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International

Western Reserve Partners has the experience and contacts to effectively execute cross-border transactions for our U.S. clients. We have completed over 25 corporate finance transactions involving non-U.S. companies, primarily from Europe and Asia. In our Mergers and Acquisitions practice, we maintain an extensive database of strategic and financial buyers adept at cross-border transactions. In our financing practice, we are in frequent contact with international and regional investors with global financing capabilities.

Two of our managing directors have worked as ex-patriot executives, providing them understanding of the nuances of international business practices:

Mark A. Filippell served as Assistant to the General Manager of Comau Spa, a leading factory automation company in Torino, Italy. Earlier, he was a McKinsey & Company associate in Mexico City, Mexico and Düsseldorf, Germany. He speaks Italian and Spanish.

Ralph M. Della Ratta served as General Manager of American Fletcher National Bank in Luxembourg. He was also General Manager of American Fletcher Banque Suisse, S.A. in Geneva, Switzerland, and General Manager of the International Banking Division of American Fletcher National Bank (currently part of JP Morgan Chase & Co.). He speaks French.

Below is a list of international transactions our executives completed at previous employers:

Client/Company	Business	Transaction
30% Interest in Comau, Spa (Torino, Italy) owned by Allied Corporation (Morristown, NJ)	Leading European designer and manufacturer of machine tools, assembly machines, automation equipment and robotics	Sold to: FIAT Spa (Torino, Italy)
Addison Products Company and -WeatherKing Corporation (Addison, MI)	Manufacturers and marketers of residential unitary heating and cooling equipment	Sold to: Rheem Manufacturing (New York, NY) Subsidiary of Paloma Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan)
Airflow Research and Manufacturing Corp. (Watertown, MA)	Engineering and manufacturing of ultra-high efficiency automotive fans	Sold to: Robert Bosch, GmbH (Stuttgart, Germany)
Bankruptcy Estate of AL Tech Specialty Steel Corp. (Dunkirk, NY)	Processor of stainless steel billets into long products.	Sold to: Atlas Steel Inc. (Welland, Ontario, Canada)
Bock Products, Inc. (Elkhart, IN)	Leading manufacturer of heavy duty rectangular structural tubing.	Sold to: Bull Moose Tube Co. Subsidiary (St. Louis, MO), of Caparo Industries Plc., (London, England)
Brunswick Technologies Inc. (Brunswick, ME)	Leading manufacturer of stitchbonded engineered composite reinforced fabrics made from fiberglass, carbon and other fibers	Sold to: Saint-Gobain (Paris, France)
Claymont Steel Holdings, Inc. (Claymont, DE)	Steel mini-mill specializing in heavy gauge ferrous-plate	Sold to: Evraz Group S.A. (Moscow, Russia) (Fairness Opinion)
Commercial and Industrial Wiring Device Business (Ponce, Puerto Rico) of General Electric Lighting Co. Subsidiary (East Cleveland, OH), of General Electric Company (Fairfield, CT)	Manufacturer of electrical outlets and wiring devices	Sold to: Pass & Seymour Legrand (Paris, France)
Earthrite Products Line of Magic American Corporation (Beachwood, OH)	Formulator and marketer of environmentally safe household cleaning products.	Sold to: John A. Benckiser GmbH (Ludwigshafen, Germany)
European Business of Cameron Machinery Division (New Brunswick, NJ) Somerset Technologies Inc. (New Brunswick, NJ)	Manufactuer of slitting and winding machinery for paper and films	Sold to: BM Group, Ltd. (Taunton, England)
Hartig Plastics Machinery Division (New Brunswick, NJ) of Somerset Technologies Inc. (New Brunswick, NJ)	Manufacturer of heavy-duty industrial plastic blow-molding systems.	Sold to: Battenfeld Fisher GmbH (Meinerzhagen, Germany)
High Liner Foods Inc. (Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada)	Leading processor of branded and private label frozen foods in North America	Strategic advisory services.
I&K Distributors, Inc. (Delphos, OH)	Manufacturer, wholesaler and distributor of branded and private label potato salads and other foods.	Sold to: Chef Solutions, Inc. (Schaumburg, IL) a subsidiary of LSG Lufthansa Service Holding AG (Neu-Isenburg, Germany)
Johnson Oil Company (Columbus, IN)	Owner and operator of 225 convenience stores dba Bigfoot Food Stores	Sold to: Alimention Couche-Tard Inc. (Laval, Quebec, Canada)
Liqui-Box Corporation (Columbus, OH)	Manufacturer of plastic dispensing and packaging systems for liquids serving the bottled water, beverage, dairy, pharmaceutical, processed food and wine industries	Sold to: DuPont Canada (Whitby, Ontario, Canada)
Luntz Corporation (Canton, OH)	Recycler of ferrous and non-ferrous scrap metals	Sold to: Philip Environmental, Inc. (Hamilton, Ontario, Canada)
National Enterprises Inc. (Lafayette, IN)	Manufacturer of prefabricated homes.	Sold to: Ferrous Inc. (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
Novar Electronics Corporation (Barberton, OH)	Designer and manufacturer of proprietary, state-of-the-art security and HVAC control systems	Sold to: RTZ Corporation PLC (London, England)
Owens Illinois Labels, Inc. Subsidiary (Bardstown, KY) of Owens Illinois Corporation (Toledo, OH)	Integrated producer of labels and substrates.	Sold to: Fuji Seal Inc. (Tokyo, Japan)
Reclaimers, Inc. (Kendallville, IN)	Recycler of copper wire.	Sold to: Philip Environmental, Inc. (Hamilton, Ontario, Canada)
SIFCO Industries, Inc. (Cleveland, OH)	Large aerospace portion of turbine engine component repair business and certain related assets.	Sold to: SR Technics Airfoil Services Limited (Zurich, Switzerland)
SMED International (Calgary, Alberta, Canada)	Leading Manufacturer of modular office furniture	$35,150,000 follow-on offering of common stock
Stein Associates Inc. Subsidiary (Sandusky, OH), of Bettcher Industries (Vermillion, OH)	Manufacturer of food preparation equipment for fish	Sold to: Frigoscandia Contracting, AB (Helsingsborg, Sweden)
TeleZapper Product Line of Royal Appliance Mfg. Co. (Glenwillow, OH)	Anti-telemarketing product line	Licensed to: VTech Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong, China)
Thermagon Inc. (Cleveland, OH)	Developer and manufacturer of thermally conductive materials for electronic applications.	Sold to: The Laird Group PLC (London, England)
-Weltronic/Tecnitron, Inc. Subsidiary (Carol Stream, IL) of Ransburg Corporation (Indianapolis, IN)	Manufacturer of resistance welding controls.	Sold to: Nagoya Dengensha Co., Ltd. (Nagoya, Japan)