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TJC L.P.
TJC L.P. (formerly known as The Jordan Company) is a private equity firm focused on leveraged buyout and management buyout investments in smaller middle-market companies across a range of industries. The firm, a limited partnership based in New York City, was founded in 1982. The Jordan Company was founded by John W. Jordan II, prior to which he spent nine years at Carl Marks & Co., a merchant banking firm. Since its founding, the firm has completed over 90 investments and raised approximately $6 billion of investor commitments across its two Jordan Resolute funds and older pledge vehicles. Jordan's 2002 fund raised $1.5 billion of commitments and its second fund in 2007 raised $3.6 billion of capital. Among the dozens of current and prior investments completed by TJC are the following: American Safety Razor Company, Bojangles' Famous Chicken 'n Biscuits (in conjunction with Durational Capital Management), Carmike Cinemas, Fannie May, Great American Cookie, Harvey Gulf, Lepa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. Jordan is bordered by Syria to the north, Iraq to the east, Saudi Arabia to the south, and Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories to the west. The Jordan River, flowing into the Dead Sea, is located along the country's western border within the Jordan Rift Valley. Jordan has a small coastline along the Red Sea in its southwest, separated by the Gulf of Aqaba from Egypt. Amman is the country's capital and List of cities in Jordan, largest city, as well as the List of largest cities in the Levant region by population, most populous city in the Levant. Inhabited by humans since the Paleolithic period, three kingdoms developed in Transjordan (region), Transjordan during the Iron Age: Ammon, Moab and Edom. In the third century BC, the Arab Nabataeans established Nabataean Kingdom, their kingdom centered in Petra. The Greco-Roman world, Greco-Roman period saw the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''NYT'') is an American daily newspaper based in New York City. ''The New York Times'' covers domestic, national, and international news, and publishes opinion pieces, investigative reports, and reviews. As one of the longest-running newspapers in the United States, the ''Times'' serves as one of the country's Newspaper of record, newspapers of record. , ''The New York Times'' had 9.13 million total and 8.83 million online subscribers, both by significant margins the List of newspapers in the United States, highest numbers for any newspaper in the United States; the total also included 296,330 print subscribers, making the ''Times'' the second-largest newspaper by print circulation in the United States, following ''The Wall Street Journal'', also based in New York City. ''The New York Times'' is published by the New York Times Company; since 1896, the company has been chaired by the Ochs-Sulzberger family, whose current chairman and the paper's publ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
L3Harris
L3Harris Technologies, Inc. is an American technology company, defense contractor, and information technology services provider that produces products for command and control systems, wireless equipment, tactical radios, avionics and electronic systems, night vision equipment, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance ( C3ISR) systems and products, ocean systems, instrumentation, navigation products, training devices and services, and both terrestrial/spaceborne antennas for use in the government, defense, and commercial sectors. The company was formed from the merger of L3 Technologies and Harris Corporation on June 29, 2019, which made it the sixth-largest defense contractor in the United States. History The "Harris Automatic Press Company" was founded by Alfred S. Harris in Niles, Ohio, in 1895. The company spent the next 60 years developing lithographic processes and printing presses before acquiring typesetting company Intertype Corporation. In 1967, they mer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nautic Partners
Nautic Partners is a private equity firm focused on leveraged buyout investments in middle market companies across a range of industries that includes healthcare, industrial products, and outsourced services. History The firm, which is based in Providence, Rhode Island, United States, was founded in 1986 as Fleet Equity Partners, a subsidiary of Fleet Bank. Initially, Fleet Equity Partners invested in private equity exclusively on behalf of the bank. However, beginning in 1993, the team began to accept outside investors. In 2000, Nautic Partners was formed as an independent private equity firm with the majority of its capital for its fifth investment vehicle provided by outside investors. Fleet remained a minority investor. Among the firm's notable investments are Prince Sports, Fibertech, Big Train Coffee and R2C Group. The firm was also previously the owner of Skyline Chili. Its healthcare investments include All Metro Health Care, Gaymar and Family Physicians Group. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diligent Corporation
Diligent Corporation is a software as a service company that enables groups to share and collaborate information for board meetings. Headquartered in New York City, and incorporated in Delaware, the company has offices in Galway, Ireland; London, UK; Washington, D.C.; Munich, Germany; Budapest, Hungary; Hong Kong; Bangalore, India; Sydney and Vancouver. The company's main products are based on a software as a service model and sold by subscription. These include corporate governance technologies, such as a board portal for messaging, and voting tools. Diligent's products are used by 65 percent of all Fortune 1000 companies. History Diligent was founded by Brian Henry and Kiri Borg in 1994 as Manhattan Creative Partners (MCP) which consulted and hosted secure websites for financial institutions, mutual funds and insurance companies. Diligent began developing Boardbook in early 2001, when AIG Sunamerica, requested a secure automation of board documents. In 2003, Henry and Borg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ACR Electronics
ACR Electronics, Inc. (also known as the ACR Group) is an American manufacturer that produces search and rescue and communications equipment for use in aviation, military, outdoor recreation, and watercraft. History ACR Electronics, Inc. was founded in 1956. In 2012, the company was acquired by J.F. Lehman & Company (JFLCO) from Cobham Commercial Systems. It was sold to The Jordan Company and merged into Drew Marine in November 2013. The company acquired Ocean Signal in May 2015. Operations ACR Electronics, Inc. is based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States. Products ACR Electronics, Inc. produces search and rescue equipment such as emergency locator beacons, electronic distress flares, communications satellite transceivers, strobe lights, emergency position-indicating radiobeacons, and marine VHF radios. Their equipment is designed for use in aviation, military, outdoor recreation, and watercraft. Brands ARTEX ARTEX produces emergency locator beacons for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vivid Imaginations
Vivid Imaginations is a British toy manufacturer, distributor and wholesale company, based in Guildford, Surrey. Founded in 1992, one of the company's first toy lines it manufactured was Captain Scarlet, which has since been followed by Thunderbirds, Sindy and The Simpsons. In 1994, Kitty in My Pocket was released. After a few years of manufacturing, Vivid Imaginations began securing toy distribution and wholesale deals with The Walt Disney Company, MGA Entertainment, Jakks Pacific and Crayola for the UK market. Their main areas of expertise are within preschool, plush, dolls, collectables, action figures and arts and crafts. Vivid also produce games and puzzles along with tech and outdoor toys. The company increased its presence as a manufacturer in the 2010s by releasing dolls for music acts including Take That, JLS, The Wanted, One Direction and Justin Bieber. This would be followed by house-developed lines such as Animagic, and the popular award winning Moshi Monst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Universal Technical Institute
Universal Technical Institute, Inc. (UTI) is a private for-profit system of technical colleges in the United States. It was established in 1965 by Robert Sweet. History Universal Technical Institute was founded in 1965. UTI expanded its programs with additional curricula and opened new campuses, growing internally and through acquisitions. To address the needs of industry and corporate clients, UTI started providing continuing education and training for technicians in 1980. In 1983, UTI opened a campus in Houston, Texas. In 1988 UTI opened their Lisle, Illinois, campus. In 1998, it opened a campus in Rancho Cucamonga, California. In January 1998, UTI acquired Clinton Harley Corporation and Clinton Education Group, Inc. for $26.3 million. Motorcycle Mechanics Institute and Marine Mechanics Institute (MMI) were operating divisions of Clinton Harley Corporation. In June 1998, UTI acquired National Technology Transfer, Inc. (NTT) and Performance Training Associates (PTA). NTT pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RockShox
RockShox Inc. is an American company founded by Paul Turner in 1989, that develops and manufactures bicycle suspensions. The company led in the development of mountain bikes. It is now part of SRAM Corporation. History Start RockShox was founded by Paul Turner in 1989 in Asheville, North Carolina, USA. It moved to California four years later when Steve and Deborah Simons bought out Dia Compe. Turner raced motorcycles in his teens. In 1977, at the age of 18, he established a company that sold motorcycle components. He later worked for the Honda Motor Company as factory mechanic for their professional motocross team. This put him in contact with designers of suspension systems for motorcycles and other motocross industry people. Simons is a former motocross rider in his teens and early twenties and entrepreneur. He developed heat sinks for Koni shock absorbers to lower oil temperatures and then in 1974 he designed a shock absorber for the company that became Fox Racing Shox. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lincoln Industrial Corporation
Lincoln Industrial Corporation (Lincoln) is a manufacturer of automated lubrication systems, manual lubrication equipment and industrial pumping systems, and subsidiary of Svenska Kullagerfabriken AB (SKF). Founded in 1910, the company has been responsible for many of the inventions that established modern lubrication practices in automotive maintenance and industry. Early history After five years with the Union Pacific Railroad in Nebraska, Frank Barks went to work for the Commonwealth Steel Company in Granite City, Illinois, where his cousin, Clarence L. Howard, was president. Two years later, in January 1910, they recruited several investors and formed the Steel Roof Truss Company in Valley Park, Missouri. The company made tubular steel roof trusses, but showed a first year loss of $3,000. Most of the investors sold their interests to Barks, Howard and Edward H. Barstow. In October 1912, the company changed its name to ''Barks and Barstow Manufacturing Company''. Expanding ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great American Cookie
Great American Cookie Co., Trade name, doing business as Great American Cookies, is an American chain of independently owned and operated franchised stores that specialize in gourmet cookies, especially cookie cakes. It has over 290 stores in the U.S., particularly in the Southeastern United States, Southeast as well as Puerto Rico and Guam, most commonly located in Shopping mall, malls. The company was founded in 1977 and has its headquarters in Atlanta. It has been a franchise brand in the portfolio of Global Franchise Group since 2010. History Great American Cookie Co. was founded by future CEO Michael Coles (businessman), Michael J. Coles and partner Arthur Karp, who each invested $4,000 to develop a business selling cookies on the strength of a family recipe passed on to Karp's wife. That same year the first store opened in Atlanta's Perimeter Mall. The first store in Perimeter Mall became successful in its first month, and the company first became franchised the year a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fannie May
Fannie May Confection Brands, Inc. is an American chocolate manufacturer headquartered in Chicago and currently owned by multinational company Ferrero SpA. Fannie May manufactures a broad variety of products including enrobed, barks, caramels, squares, berries, twist wrapped, molded, flow wrapped, and boxed chocolates. Fannie May produces various candies without gluten, milk, honey, oil(s), wheat, and/or eggs for those with the relevant allergies. The Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America certified many of Fannie May's products to be kosher. History The first Fannie May shop was opened in 1920 by Henry Teller Archibald at 11 North LaSalle Street in Chicago, selling buttercream candies. The Second World War made some of the ingredients in Fannie May's recipes hard to come by. However, they did not change their recipes, or change the candies' quality. In the mid-1980s the company opened its first store in Missouri. By the end of the decade, more than 250 locations w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
