Serving the Natural Gas Industry since 1981, Utilities & Industries has helped utilities keep costs down while they entrust their top quality repair work to dedicated experts. Utilities & Industries has also expanded their meter shop to handle electric meters and will be adding water meters as well in 2013. Our products line includes Dresser, Mercury Instrument, Sensus, Kimray and Total Flow Let Utilities & Industries be your one stop shopping place for full scale meter repair, meter set fabrication, line filters, calibration, diaphragm meters, instruments, drips, electronic flow meters, regulator sales and remote communications.

Headquartered in New York City, Branford is a pre-eminent private market investor. We are focused on working with already strong companies that typically have under $200MM in sales. Since Branford’s founding in 1986, our mission has been to work with these companies to maximize their potential, both in terms of strengthening operations and facilitating growth.

JLL Partners is a middle market private equity firm with over three decades of experience transforming businesses in the healthcare, specialty industrials, and business services sectors. The firm is dedicated to partnering with companies that it can help build into market leaders through a combination of strategic mergers and acquisitions, organic growth initiatives, and operational enhancements. The JLL Partners team is comprised of seasoned investment professionals and operating partners who are focused on driving long-term value creation across its portfolio. Since its founding in 1988, JLL Partners has committed over $5.8 billion of equity capital across eight private equity funds, with over 55 platform investments and more than 210 add-on acquisitions.

At DAK, we work hand-in-hand with CEOs and owners of middle-market and family businesses who are interested in growing their company through acquisitions or selling all or part of their company now or in the future. We assist in planning for and executing transactions and maximizing value for owners and shareholders. In addition, we assist in financial restructurings, capital raises and prepare valuations and fairness opinions. Our clients work directly with senior-level M&A professionals who have in-depth market knowledge, access to a global network of targets, savvy negotiation skills, and a strong strategic focus in addressing such topics as: • Determining the right time to buy or sell a business • Where to begin & key steps to prepare for an acquisition or sale • Obstacles companies face in a sale or acquisition • Critical factors to maximize a company's value • Finding the right buyer for the business • Factors driving a successful acquisition or divestiture Since our founding in 1984, DAK's goal has been to maximize the value of middle market companies and optimize the transaction experience: 600+ transactions later, we have done just that! Our knowledge spans dozens of industries including: manufacturing, distribution, technology, consumer products, business services, food, packaging, telecommunications, healthcare and more. Our website (https://www.dakgroup.com) provides lots of useful information for business owners, including how to begin thinking about and preparing for a transaction. Call anytime for a complimentary consultation: Joan McGeough 201-478-5261.

A recycling pioneer for more than 60 years, Hugo Neu Corporation is a privately owned firm that invests, builds and manages recycling, real estate, and related businesses. Hugo Neu and its affiliates'​ history in scrap metal recycling includes having processed most of the scrap metal from the World Trade Center after 9/11, having led the effort to revive curbside recycling in New York City in 2003, and becoming the largest exporter or recycled metal from the U.S. In 2005, Hugo Neu merged its recycling business with Sims Group, creating the largest recycling company in the world. Hugo Neu was Sims’ largest shareholder until mid-2007, when most of its shares in Sims were sold to Mitsui & Co., Ltd. Hugo Neu and Sims Group are now distinct and unrelated companies. Since 2009, Hugo Neu has been managing an electronic recycling business in Mt. Vernon, NY, providing institutions with a turnkey fully certified solution to their end-of-life electronics needs through its proprietary sorting and downstream recycling processing technology and a commitment to responsible recycling as exemplified by its e-Stewards certification, the highest standard in the industry. Hugo Neu has a global vision and invests its experience, skills, and resources in opportunities that support values of economic, social, and environmental sustainability. It strives to provide a unique culture for all its employees and stakeholders of creativity, progressive innovation and visionary thinking.

Edition Capital is an investment and advisory group specialising in leisure. With a deep understanding of the sector, we bring a wealth of knowledge to the businesses that we work with. At Edition, we are proud to support independent businesses looking for expertise and capital to deliver ambitious growth plans. As a team, we have managed and advised on investments exceeding £400m (including £175m of EIS and VCT investments), and provided on-going commercial support and guidance through to a final exit process. The Edition Advisory team offer a full suite of services, covering strategic, financial, operational and taxation support. Whether the focus is creating a strong commercial and financial framework or developing new business strategies, we work closely with businesses to give entrepreneurs the space to be creative and focus on what they do best.

Real Estate Investment and Development throughout the Northeast and Mid Atlantic primarily in the mixed use and multi-family sectors.

Castle Harlan, Inc is a middle market private equity firm founded in 1987. The firm has participated in eight private equity funds, five domestically and three in Australia, totaling over $5.5 billion in capital commitments. Our team of investment professionals, who have been with the firm for an average of over 10 years, and our current portfolio companies employ more than 36,000 people. Castle Harlan's domestic funds have purchased over 50 businesses, totaling over $11 billion of enterprise value, primarily in North America, but also throughout the world, spanning a wide range of industries. Current and former portfolio companies have been in such industries as energy services, industrial manufacturing, specialty chemicals and certain consumer segments, among many others.

HC2 Holdings, Inc. is a publicly traded (NYSE MKT: HCHC), diversified holding company, which seeks to acquire and grow attractive businesses that generate sustainable free cash flow. HC2 has a diverse array of operating subsidiaries, each with its own dedicated management team, across a broad set of industries, including, but not limited to, telecom/infrastructure, large-scale U.S. construction, energy, and life sciences. HC2 seeks opportunities that generate attractive returns and significant cash flow in order to maximize value for all stakeholders. Currently,HC2’s largest operating subsidiaries are Schuff International, Inc., a leading structural steel fabricator in the United States, and Global Marine Systems Limited, a global offshore engineering company focused on subsea cable installation and maintenance. Founded in 1994, HC2 is headquartered in Herndon, Virginia.

Glenfarne Group, LLC is a New York headquartered, privately held and privately funded proprietary investment platform that seeks to generate superior risk adjusted returns from investments in the broader Real Asset space, which includes service providers and industrial suppliers within Transportation, Infrastructure, Government Services, Energy and other Recurring assets such as Resources and Real Estate. Glenfarne’s unique approach exploits the optionality and diverse range of adjacent opportunities around an investment in order to realize the maximum value.

GenNx360 Capital Partners is a private equity firm focused on acquiring middle market business-to-business services and industrial companies. GenNx360 invests in companies with proven and sustainable business models in expanding industries, with the objective of implementing value-enhancing operational improvements to accelerate growth, deliver efficiencies and generate strong financial returns. Target industries include outsourced business services, industrial machinery and components, industrial services, automation & industrial technology, packaging products, equipment services, environmental services, and food ingredients/equipment/services. GenNx360 was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in New York City.