Monomoy Investments

Yes, we actually own an auto component supplier that has remained healthy amid the worst industry collapse in history. Compass Automotive is a company Monomoy built out of four underperforming businesses in the automotive supply chain. Compass makes the metal components that attach your wheel to the axle and allow you to steer your car, including steering knuckles and control arms. Compass supplies nearly every automotive company in North America with lightweight, aluminum parts, which make cars more fuel efficient. We saved Compass from the automotive collapse through the relentless application of lean manufacturing and cost reduction. The company's focus on highly-engineered, safety-critical auto components has allowed Compass to prosper as the auto industry stabilizes.

On your table, in your kitchen, at your favorite restaurant: the flatware, the dinnerware, the glassware, the stemware, you can find our every ware, everywhere. EveryWare Global, Inc. was formed in March of 2012 through the merger of two iconic American brands: Anchor Hocking and Oneida. Over time, our well-known portfolio of global brands has grown to include Anchor Hocking, Anchor, AnchorHome, Buffalo China, Delco, FireKing, ONEIDA, OneidaCraft, Rego, Sant’ Andrea, Viners and W.A. Rogers. With this broad portfolio and a disciplined, tiered go-to-market strategy, EveryWare provides an integrated tabletop and food preparation solution that specifically caters to its diverse customer base. We plan to invest in EveryWare’s international presence, while further penetrating the North American consumer, foodservice and specialty channels with the industry’s most comprehensive and innovative product offering. Enjoy your meal.
 

 
Loved by Driver’s Ed instructors worldwide, Gearbox Group produces the parts that are making manual transmissions obsolete. Whether car or SUV, tractor or dump truck, bus or cement mixer, if it has an automated or synchronized transmission, you can bet Gearbox Group was responsible for the missing pedal. Under the Raybestos, Steel Parts, and Allomatic brands, Gearbox designs, manufactures and distributes a diversified portfolio of transmission, wet braking and steering components, with a focus on friction and reaction clutch plates that facilitate automated gear changes. Gearbox Group is a market leader known for innovation, quality and reliability that supplies the world’s foremost aftermarket distributors, automotive OEMs, Tier I auto and industrial suppliers and heavy-duty transmission manufacturers. TheGearbox team is building a leading platform in the automated transmission and wet braking niche.

For over 100 years, Holley has manufactured fuel systems and supplied “Fast and Furious” drivers with the horsepower required to fuel their need for speed. Holley is a dominant force in auto racing and has been the exclusive supplier of carburetors to NASCAR since 1960. Today, Holley’s portfolio of products include high performance carburetors, electronic fuel injection systems, intake manifolds, exhaust systems and nitrous products that are marketed under such iconic brands as Holley, Hooker Headers, FlowTech, NOS, Weiand Superchargers, Earl’s Plumbing and Sniper Motorsports. We acquired Holley for the opportunity to revitalize these cherished brands through supercharged product development, lean manufacturing and expansion into new markets. Start your engines.

Anyone who has shopped in a supermarket or picked up a cold drink from a convenience store knows HTPG. The Heat Transfer Products Group makes refrigeration components and equipment used by food retailers and restaurants, sports arenas and warehouses, blood banks and pharmaceutical companies. With HTPG, we saw the opportunity to work with a 50-year-old, profitable segment leader with exceptionally strong identities among its four component brands: Russell, Witt, Kramer and ColdZone. Customers love their quality, and they are number one or number two in every core segment they serve. HTPG has the fastest lead times in the industry, and derives significant advantage from its global reach and longstanding customer relationships. Despite historical underinvestment by its much larger parent, the company has always been profitable. Monomoy contributed its expertise to refresh marketing and implement lean savings, and created a stronger support system that enables HTPG to continue doing what it has done so successfully for half a century.

Katun helps businesses save money on printing and copying expenses with low-cost replacement toner, printer cartridges and copier drums. As the pioneer of the aftermarket accessory space for printers and copiers, Katun maintains the dominant brand name and market share of off-brand accessories in the world. The company designs and engineers its products in the United States, sources them in Asia and sells them to over 18,000 customers in 150 countries. These — along with Katun's unique products and global reach — were the key reasons for Monomoy's acquisition. With our help, Katun has consolidated distribution centers and sales offices, improved product mix and introduced exciting new products.  In 2010, the company acquired Media Sciences, Inc. to expand its printer products.  The company has also introduced a web-based selling program and reduced inventory across its global network from Amsterdam to Argentina. So, if you want to save money on printer and copier costs, check out Katun's products at kolc.katun.com.

When Monomoy acquired Kurz-Kasch, it was a troubled and non-core division of a large public company-which obscured its enviable status as the worldwide leader in manufacturing electromagnetic components for heavy-duty diesel fuel systems. The company also makes high-grade thermoset plastic parts and can mold nearly any part required by any industry. Within a year of our acquisition, we added McLean Vehicle Systems and Macon Coil to grow the company's specialized, high-margin component business. We have consolidated ten Kurz-Kasch facilities into two locations in Ohio, substantially reducing operating costs and improving quality. Today, Kurz-Kasch is a critical supplier to original equipment manufacturers in a wide range of industries. It remains profitable despite the collapse of the basic vehicle market and well positioned to out-perform in an economic recovery.

Unlike your local post office, MPI has embraced the evolution of stamping. MPI manufactures high-precision automotive and industrial components through fineblanking: a technically-complex, dual-pressure stamping procedure that produces parts with uniform flatness, unparalleled dimensional accuracy, and near-net finish. Sought after by automotive and industrial equipment manufacturers, fineblanked parts meet the demanding specifications of critical powertrain and safety applications that conventional stamping alone simply can’t match. As a result, MPI is the leading manufacturer for automotive transmission parts in North America. Monomoy partnered with management in 2012 to enhance our transmission component platform and build on MPI’s market-leading foundation. In today’s increasingly competitive world of precision-stamped components, if fineblanking isn’t in your repertoire, you might as well mail it in.