Founded in 2011 by several footwear industry experts, OOFOS designs, distributes, and sells active recovery footwear. OOFOS is a leader in this new footwear category. The OOFOS footwear is made from a special foam which provides 37% more cushion than a running shoe to recharge your body and reduce stress on your feet and joints. Headquartered in Braintree, MA, the proceeds of MCRC’s investment are funding continued sales growth.
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Polar Beverages, the country’s largest independent soft-drink bottler, is a fourth-generation, family-owned business that traces its roots back to 1882. Its proprietary brands “Polar” and “Adirondack” include over fifty flavors of seltzers, diets, traditional soft drinks and teas. In addition to its own brands, Polar has the franchise rights to manufacture and distribute many other brands including Snapple, Nantucket Nectars, Monster Energy, Seven-Up, A&W and Sunkist. Polar is also the leading private-label bottler serving virtually all the major supermarket chains in the Northeast. MCRC has invested in excess of $14 million in Polar in four separate transactions to support growth in working capital, the acquisition of Adirondack Beverages and the repurchase of stock from retiring family shareholders.
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Headquartered in Boston, NOBULL is a direct-to-consumer athletic footwear and apparel company focused on the training space. As a leading brand in the category, NOBULL sponsors high-profile Crossfit athletes including Tia-Clair Toomey, Brooke Wells, Katrin Davidsdottir, NFL athlete Will Grier and Olympic gold medalist Caeleb Dressel. NOBULL is a brand built for people who work hard and don’t believe in excuses.
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Founded by Harvard research scientist Francesco Pompei, PhD., Exergen Corporation is the recognized world leader in industrial and medical non-invasive temperature technology. Exergen creates non-invasive temperature measurement devices providing lower cost, higher accuracy, less invasiveness, and greater reliability than ever previously possible. The Company created the first temporal artery thermometer – the Temporal Scanner ™, the most efficacious, non-invasive thermometer that takes a temperature in just two seconds. The Temporal Scanner gauges body temperature by capturing the naturally emitted heat from skin over the temporal artery, which runs across the forehead and is directly connected to the heart via the carotid artery. Exergen holds over 100 U.S. and foreign patents, and is the only manufacturer of retail medical thermometers in the U.S. Presently, 30% of hospitals and pediatricians use the Exergen TemporalScanner, and well over 1 million consumers use one at home. MCRC has supported the rapid growth of the business with 3 separate investments.
Founded in 1917 and headquartered in Canton, MA, Bainbridge is the original supplier of sailcloth for recreational sailing, with almost a century’s experience in developing and supplying the highest quality, highest performance materials to the marine industry. The Bainbridge Airx© Spinnaker fabrics are the gold standard in the industry, and the Company’s Coverguard© protective products protect surfaces ranging from the decks of U.S. Navy Aircraft Carriers and Destroyers to the floors of large construction projects like the Freedom Tower in New York City. With a full range of sailcloth, cover fabrics, hardware and accessories, Bainbridge is uniquely qualified and committed to supplying the marine industry with the finest quality materials. MCRC’s subordinated note investment supported a management buyout from the longtime owners