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Charter Oak Equity, LP (COE) was formed in 2006. The firm invests in niche manufacturing, medical products and financial services companies with enterprise values between $20 and $150 million.

The general partners average over 20 years of investing and operating experience and have worked together at Charter Oak Capital Partners since 1999. Our Executive Partners - a corps of retired and semi-retired industry executives - serve as advisors, deal finders and board members providing extensive senior management experience and complementing the strong COE team.

COE’s Investment Philosophy can be summarized as follows:

Maintain a consistent focus on companies that meet our Target Company Profile
Provide unique, proprietary sourcing through our Deal Sourcing Network
Drive Business Growth and Value Creation by leveraging our expertise and by partnering with our management teams
Capture value through a Successful Exit to the right buyer.

Currently, COE has five companies in its portfolio. Texcel, a neuro-stimulation products and engineering services company, was acquired in 2007. Aylward Enterprises, a manufacturer of packaging equipment for the pharmaceutical industry, was acquired in 2007. Parish Pay and Smart, LLC, companies providing tuition and parish collections services, were acquired and merged in 2006. Space Optics Research Labs, a specialty optics manufacturer for military applications, was acquired in 2006. The general partners have personally invested in all of these transactions.

INVESTMENT TEAM:
Paul Roughan, Managing Partner
Zubin Avari, General Partner
Mark Ullman, General Partner
Tony Dowd, General Partner
Rob Sarrazin, General Partner
Ellyn Stern, CFO

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