Paul L. Novak

Capital For Business Inc (CFB) is a private equity subsidiary of Commerce Bancshares, Inc. (Missouri) founded in 1959. The firm is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri.

Lazard Middle Market LLC engages in financial advisory business. It specializes in strategic advice on mergers and acquisitions (M&A), restructuring, and capital raising. The firm’s M&A and Strategic Advisory service focuses on private equity and divestitures, privately-owned companies, corporate acquisitions and divestitures, and sale of public companies. Its Restructuring service consists of situation assessment, alternative assessment, and execution. The company was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Guidehouse, Inc. provides advisory, consulting, outsourcing, technology, and analytics services. It also offers data and analytics, digital enterprise, operations consulting, revenue cycle, risk and compliance, sustainability solutions, and transformation solutions. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Part of Adam Smith Cos. LLC, Cherry Tree & Associates LLC provides financial advisory services related to investment banking, investment management and wealth management services. The company is based in Minnetonka, MN. The company was founded by Anton Joseph Christianson. The CEO is Gordon Fairchild Stofer.