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LJS Holdings, LLC • 4027 Guadeloupe Street • Boulder, CO 80301 • (303) 926-4302

Organizational Structure




                                    LJS Holdings
                                   International Advisory




                LJS Capital                                          TPW Investments
              Investment Banking                                         Merchant Banking
LJS Holdings, LLC • 4027 Guadeloupe Street • Boulder, CO 80301 • (303) 926-4302

About LJS Holdings


  Founded in 2001, LJS Holdings is an advisory firm that focuses on international transactions, mergers and
  acquisitions. Our management team is sophisticated and has extensive experience in various industries
  including manufacturing, logistics, infrastructure, aerospace, mining and technology. LJS Holdings has a
  successful track record at closing transactions. We provide extraordinary client service and always strive
  to uphold LJS’ core principles of excellence, judgment, value and results.

  Our services include the following:
     •    Mergers and Acquisitions                          •     Identification of Target Companies
     •    Strategic Advisory                                •     Joint Ventures & Strategic Relationships
     •    Valuations                                        •     Private Company Financings
     •    Financial Modeling                                •     Private Investment Transactions
     •    Closings                                          •     Negotiating and Drafting Term Sheets & MOUs




                                                                           TPW
                               Is a subsidiary of LJS                                             Is a subsidiary of LJS Holdings
                               Holdings and a registered                                          and a private investment firm
                               broker/dealer that focuses                   INVESTMENTS           that specializes in acquiring and
                               on corporate acquisition                                           operating middle market
                               and financing transactions                                         companies
 Member: FINRA, SIPC
LJS Holdings, LLC • 4027 Guadeloupe Street • Boulder, CO 80301 • (303) 926-4302

Why LJS Holdings


 LJS Holdings is a financial advisory firm that specializes in corporate acquisitions and financings. The firm
 represents a select group of corporate clients located in the United States, Kuwait, India and Germany. Only
 senior principals of LJS Holdings work and interface on client projects. We give full attention to each
 client’s needs. As a result, successful transactions are executed by experienced professionals. LJS Holdings
 also has the following resources, expertise and capabilities:


    Successful Track Record at identifying financial and strategic buyers, and closing transactions in
       multiple industries

    Sophisticated Professionals with extensive experience in finance, operations and law

    Marketing Expertise to develop a compelling offering memorandum, identify buyers and introduce the
       principals of the purchaser and client


    Transaction Experience to structure, negotiate and close acquisition transactions

    Financial Expertise to develop comprehensive financial models and valuation analysis

    Long Term Relationships in the private equity, commercial lending and legal community

    Extensive Database of over 2,500 financial and strategic buyers
LJS Holdings, LLC • 4027 Guadeloupe Street • Boulder, CO 80301 • (303) 926-4302




Portfolio Companies                                                        Representative Clients




    North American                W&H Systems, Inc. is
    Conveyor, Inc. is           located in New Jersey and
     located in Los               is a leading designer,
    Angeles and is a            installer and integrator of
    turnkey material            material handling systems
    handling systems
      manufacturer




     Total Transportation          Aspen Management
   Systems Inc. is a Southern     is a leading property
    California-based third-            management
    party logistics provider      company in Colorado
LJS Holdings, LLC • 4027 Guadeloupe Street • Boulder, CO 80301 • (303) 926-4302

Paul Washington


    President & Founder of LJS Holdings, an advisory firm that specializes in international transactions, mergers and
     acquisitions

          Negotiated and closed the purchase of Dan River, Inc., the third largest U.S. textile company, on behalf of a publicly traded
           company based in India
          Current clients include public and private companies in Kuwait, Dubai, India, Germany and the United States

    Co-Founder of LJS Capital LLC, a FINRA and SEC registered broker/dealer
    Current managing director and co-founder of TPW Investments LLC, a leverage buyout firm that is focused on
     acquiring middle market companies in various industries

          Raised over $60M to acquire three companies in the material handling industry with combined revenues of $100M

    Formerly, an attorney specializing in mergers, acquisitions and securities at the law firm of Hogan & Hartson
    Extensive experience negotiating agreements by advising companies and business owners on acquisition
     transactions and strategic partnerships
    Colorado State Securities Board, appointed Colorado Governor Bill Ritter in 2008
    Adjunct professor of corporate finance at the University of Colorado, at Boulder, School of Law
    JD and B.S. (business administration), both from the University of California at Berkeley
    Member of the Colorado and California Bar Associations
    Securities 7, 24 and 28 Licenses
    Former president of the University of California at Berkeley’s graduate student body (1996)
LJS Holdings, LLC • 4027 Guadeloupe Street • Boulder, CO 80301 • (303) 926-4302

Management Team


   Tony Powe
      Co-founder of TPW Investments, a subsidiary of LJS Holdings
      President of North American Conveyor Inc., a current portfolio company of TPW Investments
      Former private equity investor with Opportunity Capital Partners
      MBA from MIT


   James Norton
      Director of TPW Investments
      Former CEO of Argon Industries, an industrial plastics manufacturing company
      Former venture capitalist for UNC Ventures
      Former investment banker for Morgan Stanley
      MBA from the Stanford University


   Chris Geer
      Co-Founder and Managing Director of LJS Capital, a subsidiary of LJS Holdings
      Former corporate attorney with Minor & Brown
      Former Sr. VP and General Counsel Bold Real Estate Solutions
      Graduated magna cum laude and number 11 in his class from the University of Richmond School of Law

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LJS Presentation

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  • 2. LJS Holdings, LLC • 4027 Guadeloupe Street • Boulder, CO 80301 • (303) 926-4302 Organizational Structure LJS Holdings International Advisory LJS Capital TPW Investments Investment Banking Merchant Banking
  • 3. LJS Holdings, LLC • 4027 Guadeloupe Street • Boulder, CO 80301 • (303) 926-4302 About LJS Holdings Founded in 2001, LJS Holdings is an advisory firm that focuses on international transactions, mergers and acquisitions. Our management team is sophisticated and has extensive experience in various industries including manufacturing, logistics, infrastructure, aerospace, mining and technology. LJS Holdings has a successful track record at closing transactions. We provide extraordinary client service and always strive to uphold LJS’ core principles of excellence, judgment, value and results. Our services include the following: • Mergers and Acquisitions • Identification of Target Companies • Strategic Advisory • Joint Ventures & Strategic Relationships • Valuations • Private Company Financings • Financial Modeling • Private Investment Transactions • Closings • Negotiating and Drafting Term Sheets & MOUs TPW Is a subsidiary of LJS Is a subsidiary of LJS Holdings Holdings and a registered and a private investment firm broker/dealer that focuses INVESTMENTS that specializes in acquiring and on corporate acquisition operating middle market and financing transactions companies Member: FINRA, SIPC
  • 4. LJS Holdings, LLC • 4027 Guadeloupe Street • Boulder, CO 80301 • (303) 926-4302 Why LJS Holdings LJS Holdings is a financial advisory firm that specializes in corporate acquisitions and financings. The firm represents a select group of corporate clients located in the United States, Kuwait, India and Germany. Only senior principals of LJS Holdings work and interface on client projects. We give full attention to each client’s needs. As a result, successful transactions are executed by experienced professionals. LJS Holdings also has the following resources, expertise and capabilities:  Successful Track Record at identifying financial and strategic buyers, and closing transactions in multiple industries  Sophisticated Professionals with extensive experience in finance, operations and law  Marketing Expertise to develop a compelling offering memorandum, identify buyers and introduce the principals of the purchaser and client  Transaction Experience to structure, negotiate and close acquisition transactions  Financial Expertise to develop comprehensive financial models and valuation analysis  Long Term Relationships in the private equity, commercial lending and legal community  Extensive Database of over 2,500 financial and strategic buyers
  • 5. LJS Holdings, LLC • 4027 Guadeloupe Street • Boulder, CO 80301 • (303) 926-4302 Portfolio Companies Representative Clients North American W&H Systems, Inc. is Conveyor, Inc. is located in New Jersey and located in Los is a leading designer, Angeles and is a installer and integrator of turnkey material material handling systems handling systems manufacturer Total Transportation Aspen Management Systems Inc. is a Southern is a leading property California-based third- management party logistics provider company in Colorado
  • 6. LJS Holdings, LLC • 4027 Guadeloupe Street • Boulder, CO 80301 • (303) 926-4302 Paul Washington  President & Founder of LJS Holdings, an advisory firm that specializes in international transactions, mergers and acquisitions  Negotiated and closed the purchase of Dan River, Inc., the third largest U.S. textile company, on behalf of a publicly traded company based in India  Current clients include public and private companies in Kuwait, Dubai, India, Germany and the United States  Co-Founder of LJS Capital LLC, a FINRA and SEC registered broker/dealer  Current managing director and co-founder of TPW Investments LLC, a leverage buyout firm that is focused on acquiring middle market companies in various industries  Raised over $60M to acquire three companies in the material handling industry with combined revenues of $100M  Formerly, an attorney specializing in mergers, acquisitions and securities at the law firm of Hogan & Hartson  Extensive experience negotiating agreements by advising companies and business owners on acquisition transactions and strategic partnerships  Colorado State Securities Board, appointed Colorado Governor Bill Ritter in 2008  Adjunct professor of corporate finance at the University of Colorado, at Boulder, School of Law  JD and B.S. (business administration), both from the University of California at Berkeley  Member of the Colorado and California Bar Associations  Securities 7, 24 and 28 Licenses  Former president of the University of California at Berkeley’s graduate student body (1996)
  • 7. LJS Holdings, LLC • 4027 Guadeloupe Street • Boulder, CO 80301 • (303) 926-4302 Management Team Tony Powe  Co-founder of TPW Investments, a subsidiary of LJS Holdings  President of North American Conveyor Inc., a current portfolio company of TPW Investments  Former private equity investor with Opportunity Capital Partners  MBA from MIT James Norton  Director of TPW Investments  Former CEO of Argon Industries, an industrial plastics manufacturing company  Former venture capitalist for UNC Ventures  Former investment banker for Morgan Stanley  MBA from the Stanford University Chris Geer  Co-Founder and Managing Director of LJS Capital, a subsidiary of LJS Holdings  Former corporate attorney with Minor & Brown  Former Sr. VP and General Counsel Bold Real Estate Solutions  Graduated magna cum laude and number 11 in his class from the University of Richmond School of Law