Patrick T. Chambliss

Nelipak Corp. engages in the design, development and manufacturing of custom designed thermoformed packaging for the medical device and pharmaceutical industries. Its products include medical trays and blisters, medical procedure trays, pharmaceutical packaging, handling trays, sealing machines and performance packaging. The company was founded in 1953 by Loek Nelissen and is headquartered in Cranston, RI.

Groupe De Luxe, Inc. provides general packaging services. The company was founded in 1948 and is headquartered in Montreal East, Canada.

Part of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Ltd., PricewaterhouseCoopers Co., Ltd. is a Japanese company that provides deal advisory and consulting services. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan.

Thilmany Papers, a business unit of Packaging Dynamics Corporation, has a 125-year history as a leading producer of specialty papers. Today, Thilmany’s products include bleached and unbleached lightweight papers for a wide variety of end use applications including food and non-food packaging papers, industrial and technical papers and pressure sensitive release base papers. Thilmany Papers operates two paper mills located in Kaukauna and De Pere, Wisconsin.

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.

Packaging Dynamics Corp. manufactures paper-based packaging products. It operates through three business units: BagcraftPapercon, International Converter and De Luxe Group. The BagcraftPapercon converts paper, film and foil into a variety of specialty value-added food packaging products including, specialty bags, sheets & wraps, pan liners, interfolded tissue and butcher, freezer & locker paper products. The International Converter produces adhesive laminations and coated products which are engineered and manufactured to meet the requirements of specific customer applications. The De Luxe Group includes printing, waxing, lamination, coating, bag manufacturing, sheeting, slitting and rewinding. The company was founded in November 1998 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.