Brad Alexander

GulfStar Group, Inc. operates as a middle market investment banking firm that provides advisory services. Its services include mergers and acquisitions, private placements, and financial advisory services. The firm serves entrepreneurs, family-owned businesses, corporations and private equity firms. The company was founded by Stephen A. Lasher, Thomas M. Hargrove and G. Kent Kahle in 1990 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Westlake Securities LLC is a private company that has been providing a variety of services to middle market companies for 20 years. The company is based in Austin, TX and was founded in 2003. The company offers fractional/interim CFO services to reduce risk, reduce financial surprises, and maximize a company's value. The company also provides operational advice and strategic alternatives to manage through a downturn in financial performance. Westlake Securities assists middle-market companies in selling their business and provides sell-side advisory services. The company also offers buy-side advisory services for middle-market companies with enterprise values of $10mm to $250mm.

RigNet, Inc. is a technology company, which engaged in the provision of customized communications services, applications, and cybersecurity solutions. It operated through the following segments: Managed Communications Services, Applications & Internet-of-Things, Systems Integration and Corporate. The Managed Communications Services segment comprises remote communications, telephony, and technology services for offshore and onshore drilling rigs and production facilities, support vessels, and other remote sites. The Applications & Internet-of-Things segment provided applications over-the-top of the network layer included Software as a Service (SaaS) offered such as a real-time machine learned and AI data platform, edge computed solution services. The Systems Integration segment gives design and implementation services for customer telecommunications systems. The Corporate segment consists of unallocated executive and support activities, interest expense, income taxes and eliminations. RigNet was founded by Omar Kulbrandstad in 2000 and was headquartered in Houston, TX.

American Express Business Finance Corp. provides capital and leasing solutions. It offers on-line end-to-end business financing fulfillment services for specific equipment purchases and for general corporate purposes. The firm provides small-ticket leases for computers, telecommunications and office equipment, hospitality and food service items. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.