Active Portfolio Companies
INVESTING ENTITIES
MAF-1, MAF-OF, Two SPEs
STATUS
Active
Ablative Solutions
Ablative Solutions has developed a novel technology for treating hypertension. The Peregrine™ catheter system uses micro-tubules and micro-needles to deliver alcohol as a neurolytic agent to denervate nerves outside of the renal artery which hormonally modulate blood pressure.
INVESTING ENTITY
Charter Growth Capital Fund
STATUS
Active
All Star Driver Education
With 50 years of experience, 200,000+ safe drivers, and certification in 16 states, All Star Driver Education is the leader in driver education, offering innovative classroom and online programs that exceed state requirements, supported by state-of-the art training vehicles.
INVESTING ENTITY
Charter Growth Capital Fund
STATUS
Active
Chicago Switchboard
Chicago Switchboard is a recognized leader in quick ship custom built electrical distribution equipment. Founded in 1936, its products range from switchboards and switchgears, to panel boards and junction boxes. Providing the full spectrum of product from low to high voltage, its market extends from the Midwest to the East Coast.
INVESTING ENTITIES
MAF-1, MAF-OF, One SPE
STATUS
Active
eAgile
eAgile is a premier global supplier of RFID solutions with item-level tracking of assets in numerous high growth markets. Millions of eAgile tags are sold every year to a diverse client base deploying eAgile solutions in more than 40 countries across five continents.
INVESTING ENTITY
Charter Capital Growth Fund
STATUS
Active
Envirolite
Since its founding in 2008, Envirolite has quickly become a sought-after global provider of diverse foam-based products for a broad customer group, including the athletic, consumer product, energy, flooring, industrial, marine, medical, packaging, and recreation industries.
INVESTING ENTITY
One SPE
STATUS
Active
Grand River Aseptic Manufacturing
Grand River Aseptic Manufacturing (GRAM) was founded in 2010 to support the growing need for high-quality, outsourced sterile injectable manufacturing. GRAM meets a full range of fill and finish needs, from early clinical trial fills through commercialization.
INVESTING ENTITY
Charter Growth Capital Fund
STATUS
Active
Innoplast
Innoplast specializes in manufacturing bollards, reflective bollard covers and other innovative products that help protect vehicles, properties, and facilities from unnecessary damage. The company’s products are essential fixtures in car washes, fire stations, convenience store fronts, warehouses, airports, loading docks, and parking garages.
INVESTING ENTITY
Charter Growth Capital Fund
STATUS
Active
Keystone
In operation for more than 20 years, Keystone Solutions Group collaborates with customers around the world in the aerospace, automotive and medical device industries to design, develop, test, and manufacture a wide range of products.
INVESTING ENTITY
Charter Growth Capital Fund
STATUS
Active
Lambert
Lambert Global, LLC, is the holding company for award-winning public relations, investor relations, and integrated marketing firm Lambert and its growing family of companies.
INVESTING ENTITIES
MAF-1, Three SPEs
STATUS
Active
Metabolic Solutions Development Company
Cirius Therapeutics, a subsidiary of Metabolic Solutions Development Corporation, is a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company focused on the development of innovative therapies for the treatment of liver and metabolic diseases.
INVESTING ENTITY
Two SPEs
STATUS
Active
Papa's Pilar
With a distillery located in Key West, Papa’s Pilar Rum is growing in recognition and distributed throughout the nation. Texas-based Treaty Oak Distilling offers hand-crafted whiskey along with several types of gin under the Waterloo Gin brand.
INVESTING ENTITY
Charter Capital Growth Fund
STATUS
Active
Premier Engineered Products
Abingdon, Virginia-based Premier Engineered Products produces superior die cast parts and tooling, along with metal finishing and CNC machining, using state-of-the-art machinery and processes to produce economical parts with reliable quality.
INVESTING ENTITY
One SPE
STATUS
Active
Rim Guard
The Original Beet Juice Tire Ballast by Rim Guard is used in a wide range of heavy-duty equipment. It safely and cost-effectively maximizes pulling power, improves lifting performance, and reduces the risk of tipping – all while protecting the wheel from corrosion unlike any other ballast.
INVESTING ENTITY
Charter Capital Growth Fund
STATUS
Active
Traverse City Products
Founded in 1982, Traverse City Products provides metal stamping and roll forming products to the automotive, office furniture, and building product end markets, with particular expertise in manufacturing glass hardware components for Tier 1 automotive suppliers.
INVESTING ENTITIES
One SPE
STATUS
Active
Trice Medical
Trice was founded in 2011 to fundamentally improve orthopedic diagnostics. Fully integrated camera-enabled technologies provide a clinical solution optimized for the physician’s office, providing more immediate and accurate diagnoses while significantly reducing costs.
INVESTING ENTITIES
MAF-1, MAF-OF, One SPE
STATUS
Active
Vestaron
Vestaron is leading a peptide-based revolution in crop protection, providing growers with novel, effective chemistries that address proven targets. The company’s peptides overcome existing resistance issues while offering a desired safety profile for workers, beneficials, and the environment.
Exited Portfolio Companies
STATUS
Exited 2010
Alliant Healthcare Products
Alliant was established in 2002 to provide quality, cost-effective medical devices and services, with a core focus on the federal market. A vast array of contracting tools enable the government to purchase products easily, efficiently, and inexpensively.
STATUS
Partial Exit 2017
Grand River Aseptic Manufacturing
Grand River Aseptic Manufacturing (GRAM) was founded in 2010 to support the growing need for high-quality, outsourced sterile injectable manufacturing. GRAM meets a full range of fill and finish needs, from early clinical trial fills through commercialization. grandriverasepticmfg.com
STATUS
Exited 2016
nanoRETE
nanoRETE was founded to develop technology providing real-time detection of infectious agents using customized nanoparticle biosensors, providing the ability to test for numerous pathogens/toxins using a simple-to-use handheld device intended to generate screening results in as little as one hour.
STATUS
Exited 2016
RespondWell
RespondWell developed a proprietary software package that facilitates, manages, and reports patients’ rehabilitation through gamified sessions using the Xbox Kinect. The award-winning technology was acquired by Zimmer Biomet Holdings, a global leader in musculoskeletal healthcare.
STATUS
Exited 2021
Swift Biosciences
Swift Biosciences develops and manufactures reagent kits for the rapidly growing areas of genetic and cancer research enabled by next-generation sequencing (NGS) technologies. Using extremely low DNA inputs, Swift is quickly becoming a market leader for DNA sample preparation.
STATUS
Exited 2016
TransCorp Spine
TransCorp Spine products and procedures for the treatment of herniated cervical disks enable surgeons to decompress the cervical spine rapidly, safely, and effectively without the need to perform a diskectomy, fusion or arthroplasty. The company was acquired by Globus Medical.
STATUS
Exited 2021
Trapelo Health
Trapelo Health helps oncologists develop personalized treatments for patients by analyzing cancerous tissue and generating a genomic picture of over 20,000 genes and molecular pathways that uniquely define the cancer and the specific drugs that are most effective at treating it.
STATUS
Exited 2014
Tissue Regeneration Systems
TRS is commercializing a breakthrough skeletal reconstruction platform combining a 3D printed bioresorbable scaffold implant with an osteoconductive mineral coating that enhances bone regeneration throughout the porous implant, leaving no residual device.