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Bezier
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Die Cuts with a View
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7(S) Personal GmbH is a leading German temporary staffing agency. 7(S) has been active in the personnel and workforce solutions services market for over 30 years, offering its customers comprehensive solutions in temporary staffing, business support services, and career services. 7(S) focuses on highly qualified temporary staffing services in its seven core segments: Industry and Technology, Aviation, Engineering, Office & Finance, Catering & Service, Medical and Information Technology. In 2009, revenues of more than € 220 million, about 170 branches and over 6.000 employees made 7(S) the sixth largest temporary staffing company in Germany.
Accupac, of Mainland, Pennsylvania, provides integrated manufacturing, packaging and procurement services to the pharmaceutical and personal care industries on an outsourced basis.
Advanced Environmental Recycling Technologies, Inc. (“AERT”) is a publicly traded leader in plastic recycling technologies, specializing in recycling polyethylene plastics for the manufacture of composite building materials and for the sale of recycled resin to other extruders of plastic products. Founded in 1989, AERT manufacturers ChoiceDek(r) decking, sold exclusively in Lowe's stores, and MoistureShield(r) decking, distributed through building products dealers in the United States and Canada. AERT operates manufacturing facilities in Springdale and Lowell, AR and a Green Age plastics recycling facility in Watts, OK. The new state-of-the-art plastics recycling facility produces recycled resin suitable for replacing virgin resin in various products, creating environmentally sustainable products with the added benefit of substantially reducing material costs.
AIRCOM is the world's largest independent provider of network planning and optimisation services to the mobile telecoms industry. AIRCOM's clients include all of the 20 top global mobile network operators who depend upon its tools and consultants to improve network coverage and service quality for more than 1.1 billion subscribers worldwide. Founded in 1995, AIRCOM is headquartered in the UK, and employs over 900 professionals spread across 14 offices worldwide servicing customers in 135 countries.
AirNet Systems, Inc., based in Columbus, Ohio, is one of the country's largest and most diverse FAA Part 135 cargo airline operators. The company operates 100 aircraft positioned strategically throughout the United States. A leading provider of dedicated, scheduled, and on-demand charter services, AirNet also operates a scheduled cargo airline network linking most major markets in the United States and Canada. AirNet's airline operation has received DOT-SP 7060 exemption status, is authorized by Transport Canada to operate with special status in Canadian air space, and is Department of Defense approved. Additional to its airline operations, AirNet provides retail maintenance services for corporate aircraft and is ISO certified.
Albertville Quality Foods (a.k.a. Food Processing Holdings), headquartered in Albertville, AL, is a leading further processor of poultry and other protein-based products. Founded in 1988, AQF focuses on complex, quick turnaround runs that must meet the stringent specifications of its restaurant, foodservice, and retail customers. Superior product quality, flexible operations, industry expertise, and strong customer partnerships have supported high service levels and the ability to develop custom products. Products such as breaded chicken tenders, boneless wings, and many others are produced for hundreds of customers at its state-of-the-art facility.
Align Networks, Inc, based in Jacksonville, Florida, is one of the premier providers of physical therapy services for the worker's compensation industry. Align's clients benefit from consistent case management support, improved efficiency and reduced costs.
All American Group, Inc. (formerly Coachmen Industries, Inc) is one of America's premier systems-built construction companies under the ALL AMERICAN BUILDING SYSTEMS®, ALL AMERICAN HOMES® and MOD-U-KRAF® brands. The Company has manufacturing facilities in the Midwest, Southeast, and Mountain West regions of the United States. All American also manufactures specialty vehicles.
Allegient Services, based in Wilton, Connecticut, provides PSRM (Professional Services Relationship Management) to Fortune 1000 companies. By helping these companies manage relationships with their professional partners, Allegient Systems contributes to their business and economic models - ultimately contributing to improved business processes, better expense management, and improved profitability. Over the last five years, Allegient Systems has managed, on behalf of its client companies, $2.7 billion in professional services fees, helping those companies and their professional partners build long-lasting and profitable relationships.
Allion Healthcare, Inc., based in Melville, New York is a national provider of specialty pharmacy and disease management services focused on HIV/AIDS patients as well as specialized biopharmaceutical medications and services to chronically ill patients. With over $400 million in revenue, Allion provides critical pharmaceuticals and services to its customers through its network of 17 locations across the country. Allion Healthcare sells HIV/AIDS medications, ancillary drugs and nutritional supplies under the trade name MOMS Pharmacy. Allion Healthcare provides services for the intravenous immunoglobulin, Blood Clotting Factor and other therapies through its Biomed America division. Allion Healthcare works closely with physicians, nurses, clinics, AIDS Service Organizations, and with government and private payors to improve clinical outcomes and reduce treatment costs.
American Hardwood Industries ("AHI"), formerly Augusta Lumber, is headquartered in Waynesboro, Virginia. The company is a leading supplier of hardwood logs, lumber and flooring both in the United States and abroad. Founded in 1955, AHI is a vertically-integrated supplier that includes 9 sawmills with a total capacity of 120 million board feet, 5 Kiln locations with a total annual kiln dried capacity of 65 million board feet, and sells its products under the Augusta, Blue Triangle, Rossi and Graham Lumber brand names. AHI also maintains a high quality flooring plant which manufactures pre-finished flooring under the Montebello Flooring brand name.
Amerijet International, Inc. is a full-service global transportation and logistics provider offering scheduled all-cargo transport via land, sea and air. Amerijet also provides global cargo charter services. Based in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, Amerijet has offices and agents throughout North, South and Central America, the Caribbean, Mexico, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Amerijet operates its own all-jet cargo airline with a fleet of Boeing 727-200C aircraft, a neutral licensed N.V.O.C.C., and a ground transportation network to provide comprehensive transportation solutions for its customers.
Anvis Group is a worldwide leading automotive supplier of anti-vibration systems represented in Europe, America, Asia and South Africa. Headquartered in Germany, the Group's 2.500 employees develop and produce innovative solutions for driving dynamics, comfort and road safety. In addition to the automotive sector, Anvis also has a leading position in the railway and utility sectors. Future potentials are particularly related to new propulsion concepts in the automotive sector, i.e. sensitive electric vehicles, which require a high level of vibration management. In 2010, Anvis Group generated revenues of € 265 million.
APS Healthcare, headquartered in Silver Spring, Maryland, is a leading provider of behavioral healthcare and disease management services as well as employee assistance programs (EAP). The company offers a wide range of customized mental and substance abuse healthcare services to more than 12 million covered lives in the United States and Puerto Rico. It has a network of over 29,000 healthcare providers that offers mental health services to individuals for its customers, including corporate employers, healthcare insurers, PPOs, HMOs, Medicaid, Medicare, indemnity plans and other public sector programs. APS is also widely known as a leading innovator within the emerging disease management industry for its proprietary development and utilization of predictive modeling to identify, stratify and effectively intervene with high-risk cases, in particular those with co-morbid medical and behavioral issues.
Augusta Lumber, based in Waynesboro, Virginia, is a leading supplier of hardwood logs, lumber and flooring. Founded in 1955, Augusta is a vertically-integrated supplier with extensive operations in timber-rights purchasing, sawmills, kiln-drying, flooring manufacturing, and logistical support. The Company specializes in hardwoods with a focus on red oak, poplar, walnut, cherry and other fancy hardwoods and sells its product under the Augusta Lumber and Monte Bello flooring brands. Augusta operates six manufacturing facilities and a retail operation under the name Hardwood Solutions.
Beacon Industrial Group, LLC, headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, is a leading international industrial filtration company that provides highly engineered products and systems for the filtration of liquids and gases utilized in a broad range of industrial applications.
Bezier is the UK's largest temporary Point of Sale and integrated marketing services provider, serving the retail, FMCG and home entertainment sectors. It provides expertise across research, shopper marketing, campaign creative, permanent and tactical Point of Sale design, campaign measurement, digital, manufacturing and fulfillment. Customers include Argos, Boots, Coca-Cola, Disney, Johnson & Johnson, Procter and Gamble, Reckitt Benckiser, Revlon and Unilever. Bezier employs over 800 people and operates from 6 sites across the UK and Ireland with revenues of approximately £80m.
Binder & Binder, based in Hauppauge, New York, is one of the nation's largest social security disability advocacy firms. The Company assists thousands of American citizens each year who have become disabled navigate the complex process of qualifying for Social Security Disability Insurance. Binder & Binder has approximately 1,000 employees across 22 offices in the United States.
Capstone Logistics, based in Atlanta, is the national leader in outsourced, productivity-driven workforce solutions designed to enhance supply chain efficiency at client distribution centers. With presence at 220+ sites in nearly every state, Capstone provides a broad array of value-added services to some of the largest corporate names in the grocery, foodservice, specialty automotive and retail sectors. Through its innovative, data-driven approach to workforce management and relentless focus on training and safety, Capstone is recognized in the industry for its operational excellence and the cost-effectiveness of its client solutions. For more information, please see www.capstonelogistics.com.
Cardell Cabinetry, based in San Antonio, TX, is a leading designer, manufacturer, marketer and distributor of quality semi-custom kitchen and bath cabinetry. Through its state of the art manufacturing facility in San Antonio, Cardell services a distinguished customer base of hundreds of dealers and distributors nationwide. Cardell provides one of the largest product offerings in the industry through its Advantage, Spectrum 360, and Odyssey collections.
Cincinnati Test Systems, based in Ohio, is a leading designer and manufacturer of industrial leak and function test equipment. CTS equipment is used to test the gas or liquid containment integrity of a wide range of products including various automotive, appliance, electronic and consumer goods components. CTS also manufacturers leak measurement standards such as glass orifices. 60% of the Company's products are custom designed to meet customer specifications including leak rates, assembly line design and production rate requirements.
Claymont Steel operates a steel mini-mill specializing in the manufacture and sale of custom-order discrete steel plate in the United States and Canada. The Company provides steel plate to a variety of end use applications including bridges, railcars, tool & die manufacture, and specialty machine & equipment manufacture. Claymont Steels specialized production facilities, located in Claymont, Delaware, are specifically configured to provide custom-sized steel plate, which gives it a strong advantage over commodity-oriented domestic steel plate manufacturers that are physically unable to produce a significant portion of Claymont Steels product range.
Connor AGA Sports Flooring, based in Amasa, Michigan, is the United States industry leader in wood sports flooring systems (e.g. basketball courts, gymnasiums). It manufactures three grades of maple flooring, marketed with a variety of proprietary, value-added subfloor (impact control) systems. Connor also markets synthetic floors for indoor sports surfaces such as gymnasiums and aerobic workout areas. Flooring systems are marketed primarily to a dealer network which, in turn, sells to high schools, universities, and professional National Basketball Association ("NBA") teams.
Cornerstone, based in Waggaman, LA, is a leading manufacturer of key intermediate chemicals that are used in diverse industrial and consumer applications, including water treatment, oil recovery, agriculture, plastics, furniture and flooring, and performance coatings. Cornerstone is the sole manufacturer of melamine in North America, a leading manufacturer of acrylonitrile in the U.S. and a top supplier of sulfuric acid in the Gulf region. Located on an 800-acre site just outside of New Orleans, Cornerstone operates a world-class, highly synergistic manufacturing facility near the Mississippi River. Known for its high-quality products, Cornerstone is recognized worldwide for its reliability as a critical global supplier of intermediate chemicals.
Dent Wizard, based in St. Louis, Missouri, has been the leader in the development of Paintless Dent Removal (PDR) technology for the automotive industry since its establishment in 1983. Dent Wizard specializes in providing high quality and quick turnaround for manufacturers, dealers, rental car companies, fleet owners, and insurers with an unmatched ability to deliver at large, high volume locations across the U.S. and Canada. The company has developed a full line of cosmetic reconditioning services designed to help its customers sell vehicles faster and at a higher profit. Today, Dent Wizard is a market leader in wholesale automotive locksmith services and vehicle reconditioning employing nearly 1,000 certified technical specialists with expertise in keys and interior, wheel, and minor paint damage in addition to its signature PDR and Hail Catastrophe Services. Dent Wizard also offers Ding Shield®, a ding and dent service plan, through dealership F&I departments.
Diam International, headquartered outside of Paris, France, is the leading European designer and manufacturer of high quality point-of-purchase ("POP") displays primarily for cosmetics. Diam offers its customers a full range of services from design and engineering through manufacturing, installation and repair. The Company's products are typically custom, high value-added POP displays made from high-quality plastic, metal and wood. The Company operates subsidiaries in France, UK, Belgium, Germany and Spain and is expanding its global reach through new subsidiaries in China and the USA.
Die Cuts With a View is an industry leader in foundational scrapbooking products, including distinctively designed, themed and colored stacks of paper, stickers, quotes, and rub-ons. Pressed Petals creates unique, high-quality embellishments utilizing real pressed flowers, chipboard, and metals.
DSD based in Cologne, Germany, is the pioneer and market leader in take-back recycling systems in Germany. Since 1991, DSD has provided nationwide collection and processing of used packaging materials like glass bottles, yoghurt cups, or beverage cartons. The Company manages a "dual system" that co-operates with and works in parallel to municipal waste collection. As part of the business model, DSD resells the obtained raw materials on the open market, forming a closed-loop recycling system and making DSD one of Europe's largest raw materials trading companies.
DSD benefits from very high brand recognition in Europe, as all packaging material that DSD recycles features its "Der Grüne Punkt" logo (the green dot), which is printed on more than 460 billion packages annually. In 2010, DSD generated revenues of over €600 million.
Easy Gardener Products, Inc. Headquartered in Waco, Texas, is a leading manufacturer and marketer of branded landscape, lawn and garden products. Its customers include leading DIY home centers and big box retailers, as well as specialty lawn and garden retailers.
The Engine Group is a market leader across marketing, communications and consulting disciplines including advertising, digital strategy, social media marketing, public relations and management consulting. Engine Group is headquartered in the UK with offices in London and New York.
Encompass Group Affiliates, Inc.(OTCBB: ADVC), based in New York, New York, specializes in the consumer electronic aftermarket service and supply chain, known as reverse logistics. Encompass acquires businesses that provide computer and electronic repair services, parts distribution and asset management services. The Company addresses the full scope of this multi-billion market - including the end-user driven product support and repair industry, as well as the manufacturer-driven recovery and e-Waste industry. Encompass provides single-source lifecycle management services for technology products, currently in the North American market, with accelerating growth towards a global presence. The Company's market position is based on its distinctive ability to provide single-point, comprehensive lifecycle service on a competitive basis.
Epic Production Technologies, based in Winnipeg, Canada, provides lighting and rigging solutions for rentals and production, as well as a wide selection of lighting, rigging, audio, staging and soft goods for sales and integration. The Company serves concert, theater, corporate, and special event clients throughout North America with high-quality products, innovative system design and precision implementation. Epic has designed and provided lighting and staging solutions for the world?s leading artists and productions including Billy Joel, Elton John, Bon Jovi, Van Halen, Green Day, The Lion King, and Phantom of the Opera.
Europa, based in Welwyn Garden City, United Kingdom, is one of the largest privately-owned facilities management groups offering clients a fully integrated range of management and delivery of services across utilities, public, corporate and retail sectors through out the U.K. Operations throughout the United Kingdom have grown to employ around 1,500 people. Europa has made the transition from single service provision to the delivery of a range of services and the management of sub-contractors on behalf of its growing clientele.
Fibercore, Based in the UK, Fibercore provides a wide range of specialty optical fiber products to customers globally within the aerospace, defence and telecommunications industries. Fibercore's products are central to the navigation and stabilization systems used on platforms as diverse as long-haul airliners, business jets, helicopters, satellites and space exploration vehicles developed for companies and government agencies in Europe, America and Japan. Fibercore's specialty optical fiber is also a critical component in power amplifiers providing the next generation of high speed video and data transfer across the internet. Fibercore has been a leader in its field for over 20 years and its blue chip customer base includes global multinationals across the US, Europe and Asia.
First Capital, based in Boca Raton, Florida, is a leading commercial finance company providing Asset Based Lending and Factoring to the owners of small and mid-sized companies. These working capital loans are primarily secured by receivables and inventory. With assets just under $1 billion, First Capital is one of the largest independent and fastest-growing commercial finance companies in the United States. It differentiates itself from larger finance company and bank competitors through certainty of timely funding. First Capital believes that its ability to provide exceptional service, the quality of its professionals and its efficient delivery structure make it a preferred lender to its clients and a preferred borrower to its lenders. The firm has full service offices in Atlanta, Boca Raton, Los Angeles, New York and Oklahoma City to service customers across all industries and regions.
FNZ Holdings Ltd, headquartered in Edinburgh, UK, through its market-leading software, provides trade execution and custody services that power wealth management platforms, fund supermarkets, wrap accounts and pensions in the UK and New Zealand. FNZ administers £5bn in retail assets on behalf of major financial institutions including Standard Life, AXA and JP Morgan in the UK and ING, Bank of New Zealand, AMP and First NZ Capital in New Zealand. FNZ employs approximately 220 staff in offices in Edinburgh, Bristol, London (UK) and Wellington (New Zealand).
Gould & Lamb, based in Bradenton, Florida, is a leading insurance services firm offering settlement services to help clients evaluate the long-term medical costs of injured claimants and ensure proper regulatory compliance. The Company's products and services include Medicare set-aside arrangements, life-care plans and medical/legal expert opinions. With nearly 300 employees on staff and a host of proprietary technology tools, Gould & Lamb has the insight and expertise to control its clients' ongoing costs and ensure federal compliance.
Groupe CTI is a market leader for boilers and industrial pipe manufacturing in the energy industry. H.I.G. has acquired a significant stake in the equity of CTI, concomitant with the merger between CTI and Maten. Maten is the French market leader for the maintenance of storage tanks. The CTI/Maten alliance will enable the new group to present a balanced, complementary range of services, both in construction and maintenance, with combined revenues of €135m. CTI and Maten share the same know-how in technical metalwork for parts, benefiting from a highly-qualified staff trained to meet stringent safety requirements.
Haltermann is a well established producer of specialty hydrocarbon chemicals as well as test & reference fuels. Its two German plants produce varied refinery products for use in the graphic arts, plastics processing, automotive, pharma, fine chemicals, electronics, cosmetics and coatings industries. Haltermann, founded more than a century ago, is a household name in the areas of test & reference fuels for the automotive industry and in hydrocarbons used in the pharmaceuticals and electronics sectors. It is also a key supplier of high purity n/i-pentanes as well as cyclopentanes that are used as blowing agents in the production of polyurethane foams serving an ever increasing need for insulation and energy conservation. Haltermann has a long-standing blue chip customer base and strong ties with its suppliers based on decades of successful cooperation.
Hanlo is a market-leading provider of energy efficient prefabricated houses in the German speaking region, with annual revenues of over €60 million. The company was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in Graz, Austria, with production sites in Freiwalde and Ziesar in Germany. Hanlo markets its houses under the Hanlo and Bau mein Haus brands and has a strong track record in commercial construction of multi-storey buildings. With more than 35 years experience and over 50,000 satisfied customers, Hanlo stands for exceptional quality and architectural sophistication.
Hart InterCivic, based in Austin, Texas, is a leading national provider of voting systems and election management products and services. Serving election administrators since 1912, Hart offers deep competencies across the electoral process with field-proven products, services and support that successfully and dependably meet the demands of current election procedures. The Company's products are used in federal, state and local elections throughout the United States, where each year, tens of millions of votes are cast on Hart's voting systems.
Harvard Drug Group, based in Livonia, Michigan, is the second largest generics-focused pharmaceutical distributor in the United States. Harvard Drug supplies generic and branded pharmaceuticals to over 6,000 retail customers, which include independent, regional and national pharmacies. Harvard Drug also services institutional clients, such as, hospital central-purchasing agents, long-term-care facilities, and government clients through its "Major" label of generic drugs.
HealthSTAR, based in New Jersey, is a leading pharmaceutical marketing services firm and specializing in providing a broad range of strategic value-added services to leading pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies worldwide. Healthstar's product offering includes advertising agency services, continuing education, sample fulfillment, patient recruitment, physician meetings and symposiums, as well as direct-to-consumer marketing services through controlled venues.
Heath Company, based in Benton Harbor, Michigan, operates two distinct businesses. The Reflex Brand Group is the leading manufacturer of motion-sensory floodlights, decorative lighting, halogen lights, and wireless home-control devices sold through national do-it-yourself retailers such as Home Depot. Heathkit Educational Systems Group is the leading manufacturer and marketer of computer-based educational products. It is the largest supplier of electronics courseware and training materials to vocational technical schools.
HFI, LLC, based in Groveport, Ohio is a leading Tier 2 Supplier of cut & sew, foam in place, foam, wrapped sub-assemblies to the Tier 1 Interior Suppliers within the North American Automotive and Heavy Truck markets. HFI is differentiated by their relationship and solutions oriented approach to the Tier 1 suppliers, their vertically integrated approach to the production of their product offerings, and their knowledgeable and dedicated work force. This differentiation allows HFI to target profitable growth opportunities while ensuring value-add solutions resulting in high satisfaction levels within their customer base.
Higher Gear Group provides customer relationship management (CRM) software and related services to automotive dealers throughout the United States, Mexico and Canada. The Company's software tracks the entire lifecycle of retail automotive customers, facilitating the management, retention and conversion of customer leads at dealerships. Founded in 1998 and based in Schaumburg, Illinois, The Higher Gear Group was a pioneer in the automotive CRM sector, developing custom software solutions specifically tailored to address the unique process of selling cars, trucks and other motor vehicles at retail dealerships. The Company differentiates itself by developing simple, customized and effective solutions while supporting its software with unparalleled levels of training, service and support. The Higher Gear Group currently serves customers in 47 of 50 states.
Ideal Image ("IIDC" or the "Company"), headquartered in Tampa, FL, is the leading franchisor and operator of laser hair removal clinics in the United States. Ideal Image has 65 clinics, of which 16 are franchises and 49 are company owned. Ideal Image clinics provide laser hair removal procedures for the face, body, legs and arms.
Innovative Building Systems is a leading manufacturer and distributor of residential homes and buildings under its Excel Homes and Innovative brands. The Company is a market leader in the building of high-quality modular buildings to the same code requirements as conventional construction and is the largest custom modular manufacturer on the East Coast. These buildings are built in state-of-the-art facilities in Liverpool, PA and Avis, PA, delivered to a customer site, and set on a permanent foundation. Innovative designs and manufactures homes for more than 400 homebuilders with thousands of customization options.
Insight Global, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, with fourteen additional offices across the United States, is a leading specialty provider of supplemental staffing of information technology professionals to Fortune 1000 companies throughout the U.S. The Company provides short and long-term consultants in a broad range of IT positions from Desktop Support Technicians and Help Desk Analysts to Network Engineers and Programmers.
Johnstown Corporation, based in Johnstown, PA, is a leading manufacturer of steel and iron rolls and sleeves for shape rolling steel mills as well as large steel castings for industrial customers. With a casting capacity of 150,000 lbs., Johnstown is one of the largest privately-owned foundries in the U.S.
Linden Lumber Company, Ltd., based in Linden, Alabama, is a leading lumber products manufacturer of Southern hardwoods. Linden is a vertically-integrated manufacturer with robust operations in procurement, sawmills, kiln-drying and logistical support. Founded in 1955, the Company's "Red Crown" brand has a long standing reputation for excellence. The Company specializes in hardwoods with a focus on red oak, white oak and ash. The Company's products are used heavily in the remodeling market with end uses such as high-end flooring, custom cabinetry, furniture and molding. Linden has over 80 million board feet of production capacity, making it the largest hardwood sawmill facility in the Southern United States.
Losberger is a global leader in the development, production, sale and leasing of temporary space solutions. The company offers highly flexible, modular tent and hall systems to its clients. In the event segment, recent reference projects include the Olympic Games 2008 in Beijing and the World Expo 2010 in Shanghai. Losberger further provides temporary halls for trade fairs and exhibitions, steel halls for trade and industry and temporary solutions for human aid organizations and armed forces. The company is headquartered near Heilbronn, Germany and today operates subsidiaries in France, the United Kingdom, Italy, China and the U.S.
Lucas Group is North America's premier executive search firm. We assist mid-tier to Fortune 500 clients find transcendent, executive talent; candidates fully realize their career ambitions; and associates find professional success. Headquartered in Atlanta, GA with 15 regional offices, our trusted, consultative, and passionate recruitment professionals combine industry depth and geographic breadth to deliver superior results.
MSC, based in Jacksonville, Florida, is one of the largest providers in the U.S. of medical products and services to workers' compensation patients on behalf of insurance carriers, third party administrators, and government agencies. MSC's revenues are in excess of $150 million. MSC has a diversified customer base that includes eighteen of the twenty largest workers' compensation insurance carriers. Over the past 15 years, MSC has developed an integrated nationwide healthcare distribution system which allows its customers to better control the costs of medical product claims.
National Asset Recovery Services ("NARS") is an industry leading provider of Accounts Receivable Management ("ARM") and Business Process Outsourcing ("BPO") services. NARS is one of the largest private ARM / BPO companies in the U.S. with a unique focus on domestic and near-shore call centers. The company's on-shore / near-shore business model provides BPO services, first-party, early stage collection services and third-party recovery collections to some of the largest and most recognizable companies in the U.S. Headquartered in St. Louis, NARS employs more than 3,000 people at call centers in St. Louis and Cape Girardeau, Missouri; Panama City, Panama and Montego Bay, Jamaica.
National Product Services, based in Irving, Texas, is a premier provider of outsourced merchandising services to major consumer product manufacturers and large retail chains nationwide. In particular, NPS possesses a number of unique capabilities: it is the only nationwide provider of in-home assembly services; the leading national in-store assembly service firm; and a leading in-store product demonstration service firm. Their services assist manufacturers and retailers with in-market execution of merchandising activities. Key product categories include furniture, bicycles, outdoor grill, etc. NPS has benefited from the trend of manufacturers and retailers to outsource their merchandising services needs to third party providers that operate at a lower cost and more effectively execute promotional plans.
Next Generation Vending, LLC ("NGV"), headquartered in Stoughton, MA, is the largest vending services company in the Northeastern United States and the fifth largest in the country. NGV provides corporate and institutional customers with technology-enabled, full-service vending solutions for a variety of food and beverage offerings. The Company operates over 26,000 vending machines in a diversified base of customer locations, including collegiate institutions, manufacturing facilities, office buildings, hospitals, and correctional facilities.
Oasis is one of the nation's leading professional employer organizations (PEO), providing a full line of human resource and back-office outsourcing services to small to medium size businesses. Its service offerings include payroll administration, benefit plan management, workers' compensation and risk management, human resources management, temporary staffing and permanent employee placement.
Pendum, LLC, based in Denver, Colorado, is the nation's largest independent provider of cash automation solutions, including sales and service of ATMs, kiosks, cash dispensers and recyclers, and armored cash transport. Pendum's single-source solution for hardware, software, equipment maintenance, cash management and delivery simplifies the vendor management process and creates unmatched value for clients. The company services more than 60,000 ATMs, 65,000 desktops and peripherals and 500 teller cash dispensers and recyclers in 42 states, enhancing profitability and performance for more than 1600 customers.
Personal Optics is one of the leading marketers and distributors of eyewear in the United States. Based in Fullerton, California, the Company is a major distributor of non-prescription reading glasses and popular-priced sunglasses to grocery and drug store chains and mass merchants. Through its Lantis Eyewear division, Personal Optics also designs and supplies sunglasses, optical frames and related eyewear accessories to multiple retail channels, ranging from value-oriented chains to premium retailers. The Company has a diverse portfolio of licenses including Dockers, ESPN, Caribbean Joe, X-Games, and Mary-Kate and Ashley.
Pinkerton, is a leading, high-end information technology professional services company with Particular strengths in the financial services, telecommunication, and e-Business markets. Founded in 1967 in the Philadelphia area by William D. Pinkerton, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, PCCI has grown to become an international organization that employs over 1,100 persons and serves major commercial, federal, and state government clients.
Plastic Fabricating Company, based in Wichita, Kansas, is a leading supplier of custom parts fabricated from high strength lightweight plastics, composites and metal bonded structures. Its major customers are commercial and military aerospace manufacturers, including Boeing, Martin Marietta, Sikorsky, Bell Helicopter, and Cessna.
PMSI, based in Tampa, Florida, is one of the nation's largest providers of specialty managed care services and products to the workers' compensation industry. PMSI provides an integrated portfolio of Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM), Settlement Services, Medical Equipment, and Clinical Services that promotes quality care for injured workers while helping contain costs and control utilization for its clients, which include workers' compensation insurance companies, self-insured corporations, third-party administrators (TPAs) and government insurance entities.
Potpourri, based in Medfield, Massachusetts and founded in 1963, is a leading home/gift and knitting craft cataloger marketed under eleven different titles, including Potpourri, Expressions, The Stitchery, Counted Cross Stitch, and Back in the Saddle, Inc. Potpourri distributes more than 80 million catalogs per year. Potpourri has established an extensive infrastructure of in-house catalog design capabilities, logistics and distribution center, and information systems which will continue to support its aggressive growth and acquisition strategy.
Pressed Petals, based in Richfield, Utah, offers unique, high-quality products to scrapbooking and paper crafting enthusiasts. Its products include high-quality embellishments with pressed flowers, chipboard, and metals.
Pro-Pet, headquartered in St. Marys, Ohio, is one of the country's largest manufacturers of private label pet food, serving customers in the grocery, mass retail, dollar, and farm store channels. The Company manufactures a full range of dry pet food, from economy to super premium to fresh meat inclusion, in a full range of bag sizes from 2 lbs to 55 lbs. The Company manufactures its products at three strategically located facilities in Ohio, Kansas, and Minnesota for distribution domestically and around the world.
Progrexion, based in Salt Lake City, Utah, is a leading marketing and information services business serving the consumer credit information sector. The Company's unique turnkey solution combines lead generation through online and offline direct marketing, teleservice activities that support lead conversion and proprietary analytical tools that manage customer information and relationships.
Protocol Global Solutions provides contact center services, case management and monitoring services, and cutting-edge marketing solutions. The Company's contact center services include customer service, lead generation, customer acquisition and retention to up-sell, cross-sell, and win back campaigns. Protocol Global Solutions has over 2,200 employees in 8 locations across the U.S. and internationally.
Ready Pac Produce, based in Irwindale, CA, is one of the largest national producers and marketers of high-quality fresh foods, including cut, washed, packaged and ready-to-eat produce. With facilities around the country, Ready Pac sells salad, vegetable, fruit and combination products under the nationally-recognized brand name Ready Pac® and through premium private labels.
Redfish Rentals. Headquartered in Houma, Louisiana, Redfish is the leading provider of portable equipment rental services to the offshore oil and gas industry along the US Gulf Coast and in the Gulf of Mexico. Redfish operates eight facilities along the Louisiana and Texas Gulf Coast.
Rennhack Marketing Services is leader in establishing, implementing and managing premium incentive solutions.
Rotorcraft Leasing Company, L.L.C., based in Broussard, Louisiana, is a leading provider of complete helicopter support services to oil & gas producers in the Gulf of Mexico. The Company provides comprehensive logistics and transportation services of personnel and equipment to offshore production platforms and drilling rigs with its first-class fleet of helicopters. Rotorcraft also provides full service helicopter maintenance, via its FAA-certified helicopter repair and service facility. Founded in 1990, Rotorcraft is the largest privately-held operator in the Gulf of Mexico certified by the FAA to operate helicopter charters and leases under an FAR 135 certification.
Safe-Guard Products International, LLC, based in Atlanta, Georgia, is a leading provider of after-market warranty products and services for new, used and leased motor vehicles. The Company's products and services protect consumers from the financial risks of owning an automobile, recreational vehicle, boat or motorcycle, while enhancing the consumer's ownership experience. Safe-Guard designs, markets and administers its products and services and sells them through a national network of independent agents who market to auto dealerships, vehicle leasing and financing companies, and other service contract producers.
Securus is the leading provider of specialized telecommunications products and services, including security enhanced call processing, call validation and billing for the corrections communications marketplace. The Company provides its products and services to more than 3,335 private, local, county and state correctional facilities throughout the United States and Canada.
ServiceCraft Logistics, based in Buena Park, California, is a leading provider of third party logistics services to a wide array of industries, including consumer electronics, automotive, garments and consumer packaged products. ServiceCraft operates over 5 million square feet of premium distribution facilities located throughout the United States.
Signature Aluminum, based in Greenville, PA, is one of the largest independent aluminum extrusion suppliers in North America with eight facilities in the U.S. and Canada operating two cast houses, 17 extrusion presses and significant machining and finishing capabilities. Signature specializes in custom, high value-add products, utilizing leading tool and die technology and advanced extrusion processes to provide design solutions that meet customer demands. The Company offers a wide range of aluminum alloys and distinctive extrusion and fabrication capabilities that position the company to excel in servicing customers within the electrical, automotive, consumer durables, telecommunications, specialized equipment and building products markets. In 2008, Signature acquired the Canadian extrusion business of the William Bonnell Company.
Silentnight Group Limited is the UK's leading bed manufacturer. Home to some of the most prestigious brand names in the industry, including Sealy, Rest Assured and the UK consumer Superbrand, Silentnight Beds, the Group prides itself on innovation and has a vision of making its brands the most sought-after in the UK and Ireland. It is estimated that one in five beds sold in the UK is a Silentnight Group brand.
Source Electronics is the leading independent provider of outsourced, custom programming services for integrated circuits. The Company is the only independent programming provider that supports its customers with a global footprint to rapidly shift production to meet the large volume requirements of multi-national customers.
Southern Quality Meats ("SQM"), headquartered in Pontotoc, MS, is a premier fully integrated sausage manufacturer. Founded in 1962, its sausage products are sold under well-known regional brands and private labels. The company serves a stable and diversified base of long-standing customers across the foodservice, retail, and state school channels. Its facility is strategically located among suppliers and customers and has an outstanding food safety record.
Specialized Vehicles Corporation is the leading manufacturer of specialized truck bodies and trailers servicing multi-stop beverage and food service distributors. Hackney specializes in drop-frame, side-access, aluminum bodies and trailers which enjoy a premium reputation. Hackney is benefiting from the consolidation of beverage distributors and the move to ship beer products refrigerated driven by companies such as PepsiCo, Coca Cola and Budweiser. Kidron is the only US company to design/ manufacture both multi-stop refrigerated truck bodies and trailers that are primarily used in the food service market, which Kidron serves, is growing at 8% per year. Major customers include companies such as Sysco, Deans Foods, Penske and Ryder.
Stant Corporation, headquartered in Connersville, Indiana, is a leading, integrated manufacturer of highly engineered vapor and fluid control components. These products are sold to a diversified group of global industrial and automotive original equipment manufacturers and automotive aftermarket customers. Stant has a distinguished 108 year history of delivering patented, innovative solutions to address two critical engine applications: (i) fuel systems, including fuel caps, fuel vapor control valves, and evaporative canisters to meet increasingly stringent domestic and international evaporative emission standards and (ii) cooling systems, including thermostats, thermostat housing subassemblies and radiator caps. The Company has over 1,000 employees and operates six global manufacturing facilities including operations in the United States, Mexico, Czech Republic and China. Through these operations, Stant is able to provide its global customers with quality, just-in-time products and solutions to meet their increasing emissions control and cooling needs.
Stream, based in Dallas, TX, is a global technical support and customer service outsourcing provider. Stream's clients are primarily in the high-technology market and include software publishers, Internet service providers, and original equipment manufacturers. Stream has 20 contact centers strategically located in 11 countries around the world to best serve its customers. From these sites, the Companys support representatives manage over 14.4 million e-mails and 62 million calls per year in multiple languages. Stream's award-winning systems and processes provide effective contact center solutions that help clients achieve business efficiencies and provide an exceptional service experience to its clients and their customers.
Sunshine Media, Inc., based in Phoenix Arizona. Sunshine Media is a top publisher of regionally focused specialty trade magazines throughout the United States and Canada. The Company's leading title, Builder/Architect, targets the architectural and building trades and has been in publication since 1937. Sunshine Media produces more than 1,000 unique magazine editions each year, with each magazine containing regionally specific content and advertising about trade industry developments. Based on the successful Builder/Architect formula, the Company has introduced several new publications oriented to the medical, real estate, dental and restaurant professions.
Surgery Partners acquires, develops and manages free-standing ambulatory surgical centers (ACSs) in partnership with leading physicians. The company owns and operates eleven ambulatory surgical centers. As one of the largest ASC operators in the Southeast, Surgery Partners is dedicated to clinical excellence in outpatient surgery services and provides its centers with experienced and efficient operations leadership, development expertise, and practice partnership.
Synseal is the UK's leading manufacturer of extruded PVCu window and door profiles as well as conservatory roofs. From its integrated, single-site facility near Nottingham, UK, Synseal serves over 700 fabricator customers and is the prime UK consolidator in its industry. The firm has revenues in excess of £75 million and employs more than 600 staff.
Teleflex Marine is the leading global provider of OEM and aftermarket products and accessories for the recreational marine and related markets. Sold around the world under the SeaStar, Sierra, BayStar, Prime Line, and Proheat brands, the Company's products are recognized globally for their quality, reliability, and technical innovation.
TestAmerica Environmental Services LLC, headquartered in Asheville, North Carolina, is the largest provider of outsourced laboratory testing services in several of the most attractive niche segments within the $10 billion non-clinical outsourced laboratory testing services market. Founded in 1986, TestAmerica has set the standard as a leading laboratory services provider by maintaining an unwavering focus on quality assurance and client service, leveraging its comprehensive one-stop service capabilities, and assembling the only integrated nationwide network of certified laboratories and service centers with approximately 75 locations across the United States. TestAmerica provides a broad array of analytical, indoor air quality, and air emissions testing services to major industrial companies, engineering and consulting firms, and governmental entities, performing more than 10 million laboratory testing assignments annually for more than 10,000 clients. Through its products division, the TestAmerica also provides customers with sample collection and storage products as well as groundwater sampling equipment and remediation pumping systems.
Texas Honing, Inc. (THI) provides semi-finished engineered components for use in the drilling, completion and production of natural gas and oil. THI customers include oilfield service companies, specialty steel manufacturers, steel service centers, and machine shops. Located in Houston, Texas, the company performs value-added services to long steel products, including honing, boring, drilling, turning, machining and straightening.
Thane International Inc., based in Santa Barbara, California, is a global leader in marketing innovative consumer products through direct response marketing. Its products span across several product categories such as health and beauty aids, fitness equipment and house wares. Thane is one of the largest companies in the production and distribution of infomercials, utilizing more than 1,000 half-hours of media time every week, making its programs available to over 200 million households in over 80 countries on every continent worldwide.
Thane is leveraging its core competencies to build a strong presence in all direct-to-consumer channels of distribution including telemarketing, catalogs, credit card syndication, print, retail and the Internet.
Thermal Industries, based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is the leading nationwide manufacturer of vinyl-framed windows for the replacement and remodeling segment. The company's windows are primarily sold to remodeling or home improvement contractors and window replacement specialists for use in residential remodeling. Thermal also manufactures and distributes other vinyl-based products including patio enclosures, patio doors, outside decks and marine docks.
Thermo Fluids Inc, based in Phoenix, Arizona, (TFI) is a leading producer of fuel oil and other oil based products from recovered oil and oily wastes in the intermountain west region of the United States. The Company operates eight fully permitted storage and processing facilities located strategically within its operating region. The company services a customer base of approximately 17,000 different customers throughout the geographic region spanning from New Mexico to Oregon. TFI provides services to its customers that require the disposal of used oils and fuel products, oily wastewater, glycol (antifreeze), used oil filters, absorbents and oily solids. Used oil is collected, processed (or recycled) and then marketed to end-users as an alternative fuel source to diesel oil and natural gas.
TLC Vision is North America's premier eye care services company, providing eye doctors with the tools and technologies needed to deliver high-quality patient care. Through its centers' management, technology access service models, extensive optometric relationships, direct-to-consumer advertising and managed care contracting strength, TLC Vision maintains leading positions in Refractive, Cataract and Eye Care markets.
TRAKAmerica, founded in 2000 by Thomas Dalessandro and Thomas Milana, Jr., is a recovery solutions provider specializing in legal inventory management of charged-off consumer receivables. The Company provides unique turnkey solutions to its clients - primarily credit card issuers and debt buyers - through its proprietary analytical capabilities, vendor management platform, and experienced management team. Headquartered in Naples, Florida, the Company has offices in Richmond, Virginia and Melville, New York.
Transtar Metals, based in Sherman Oaks, CA, is a leading provider of high performance metals and value added supply chain management services to the global transportation industry. Transtar is uniquely positioned as a supplier of a full range of high-end alloys to the commercial, general and military aerospace industries stocking over 70,000 industry specific items out of regional customer service centers strategically located across the U.S. and Europe.
True North Custom Publishing, based in Chattanooga, Tennessee, is the leading healthcare custom publisher providing highly specialized custom magazines, newsletters and web content to local community hospital clients and regional healthcare systems. True North's patented True Custom production process enables a high quality publication specifically focused on a local community, allowing hospitals to customize their marketing efforts and outreach programs to their unique audience. Rapidly growing to meet the demand for customized marketing solutions, True North currently provides custom publishing solutions to over 135 community hospitals and health care organizations, complementing Sunshine's deep experience within the healthcare sector.
Vantage Specialty Chemicals, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, is a leading supplier of chemical products used in personal care applications, industrial lubricants, chemical derivatives and other household and industrial formulated products. Its two Chicago plants use complex, multi-staged processes to convert naturally occurring fats and oils into a range of specialty chemicals used in various stages of the manufacturing cycle. The Company is home to one of the industry's largest and most efficient oleo chemical production facilities, and has manufactured customized specialty chemicals with a highly respected brand name for over 50 years.
VAS Aero Services is a leading provider of aftermarket aviation component services and distribution. The Company sources, warehouses, and markets aftermarket components across a broad range of aircraft and engine platforms and provides related services to airlines, financing companies, and MRO providers from strategically located facilities in Florida, Washington, Kansas, and the United Kingdom. Sales and marketing operations are supported by a global network of offices covering key markets and customers across the Americas, Europe, and Asia.
Vaupell, Inc., based in Seattle, Washington, is one of the leading value-added suppliers of highly engineered injection molded advanced polymer materials for use in aerospace and medical applications. Vaupell Northwest, the head office and primary aerospace facility, specializes in aircraft interiors. Currently, the majority of Northwests sales are to aerospace customers such as Boeing, Airbus, Goodrich, Spirit, Vought etc. Vaupell Midwest in Constantine, MI manufactures sophisticated implant devices, including Bioabsorbable materials. The Northeast division, located in a new state-of-the-art facility in Agawam, MA, produces medical devices in one of the largest Clean Room complexes in the Northeast. Vaupell Rapid Solutions in Hudson, NH produces rapid prototypes using an array of capabilities, from SLAs, resin casting and fabrication to short-run injection molding. Vaupell Southwest in Sanger, TX houses Golston Product Solutions, the largest manufacturer of carriers to the pneumatic tube industry, and AntiWave Pool Products, a leading supplier of non-fitted competitive swimming products such as racing lanes, water polo goals and storage equipment.
Viasys, headquartered in Lakeland, FL, is a leading provider of construction, engineering, and maintenance services to the power distribution and intelligent transportation system sectors. The company serves various state, county and municipal transportation departments as a prime contractor, installing and maintaining sophisticated roadway management systems. Viasys also performs outsourced construction and refurbishment of power distribution systems of major electric utilities.
VNU Media is the market leading recruitment media company in The Netherlands. It connects buyers and sellers in the recruitment advertising market with both online and print products. Recruitment is the core business complemented by strong B2B IT assets. VNU Media's key recruitment sites are intermediair.nl, which is the leader in the graduate market, and NationaleVacaturebank.nl, the biggest job board for a broad audience in The Netherlands. The Intermediair print product has been the largest single title in the Dutch recruitment advertising market for more than 40 years. Intermediair is distributed free to a proprietary database of graduates. The brands Computable and Tweakers are dominant players in the B2B IT recruitment market for IT professionals. In total VNU Media publishes 4 print titles and 18 job boards and verticals. VNU Media is based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Walter Services, with more than €180m revenues and 8,000 employees, is the second largest call/contact center in Germany. Walter is focused on rather high volumes and transaction based businesses. The largest share of services are B2C inbound services for the telecom and retail sectors mainly in Germany. In the past walter has acquired significant business in BPO projects from Deutsche Telecom AG.
Warrantech Corporation (OTCBB:WTEC), based in Bedford, Texas, is a leading independent provider of service contracts and after-market warranties on automobiles, automotive components, recreational vehicles, appliances, consumer electronics, homes, computers and computer peripherals for retailers, distributors and manufacturers.
Wexler Video, based in Burbank, California, is a leading provider of rental equipment and related services to the television industry. The Company offers video production and post-production equipment to all types of productions including reality programming, scripted productions and live events worldwide. Wexler specializes in providing traditional broadcast solutions as well as rapidly developing digital and high definition production technology.
Witex Flooring Products GmbH started producing laminate flooring products in 1991 as one of the first manufacturers in Germany. Today, Witex is a synonym for the highest quality in the field of laminate floors and is one of the most successful brands, with a 20% share of the premium market in Germany. Witex exports into more than 70 countries and markets its products exclusively via specialized retailers and wholesalers for flooring products such as laminate, prefinished hardwood and other floorings. Witex products are suitable both for professional use as well as for private residential buildings.






























































































