Our Current Investments

 

Academy of Healing Arts is a for-profit vocational school focused on entry-level healthcare career programs. The Academy’s accredited curriculum consists of four primary programs and its medical assistant program is one of the largest in Nevada. The company was acquired in September 2005.



Advanced H2O, LLC is one of the leading private label bottled water companies in the western United States. The company bottles both purified and spring water for leading national retailers, under the retailers’ own "store brands." The company was acquired in June 2005. (Realized December 2007).

 

ChaseDesign provides shopper insight consulting and industrial, package, and retail design services to leading consumer goods companies and major retailers in North America and Europe. The Company’s services are focused on driving sales and market share growth for its clients. LaSalle closed its investment in ChaseDesign in November 2007.

 

Cherry Vale Impressions d/b/a Highwire – Apparel Decoration Services is a high-capacity provider of, screen printing, embroidery, digitizing and fulfillment services to the licensed apparel, corporate identity, promotional marketing, varsity wear and educational markets throughout the United States. The Company is headquartered in Indianapolis, IN and was acquired in September 2007.

 

CAI Collection Associates, Inc. is a licensed and bonded accounts receivable management company. Collection Associates specializes in the healthcare space, collecting on accounts for county hospitals and physician groups in second and third tier cities in central and southern Indiana. The Company was acquired in May 2007.

 

Environmental Lighting Concepts, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of natural daylight products specifically formulated to bring the benefits of natural daylight indoors. ELC manufactures three unique natural light formulations: OTT-LITE VisionSaver Plus™ for reading and seeing better, OTT-LITE® TrueColor™ for crafting and matching colors accurately and OTT-LITE® Natural Light Supplement™ for growing plants indoors. The company was acquired in March 2006.

 

paramount Paramount Building Solutions is a provider of outsourced janitorial services to the “big-box” (i.e., grocery, club stores, etc.) retail industry.  The Company currently services over 320 individual store locations in Arizona, Texas, Colorado, Oregon, Washington, Nebraska, South Dakota and Wyoming. The Company was acquired in May 2007.

Violet Packing Company is the leading East Coast processor of fresh-packed tomato products, including pizza and spaghetti sauces, crushed tomatoes and whole tomatoes. Violet sells products under the Don Pepino, Sclafani, and Violet brand names to leading food service distributors, contract feeding organizations, buying clubs and grocers. Violet's products use only the freshest tomatoes with no additives, providing a unique, all-natural and healthy taste profile. The company was acquired in October 2004 from the Sclafani family, which had established Violet in 1945.