Mike Hans

West Marine Products, Inc. is a boating and fishing supply store that offers over 100,000 products for boating, sailing, fishing, or paddling. The private company is based in Fort Lauderdale, FL. Customers can shop with confidence and receive free shipping to home or stores with a price match guarantee. The company was founded in 1968 and has since grown to over 250 local stores with knowledgeable associates to assist customers. The company was founded in 1975 by Randolph K. Repass. Chuck Rubin has been the CEO of the company since 2022.

84 Lumber Co. LP engages in provision of building materials and services to contractors. It offers projects and plans, professional services such as installation, kitchen and bath design, and national builder services, and specialty products. The company was founded by Joseph A. Hardy III in 1956 and is headquartered in Eighty Four, PA.

Sensus (Bermuda 2) Ltd. develops and manufactures gas and heat metering systems. The firm also produces pipe joining and repair products for water and natural gas utilities. The company was founded on December 18, 2003 and is headquartered in Raleigh, NC.

Part of Xylem, Inc., Smith-Blair, Inc. is a manufacturer of water, wastewater treatment, gas, and oilfield products.

The Watermill Group (The Watermill Group) is a private equity firm founded in 1978 by Steven E. Karol. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Weston Forest Group distributes and remanufactures softwood, hardwood lumber and panel products. The firm maintains inventory of Industrial and commodity lumber and panels to provide service to the crating and industrial packaging industry, construction and infrastructure sector, and Lumber and Building Materials dealers, including MSR lumber for truss manufacturers. The company was founded by Frank Ekstein in 1953 and is headquartered in Mississauga, Canada.

Atlas FRM LLC (Atlas FRM) is a private equity firm founded in 2002 by Andrew Bursky and Tim Fazio. The firm is headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut.

Merchants Metals, Inc. manufactures and distributes fencing systems. Its products include chain link, gates, ornamental, PVC, welded wires, wood, access control, bridge fencing, homeland security and recreational products. The company was founded in 1953 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Tradesmen International Holdings LLC operates as an holding company. The company is headquartered in Columbus, OH.

ARXX Corp. manufactures and supplies insulated concrete wall systems. The firm supplies products to residential and commercial constructions. The company was founded Bob Sternberg, Jim Miller and Robert Budihas in 1978 and is headquartered in Cobourg, Canada.

Part of RONA, Inc., Lowe's Companies Canada ULC is a Canadian home improvement company that serves approximately 20 million customers a week in the US and Canada. The company is based in Boucherville, Canada, and operates or services over 450 corporate and independent affiliate dealer stores in a number of complementary formats under different banners, which include Lowe's, RONA, Reno-Depot, and Dick's Lumber. The company has more than 26,000 associates in Canada, in addition to approximately 5,000 employees in the stores of independent affiliate dealers operating under the RONA banner. Founded in 1921, with fiscal year 2020 sales of nearly $90 billion, Lowe's and its related businesses operate or service more than 2,200 home improvement and hardware stores and employ over 300,000 associates.

Great Range Capital LLC (Great Range Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2010 by Ryan M. Sprott and Paul D. Maxwell. The firm is headquartered in Mission Woods, Kansas.