Sectors of Focus

The Partnership focuses primarily on light industrial manufacturers, industrial services and specialty distributor companies with annual revenues between approximately $20 and $200 million.

The light industrial manufacturing and industrial services sectors are both large and fragmented. They are usually "business to business" industries without the more volatile demands of direct consumer retail products. Most of the companies are light manufacturing with a high service, branding component and low capital expenditure requirements. Specialty distribution encompasses companies with unique products or service support components. Such value-added distributors tend to serve smaller market segments and have fewer competitors.

Sectors Characteristics Portfolio Examples
Light Industrial Manufacturing
  • Business to Business
  • Low Capital Expenditures
  • Engineered Product
  • Niche Orientation
  • Barriers to Entry
  • Stability of Cash Flow
  • Product a Small Percentage of End Cost
  • Growth above GNP Rate
  • Logistics
Industrial Services
  • Quality Customer Service
  • Defensible Niche
  • Leading Market Share
Specialty Distribution
  • Proprietary Niche Company
  • Value-Added Services or Processes
  • Consistent Growth
  • Logistics