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Kansas Golf & Turf / Ben Nelson Golf & Outdoor

Kansas Golf & Turf (“KGT”), headquartered in Wichita, KS, and Ben Nelson Golf & Outdoor (“BNG”), headquartered in Madison, MS distribute golf cars, turf / lawn equipment, and utility vehicles. They also provide parts, service and rental offerings for their customers.

Western States Reclamation

Western States Reclamation (“WSR”), headquartered in Frederick, CO, is an environmental services and specialty civil contracting company that provides Reclamation & Restoration, Landscape & Irrigation and Civil Contracting services to customers in the Western United States. WSR has a focus on projects involving the preservation and protection of water resources to public and private clients.

Chemlock Nutrition

Chemlock Nutrition, headquartered near Cincinnati, OH, is a value added developer and distributor of high-purity and innovative feed additives to the animal & livestock feed industry.

Pinnacle Paving & Sealing

Pinnacle Paving & Sealing, headquartered in Milford, OH, provides a wide variety of asphalt and pavement management services to customers throughout the Greater Cincinnati area.

Truesdell Corporation

Truesdell Corporation (“Truesdell”), headquartered in Tempe, AZ, is a leading national provider of maintenance, repair, and safety enhancement services for critical infrastructure, primarily bridge decks.

RW America

RW America, headquartered in Denver, CO, is a wholesale distributor of specialty building products serving a diversified customer base located throughout the Mountain West.

ESP Associates, Inc.

ESP Associates, Inc. (“ESP”), headquartered in the Charlotte, NC metro area, is a multi-discipline professional services firm providing engineering, surveying and planning services to a variety of public and private clients. ESP’s services cover a wide variety of end markets including transportation, public safety, land development and energy.

Tiedemann-Bevs Industries

Tiedemann has been the leading distributor of textiles and related supplies to the casket industry for more than 150 years. They also provide sewing services and custom embroidery. The company is located in Richmond, IN.

DTM Distributors / ACME Meat

DTM Distributors (“DTM”), headquartered in Bowling Green, KY, and ACME Meat Company (“ACME”), headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, are leading specialty food distributors serving independent Mexican restaurants in the Midwest and Arizona markets.

E.J. Thomas

EJ Thomas, headquartered in Fairfield, OH, is a leading distributor of supplies and chemicals to dry-cleaners, commercial laundry facilities, uniform rental companies, coin-op laundry owners, and hospitals. They service customers throughout the Midwest and Southeast through their two operating divisions – E.J. Thomas Company and N.S. Farrington LLC.

Universal Aerospace, Inc.

Located in Arlington, WA, Universal is a valued-added manufacturer of metallic components, fabrications, and assemblies for the commercial aerospace industry. The Company’s production capabilities include sheet metal cutting, bending, stamping and forming, machining, welding, and assembly. They also have a captive metal finishing operation.

Give ‘Em A Brake

Give ‘Em A Brake Safety (“GEB”) provides specialty highway safety equipment rental and services essential to work zone safety. Rental offerings include signs, message boards, barricades, cones and portable traffic signals.

CALco Pallet Company

CALco, headquartered in Richmond, IL, is a vertically integrated, full-service wooden pallet manufacturer selling both new and recycled pallets. The Company’s operations include a captive hardwood sawmill and landscape mulching capabilities.

Street Smart Rental

Street Smart Rental provides specialty highway safety equipment and rental services essential to work zone safety. Product offerings include signs, message boards and portable traffic signals.

Conifer

Conifer Holdings was formed in late 2009 to acquire American Equable, Inc., a small insurance company licensed in Michigan. American Equable historically insured liquor liability risks for operators of bowling centers, a line of coverage in which the Conifer management team has deep experience.

ARCH Global Precision

Arch Global Precision is a leading manufacturer of extremely tight tolerance, precision components and consumable cutting tools and instruments. The Company manufactures parts for the automotive industry as well as specialized tools for the industrial, medical and dental industries.

Inland Pipe Rehabilitation

Headquartered in Detroit, Michigan and is the market leader for pipe bursting services, one of the two primary ways to rehabilitate the country's deteriorating wastewater infrastructure. The company is also an experienced installer of cured-in-place pipe ("CIPP") and the only proven installer of Rib Loc spiral-wound pipe lining technology.

Dascom Systems Group

Headquartered in Woodbury, Minnesota, is an integrator of sophisticated audio/video systems. The firm specializes in digital headends, audio and video for distance learning, videoconferencing and corporate boardrooms.

Propane Services

Located in Taylor, Michigan, Propane Services is a leading distributor of propane to industrial and commercial customers.

Robert Rothschild Farm

An Urbana, Ohio-based manufacturer and marketer of a complete line of award-winning dips, mustards, sauces, preserves, salsas, toppings and other products under the Robert Rothschild Farm brand name.

Smith Mountain Industries

d/b/a Virginia Gift Brands, located in Lynchburg, Virginia, is a leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of premium quality, branded consumable candles and flameless fragrance products. The Company’s branded product lines include WoodWick®, RibbonWick®, Nature’s Wick® and Wood Essence®.

Davler Media Group

Located in New York City, is the publisher of City Guide Magazine, the city's number one visitor magazine, as well as four monthly parenting magazines that are distributed in the New York area.

Postle Aluminum

Located in Elkhart, Indiana and founded in 1974, Postle Aluminum is a leading vertically integrated distributor and manufacturer of standard and custom aluminum extrusions and related components.

Inland Industrial Services Group

Located in Detroit, Michigan and established in 1985, is a leading industrial and environmental service company. The business provides unique cleaning, rehabilitation and remediation services to various industrial, commercial and municipal organizations.

Hexagram, Inc.

Hexagram, Inc. is a Cleveland, Ohio-based manufacturer of automatic meter reading equipment for the utility industry. Hexagram's solution, the Star System, eliminates the need for costly meter reading workforces and allows for much more accurate and frequent readings. Its proprietary hardware is installed in specific locations to receive radio frequency transmissions from the utility's meters.

Metal Spinners, Inc.

Metal Spinners, Inc., based in Angola, Indiana, serves the fragmented, high-value added, low-volume market for spun metal products. Metal products are typically spun versus stamped when volumes are too low to justify stamping tooling and production run times. Metal Spinners has a very diverse customer base serving over 1,000 customers in the HVAC, lighting, agricultural, air handling, recreation, food service, aerospace, defense and general industry markets.

Magic Tan

Located in Cleveland, Ohio and established in 2001, Magic Tan was a manufacturer and marketer of sunless spray tanning products. The assets of Magic Tan are now owned by Versa Spa and its products can be found around the globe.

North Pointe Insurance

North Pointe Insurance, based in Southfield, Michigan, is a property and casualty insurer that markets both specialty commercial and personal insurance products. Many of its commercial policyholders are owner-operated small and mid-sized businesses such as restaurants, bars, taverns, small grocery and convenience stores.