Opus8 collaborates closely with the following strategic and business partners.

Allied Capital - The largest business development company in the United States with a diversified portfolio totaling nearly $5 billion, providing long-term debt and equity investment capital to companies in a variety of industries.

 

Bank of America - A fully integrated financial services company that provides a diversified range of banking and non-banking financial services and products, conducting operations primarily throughout the mid-Atlantic.

Business Alliance of George Mason University, Inc  -  A membership organization which connects the region’s business executives with each other and with faculty experts, students and leaders at George Mason University.  The Business Alliance hosts a variety of networking events,  educational forums and business-education partnership activities all  of which are designed to help participants become more successful through the exchange of ideas and information.

Corporate Advisors - A specialist mergers and acquisitions advisory firm focused on strategic middle market transactions for clients of all sizes.

China Telecom Americas the largest international subsidiary of China Telecom Corporation,  builds and operates the most technologically advanced suite of telecommunication services in support of MNCs¡¯ mission critical operations.   The company supplies some of the world¡¯s largest and most demanding organizations with advanced data services, wholesale voice and managed services, leveraging the multi-billion dollar network investment in ChinaNet, CN2 and our global transport network.

DC Tech is a membership organization that excels in providing opportunities for companies to meet new customers and partners, organizing industry meetings and educational events for companies, assisting tech companies with access to equity and other capital, and monitoring policy development on issues affecting tech companies. 

The Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship located at the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland, is one of the first and leading entrepreneurial centers in the nation.  The Center uses its strategic position within the Smith School to leverage resources from the entire University to assist enterprises, thereby acting as a window to the substantial entrepreneurial resources at the University of Maryland.

Ernst & Young - A global leader in professional services that helps companies in businesses across all industries—from emerging growth companies to global powerhouses—to deal with a broad range of business issues, offering services such as audit, tax, corporate finance, transactions, online security, enterprise risk management, the valuation of intangibles, and other critical business-performance issues.

McDonough School of Business, Georgetown University - A premier business school within a liberal arts-based Jesuit university providing students with an emphasis on the skills necessary for distinguished professional performance with a commitment to service to others.

 

The Tech Council of Maryland's mission is to serve as the preeminent technology think-tank where executives discuss ideas, innovate, and solve technology issues that lead to bigger business. TCM has more than 600 member companies representing more than 200,000 forward thinkers from biotechnology, advanced technology, government, academia and the service provider industry.  As Maryland's best technology networking organization, TCM creates an environment where technology companies meet, learn and collaborate and improve.

 

New Vantage Group - An early stage venture funds management company for active angel investors including the Dinner Club, LLC, The eMedia Club, LLC, and The Washington Dinner Club, LLC, and also advises WomenAngels.net and Chesapeake Emerging Opportunities Club.

 

Pine Creek Partners, Washington, D.C., manages a proprietary private equity fund that offers capital and guidance to growing companies and the executives who currently or in the future will run them. The firm was founded on the belief that entrepreneurs are unique leaders whose vision and energy is the core of a successful company. Through constructive and confidential partnerships, Pine Creek provides unobtrusive advice and timely funding for expanding or purchasing a business, or providing liquidity to an owner. Over the past decade, our founding partners have invested over $600 million in more than 30 companies and helped numerous executives build businesses. To learn more about Pine Creek’s management-focused approach, visit www.pinecreekpartners.com.

Ryan and Wetmore - A leading accounting and management consulting firm with a recognized expertise in helping a diverse clientele achieve and sustain profitability.

The Walnut Group consists of several diversified investment capital enterprises organized by life-long friends and business associates whose diverse, yet complementary entrepreneurial backgrounds span more than 25 years.  They have been investors as well as founders and operators of businesses.  The Walnut Group makes capital investments across a broad range of industry sectors and also facilitates transactions throughout North America.