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We
buy
good
businesses
and
help
management
build
larger,
more
successful
companies
Nearly
all
of
our
investment
transactions
have
been
with
private
company
founders
and
their
families,
who
almost
always
have
reinvested
with
us
to
share
in
the
value
created
by
growth.
Management
always
owns
a meaningful
share
of
our
companies.
We
invest
across
a
variety
of
industries
and
have
been
particularly
successful
in:
1.
Building
Materials
and
Services
2.
Business
Services
3.
Consumer
Products
4.
Specialty
Manufacturing
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These
examples
say
more
about
who
we
are
and
what
we
do:
1.
Created
one
of
the
largest
document
imaging
dealers
in
the
country
through
acquisitions
and
by
sharing
best
practices
among
the
acquired
businesses.
2.
Transformed
a mid-sized
Midwest
cabinetmaker
into
the
fifth
largest
manufacturer
in
North
America.
3.
Partnered
with
the
leading
designer,
marketer
and
distributor
of
home
recreational
sporting
goods
to
expand
product
offerings,
improve
operational
efficiency,
and
double
the
value
of
the
business. |