We seek to acquire and operate a business in the consumer industry and we believe that our management team is well-suited to identify opportunities which have the potential to generate attractive risk-adjusted returns for our stockholders. However, we are not limited to this industry, and we may pursue a business combination opportunity in any business or industry we choose, including one outside of the United States.

Alexander Coleman and Gary Smith are our co-chairmen and co-CEOs:

• Alexander Coleman has 20 years of institutional private equity experience, focused predominantly on U.S. based middle market companies operating in the food and beverage, information, satellite communications, and business services and specialized manufacturing markets. Mr. Coleman has been managing partner of New Providence Corp, an investment firm investing in consumer companies since 2019. Mr. Coleman was most recently Chairman of NPA I from 2019 to 2021 and served as Chairman of NPA II from 2020 until its liquidation in 2024. Mr. Coleman is the founder and Managing Partner of Annex Capital Management LLC, a U.S. based private equity group founded in 2004. Annex Capital focuses on making control investments in middle market companies in a broad array of industries, and also acquires distressed debt and direct equity in the secondary market. Concurrently with Annex Capital, Mr. Coleman was a co-Head and Managing Partner of Citicorp Venture Capital, Citi’s New York based leveraged buyout fund. Prior to these positions, from 1996 through to 2004, Mr. Coleman was a Managing Investment Partner and co-Head of Dresdner Kleinwort Capital LLC, Dresdner Bank’s North American merchant banking group. While at Dresdner, Mr. Coleman oversaw the bank’s U.S. based private equity businesses, which included control and minority equity investing, mezzanine, distressed senior debt and, for a period of time, a fund-of-funds program.

• Gary P. Smith has held senior management positions at PepsiCo, Red Bull, Big Red, Inc. and NPA I. Mr. Smith has been managing partner of New Providence Corp, an investment firm investing in consumer companies since 2019. Mr. Smith was most recently CEO of NPA I from 2019 to 2021 and served as CEO and CFO of NPA II from 2020 until its liquidation in 2024. As CEO of Big Red from 2007 to 2018, he built a diversified beverage company by acquiring numerous, complementary brands across many segments of the market over a 10-year period, ultimately selling the business to Keurig Dr Pepper. He also led the buy side acquisition and integration of All Sport, Nesbitt’s, NuGrape, Thomas Kemper, HyDrive Energy Water and XYIENCE Energy Drink. Prior to Big Red, Mr. Smith joined Red Bull as the executive vice president of a three person board of directors each operating as the co-CEO. He held direct responsibility for sales, trade marketing, motorsports marketing, finance, information systems, legal department, supply chain, operations and human resources. Mr. Smith continued to serve as the senior board member and corporate secretary from 2000 to 2007 while leading all day to day efforts as the Chief Operating Officer. Before taking over the leadership role at Red Bull, Mr. Smith enjoyed a successful career with PepsiCo, Inc. from 1986 to 2000. He began his career in Dallas with PepsiCo Food Systems where he held positions with increasing responsibility that led up to his role as division president. In his last role with PepsiCo, Mr. Smith led the West Florida Bottling Operations for Pepsi Bottling Group.