Jorge A. Gross

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.

Beltram Edge Tool Supply, Inc. provides warehousing, distribution, equipment installation, and refurbishing and repair activities. The company was founded by Daniel G. Beltram in 1973 and is headquartered in Tampa, FL.

Credit Suisse First Boston USA, Inc. provides investment banking services. It offers securities underwriting, trading, mergers, acquisitions advice, research, private equity investment, derivative and risk management products. The company's services include private banking and asset management. Credit Suisse First Boston USA is headquartered in New York, NY

ATX Networks Corp. provides broadband access and media distribution solutions. Its products include test equipment, optical access connectors and adapters, surge suppressors and isolators, and headend racks and accessories. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Whitby, Canada.

Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc. is a global investment banking, securities trading and brokerage firm located in New York City with additional offices in Dallas, Boston and San Francisco. The firm is a subsidiary Bear Sterns Cos., Inc. (NYSE: BSC). Their equity research team consists of senior analysts located throughout the world. In addition to domestic coverage, they have research teams focusing on Latin America, Asia and Europe. The analysts use a bottom-up approach to stock selection. The Bear Stearns fixed-income research department provides coverage of every sector of the fixed-income universe. The financial analytics and structured transactions group (F.A.S.T) provides investment research, fixed-income portfolio management and analytical systems, trading technology and general financial expertise. The group also provides a broad range of services to financial institutions including asset-liability management, balance sheet restructuring, receivables-based financing analysis, security and portfolio analysis, peer analysis, and historical and real-time market-based information.

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. provided wealth management, securities trading and sales, corporate finance and investment banking services. Merrill Lynch was a global trader and underwriter of securities and derivatives across a range of asset classes and serve as a strategic advisor to governments, institutions and individuals worldwide. The company was founded in 1913 and was headquartered in Charlotte, NC.