Portfolio Companies
Marathon Fund Limited Partnership V
Specialty Commodities, Inc.
Date of investment:
October 2008
Specialty Commodities is a global supplier and distributor of specialty food ingredients, providing customers with sourcing, logistics, and market intelligence headquartered in Fargo, North Dakota.
Products offered include nuts, dehydrated vegetables, oilseeds, edible grains and seeds, dried fruits, and spices.
http://www.specialtycommodities.com
Mid Valley Industries, LLC
Date of investment:
September 2008
Mid Valley Industries is a manufacturer of precision machined components and subassemblies that are custom manufactured for equipment used in the mining, old drilling, electrical power generation,
and commercial and industrial construction industries. Established in 1966 in Kaukauna, Wisconsin, Mid Valley focuses on manufacturing components critical to a mechanical power transmission process
within the equipment; components which tend to be large and are produced in low volume to very high specifications.
http://www.mvii.com
Remmele Engineering, Inc.
Date of investment:
March 2007
Remmele Engineering is a leader in the design and production of highly engineered, precision-manufactured components and complex automated assembly systems. Founded in St. Paul, Minnesota in 1949 as a two-person tool and die shop, the company has grown to become a leading provider of highly complex and close tolerance parts, tooling and assembly systems for some of the largest companies in the pharmaceutical, medical, aerospace and defense industries.
http://www.remmele.com
Allen Edmonds Shoe Corporation
Date of investment:
July 2006
Allen Edmonds is a manufacturer and retailer of premier quality,
branded men's footwear and accessories. Founded in 1922, the
company is headquartered in Port Washington, Wisconsin (north
of Milwaukee) and manufactures its products in facilities in
Port Washington and Lewiston, Maine. The company markets its
products through two primary channels: wholesale and Company-owned
retail stores. The wholesale channel includes department stores such as Nordstrom
and Saks Fifth Avenue and specialty retail stores such as shoe
stores and men's-apparel stores.
http://www.allenedmonds.com
Transport Corporation of America, Inc.
Date of investment:
February 2006
Transport America provides a wide range of truckload freight carriage and logistics services to customers in the United States, Mexico and Canada. The company focuses on providing time-definite and other responsive services with the support of its dedicated and committed employees, state-of-the-art technology and information systems.
http://www.transportamerica.com
Houlihan's Restaurants, Inc.
Date of investment: January, October, December 2006
Houlihan's is a privately-owned restaurant company based in Leawood, Kansas, a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri. Houlihan's develops, operates and services a system of full-service, casual dining restaurants specializing in the sale of high-quality, moderately priced food and alcoholic beverages in an attractive and casual setting. Houlihan's operates corporate owned restaurants and also has franchised Houlihan's restaurants in 16 states and Mexico.
http://www.houlihans.com
Westlake Hardware, Inc.
Date of investment:
January 2006
Westlake Hardware, based in Lenexa, Kansas, was founded in 1905. It is the largest Ace Hardware dealer in the country and one of the largest retail hardware chains nationwide. The company currently operates over 80 stores in a seven state region of Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Oklahoma, Texas and New Mexico.
http://www.westlakehardware.com
Marathon Fund Limited Partnership IV
Union Metal Corporation
Date of investment: August 2000
Union Metal designs and manufactures steel and aluminum poles for traffic lights, roadway lighting, cellular communications and other commercial applications. Headquartered in Canton, Ohio, the company has annual sales of approximately $65 million.
http://www.unionmetal.com
