Direct marketer and manufacturer of contact lenses

$28 million initial public offering of common stock

Manufacturer and provider of plastic resins and compounds

$50 million placement of senior notes

Manufactures, markets and distributes vinyl rainware systems

Sold to: Euramax International (Norcross, GA)

Manufacturer of industrial lift trucks and lift truck parts

Acquired: Lift Truck Division (Mattison, IL) of Allis Chalmers Corp. (Milwaukee, WI)

Manufacturers and marketers of residential unitary heating and cooling equipment

Sold to: Rheem Manufacturing (New York, NY), a subsidiary of Paloma Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan)

Wholesale auctioneer of used automobiles

$23 million initial public offering of common stock

Manufacturer of wallboard and wood building components for the manufactured housing and recreational vehicle industries

Sold to: Linsalata Capital Partners (Cleveland, OH)

Manufacturer of front discharge concrete mixer trucks

Sold to: The Prince Group (Grand Rapids, MI)

Manufacturer of high value ceramic shapes and powders

Sold to: GE Quartz Advanced Materials Division (Willoughby, OH) of General Electric Company (Fairfield, CT); provided fairness opinion

Provider of in-home installation services for communications industry

Arranged senior secured credit facility with PNC Business Credit