HAMILTON ROBINSON CAPITAL PARTNERS'

PORTFOLIO COMPANY AMERICAN ROLLER EXECUTES ON SIXTH ACQUISITION

September 5, 2024 - Stamford, CT - Hamilton Robinson Capital Partners' portfolio company, American Roller Company, closed on its latest acquisition of A-Korn Roller, Inc. A-Korn, founded in 1970 and located in Chicago, IL, gives American Roller increased capabilities in the graphic arts and converting sectors. They also add unique OEM-approved compounds and strong customer relationships to expand American Roller's position as an industry leader in industrial rollers.

Adam Fitzner, Managing Director at Hamilton Robinson stated, "This is American Roller’s sixth acquisition since our initial investment. The team has done a great job leveraging its internal business systems to integrate acquisitions including the most advanced engineering in the industry, largest best-in-class sales team, in-house compounding, purchasing and lean operating processes."

"We are very proud of American Roller's success accelerating growth and increasing profits by 50%-100%+ in the first 18 months post-acquisition while retaining and creating new opportunities for the add-on's existing team," stated Christian Lund, Partner at Hamilton Robinson.

Dan Cahalane, CEO of American Roller continued, "We are fortunate within our industry that quality people and quality companies reach out to us to explore how collectively we can better service our customers. Partnering with the A-Korn Roller team further deepens our value to customers."

"The A-Korn team is a great cultural fit and will allow us to improve our positioning in several important growth markets," continued Bryan Burroughs, Vice President at Hamilton Robinson.