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Company: Cape Electrical Supply
Location: Cape Girardeau, MO
Website: www.capeelectric.com
Date of Investment: November 2007
Business Description:

Cape Electrical Supply is a leading distributor of electrical and communications products to commercial, industrial, residential, institutional, and utility customers. Headquartered in Cape Girardeau, MO, Cape operates out of 18 branch facilities in Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, and Tennessee.

 

   
Company: Border Construction Specialties
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Website: www.bordercorp.com
Date of Investment: March 2007

Business Description:

 

 

Border Construction Specialties is a leading value-added distributor of specialty construction products to a diverse customer base of contractors in the southwestern United States. Consistently ranked among Arizona’s list of top 100 privately held businesses, Border Construction Specialties markets its products through branches in Arizona, Nevada, and California.
   
Company: GPA - America's Label Expert
Location: Chicago, IL
Website: www.labelexperts.com
Date of Investment: December 2004
Business Description: GPA - America's Label Expert is North America's largest independent marketing and distribution organization dedicated to supplying pressure-sensitive label paper, films, and specialty substrates to the printing industry.  The Company is a value-added partner to commercial printers providing quick fulfillment of time-sensitive orders, comprehensive product knowledge, extensive product availability, and specialized converting services to over 6,400 customers throughout the United States and Canada.  SC partnered with CEO Mike Ratcliff and Prairie Capital III to complete this transaction.
 
Company: PNA Holdings, L.L.C.
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Website: www.katun.com
Date of Investment: July 2002
Business Description:
SC co-sponsored with Bank of America Capital Investors the acquisition of Katun Corporation and the concurrent recapitalization of Parts Now! LLC, both subsidiaries of PNA Holdings, L.L.C.. Katun is the world's leading aftermarket supplier of imaging supplies, photoreceptors and parts as well as a leading manufacturer of fuser rollers for copiers. The Company designs, sources and distributes high-quality "OEM-equivalent" products for all major copier brands to more than 19,000 copier dealers and distributors in more than 170 countries around the world. Parts Now! is the leading independent distributor and remanufacturer of new and used printer parts. The combination of Katun and Parts Now! establishes the leading worldwide distributor of aftermarket parts and supplies for the office imaging equipment industry. SC partnered with Bank of America Capital Investors, its investment partner in Parts Now!, and management to complete the transaction.
 
Company: World Data Products, Inc.
Location: Minnetonka, MN
Website: www.wdpi.com
Date of Investment: October 2000
Business Description:
SC led the recapitalization of World Data Products, Inc. World Data provides new, used and refurbished midrange computer and networking equipment to corporate end user customers and broker/dealers throughout the United States. World Data provides multiple equipment platforms including IBM AS/400, IBM RS/6000, Compaq, Hewlett-Packard, Sun Microsystems and Cisco Systems. The World Data product offering ranges from complete systems to individual parts, and is complemented by technical services such as repair, systems management, network management, consulting and training. SC partnered with Bank of America Capital Investors and management to complete this transaction.
 
 

 



 
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