ACON Investment

ACON completed an equity recapitalization of Borden Dairy Company. Founded in 1857, Borden is a dairy processor operating 13 facilities in the Midwest, southern and southeastern regions of the United States. The Company provides milk products to customers in the grocery, mass market, club, food service, hospitality, school and convenience store channels.
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Bernard Aronson

Founder, Managing Partner

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John Morgan Barr

Director

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Mo Bawa

Partner

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Andre Bhatia

Managing Partner

Kenneth R. Brotman

Founder, Managing Partner

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Ken Brotman

Co-Founder and Managing Partner

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CJ Cimino

Director of Finance

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Alfonso Corcuera

Principal

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Mauricio Cortés

Partner

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Alex DeAraujo

Operating Partner

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Santiago Delgado

Operating Principal

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Gino Dellomo

Partner

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Jorge Dickens

Managing Partner

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Rodrigo Galvão

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Jonathan Ginns

Founder, Managing Partner

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Alberto Hernandez

Partner

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Ricardo Jimenez

Director

Daniel Jinich

Managing Partner

Anjali V. Jolly

Partner

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Jose Knoell

Managing Partner

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Suma Kulkarni

Partner

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Stefan Leon

Principal

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Kwame Lewis

Acting CFO

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Stefan Lindemann

Managing Partner

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Marcos Llado

Managing Partner

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Emiliano B. Machado

Director

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Nicholas Mangus

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Jaime Marin

Investment Director

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Javier Martin

Principal

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Jeri Morgan

Associate

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Midhat Pawlak

Director of Investor Relations

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Santiago Polo

Director

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Ryan Rice

Senior Associate

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Jared Rubenstein

Principal

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Aron Schwartz

Managing Partner

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Drew Scielzo

Operating Partner

Marcos Semmler

Managing Partner

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Melissa Truong

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Ankit Vaish

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Masumi Waida

CFO

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Diogo Yano

Director

63 past transactions

Chroma Oil & Gas LP

Acquisition in 2008
Chroma Oil & Gas, LP operates as a private oil and natural gas company. The Company acquires, exploits, explores, and produces oil and natural gas. Chroma Oil & Gas serves customers in the United States.Chroma Oil & Gas is an independent oil and gas exploration and production company focused on production, exploitation and development of properties primarily in Texas and South Louisiana. The company utilizes geophysical expertise to identify reserves at low risk-adjusted cost levels.

Biosidus S.A.

Private Equity Round in 2018
Biosidus S.A., a biotechnology company, develops, manufactures, and supplies biosimilars. The company’s product portfolio includes eight therapeutic proteins and retuximab and etanercept product candidates. It offers Epoetin, a synthetic human erythropoietin; Filgrastim, a recombinant methionyl human granulocyte colony stimulating factor; Somatropin, Sinthetic version of human growth hormone; and Lenograstim, Granulocyte colony stimulating factor. Additionally, the company focuses on transgenic animals and gene therapy applied to the management of central and peripheral vascular disease. Biosidus S.A. was founded in 1983 and is based in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

VETRA Energía S.L.

Acquisition in 2013
VETRA Energía S.L. engages in the exploration and production of oil and gas. It produces oil and gas from various production blocks located in Middle Magdalena Valley, Lianos and Catatumbo, and Putumayo. The company was founded in 2003 and is based in Bogota, Colombia. VETRA Energía S.L. is a former subsidiary of Avantegenera.

Formacion Alcala

Acquisition in 2021
Formacion Alcala is a professional services firm specializing in health and composed of a group of counselors and specialized consultants who taught from 2000 to Distance Learning Accredited and Certified as a main activity and Publishing of books, Printing and Publishing Services social sciences. They are scoring scales for courses in official competitions, competitions, transfers, training activities ... with 850 and 47 experts and university distance master, other areas: administration, business, labor risks, international trade, and security state bodies and institutions.

Carulla

Acquisition in 1999
Carulla, a pleasure for every day, is part of the Éxito Business Group.Carulla is the market makes us the supermarket in fresh and quality products that day by day set your table and your house with delicious pleasures.

Credivalores-Crediservicios

Private Equity Round in 2010
Based in Bogota, Colombia, Credivalores-Crediservicios is a non-banking financial company that provides consumer loans for individuals and small companies. The company also focuses on payroll-deduction loans and consumer lending collected through public utility bills as well as discount of checks and financing of insurance policies to low and middle income individuals. The independent consumer finance company uses its funding received from Gramercy Funds Management to upgrade the company’s entire technology platform combined with various initiatives. Founded in 2003, Credivalores-Crediservicios offers its services to clients in Colombia, Mexico, and the United States.

SUZOHAPP

Acquisition in 2012
SUZOHAPP is a technology company providing software and hardware for cash handling automation and self-service solutions to more than 25,000 customers throughout the world.

Spencer Gifts

Acquisition in 2007
Spencer Gifts LLC, a lifestyle retail company operates two unique, national brands, Spencer's and Spirit Halloween throughout the United States, Canada and online. Spencer's Spencer's is the mall destination for entertainment, excitement and fun. For over 60 years They have been offering unique product for the lifestyle style of Their core 18-24 year old guest, always inspired by humor and irreverence.
Cogent Communications Group, Inc. is a facilities-based provider of Internet access and Internet Protocol (IP) communications services. Its network is specifically designed and optimized to transmit data using IP. The Company delivers its services primarily to small and medium-sized businesses, communications service providers and other organizations through approximately 21,300 customer connections in North America and Europe. The Company provides its own on-net service at a speed of 100 Megabits per second through its own facilities. Its customers in multi-tenant office buildings are law firms, financial services firms, advertising and marketing firms and other professional services businesses. It also provide on-net Internet access to certain bandwidth-intensive users, such as universities, other Internet service providers (ISPs) and commercial content providers at speeds of up to ten Gigabits per second.

IDX Corp

Acquisition in 2008
idX is the premier custom, global solution provider for consumer environment design, manufacturing, rollout and installation for many of the largest and most recognizable brands in the world. idX’s broad expertise spans across many business segments including restaurant, grocery, convenience, fashion retail, consumer electronics, automotive, financial and health care. For fixtures and displays, idX has expertise in material integration, specializing in wood, metal, glass, acrylic, vacuum forming, injection molding, laminate and veneers. For décor and graphics, idX works with all materials including foam board, styrene, expanded PVC (Sintra) and fabric, offering three-dimensional décor, large format digital printing and silk screen printing. idX is a financially strong company with continued growth since our incorporation. We have state of the art manufacturing facilities strategically located across North America, with locations in Europe and Asia, plus vast corporate resources which allow us to meet the needs of global customers. With nearly 25 years of experience, idX is dedicated to continuously supply our customers with high quality, efficiently engineered, innovative products, timely deliveries and exceptional service. idX - Providing complete solutions and driving retail experiences for your consumer environments around the world.

Fiesta Mart, L.L.C.

Acquisition in 2015
Fiesta Mart was co-founded by Donald Bonham and O. C. Mendenhall in Houston in 1972. Prior to co-founding Fiesta, Bonham had lived in several countries in Latin America, where he worked helping set up supermarkets and food distribution systems. Once back in the U.S., Bonham recognized the potential of a supermarket for Hispanics, especially for immigrants who were nostalgic for foods and products from their home countries. He partnered with O. C. Mendenhall, an experienced grocer from Oklahoma, in opening on the near north side of Houston a small grocery store that catered to Hispanics.

Waldo's

Private Equity Round in 2012
The company offers general merchandise and consumable products under a multi-price point format, seeking to combine value, convenience, U.S. look and feel and the treasure hunt concept. Waldo’s mainly caters to the low and mid-income segment of the population and has a strong brand positioning in the Mexican market.

AmforaPackaging

Acquisition in 2015
AMFORA Packaging specialize in the design, development and manufacture of plastic containers and lids for the Fragrance, Cosmetics, Personal Care, Pharmaceutical, Food, among others. Latin American group with a productive presence in various countries such as Colombia, Peru and Ecuador, positioning ourselves, as well as a multi-plant regional supplier.

Igloo Products Corp.

Acquisition in 2014
Igloo Products Corp. is a Texas-based international designer, manufacturer and marketer of coolers and other outdoor products and housewares. Igloo is responsible for originating the cooler category and has remained the number one cooler brand worldwide.

Florimex

Acquisition in 2001
Florimex International is one of the importers and distributors of fresh cut flowers, potted plants and decorative foliage in Europe and Japan and one of the leaders in its sector worldwide.

BSM

Private Equity Round in 2012
BSM is Brazilian providers of heavy-duty equipment rental, cargo handling services, port operations, and logistics support to the oil and gas, infrastructure, civil construction, mining and energy industries. Its operations include integrated logistics in the port of Macaé, the world’s largest port supporting offshore oil and gas exploration and production.

Diverzify

Private Equity Round in 2021
Diverzify represents growth through expansion. Relentless curiosity, imagination, and innovation propel accomplishment and growth. Diverzify is completely unique in the commercial flooring industry. With an innovative modular business structure, Diverzify has the power and flexibility to apply the exact level of resource required to solve any commercial flooring need.

Tropigas

Private Equity Round in 1998
Tropigas is thedistributor of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in Venezuela. The merger of the 2nd and 3rd largest LPG firms in Venezuela (Tropiven and Digas).

RMH Franchise Corporation

Private Equity Round in 2012
RMH Franchise Holdings, Inc. operates as a franchisee of Applebee’s restaurants. The company was founded in 2012 and is based in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Fairway Outdoor Advertising

Acquisition in 2009
Fairway Outdoor Advertising is a marketing and advertising company that offers outdoor advertising services.

InverCap

Acquisition in 2010
InverCap is a Mexican mandatory pension fund manager.

Injured Workers Pharmacy, LLC

Acquisition in 2014
IWP is a national home delivery pharmacy service working on behalf of injured individuals. As an advocate for those who have been injured, IWP takes the financial burden out of the prescription process by shipping medications directly to the patient and collecting payment from the insurance company. There are minimal out-of-pocket expenses for the patient, physician, or attorney on approved claims.* they reduce time and energy spent on prescriptions and paperwork while ensuring injured individuals get the continuous quality care they deserve.

Magic Media

Acquisition in 2004
Magic Media is the sixth largest outdoor advertising Company in the U.S

Netuno

Private Equity Round in 1997
Netuno Telecommunications company that provides services that facilitate access to information and entertainment on telephony, internet and cable.

Fybeca

Private Equity Round in 2004
Fybeca is the pharmacy retailer in Ecuador.Fybeca pharmaceuticals with the remaining 35% comprising several categories such as health and beauty, household goods, food and beverage, gifts and infant care among others.

Milagro Exploration

Private Equity Round in 2007
Milagro Exploration engages in the exploitation, development, and production of oil and gas resources.

Grupo GMI

Venture Round in 2017
GMI delivers modular construction solutions in Mexico and Latin America (i.e., schools, housing, retail stores, rural hospitals and aviation hangars among other solutions) under a business model that combines proprietary technology with vertical integration from design to manufacturing to final assembly. This unique combination allows the Company to deliver solutions in large volumes, less time, at a lower total cost and with advanced functionality compared to traditional construction alternatives.

Pine Environmental Services

Acquisition in 2020
Pine Environmental Services provides environmental equipment and services.

Saga Resource Partners

Acquisition in 2011
Saga Resource Partners, LLC is an oil and gas exploration and production company with long-lived coalbed methane assets in the Black Warrior Basin in Alabama. The Company owns and manages coal mines that produce methane products.
IIMAK is a manufacturer of printing, imaging and marking consumable products with 1,000 employees worldwide. Headquartered in Amherst, New York, with additional manufacturing, distribution and sales operations in Belgium, Brazil and Mexico, IIMAK serves global needs for thermal transfer ribbons, direct thermal films, inkjet inks and related products. iiMED Medical Manufacturing Solutions is a separate IIMAK Division specializing in medical device manufacturing services. IIMAK’s customer care is unequalled across the globe with a clear focus on developing products and services that help partners grow their business. Industry leading programs also simplify business processes and reduce transactional costs for customers. This includes drop-shipping to improve lead-times and reduce freight costs, print testing to accelerate the sales cycle and marketing support to generate new business. IIMAK partners compete effectively with a comprehensive product offering, outstanding technical support and unmatched flexibility in private labeling.

Peter Piper Pizza

Acquisition in 2007
Peter Piper Pizza is a restaurant offering handcrafted food, beer, and wine.

Funko, Inc.

Acquisition in 2015
Funko, LLC offers consumer products, toys, and collectibles. The company provides keychains, pens, pins, ride toys, and other toys; vinyl products; apparel, accessories, and T-shirts and hats; action figures; plush products; and housewares, home products, and accessories. It offers products online, as well as through stores worldwide. Funko, LLC was founded in 1998 and is based in Lynnwood, Washington with a retail store in Everett, Washington. Funko, LLC operates as a subsidiary of Funko Holdings LLC.

impreMedia, LLC

Private Equity Round in 2003
impreMedia is the No. 1 Hispanic News and Information Company in the U.S. in Online and Print. With over 100 years in the marketplace, impreMedia has grown to understand the US Hispanic audience like no other company. impreMedia provides their audience and partner brands with relevant and engaging content that connects to culture. As the market has evolved, impreMedia created a network of market-leading media properties and initiatives that reach over 30 MILLION Hispanics yearly. Now with the recent launch of IM Studio an in-house Marketing Solutions division with the soul of a publisher-we develop brand-centric, customized opportunities through own-able and shareable content to meet the needs of clients looking to reach the evolving US Hispanic audience.

SAE Towers Holdings, LLC

Acquisition in 2007
SAE Towers is a utilities company that offers tower testing and power transmission services.

FLEETWASH, Inc.

Acquisition in 2018
FLEETWASH, Inc. provides facility cleaning and vehicle washing services in the United States. Its services include fleet washing, building cleaning, coil cleaning, hood cleaning, compactor cleaning, food handling, and refrigeration unit cleaning. It serves supermarkets, transportation, retail chains and department stores, gas stations, restaurants, and food warehousing. The company was founded in 1973 and is based in Fairfield, New Jersey.

ZonaFinanciera

Venture Round in 2000
ZonaFinanciera.com, an online supermarket of financial products and services for Spanish and Portuguese speakers worldwide

BioMatrix, LLC

Acquisition in 2016
BioMatrix Specialty Pharmacy offers comprehensive, nationwide specialty pharmacy services and digital health technology solutions for patients with chronic, difficult to treat conditions. BioMatrix commitment to every patient is to provide individualized pharmacy services, timely access to care, and focused education and support. It offer a tailored approach for a wide range of therapeutic categories, improving health and empowering patients to experience a higher quality of life.

CaboTelecom

Acquisition in 2015
Cabo Telecom is a triple play (cable TV, broadband internet and telephony) service providers in the northeast region of Brazil with approximately 175,500 subscribers.

CONTENUR, S.L.

Acquisition in 2017
Contenur designs, manufactures, and markets urban waste container solutions for managing municipal solid waste and children's playgrounds in Spain and internationally. The company provides containers, litter bins, underground containers, and sanecan containers, as well as Tecnibox, a solution for storage and transport of agricultural and industrial products. Its services include installation and assembly of containers and litter bins, mechanical cleaning of litter bins, and inspection and corrective/preventive maintenance of underground containers.

ProEnergy Services

Private Equity Round in 2012
ProEnergy is an integrated service provider that delivers cost-effective, safe and reliable services to the global energy industry. Our resources, knowledge and experience allow us to quickly understand a customer's needs and provide innovative solutions throughout all phases of a power project's lifecycle.

Alsur

Acquisition in 2020
Alsur is a producer, processor and distributor of premium preserved and canned vegetables in Spain and the United States under the “Alsur” brand and private label brands in partnership with some of the largest retailers in each country.

Borden Dairy Company

Acquisition in 2017
Borden Dairy Company produces dairy products. It offers milk, yogurt smoothies, yogurt, probiotics, creams, and cheese products. The company provides its products through stores in Arizona, California, Texas, Colorado, Nevada, and Illinois. Borden Dairy Company was formerly known as LALA Foods, Inc. and changed its name to Borden Dairy Company in July 2011. The company was founded in 1857 and is based in Dallas, Texas.

Hidrotenencias

Private Equity Round in 2012
Hidrotenencias currently focuses on the growth of its generation platform, with the identification and evaluation of additional generation projects with renewable resources to be developed and / or operated with a view to supporting the sustainable development of the national sector and the Latin American region.

Citla Energy, S.A.P.I. de C.V.

Private Equity Round in 2018
Citla Energy is a Mexican independent exploration and production company. With offices in Mexico City and Houston, Citla is an active participant in the opening of the Mexico oil & gas sector, where it seeks to acquire and build a portfolio of selected onshore and offshore assets, both independently and in partnership with other industry participants.

Goody Products

Acquisition in 2018
Goody Products Inc. manufactures styling tools and hair accessories for women. Its styling tools include combs, cushion brushes, hot round brushes, paddle brushes, purse brushes, round brushes, styler brushes, styling accessories, and vent brushes. The company's hair accessories comprise barrettes, bobby pins, elastics, fashion combs, headbands, headwraps, kits, and ponytailers. It sells its products through discount, drug, and grocery retailers in the United States, Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom, and Asia. Goody Products Inc. was formerly known as H. Goodman & Sons, Inc. and changed its name to Goody Products Inc. in 1980. The company was founded in 1907 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia. Goody Products Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Newell Brands Inc.

Germaine De Capuccini, Sa

Acquisition in 2019
Germaine De Capuccini SA is a beauty secrets learned in Algiers during his childhood and the cosmetic techniques and savoir faire acquired in Paris, would become the standard of the prestigious professional cosmetic companies in the world.

Gbarbosa

Acquisition in 2005
GBarbosa is a supermarket chain in Brazil’s northeastern state of Sergipe and the fifth largest supermarket chain in Brazil

APR Energy Limited

Acquisition in 2016
APR Energy sells electricity and generation capacity to utility and industrial customers that have critical power deficits or that require dedicated, distributed, or seasonal generation solutions. Through its use of highly mobile, turnkey power plants, APR Energy delivers, within weeks, large blocks of power that can run entire cities. APR Energy has installed over 2.5GW of generation capacity across more than 25 countries, providing reliable power that helps promote economic growth, socio-political stability, and an overall improved quality of life.

White Oak Energy, L.L.C.

Private Equity Round in 2014
White Oak Energy is an engineering based oil and gas acquisition and exploitation company whose growth is derived from targeted acquisitions and operational enhancement. The company is geographically focused with assets located in the gulf coast region of both Texas and Louisiana.

Multiplay

Acquisition in 2014
Multiplay is a 100% Cearense company that works offering HD TV, Internet Fiber and VOIP services with unbeatable quality of service, infrastructure and technology.

SALESLAND

Acquisition in 2020
Salesland, S.L. provides sales solutions. The company offers services in the areas of sales force, point of sale, remote and digital sales, and brands marketing solutions. It also offers Aracne, an online reporting system to track projects performance; and engages in the in-house recruitment and training of commercial profiles, recruitment and management of commercial profiles, and financial brokerage and other services. The company serves customers in Spain, Portugal, Peru, Colombia, Chile, Mexico, and Guatemala. Salesland, S.L. was founded in 2000 and is based in Madrid, Spain.

CryoHoldco

Acquisition in 2015
CryoHoldco is the family stem cell bank in Latin America.The company-offered services include collecting, processing and preserving stem cells from umbilical cord blood and tissue in liquid nitrogen tanks for future use to potentially treat a wide range of diseases and for use in regenerative medicine.

Spirit Halloween

Acquisition in 2007
Spirit operates seasonal superstores during the two months up to Halloween offering a broad selection of costumes, indoor and outdoor décor, makeup, accessories and home entertaining products. Spirit is the nation’s largest chain of temporary Halloween stores, and the third largest retailer of Halloween products in the U.S.

Sequitur Energy Resources, LLC

Private Equity Round in 2013
Sequitur Energy Resources LLC is a growth oriented, independent oil producer with assets primarily in the Southern Midland Basin, in West Texas. Its primary focus area consist of approximately 75,000 net acres, most of which is contiguous and located in the adjacent counties of Reagan, Irion and Crockett, where the Wolfcamp represents our primary drilling target. In addition, Sequitur has approximately 62,000 net acres in the Buda Rose play, most of which is contiguous and located in East Texas in the adjacent counties of Houston, Madison, Walker and Trinity counties. The Buda Rose play contains multiple stacked pay intervals within our acreage position that can be effectively developed using horizontal as well as vertical wells.

Dori Alimentos Ltda.

Funding Round in 2016
Dori Alimentos S.A. manufactures, exports, and sells jellies, candies, peanuts and confectioneries in Brazil and internationally. It primarily operates in the United States, Canada, Argentina, Angola, and Uruguay. The company was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Marília, Brazil.

Betterware de Mexico, S.A.B. de C.V.

Private Equity Round in 2015
Betterware de Mexico, S.A.B. de C.V. operates as a direct-to-consumer company in Mexico. The company focuses on the home organization segment with a product portfolio, including home organization, kitchen preparation, food containers, technology and mobility, and others. It serves approximately 3 million households through distributors and associates in approximately 800 communities throughout Mexico. The company was formerly known as Betterware de México, S.A.P.I. de C.V. Betterware de Mexico, S.A.B. de C.V. was founded in 1995 and is based in Zapopan, Mexico. Betterware de Mexico, S.A.B. de C.V. is a subsidiary of Invex Security Trust 2397.

NOVIPAX

Acquisition in 2020
NOVIPAX LLC manufactures absorbent pads and expanded polystyrene foam trays in the United States. It offers barrier and non-barrier trays; and packaging and support services. The company serves food processors, supermarkets, and food packaging distributors. It offers its products through suppliers. NOVIPAX LLC was founded in 2015 and is based in Oak Brook, Illinois. It has plant locations in Paxinos, Pennsylvania; Indianapolis, Indiana; Rockingham, North Carolina; and Grenada, Mississippi.

Northern Tier Energy

Private Equity Round in 2010
Northern Tier Energy’s refining business primarily consists of an 89,500 barrels per calendar day (96,500 barrels per stream day) refinery located in St. Paul Park, Minnesota. The St. Paul Park Refinery has a complexity index of 11.5, which refers to the ability of a refinery to produce finished products based on its investment intensity and cost relative to other refineries. The refinery’s complexity allows it to process a variety of light, heavy, sweet and sour crudes into higher value refined products.

Radiovisa

Private Equity Round in 2003
Radiovisa produces syndicated and network radio programming. The Company produces talk, news, and entertainment programming for Spanish language radio stations throughout the United States.

Grupo Sala

Acquisition in 2011
Grupo Sala is a waste management companies in Colombia, operating under three business segments. The Urban Waste division provides municipal waste collection and disposal services in seven cities throughout Colombia and also operates four landfills. The Special Waste division provides internationally compliant incinerator and security cell services for industrial and medical waste. The Water Division manages the water utility in the neighboring towns of Sincelejo and Corozal.

Refac Holdings

Acquisition in 2011
Refac Holdings retails optical products and services in the United States. It offers eyewear, contact lenses, sunglasses, ready-made readers, and accessories.