Ian Chester

Edgewater Capital Partners (Edgewater Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1998 by Christopher F. Childres and Edward L. Sawyer. The firm is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio.

Naprotek LLC provides printed circuit board design services to electronics makers. The firm's services include circuit design, material and component sourcing and printed circuit board layout. The company was founded by Najat Badriyeh in 1995 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

PD Holdings LLC engages in the development of specialty ingredients for the pharmaceutical, nutritional, and food markets. It offers five technology and service lines including: Spray Drying, Complex Granulation, Microencapsulation, Iron Deficiency Technologies, and Finished Dosage Manufacturing. The company was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Seymour, IN.

Fiber Materials, Inc. develops and manufactures high temperature materials, advanced composites, carbon and graphite insulation, and carbon and carbon composite products. It offers quartz based fiber and fabrics, ablative coatings, and an independent Energy Materials Testing Laboratory (EMTL). The firm provides its advanced material solutions for industrial, commercial, and aerospace and defense markets. The company was founded by Walter L. Lachman in 1969 and is headquartered in Biddeford, ME.

Fidus Partners LLC provides merger and acquisition advisory and related services to private equity firms, corporations, and private business owners. It focuses in the areas of corporate advisory, financial sponsors, family and privately held businesses, and industry expertise. The company was founded by Edward P. Imbrogno, John H. Grigg, John J. Ross, II and Patrick C. Clark in 2005 and is headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

Veolia WTS USA, Inc. is based in Trevose, PA. Veolia WTS USA, Inc. was acquired by Hercules, Inc. on October 15, 1998 for $2,144.52 million. Part of Veolia Environnement SA, Veolia WTS USA is a company that provides engineered chemical treatment of water, wastewater, and process systems. The company was founded in 1869. Yuvbir Singh has been the CEO of the company since 2019.

Edgewater Group LLC provides distressed advisory services to financial institutions. It also provides management and value-add investment services. The company was founded by Robert M. Brier and Ketan Vora in 2008 and is headquartered in Paoli, PA.

Part of Eastman Chemical Co., McWhorter Technologies, Inc. is a company that manufactures surface coating resins. The company is based in Carpentersville, IL. McWhorter Technologies was acquired by Eastman Chemical Co. on July 11, 2000 for $196.03 million.

Hexion, Inc. engages in the manufacture of thermoset resins. Its products are used in several applications including abrasives, adhesives, chemical intermediates, civil engineering, coatings, composites, crop protection, electrical/electronics, engineered wood, fertilizers and pesticides, fibers and textiles, foams, friction materials, furniture, molding compounds, oilfield, oriented strand board, particleboard and fiberboard, plywood, and laminated veneer lumber, and refractories. The company was founded in 1899 and is headquartered in Columbus, OH.

MetoKote Corp. engages in the provision of protective coating applications. It offers electro coating, powder coating, liquid painting, and metal finishing. The company was founded by James C. Blankemeyer in 1969 and is headquartered in Lima, OH.

Iten Defense LLC manufactures armor and advanced composites. The company is based in the United States and was founded in 2019. Lex Watson has been the CEO of the American company since 2019.

The ColorMatrix Corp. manufactures liquid colorants and additive concentrates. The firm also offers color concentrates, specialty compounds, dispersed pigments, printing and striping inks. The company was founded by John C. Haugh in 1978 and is headquartered in Berea, OH.

Part of Ascensus Specialties LLC, Ascensus Specialties Callery LLC is a company that operates inorganic specialties business. The company is based in Evans City, PA. Ascensus Specialties Callery LLC (Pennsylvania) was acquired by Ascensus Specialties LLC on October 06, 2019.

Evantic is an advanced material science and high-performance, design engineered components manufacturer to the semiconductor, aerospace, energy, and industrial sectors. The company is based in Tomball, TX and has subsidiaries in United States. Staffed with experienced engineers, PhD experts, and a state-of-the-art testing lab that mirrors their customers' capabilities, they excel in scalable, consistent, repeatable, zero-defect quality production of tight tolerance precision machined components, advanced polymer materials and shapes, fluoropolymer etching, film and tape, custom diaphragms and bellows, and injection molded engineered components. The company was founded in 1959. The CEO is Tamara Horne.

Royal Adhesives & Sealants LLC manufactures and markets adhesives, sealants, and polymer coatings. It specializes in thermosetting epoxy, urethane, and methyl methacrylate structural adhesives, moisture cured urethanes and MS adhesives and sealants, butyl and MS reactive hot melt adhesives and sealants cyanoacrylate and anaerobic adhesives, energy cured acrylate adhesives and coatings and rubber and acrylic based adhesives, sealants and polymer coatings. The company was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in South Bend, IN.

Turbonetics, Inc. designs and manufactures turbochargers, heat exchangers, and pressure control components for customers in the industrial, power plants/generators, mining, oil and gas, alternative fuels, agriculture, public transportation, construction, marine, military, and motorsport sectors. It offers valves and boosting systems. The company was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Simi Valley, CA.

Gabriel Performance Products LLC manufactures and supplies specialty chemicals. Its products include phenoxy resin, epoxy curing agents, and specialty lubricants. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Akron, OH.

BYK USA, Inc. is a leading supplier of specialty chemicals. BYK USA is based in Wallingford, CT and has subsidiaries in the United States. The private company's innovative additives optimize product properties and production and application processes.

Ascensus Specialties LLC provides specialty chemicals. Its products include alkali metals, boranes, borohydrides, boronic acid & esters, specialty and alcoholates. The firm serves life sciences and pulp & paper industries. The company was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Bellevue, WA.

TRI-TEC LLC supplies assembly and conveyor systems for the automotive industry. The firm's engineering and project management services include bid package development, facilities planning, contract representation, site support, equipment installation, scheduling, cost tracking, sub-contractor coordination, document control, safety management, Web-based project information management, error proofing, and launch support. It has extensive experience in managing engineering, renovation & construction projects for Conveyor and Material Handling, Body, Paint and General Assembly. The company was founded in April 1999 and is located in Beverly Hills, MI

Chemquest Chemicals LLC produces chemical products. It offers toll manufacturing, private label shipping, aqua ammonia, custom packaging, and inorganic compounding services. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Pasadena, TX.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

Chemquest, Inc. manufactures automotive chemicals. It specializes in blending inorganic industrial cleaners, tollhouse blending services and aqua-ammonia manufacturers. The firm produces a full line of car wash products for all types of friction and frictionless washes. The company was founded by Derril Shantz in 1993 and is headquartered in Lakeville, MN.