Sherwood Food Distributors,a large independent food wholesale distributor, the company ships more than 16 million pounds of food a week to grocery retailers and wholesalers and foodservice operators in the Midwest and southeastern US. It carries beef, pork, lamb, veal, poultry, and seafood, along with dairy, bakery, deli, cleaning products and more. Sherwood boasts 5,000 customers and five distribution centers in Atlanta, Cleveland, Detroit, Miami, and Walton, Kentucky. It operates a fleet of some 250 trucks. Sherwood Food Distributors was formed in 1987 through the merger of the food distribution operations of Orleans International and Regal Packaging.

Standard Management Corporation does not have significant operations. Previously, Standard Management Corporation was engaged in the acquisition and operation of pharmacies. It intends to manage, lead, and execute a consolidation strategy of acquiring long-term care pharmacies and homecare providers through Universal Healthcare Company, LLC and Newco. Standard Management Corporation was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Founded in 1992 as an industrial, oil, and food products supplier, ITERA moved into gas markets in 1994. ITERA had interests in chemicals, construction, finance, insurance, securities, and agriculture, but shed most of these to focus on gas production and marketing. ITERA Group Ltd. company has teamed up with Gazprom to develop infrastructure to deliver gas condensate from production sites. Executives, including CEO Igor Makarov, control ITERA Group Ltd. company. Rags to riches -- Russian style. ITERA Group, Russia's largest private gas trader, delivers natural gas via pipeline to several former Soviet republics. It also produces natural gas in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Region in Western Siberia.

One of Germany's leading pharmaceutical wholesalers, Andreae-Noris Zahn AG (ANZAG) distributes drugs to thousands of pharmacies across its home country and beyond. The company delivers drugs from a network of some two dozen facilities across Germany and focuses its attention on serving independent, owner-managed pharmacies. ANZAG has also been expanding outside of Germany, acquiring pharmaceutical distributors in countries such as Croatia, Lithuania, and Romania. In addition to its drug wholesaling operations, the company offers healthcare logistics and information technology services. UK drug wholesaler Alliance Boots owns the majority of ANZAG's shares.

Olympic Steel, Inc. was founded in 1954 and is headquartered in Bedford Heights, Ohio. Olympic Steel, Inc. engages in the processing and distribution of processed carbon, coated, aluminum and stainless flat-rolled sheet, and coil and plate steel products in the United States. It offers various processing services, including cutting-to-length, slitting, and shearing; and higher value-added processes of blanking, tempering, plate burning, precision machining, welding, fabricating, and painting of steel parts. The company serves customers in carbon steel consuming industries, including manufacturers and fabricators of transportation and material handling equipment, construction and farm machinery, storage tanks, environmental and energy generation equipment, automobiles, food service and electrical equipment, and military vehicles and equipment, as well as general and plate fabricators, and steel service centers.

Grupo Casa Saba, S.A.B. de C. V., through its subsidiaries, operates as a multi-channel and multi-product wholesale distributor in Mexico, the United States. It distributes pharmaceutical products, health, beauty aids and consumer goods, general merchandise, publications, and various other products. In addition, the company offers freight services to third parties; real estate services; value added services comprising multiple daily deliveries, emergency product replacement, merchandising, marketing support, and other customer counseling services; and training, conferences, and trade fairs. It serves privately-owned and government pharmacies, mass merchandisers, regional and national supermarkets, department stores, retail and convenience stores, wholesalers, and other specialized channels. The company also operates medical clinics; and offers specialized medical, rehabilitation, and surgical services. As of December 31, 2009, Grupo Casa Saba, S.A.B. de C. V. operated a network of 22 distribution centers. Grupo Casa Saba, S.A.B. de C. V. was founded in 1892 and is based in Mexico, Mexico.

Macquarie Energy (formerly Macquarie Cook Energy) is a major regional energy trading company. The firm primarily buys and sells natural gas and electric power on the wholesale market, and it provides storage, transportation, hedging, and asset management services. Macquarie Energy's customers include municipal and regional utilities, power producers, industrial end-users, government and financial institutions, and other energy marketers. Macquarie Energy, which is owned by Australia-based Macquarie Group, operates in Canada, Mexico, and the US. In 2010 Macquarie Energy LLC acquired the wholesale electric marketing and trading portfolio of Integrys Energy Services.

Wayside Technology Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries market software to software development and information technology professionals in the United States and Canada. It operates in two segments, Programmer's Paradise and Lifeboat. The Programmer's Paradise segment sells technical software, hardware, and services for microcomputers, servers, and networks to individual programmers, corporations, government agencies, and educational institutions. This segment also provides technical and general business application software solutions from various publishers and manufacturers. In addition, its catalogs offer collections of microcomputer technical software, including programming languages, tools, utilities, libraries, development systems, interfaces, and communication products. This segment markets its products through catalogs, direct mail programs, and advertisements in trade magazines, as well as through Internet and email promotions. The Lifeboat segment distributes technical software to corporate and value-added resellers, consultants, and systems integrators. Wayside Technology Group, Inc. was formerly known as Programmer's Paradise, Inc. and changed its name to Wayside Technology Group, Inc. in August 2006. Wayside Technology Group, Inc. was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Shrewsbury, New Jersey.

Koch Supply & Trading (KS&T) knows the risks in being crude and refined at the same time. Koch Supply and Trading, LP company, a member of conglomerate Koch Industries' group of businesses, offers its clients global trading and risk management services. Koch Supply and Trading, LP markets crude oil, refined petroleum products, chemicals, industrial and precious metals, steel, and other commodities. KS&T also offers logistics and technical management services. Risk management offerings include market research, derivative transactions, and price hedging. Koch Supply and Trading, LP leverages the presence of Koch companies in about 60 countries in order to secure and execute contracts.

Affiliated Foods Midwest Cooperative is a wholesale food distribution cooperative that supplies more than 800 independent grocers in some 15 Midwestern states. From its handful of distribution centers in Kansas, Nebraska, and Wisconsin, the co-op distributes fresh produce, meats, deli items, baked goods, dairy products, and frozen foods, as well as general merchandise and equipment. It distributes goods under the Shurfine brand (from Topco Associates) and IGA labels. Additionally, Affiliated Foods Midwest provides marketing, merchandising, and warehousing support services for its members. The cooperative was formed in 1931 to make wholesale purchases for a group of retailers in Nebraska.

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