Our Portfolio
Current Investments
M2M Machining, Inc.
M2M Machining, Inc. provides machining and system assembly to manufacturers of mobile equipment and industrial machinery. M2M Machining specializes in the machining and assembly of gray and ductile iron castings, as well as alloy forgings from 2 lbs. to 1,500 lbs.
Its products include axles, turbo and bearing housings, pulleys and sheaves, wheels and hubs, arms and brackets, pump components, gearboxes, and housings and covers.
Killer Instinct Crossbows
Killer Instinct is an industry leader in the archery and archery accessory space. The Company offers a leading portfolio of premium crossbow products and accessories at affordable prices. Killer Instinct’s unique value proposition is delivering a premium crossbow portfolio at underpenetrated price points, giving the consumer best-in-class quality at affordable retail prices. The Company’s crossbow accessories include optics, cranks, cases, and slings.
BP Metals
BP Metals is a metal fabricating company located in Isanti, Minnesota. The company is a contract manufacturer of metal fabrications and complex assemblies to leading OEMs in the upper Midwest. Its parts and assemblies primarily go into commercial foodservice equipment, agricultural equipment, and retail fixtures.
Federal Tool & Engineering
Federal Tool & Engineering is a metal stamping and fabricating company in West Bend, Wisconsin. The company is a contract manufacturer of metal stampings, fabrications, and assemblies to leading OEMs in Wisconsin, the Midwest and Mexico. Its parts and assemblies go into commercial and industrial generators, commercial foodservice equipment, commercial and vehicle lighting and steering, communication equipment, and medical applications.
Rockford Specialties
Rockford Specialties Co. has been a premier custom metal manufacturer for over 40 years and is located near Rockford, IL. Rockford Specialties provides custom-made wire and laser-cut component products to the OEM, Point-of-Purchase, Food Service, Consumer Products, and Laboratory & Medical Supply Industries.
Realized Investments
Accurate Home Care
Accurate Home Care, LLC provides comprehensive home health care services to patients of all ages and care requirements. AHC strives to be the best fit for clients who require round-the-clock, long-term care by adhering to its philosophy of partnering with health care organizations, listening to patients and their families, and committing to employ only the most skilled, compassionate staff.
Ostego, MN
Home Health Care and Mental Health Services
2014
2017
Atlantic Precision
Atlantic Precision, Inc. is a leader in aerospace design and manufacturing. The company engineers, co-designs, produces, and processes complex engine components and assemblies using a variety of processes, including Direct Metal Laser Sintering, CNC Milling, CNC Turning, EDM, and Fabrications. API enjoys a strong, long-standing reputation in the aerospace and defense, power generation, space, marine, and medical industries.
Port St. Lucie, FL
Precision Machining and 3D Printing
2014
2016
Choice Construction Companies, Inc.
Choice Construction Companies, Inc. is a construction services company. Choice specializes in rebar installation and structural steel erection for bridge and overpass construction, bridge repair, and high-rise buildings. Choice acts primarily as a subcontractor on larger projects.
Menomonee Falls, WI
Construction Services
2007
2016
Innovative Laser Technologies, Inc.
Innovative Laser Technologies, LLC is a designer and fabricator of custom laser workstations used to produce high-value, mission-critical components for medical device, defense, energy, and aerospace markets. ILT works closely with its customers to develop a custom laser solution that will perform within exact specifications and tolerances.
Each ILT system incorporates proprietary control software that allows customers to conform to rigorous regulatory testing and validation programs.
Minneapolis, MN
Laser Workstation Manufacturing
2014
2017
J. F. Cook Co., Inc.
J.F. Cook Co Inc. is a door distributor that serves commercial and residential markets in Southeast Wisconsin. JFC has provided doors and other services to high-profile projects in SE Wisconsin, earning it numerous awards and accolades. JFC provides ongoing service to its installed commercial door base, mainly Milwaukee Public Schools and other government facilities, various fire houses, WE Energies, hospitals, and other commercial operations.
Milwaukee, WI
Commercial Door Distribution and Service
2009
2017
Martell Construction, Inc.
Martell Construction, Inc. is a construction services company specializing in the construction of sidewalks, curbs and gutters, and concrete pavement. The company acts primarily as a subcontractor on larger projects. Martell’s core markets include the Fox Valley, northeastern Wisconsin, and Upper Michigan with customers in commercial, municipal, residential, industrial, heavy highway, and marine segments.
Green Bay, WI
Construction Services
2008
2013
Midway Industrial Supply, Inc.
Midway Industrial Supply is a regionally dominant value-added distributor and systems integrator of fluid handling and spray-finishing equipment, accessories, and consumables. Customers are spread across a number of industries, including transportation equipment, agricultural equipment, energy, food and beverage, and building products. As a preferred supplier for key industry-leading OEMs, the company enjoys pricing advantages over smaller competitors. The recurring nature of the company’s consumables business has led to consistent cash flows and has softened the effects of economic downturns.
Add-on Acquisitions:
- 2014: Contract Equipment
Mounds View, MN
Finishing Equipment Distribution
2012
2016
Quality Assembly and Logistics, LLC and QAL Medical
Quality Assembly and Logistics provides value-added contract manufacturing services along with repair and refurbishment of electro-mechanical parts for large OEMs in the medical equipment and fire-suppression industries. QAL offers complex electro-mechanical assemblies that require full functional-testing capabilities before shipment.
Marinette, WI
Electrical Component Manufacturing
2009
2014
Tino’s Artisan Kitchen, LLC
Tino’s Artisan Kitchen manufactures and distributes handheld frozen enrobed products including breakfast bakes, calzones, empanadas, and other savory lunch and breakfast items to the retail, club, and convenience industries.
Plymouth, MN
Frozen Food Manufacturing
2016
2018
BestMark, Inc.
BestMark, Inc. is an industry-leading provider of customer experience measurement services and related analytics. BestMark provides value-added services to its customers by customizing programs to suit each customer need, resulting in improved operations and experiences for its customers.
BestMark’s comprehensive suite of customer information services includes mystery shopping, customer surveys, compliance audits, customer intercept interviews, and employee feedback surveys.
Minnetonka, MN
Customer Experience Measurement Services
2017
2020
Harrell's Car Wash Systems
Harrell’s Car Wash Systems, Inc. is a national seller, distributor, and installer of car wash equipment and chemicals. The company also provides its current and prospective customers with site evaluation assistance, design assistance, financial planning, and maintenance services. Harrell’s has grown to serve a geographic area ranging from the Dakotas to Massachusetts to Virginia.
Add-on Acquisitions:
- 2017: New England Car Wash Equipment LLC
- 2017: American Car Wash Industries
- 2018: Washtech, Inc.
Indianapolis, IN
Car Wash Equipment Distribution and Related Services
2016
2020
Intelligere, Inc.
Intelligere, Inc. is a provider of outsourced language services to the medical market. The company focuses on providing interpreters for Limited English Proficiency (LEP) patients in hospitals, clinics, and other healthcare environments.
Additionally, Intelligere provides document translation services to legal, corporate, and government entities.
Plymouth, MN
Healthcare Language Interpretation Services
2013
2020
Tri Aerospace, LLC
Tri Aerospace, LLC is a specialty parts manufacturer for major aerospace customers and several sub-tier aerospace engine suppliers. Specializing in the machining of large complex components, the company provides concurrent engineering, project management, and prototype builds on research and development programs.
Terre Haute, IN
Rapid Prototyping, Low-Volume Precision Machining
2011
2020
3rd Dimension
3rd Dimension Industrial 3D Printing Co. is an industrial 3D printing operation that provides its customers with end-to-end manufacturing capabilities focused on metal additive manufacturing. 3rd Dimension currently serves several large customers in the aerospace, consumer branded goods, automotive, and industrial sectors.
Indianapolis, IN
Metal Additive Manufacturing
2018
2020
Clinkenbeard & Associates, Inc
Clinkenbeard & Associates, Inc., the growth engine for Model 2 Machine Group, is a global leader in the rapid prototyping and production of complex cast and machined parts using a wide variety of metals and plastics.
The company serves OEMs in aerospace, defense, auto racing, heavy truck, industrial equipment, marine, and agricultural markets. Clinkenbeard is differentiated in its markets through the use of a patented Toolingless process.
Rockford, IL
Rapid Prototyping, Low-Volume Precision Machining
2011
2020