Harbour Group

Harbour Group Partners with Texcel

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Tuesday, December 5, 2023
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ST. LOUIS, Dec. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The business of Trelltex, Inc., which does business as Texcel, has joined the Harbour Group family of companies, Jeff Fox, Harbour Group's chairman and chief executive officer, announced today.

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  • ST. LOUIS, Dec. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The business of Trelltex, Inc., which does business as Texcel, has joined the Harbour Group family of companies, Jeff Fox, Harbour Group's chairman and chief executive officer, announced today.
  • Texcel will operate alongside Harbour's other specialty-flow component businesses, Stainless Hose Fittings (SHF), Omega One, and AMFM.
  • Texcel is a leading branded supplier of premium quality industrial hoses, fluid sealing and hydraulic products, as well as services.
  • "I am very impressed by the entire team at Texcel and look forward to working closely with them as we grow our business."

Harbour Group's Cattron Acquires BWI Eagle, LLC

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Monday, July 17, 2023
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ST. LOUIS, July 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Cattron, a subsidiary of Control Solutions, a Harbour Group company, has acquired BWI Eagle, LLC ("BWI Eagle"), Jeff Fox, Harbour Group's chairman and chief executive officer, announced today.

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  • ST. LOUIS, July 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Cattron, a subsidiary of Control Solutions, a Harbour Group company, has acquired BWI Eagle, LLC ("BWI Eagle"), Jeff Fox, Harbour Group's chairman and chief executive officer, announced today.
  • The company was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Butler, Pa.
    Mr. Fox commented, "BWI Eagle further expands Cattron's market leading product offering and extensive application knowledge.
  • BWI Eagle is a well-established brand in the U.S. market with a customer-centric focus offering products configured to meet specific needs and applications."
  • Ryan Wooten, CEO of Control Solutions, added: "The addition of the BWI Eagle portfolio further enhances our ability to offer complete solutions to our customers.

Barings Supports Harbour Group’s Investment in Americo Chemical Products

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Tuesday, May 16, 2023
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Barings, one of the world's leading investment managers, today announced it had served as lead arranger and administrative agent for a senior secured facility to support Harbour Group’s investment in Americo Chemical Products, Inc. (“Americo”).

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  • Barings, one of the world's leading investment managers, today announced it had served as lead arranger and administrative agent for a senior secured facility to support Harbour Group’s investment in Americo Chemical Products, Inc. (“Americo”).
  • Founded in 1989 and headquartered in Elgin, IL, Americo is a leading provider of innovative chemical solutions for industries that require surface treatment of metal and other substrates.
  • “We are excited to welcome Americo to Harbour Group,” said Jeff Fox, Harbour Group’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
  • In partnering with Harbour Group, Americo will be in an even stronger position to scale in its existing market, while focusing on expanding its product offering and end market applications.”
    “Barings greatly appreciates the opportunity to support Harbour Group’s investment in Americo.

Harbour Group's SpotSee Acquires Marathon Products, Inc.

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Friday, May 5, 2023
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ST. LOUIS, May 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- SpotSee ®, a Harbour Group company, has acquired Marathon Products, Inc.("Marathon"), Jeff Fox, Harbour Group's chairman and chief executive, announced today.

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  • ST. LOUIS, May 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- SpotSee ®, a Harbour Group company, has acquired Marathon Products, Inc.("Marathon"), Jeff Fox, Harbour Group's chairman and chief executive, announced today.
  • Marathon is a leading provider of temperature and humidity dataloggers, with a particular expertise in ultra-low temperature monitoring.
  • The acquisition of Marathon provides a great opportunity for SpotSee to enhance its product portfolio.
  • Tony Fonk, CEO and President of SpotSee, said, "The combination of Marathon with SpotSee expands our life science product offering by adding dataloggers and wireless monitors to the SpotSee product portfolio.

Former Medtronic Chairman and Chief Executive Becomes Senior Advisor of FGS Global

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Thursday, February 23, 2023
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FGS Global, the strategic advisor for the global economy, today announced that Bill George, former Chairman and Chief Executive of Medtronic and currently an executive fellow at Harvard Business School, has become a senior advisor of the company.

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  • FGS Global, the strategic advisor for the global economy, today announced that Bill George, former Chairman and Chief Executive of Medtronic and currently an executive fellow at Harvard Business School, has become a senior advisor of the company.
  • Mr. George, the author of "True North" and other best-selling books on business leadership, has served on the boards of Goldman Sachs, Exxon Mobil, Target, Novartis AG and Mayo Clinic.
  • “As a professor of management practice at Harvard Business School, he has helped prepare hundreds of new CEOs for the challenges they face.
  • They have created an extraordinary and cohesive platform focused on helping Boards and senior executives navigate the stakeholder economy and the challenges they face.

Jeff DePlanty Joins WILsquare Capital

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Tuesday, September 13, 2022
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ST. LOUIS, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- WILsquare Capital , a St. Louis-based private equity firm, announced the hiring of Jeff DePlanty as Executive Vice President and Operating Partner.

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  • ST. LOUIS, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- WILsquare Capital , a St. Louis-based private equity firm, announced the hiring of Jeff DePlanty as Executive Vice President and Operating Partner.
  • Jeff joins WILsquare with over 20 years of private equity experience within the lower-middle market working across multiple industries in various leadership roles.
  • "During my time at Harbour Group, I had the pleasure of working with Jeff and seeing him develop his private equity and operational talent set," said Bill Willhite, Managing Partner at WILsquare Capital.
  • The firm is currently investing out of WILsquare Capital Partners Fund II, L.P.
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Harbour Group's Cattron Acquires Tyro Remotes, LLC

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Tuesday, July 12, 2022
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ST. LOUIS, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cattron, a subsidiary of Control Solutions, a Harbour Group company, has acquired Tyro Remotes, LLC ("Tyro"), Jeff Fox, Harbour Group's chairman and chief executive officer, announced today.

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  • ST. LOUIS, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cattron, a subsidiary of Control Solutions, a Harbour Group company, has acquired Tyro Remotes, LLC ("Tyro"), Jeff Fox, Harbour Group's chairman and chief executive officer, announced today.
  • Mr. Fox commented, "Tyro is a strong addition to Cattron because it expands the range of remote control product offerings, technology, and applications that Cattron offers globally.
  • Ryan Wooten, CEO of Control Solutions, added: "The combination of the Tyro and Cattron portfolios and associated expertise extends the range of applications and customers that we support with our control products.
  • Since its founding in 1976, Harbour Group has acquired 222 companies in 48 different industries.

Harbour Group's SpotSee Acquires the Assets of Biosynergy

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Monday, January 24, 2022
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ST. LOUIS, Jan. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --SpotSee, a Harbour Group company, has acquired the assets of Biosynergy, Inc., Jeff Fox, Harbour Group's chairman and chief executive, announced today.

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  • ST. LOUIS, Jan. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --SpotSee, a Harbour Group company, has acquired the assets of Biosynergy, Inc., Jeff Fox, Harbour Group's chairman and chief executive, announced today.
  • Biosynergy manufactures and distributes temperature indicators used in the life sciences market, primarily in monitoring temperature on blood bags.
  • Mr. Fox commented, "SpotSee has been focused on bringing new products and capabilities to the life sciences market.
  • Tony Fonk, CEO and President of SpotSee, said, "The combination of Biosynergy with SpotSee expands our product offering in the growing life sciences temperature monitoring market.

Harbour Group Acquires SpotSee Holdings

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Tuesday, November 26, 2019
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SpotSee Holdings and its subsidiaries (SpotSee), are now part of the Harbour Group family of companies, Jeff Fox, Harbour Groups chairman and CEO, announced today.

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  • SpotSee Holdings and its subsidiaries (SpotSee), are now part of the Harbour Group family of companies, Jeff Fox, Harbour Groups chairman and CEO, announced today.
  • We are excited to welcome SpotSee to the Harbour Group family, said Fox.
  • Tony Fonk, CEO and president of SpotSee, added, We are excited and look forward to joining the Harbour Group family.
  • With a strong reputation of operational excellence, Harbour Group is uniquely positioned to assist in our efforts to grow the business.