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Federal Civil Group, headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan, is a leading provider of paving, aggregate recycling and aggregate delivery services in Southeast Michigan. Federal Civil Group provides infrastructure services, including asphalt paving and repair, sealcoat and striping, concrete services, and aggregate recycling and delivery services. The Company serves a diverse base of over 3,000 customers across attractive end markets, including big box stores, convenience stores, grocery stores and property management firms.

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Greg McGowan

Arrow Engine Company is a provider of natural gas-powered engines, typically used in remote applications such as oil field pump jacks, and compressors and replacement parts, which are engineered for use in oil and natural gas production and other industrial markets. Arrow Engine distributes its products through a worldwide distribution network, primarily focused on the United States and Canada. Arrow Engine manufactures its own engine line and also offers a wide variety of spare parts for various industrial engines not manufactured by Arrow Engine.

TriMas manufactures a diverse set of products primarily for the consumer products, aerospace and industrial markets through its TriMas Packaging, TriMas Aerospace and Specialty Products groups. TriMas has approximately 3,500 dedicated employees in 13 countries that provide customers with a wide range of innovative and quality product solutions through market-leading businesses.

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Gene Bitonti

Lumetta Produce, headquartered in Madison Heights, Michigan and founded over 120 years ago, is a premium foodservice distributor of fresh produce, dairy and protein items to a diversified base of marquee customers across Southeast Michigan. The Company serves full-service restaurants, fast casual restaurants, quick-service restaurants, healthcare facilities and other establishments with foodservice needs.

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Gene Bitonti

Nick DeCroo

The Salus Group was founded in 2005 to provide benefits administration services to the credit union and financial institution markets. Salus has since expanded its portfolio of clients and now covers over 64,000 lives across 14 states, becoming a one-stop shop provider for companies seeking employee benefit administration and full-service consulting services.

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Gene Bitonti

E. WINKEMANN is a leading European manufacturer of precision-stamped components, specializing in the automotive sector. The company is a trusted development partner and established series supplier for leading OEMs and Tier-1 suppliers, backed by over 80 years of experience in the automotive industry.

Cathay Capital is a private equity and venture capital firm that supports companies in Europe, North America, and Asia.Cathay Capital helps companies at all stages of development, from start-ups to mid-sized companies, to seize growth opportunities, international expansion, and sustainable transformation. Thanks to its international reach and local expertise, its platform connects people – investors, entrepreneurs, management teams, and leading companies – to share knowledge and tools to evolve and transform businesses. Founded in 2007 with a strong entrepreneurial heritage, Cathay Capital now manages more than 5 billion euros in assets and has made more than 280 investments in sectors such as healthcare, technology, and consumer goods from its offices in Paris, New York, San Francisco, Munich, Berlin, Madrid, Shanghai, Beijing, and Singapore.

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Gene Bitonti

AURELIUS Group is a globally active alternative investor, distinguished and widely recognized for its operational approach. AURELIUS has been growing significantly in recent years, particularly expanding its global footprint, and today employs more than 370 professionals in 10 offices spanning Europe and North America. AURELIUS is a renowned specialist for complex investments with operational improvement potential such as carve-outs, platform build-ups or succession solutions as well as bespoke financing solutions. To date, AURELIUS has completed more than 300 transactions, and has built a strong track record for delivering superior returns to its investors through its flexible approach, uncompromising focus on operational excellence, ability to carry out multi-dimensional transactions, prudent risk management and long-term investment philosophy.

Dayco Propulsion Solutions is the leading power transmission system supplier to commercial, off-highway and light vehicle OEMs, specializing in manufacturing propulsion systems that manage the belt power transmission systems. With eight manufacturing facilities across the globe, Dayco Propulsion Solutions operates on a global scale and serves as a trusted partner to a range of leading global OEMs. A strong order book in the commercial and off-highway segment, bolstered by its close customer relationships and growing portfolio in the hybridized vehicle space, affirms its leading market position and testifies to its significant growth potential.

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Greg McGowan

Nick DeCroo

Tupelo Recycling was founded in 1972 in Tupelo, Mississippi. The Company’s wide-ranging capabilities include brokerage, storing, processing, and transporting services. The Company developed a niche leadership position in its geography supplying old corrugated containers (“OCC”) and other recycled paper materials to over 40 customers, including leading paper mills, such as International Paper, SCA and Westrock, to name a few, and has long-standing vendor relationships with over 200 active suppliers in the region.

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Greg McGowan

Nick DeCroo

Shaw Development is a leading designer, manufacturer and assembler of sensors, fluid management systems and related components primarily for DEF applications. Shaw’s DEF systems are mission-critical components of emission control systems in diesel engines. Shaw provides production and aftermarket components for OEMs in the construction, agricultural, heavy truck and other industrial/transportation end markets. The company also sells non-DEF products, including components for advanced diesel refueling systems. Headquartered in Bonita Springs, Florida, Shaw employs approximately 250 team members across three facilities.

Monomoy Capital Partners is a private investment firm with $3 billion in assets under management across a family of investment funds. Monomoy invests in the equity and debt of middle-market businesses that can benefit from operational and financial improvement with a focus on manufacturing and distribution businesses across industrial and consumer product sectors in North America and Europ

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Gene Bitonti

AMACS provides engineered wear products for the chemical and physical separation of gases and liquids. The company has a diverse, global customer base across a variety of growing end markets, including chemicals, oil and gas, wastewater and power generation, among others.

Rockwood Equity Partners an operationally-oriented private equity firm that has been partnering with entrepreneur or family-owned businesses and management teams of corporate divestitures in the lower middle market since 1999. The firm invests in niche product manufacturers, value-added distributors and service providers in regulated industries, including aerospace and defense and healthcare, as well as industrial and specialized B2B businesses.

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Gene Bitonti

Peterson Spring is a premier manufacturer of a complete range of spring and wire form products for demanding applications. The Company serves a long-tenured customer base across a diversified set of end markets including automotive, truck and trailer, agriculture, construction, consumer and other industrial sectors. Peterson offers customers a full suite of design, engineering, prototyping, testing and manufacturing services with the ability to satisfy the most technically complex customer requirements, operating out of five facilities across the United States, Mexico and Canada.

MiddleGround Capital is a private equity firm based in Lexington, KY with over $3.3 billion of Assets Under Management. MiddleGround makes control equity investments in middle market B2B industrial and specialty distribution businesses. MiddleGround works with its portfolio companies to create value through a hands-on operational approach and partners with its management teams to support long-term growth strategies.

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Gene Bitonti

PPM Technologies Holdings, LLC is a Newberg, Oregon-based global automation solutions provider of smartly engineered equipment and integrated lines for the food processing industry. PPM designs, engineers and manufactures equipment for a wide array of food products, including snack foods, cereals, confectionaries, nuts and seeds, vegetables, meats, poultry, seafood and more. Their portfolio includes conveying, coating, grading, frying and cooling equipment that can be customized to integrate with virtually any production line. PPM has developed an impressive global installed base of over 10,000 machines and services customers in over 50 countries.

Stonehenge Partners is an Ohio based private equity fund that focuses exclusively on middle market companies. The company manages more than $1 billion and is currently investing out of its sixth institutional fund. Stonehenge has a long history of partnering with entrepreneurs and management teams who are focused on improving their companies and building equity value. The company provides flexible capital that meets the needs of all stakeholders including majority equity, minority equity, debt, and combinations thereof.

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Greg McGowan

QLS provides quality assurance and supplier representation services for OEMs and suppliers in a variety of industries. The Company provides a full-suite of premium quality assurance services, ranging from preventive to urgent / crisis engagements supported by a proprietary, tech-enabled operating model.

Based in Michigan, TRP Capital is a private equity fund that invests in growth-oriented businesses in the transportation sector. TRP seeks to support existing management teams in their growth strategy, as well as capitalize on its industry expertise, strategic relationships and commercial synergies.

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Greg McGowan