Brian Nicholson

SONOMA BRANDS CAPITAL (Sonoma Brands ) is a private equity firm founded in 2015 by Jonathan Sebastiani. The firm is headquartered in Sonoma, California.

Nacho Eats Corp. is a company that specializes in crafting cat food with flavor-packed meals that support the health needs of felines everywhere. The company is based in the USA and uses the finest locally sourced ingredients to ensure that every recipe delivers great taste and total cat-specific nutrition. The company is based in New York, NY. The company's recipes are backed by a team of cat lovers, including a parent, chef, expert veterinarian, and leading nutritionists. The company offers a variety of flavor combinations and promise to serve a nutritional purpose. Nacho Eats also offers catnip that brings a little spice to your cat's day and helps indoor cats release their energy. The company was founded in 2019 by Bobby Flay, Nacho Flay, and Elly Truesdell. Tom Morton has been the CEO of the company since 2023.

True Botanicals LLC provides personal care products. It offers skin care and anti-aging products which include cleansers, face oils, mists and sunscreen lotions. The company was founded by Christina Mace-Turner and Hillary Peterson in 2014 and is headquartered in Mill Valley, CA.

Panda Plates, Inc. provides food services for children. The company was founded by Joanna Parker and David Parker and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Stripes LLC /NY/ (Stripes) is an independent private equity firm founded in 2003 by Kenneth Fox. The firm is headquartered in New York, New York.

The Black Tux, Inc. manages fashion stores. It provides suits and tuxedos rental services in the United States. The firm offers suits and tuxedos for various types of events, including wedding parties through its showrooms and online store. The company was founded in 2013 by Andrew Blackmon, Patrick Coyne and Mike Gammarino and is headquartered in Santa Monica, CA.

Citizens JMP Securities LLC (Citizens JMP) is a full-service investment bank and broker/dealer headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded by Joseph Jolson in 2002 and was formerly JMP Securities LLC. The firm is a subsidiary of JMP Holding LLC, ultimately held by Citizens Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: CFG). Citizens JMP provides equity research, institutional brokerage, and investment banking services to public and private growth companies and their investors. They are a research-driven, growth-oriented firm that provides services to small- and mid-sized companies and the institutions that invest in them. The firm specializes in four high-growth sectors of the economy: technology, healthcare, financial services, and real estate.