Crane employees share a proud 150-year-plus history of doing business the right way—treating people fairly, dealing honestly and ethically with customers, suppliers, and shareholders, and working hard to meet or exceed the expectations of customers. They also share a fascinating history of innovation dating from the early years of the Industrial Revolution to the current era of technology-driven product development and improvement. Crane is committed to the highest standards of business conduct. We strive to create value for all our stakeholders with a highly disciplined approach to materially strengthening our businesses through successful implementation of the Crane Business System, through strategic linkages among our businesses, and through utilization of strong free cash flow for strategic acquisitions.

Ahlstrom is a global leader in fiber-based materials, supplying innovative and sustainable solutions to its customers. Our vision is to be the Preferred Sustainable Specialty Materials Company for all our stakeholders. We serve five growing and distinctive end markets, which form the basis for our five divisions: Filtration, Food & Consumer Packaging, Healthcare, Building Materials, and Technical Materials. Our net sales in 2023 amounted to EUR 3.0 billion and we employ some 7,000 people. #WePurifyandProtect #BetterAhlstromforEveryone

Oxford Instruments is a leading provider of high technology tools and systems for research and industry. We design and manufacture equipment that can fabricate, analyse and manipulate matter at the atomic and molecular level. Oxford Instruments has discrete business groups operating in three sectors. This means we can focus our expertise, our technologies and our innovation on offering our customers high quality products and service that meet their stringent requirements.

The O’Connell Companies was established in 1979, but its history dates back to 1879, when Daniel O’Connell founded his construction company, Daniel O’Connell’s Sons. A century later, O’Connell Companies expanded and diversified into the construction management, property development, and energy and environmental services industries. Its affiliates include: DOC, a New England-based construction company; O’Connell Development Group, a real estate development group; Appleton Corporation, a property and asset management firm; and NEFCO, a biosolids management company.

Privately held real estate company.

MCU is a community credit union that offers competitive deposit rates and a wide variety of low-cost lending options. Member NCUA, Member MSIC, Equal Housing Lender. If you or an immediate family member live or work in Worcester County, it's easy to join MCU. Just open a deposit account for $5 or more...and you're a member! With branches located in Millbury, Auburn, Worcester and South Grafton, we take pride in consistently delivering the highest level of service to our members for over 85 years.

Ashworth is one of the top conveyor belt manufacturers in the world-because we built our business around satisfying your needs. Whether your application is in food processing or in an industrial, transportation or technology sector, Ashworth has a conveyor belting system to improve your yield-and help your business thrive. Pioneering the Industry Ashworth has been a major innovator in conveyor belting and conveyor systems for decades. Examples include: Hybrid Belting: Ashworth pioneered hybrid conveyor belting, introducing belts that combine a backbone of steel for high strength with a plastic product surface for its functional advantages. Most recently, Ashworth introduced The Advantage™ line of hybrid belting, that provides end-users with an extremely hygienic, easy to clean, open conveying surface combined with a no-weld, patented rod-locking system that makes repairs a snap. In its first year in the market, The Advantage™ has proven itself as the market leader in spiral freezing, cooling and proofing. True-Tracking Friction Driven Belts: Ashworth developed the true-tracking CB5 Baking Band® that became, and still is, a standard in the baking industry, as well as Cleatrac®, a positive-drive woven-wire belting system that eliminated the need for pin rolls. Lotension Spiral System and Spiral Belts: Ashworth invented the Lotension Spiral Conveyor System and the related turn curve conveyor belts that became a worldwide standard in food processing equipment. PosiDrive Spiral®: Ashworth recently introduced the PosiDrive Spiral® System. The unique cage design maintains product orientation, lowers belt tension and increases production capacity.

Bank of America is one of the world's largest financial institutions, serving individuals, small- and middle-market businesses and large corporations with a full range of banking, investing, asset management and other financial and risk management products and services. The company serves approximately 56 million U.S. consumer and small business relationships. It is among the world's leading wealth management companies and is a global leader in corporate and investment banking and trading. This LinkedIn company page is moderated. For more information, please visit: https://bit.ly/32FDdQr. For account issues, please visit: https://bit.ly/2GeTIeP.

Webster Equity Partners, founded in 2003, is a private equity firm that helps companies unlock their potential. Webster focuses on purpose-driven, patient-centric healthcare services companies with EBITDA between $3 million and $25 million. Webster Equity Partners provides equity financing, expertise and a broad contact network for management buyouts and growth capital. Our seasoned partners have extensive investing and operating experience in healthcare services honed through many years working with middle market companies.

Argosy Publishing now operates as Visible Body. Please visit us on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/visible-body

Watermill Group is a private investing firm that leads with strategy. Our passion lies in helping companies achieve their full potential through strategic transformation. We seek out businesses at a crossroads and inject them with the strategic capital and entrepreneurial vision required to realize their full potential. Investment Criteria: SIZE $50 - $500 million in revenues Strategic acquisitions for our portfolio companies BUSINESS TYPES Manufacturing Value-added distribution Business services INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE Metals & fabrication Rubber & plastics Packaging Aerospace & defense Chemicals Building Products & Services WE SPECIALIZE IN Opportunities for strategic revitalization Out of favor industries Complex transactions Distressed, turnaround & special situations Disclosures: Investments in securities are not insured, protected or guaranteed and may result in loss of income and/or principal. Historical performance is not indicative of any specific investment or future results. It should not be assumed that other investments have been or will achieve similar performance results. Private fund investments are speculative and may involve a high degree of risk. Opportunities for withdrawal or redemption and transferability of interests are restricted, and investors may not have access to capital when it is needed. There may be no secondary market for the interests and none may develop. An investment should not be made unless the investor is prepared to lose all or a substantial portion of the investment.

Since 1956, Block Engineering has developed chemical detection systems for safety, security, and environmental monitoring applications. Our quantum cascade laser-based spectrometers offer near-instantaneous detection of chemical threats from hundreds of meters away. Block also sells widely tunable mid-infrared laser systems to researchers, universities, and OEM partners.