Capital For Business
Capital For Business, Inc. is a private equity investment firm based in St. Louis, Missouri, with an additional office in Kansas City. Founded in 1959, the firm focuses on investing in middle-market, family-owned businesses, particularly in the manufacturing and value-added industrial services sectors. Capital For Business specializes in various investment strategies, including management buyouts, leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations, and corporate divestitures, while avoiding sectors such as real estate, financial institutions, and unproven technologies. The firm typically invests between $500,000 and $30 million in companies with revenues ranging from $10 million to $100 million and targets enterprise values between $5 million and $100 million. It has a patient investment approach, generally holding investments for five to seven years, and actively seeks to participate in the management of its portfolio companies by taking board positions. Capital For Business also leverages its extensive network within the private equity community to support its investments and facilitate follow-on funding when necessary.
Lake Air Metal Companies
Acquisition in 2017
Lake Air Metal Companies is a source metal supplier with fabrication, metal stamping, precision machining, welding, and paints services.
Vanguard Graphics International
Private Equity Round in 2013
Vanguard Graphics International provides prepress solutions to the specialty, short-run printing segment of the graphic communications industry. Vanguard Graphics provides computer-to-plate equipment, services, consumables, and software.
WCS Industries
Acquisition in 2013
WCS Industries, also known as Wisconsin Coil Spring, LLC, is a full-service manufacturer specializing in high-quality precision components. The company produces a variety of products, including compression, extension, garter, and torsion springs, as well as wire forms and flat forms. WCS Industries serves multiple industries, such as automotive, aerospace, consumer products, construction equipment, lawn and garden, and electrical power systems. By offering custom-designed metal components and contract manufacturing services, the company helps clients enhance product quality while strategically reducing costs.
Preston Eastin
Acquisition in 2008
Preston Eastin specializes in designing and manufacturing manual, electric, and robotic welding positioners and manipulators. The company's products cater to various industries, including welding, aerospace, aviation, automotive, transportation, and shipbuilding. Their offerings include floor turntables, robot transport units, skyhooks, Ferris wheel positioners, and welding floor turntables. By providing these innovative solutions, Preston Eastin aims to enhance productivity, improve safety, and ensure higher quality in manufacturing processes.
Affiliated Metals Company
Venture Round in 1997
Affiliated Metals, a Bralco Metals Company, is the premier Stainless Steel and Aluminum metals distributor along the Wasatch Front.
Clarion Industries
Venture Round in 1997
Clarion Industries, LLC is a manufacturer and distributor of fiberboard and laminate flooring products, specializing in medium density fiberboard (MDF) and high density fiberboard (HDF). These materials are utilized in various applications, including the production of furniture, cabinets, door parts, moldings, and millwork, as well as serving as substrates for laminate and engineered wood flooring. Established in 2015, the company is headquartered in Shippenville, Pennsylvania, with an additional location in Raleigh, North Carolina. Clarion Industries operates as a subsidiary of Kaindl Invest GmbH.
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