Developing Lower Middle-Market Industrial Growth Businesses the Right Way.

PRIMARY DRIVERS:  INCREASING SANITATION STANDARDS IN REGULATED END MARKETS SUCH AS FOOD AND PHARMACEUTICALS, EXPANDING NEED FOR DURABLE, CLEAN-IN-PLACE EQUIPMENT IN HIGH COST OF FAILURE OPERATING ENVIRONMENTS

INVESTMENT:  2020, 2021

Unibloc Pump is a leading manufacturer and servicer of precision-engineered positive displacement pumps, strainers, valves, bubble traps and other solutions for hygienic flow control applications. Unibloc’s products are deployed into critical sanitary processes in the food and beverage, pharmaceutical, bakery and confection, meat and poultry, brewery, and transportation industries.

For more information, please visit uniblocpump.com.

PRIMARY DRIVERS:  WATER & WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT IN SPECIALTY, SEVERE DUTY PRODUCTION ENVIRONMENTS

INVESTMENT:  2017, 2019
Industrial Flow Solutions specializes in the design, manufacturing, sales and service of pumping and fluid management solutions for harsh, rugged environments.

For more information, please visit industrialflowsolutions.com

PRIMARY DRIVERS:  RADIOTHERAPY SYSTEMS AND SURGICAL ROBOTS. ALSO OTHER COOL THINGS LIKE ROCKET ENGINES AND LINEAR ACCELERATORS

Investment:  2012, 2014

GCM is a world-class manufacturer of low-to-medium volume, mission critical precision components and system assemblies for market leading medtech, aerospace, industrial, and research clients.  The company operates in three locations including Silicon Valley, Chicago, and Dongguan China.

For more information, please visit gogcm.com.

PRIMARY DRIVERS:  GROWING GLOBALIZED DEMAND FOR REGULATED TESTING SERVICES, EVER-INCREASING TESTING & MATERIALS COMPLEXITY, AND INCREASED CORPORATE OUTSOURCING OF R&D AS WELL AS QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONS

INVESTMENT:  2020

NSL Analytical provides independent laboratory testing services to a diverse array of customers and end markets where testing speed, accuracy, and consistency is mission critical to operations and compliance.

For more information, please visit nslanalytical.com.

PRIMARY DRIVERS:  INTENSIFYING SANITARY AND HYGIENIC STANDARDS IN THE REGULATED FOOD AND PHARMACEUTICAL END MARKETS

INVESTMENT:  2018, 2019

Advanced Material Processing, comprised of Marion Process Solutions and Kason Corporation, is a manufacturer of material processing equipment.  It specializes in highly-engineered mixing, drying, separation and thermal/moisture control equipment and systems.

For more information on Advanced Material Processing, please visit www.amprocessing.com

For more information on Marion, please visit marionsolutions.com

For more information on Kason, please visit kason.com

PRIMARY DRIVERS:   REGULATED HEALTHCARE, PHARMACEUTICAL, FOOD & BEVERAGE, AND MEDICAL DEVICE END MARKETS

INVESTMENT:  2018, 2019

Dickson is a leading Test & Measurement compliance partner that develops environmental monitoring systems (temperature, humidity, pressure and other variables) to meet regulatory requirements and protect products for various markets including: health services, pharmaceutical, medical devices, and food & beverage.  In 2019, Dickson acquired Oceasoft, a European leader in environmental monitoring systems with a full suite of innovative solutions.

For more information on Dickson, please visit dicksondata.com

For more information on Oceasoft, please visit oceasoft.com

PRIMARY DRIVERS:  E-COMMERCE AND THE “BOX” ECONOMY, ESSENTIAL CONSUMER GOODS, LIFE SCIENCES, AND HOME IMPROVEMENT

INVESTMENT:  2016, 2017, 2018

Precision Roll Solutions is a full-service provider of highly-engineered cylindrical rolls, plates, and related process componentry used in corrugated packaging, consumer goods (tissue & towel), and other nondiscretionary manufacturing applications.

For more information, please visit precisionrollsolutions.com

PRIMARY DRIVERS:  OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF A 300+ VESSEL US NAVY

INVESTMENT:  2015, 2017, 2018, 2019

Hunt Valve brings nearly 100 years of fluid power engineering innovations and solutions to a wide range of industrial and military customers.  It specializes in severe-duty valves, actuators, and complementary engineered components and system solutions for applications that include primary metals, energy, process and U.S. Navy nuclear-powered vessels.

For more information, please visit huntvalve.com

PRIMARY DRIVERS:   CANNED BEVERAGES AND A RISING GLOBAL MIDDLE CLASS

INVESTMENT:  2014

Pride Engineering designs and manufactures highly engineered, mission critical machine tools and equipment used in the production of two-piece metal cans for the beverage and food industries.  Pride’s product offering includes can body-forming tool packs, can bottom formers, precision grinders, and the Guardian™ line of Over Travel Sensors.  Pride’s products are used in nearly 400 can-making lines, and are considered the industry standard by two-piece food and beverage can makers around the world.

For more information, please visit pridecan.com

PRIMARY DRIVERS:   CONSUMER PREFERENCES FOR SUSTAINABLE FOOD PACKAGING, MARKET SHIFT AWAY FROM SINGLE-USE PLASTICS

INVESTMENT:  2020

PaperTech is a leading manufacturer of paperboard packaging products to the frozen food industry and foodservice markets. PaperTech’s trays and bowls are environmentally friendly and made from 90% or greater renewable and sustainable materials, which makes the company well positioned to benefit from ongoing tailwinds driven by an increasing global focus on the circular economy and a shift away from single-use plastics.

For more information, please visit papertrays.com.