Representative Investments

Purchase prices of past acquisitions have ranged from $5 million to $50 million, with the majority of each price paid in cash. The industry summary is as follows: nutrition, raw material ingredients, instrumentation and software, industrial components, consumer goods and complex aerospace parts.


 

Current Activities

Aircraft Fasteners International



Aircraft Fasteners International is a master stocking distributor specializing in self-locking nuts (locknuts), threaded inserts, and related high performance hardware for the aerospace, electronics and defense industries. www.aircraftfast.com

Spectral Dynamics 




Develops, manufactures, and markets the world's most advanced instrumentation and software for control, measurement and analysis of vibration signals. Customers are market leaders in the global automotive, electronics, satellite, aerospace and laboratory testing industries. www.spectraldynamics.com

Supreme Castings

Manufacturer of aluminum castings and tooling for aerospace, defense, medical and industrial companies.

 

 

Past Transactions

Ingredients International Distributes raw materials (fillers, binders, etc.) to manufacturers in the
  nutrition, pharmaceutical, food and cosmetics industries within California and
  the other western states.www.ingredientsintl.com
   
USCP-Wesco Distributed general merchandise and health and beauty care items to
  supermarket, drug and mass merchandiser chain retailers.
   
Total Health Magazine Consumer publication on complementary and alternative medicine.
  www.totalhealthmagazine.com
   
Orchids Paper Manufacturer of bath tissue, facial tissue and paper towels.
   
   
Laguna Manufacturing Manufacturer of bedroom furniture; beds and case goods.
   
   
Newport Controls Machining of complex aerospace parts.
   
   
Taylor Chain Manufacturer of industrial chain.
   
   
Dakota Bake-N-Serve  Developed formulas and produced frozen bread dough products.
   
   
HammerBlow Manufacturer of industrial components; i.e., tongue jacks, couplers and axles.
   
   
Nimrod/El Dorado Recreational vehicle manufacturer; i.e, camping trailers, truck campers,
  motor homes.