Acquired a specialty spring manufacturer that doubled sales, profits, and employment and, after seven years, was sold to management resulting in tripling the value of the owners’ equity investment.  See www.SpringTeam.com
 

Acquired a corrugated box company that doubled sales, dramatically increased profits with a superior gross profit percent, and is still owned after eight years.  Invested over one million dollars in new equipment and facilities in 2002. See www.AlleghenyContainer.com.
 

Funded an investment in a composite manufacturer that created a patented breakthrough technology automating the process of making fiberglass boats.  The company was purchased by the world’s largest boat manufacturer which is currently deploying this new process into their production lines.  See www.VecTechnology.com. Also see Fortune Magazine article which includes a section (the 3rd one) on Gene Kirila, CEO and founder of VEC Technologies.
 

In the past four years of ownership, another of Eagle’s portfolio companies, a membrane switch (electronic touchpad) and smart card manufacturer, added a new CEO, moved to a new facility, became ISO compliant, bought and successfully implemented an Enterprise Resource Planning M.I.S. system, acquired a half million dollars of new equipment and introduced a new profitable product line.  See www.Dawar.com