Blackstone Group

Jet Support Services, Inc. (JSSI), founded in 1989, is a global provider of aircraft maintenance services tailored for owners, operators, and maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) businesses. The company specializes in hourly cost maintenance programs that cover a wide range of aircraft, including jets, turbo-props, and turbine-powered helicopters, as well as their engines and auxiliary power units (APUs). JSSI offers comprehensive and flexible financial tools designed to help clients manage the unpredictable costs associated with aircraft operation and maintenance. In addition to maintenance services, the company provides aircraft part leasing, advisory services, and financial solutions, enabling clients to stabilize maintenance expenses, enhance asset value, procure necessary parts, and make informed ownership decisions. JSSI's extensive network of certified technical advisors ensures that clients receive expert support worldwide.

Marlin Equity Partners, LLC is a private equity firm established in 2005 and headquartered in Hermosa Beach, California, with an additional office in London. The firm specializes in investing in a range of companies undergoing operational, financial, or market-driven changes, offering tailored solutions to corporate parents and other stakeholders. Marlin focuses on small to lower middle-market and mature companies, primarily in sectors such as software, technology, healthcare, services, and industrial technology. Its investment strategies encompass growth equity, management buyouts, corporate divestitures, and special situations, including bankruptcies and operational turnarounds. The firm typically invests between $30 million and $160 million in companies with revenues ranging from $10 million to $2 billion and EBITDA of $8 million to $25 million. Marlin aims to enhance the value of its portfolio companies through its capital base, industry relationships, and extensive operational resources, and it seeks board representation in all its investments.

Francisco Partners is a private equity firm based in San Francisco, California, founded in 1999. The firm specializes in investing in technology and technology-enabled businesses across various sectors, including communication technology, consumer technology, education technology, financial technology, healthcare, and software. With approximately $7 billion in capital under management, Francisco Partners focuses on structured investments in private companies experiencing strategic, technological, and operational changes. The firm typically targets control investments with transaction values ranging from $30 million to $2 billion and has invested over $3 billion in equity capital across more than 50 technology companies. As a Registered Investment Adviser, Francisco Partners is recognized as one of the largest technology-focused private equity firms in the world.