Aaron Kohan, DDS

The PA Consulting Group is an independent, employee-owned, global firm of more than 3,000 individuals. It operates from offices in Europe, North America, Latin America and Asia, and serves the defense, energy, government, health care, manufacturing, retail, transportation and financial industries. The firm specializes in providing strategic management, information technology, operational improvement and complex programmed delivery services. The PA Consulting Group s information technology consulting services include management, infrastructure, sourcing, integration and package solutions. The firm s market analytics team works with clients to clarify their research objectives, develops and executes a research plan, and analyzes, interprets and manages the data to help them make effective business decisions. The PA Consulting Group maintains one of its offices in New York City.

Located in New York, N.Y., Emporium Partners Group is an innovative specialty finance firm. It provides uniquely structured, senior secured debt capital to both public and private growth companies. The company provides a wide array of debt financing, such as convertible debt, term and bridge loans, lease facilities and receivables financing. Emporium Partners Group s portfolio companies include middle market borrowers, representing a large and underserved market. The firm offers loans between $5 -$100 million to growth companies primarily for financing, working capital, acquisitions, debt repayment, special situations and restructuring. It has an experience of over 40 collectible years in growth companies.