Founded by chairman John Shalam in 1960, Audiovox went public in 1987. Audiovox answers the call for electronics. The company sells primarily consumer electronics for communications, mobile, and home use and acts as an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) for car makers. Products include automotive security devices, digital picture frames, HD TV antennae, stereo and speaker systems, portable DVD players, two-way radios, and universal remotes. Its goods are marketed under such brand names as Acoustic Research, Advent, Audiovox, Code-Alarm, Energizer, Invision, Jensen, Mac Audio, Schwaiger, and Terk. Audiovox's distribution network is composed of major retailers, distributors, car dealers, and other OEMs.

Cardinal Health Pharmaceutical is one of the nation's primary pharmaceutical product conveyors. On behalf of its parent, Cardinal Health, the business supplies generic, specialty, and branded prescriptions and OTC products through a distribution network of about 30 facilities located across the US, as well as internationally. It consolidates orders from hundreds of manufacturers into bulk and non-bulk deliveries for health care facilities and retailers. Customers include hospitals, independent pharmacies, and retail chains, including CVS and Walgreen. The division also offers management services and handles inventory, logistics, online procurement, generics sourcing, and other administrative tasks.

CE Franklin Ltd. distributes oilfield equipment products and services principally to the oil and gas industry in Canada. CE Franklin Ltd. supplies pipes, valves, flanges, fittings, production equipment, tubular products, and other general oilfield supplies. CE Franklin Ltd. company also offers various services comprising pump repair, customized pump designs and testing, and on call services. In addition, it provides well optimization analysis, onsite project management, oilfield engine maintenance, and crane equipment services. CE Franklin Ltd. company also serves oil sands, midstream, refining, and petrochemical industries, as well as non-oilfield related industries, such as forestry and mining. CE Franklin Ltd. was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

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.

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.

Good Source Solutions specializes in distributing food products to correctional institutions, non-profit organizations, schools, and other customers in niche markets. Its secondary food products, including frozen meat, vegetables, and fruit, come from more than 300 food processing companies. Good Source Solutions also provides menu planning, product sourcing, portion control, and delivery to its more than 3,500 customers. In addition to foodservice distribution, the company offers purchasing and logistics services to food producers.

DPI Specialty Foods West is a regional operating division of wholesale food distributor DPI Specialty Foods. The unit supplies ethnic and specialty food products to supermarkets and other retailers in Arizona, California, New Mexico, and parts of two other Western states. DPI West distributes more than 17,000 products, including baked goods, deli meats and cheeses, kosher foods, and organic products. Illinois-based DPI serves customers in more than 20 states.

PharMEDium Healthcare supplies hospitals and pharmacies with sterile, pre-mixed specialty medications (known as admixture compounding). The company's products are primarily intravenous and epidural solutions geared towards pain management and anesthesia. It offers a variety of obstetric labor and delivery admixtures, as well as electrolyte, antibiotic, critical care, and anti-anxiety compounds. It also provides labeling, testing, and quality services, as well as customized drug admixtures. PharMEDium Healthcare Corporation serves more than 1,800 hospitals across the US through its regional pharmacy compounding centers. Venture capital firm Oak Investment Partners owns an interest in PharMEDium.

PHOENIX Pharmahandel Aktiengesellschaft & Co KG is owned by Germany-based Merckle Group, a conglomerate controlled by the Merckle family. PHOENIX Pharmahandel plans to rise in Europe. The company is one of the largest pharmaceutical wholesalers in Germany and in Europe, with a presence in about two dozen countries. It delivers some 100,000 products to pharmacies, hospitals, nursing homes, and other retail and health care outlets through some 160 offices across the continent. PHOENIX also provides pharmacy management services and runs an online ordering system, and it operates the Rowlands and Newmark pharmacy chain in the UK.

Dearborn Wholesale Grocers is a full-service food distributor for retail food outlets primarily in the Chicago area. The family-owned company delivers more than 23,000 items including frozen and refrigerated foods, tobacco, health and beauty products, and general merchandise to supermarkets, convenience stores, and delis. It supplies more than 7,000 locations in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin. Dearborn Wholesale also operates four Cash & Carry stores in Chicago and another in Milwaukee. The business traces its roots back to 1919 when the Friedman family acquired wholesale grocery business C. Moon and Sons.

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