Clinical Services segment manufactures, packs, stores distributes, and manages inventory for global clinical trials of drugs and biologics. The Oral Technologies segment formulates, develops, and manufactures prescription and consumer health products using various technologies. The Medication Delivery Solutions segment develops, formulates, and manufactures prefilled syringes and other injectable formats. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Somerset, NJ.

Part of Deutsche Telekom AG, MetroPCS Finance, Inc. is a radiotelephone communications company. The company is based in Richardson, TX.

Part of Celanese Corp., Celanese Emulsions GmbH is a German company that manufactures polymer emulsions. The company is based in Frankfurt, Germany.

Graham Packaging Holdings Co. manufactures and sells plastic containers. The firm supplies plastic containers for hot-fill juice and juice drinks, sports drinks, drinkable yogurt and smoothies, nutritional supplements, and beverages. The company was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in Lancaster, PA.