IIMAK was founded in 1983 and is owned by management and investment firm Centre Partners. International Imaging Materials (IIMAK) makes inks, specialty papers, cartridges, and cassettes that are used by manufacturers, retailers, and shipping and distribution companies, as well as in medical applications. The company also makes ribbons for fax machines, bar-code machines, and ID card printers. IIMAK's thermal transfer ribbons are used to print tags and labels, in addition to making decals, signs, and other graphic art. Its customers include OEMs and distributors. Though headquartered in the US, IIMAK also has locations in Belgium, Brazil, and Mexico.

To IT Holding, fashion-conscious youth are a priority. Pulling itself up by its bootstraps is another. Its Ittierre unit makes youth collections for top fashion houses, including Versace and Roberto Cavalli. IT Holding offers youthful apparel and accessories under its own Extè name. The company also owns luxury clothing firm Gianfranco Ferre -- its marquee brand -- and cashmere company Malo. With manufacturing facilities in Italy, IT Holding sells its products in about 70 of its own stores and about 6,000 department stores and shops worldwide. IT Holding went into administration, the Italian equivalent of Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, in February 2009 soon after its Ittierre subsidiary did the same.

Sexy Hair wants to take sexy from concept to reality. Named Sexy Hair Concepts, the company makes and distributes hair care products for sale in more than 60,000 US professional hair salons. Products include Fresh Concepts, its Sexy Hair line, Sex Symbol Aero Tan (self-tanning spray), and Formulas by Ecoly. The company in mid-2006 enlisted the help of American Idol finalist Katharine McPhee to serve as the face of the company in ads and promotional materials through 2007. Sexy Hair Concepts distributes its products in the US and internationally -- in more then 25 countries. Formerly named Formulas by Ecoly and founded by Michael O'Rourke, Sexy Hair Concepts hired Jim Morrison as its CEO in March 2006.

Actionrack Manufacturing company makes stock store fixtures and displays (brochure holders, garment racks, mannequins, metal shelves, sign holders, tables, and counters, other accessories) for a variety of retail formats. Selling its products by phone and through a catalog, Actionrack has manufacturing facilities in China and Korea and warehousing and its headquarters operations in Brooklyn, New York. Actionrack Manufacturing company also makes custom metal and wood units, such as counters and showcases, and creates prototypes for special projects.

Cats, dogs, hamsters, birds, and the little fish too, can all play in rambunctious style thanks to the folks at Armitages Pet Products. The company makes more than 2,000 pet accessories, food, and treats under brands such as Good Girl and Good Boy (cat and dog toys, treats, collars, bowls), Rotastak (hamster houses and runners), and Gussie (goldfish products). Armitages, which was founded more than 200 years ago and holds a Royal Warrant, operates through five manufacturing facilities throughout the UK that produce more than 85% of the company's pet provisions. Armitages exports its products to more than 60 international markets.

Oral Health Products, Inc. company makes POH-brand toothbrushes, dental floss, and personal oral hygiene kits. Its floss is a multi-filament, high tenacity nylon yarn that's spun at 2-denier per filament and its toothbrushes are made using Dupont Tynex nylon. Oral Health Products also makes and markets the red tablets (Plaque Disclosing Tablets) used by dental offices to show where tartar has accumulated on a patient's teeth. The company, founded by the late Dr. Robert G. Jones in 1961, sells its products to dental offices and through pharmacies, drugstores, and natural food stores, such as Whole Foods Market.

American Educational Products (AMEP), a maker of hands-on educational materials (mostly math and science items) for school and home. A major producer of raised maps, AMEP also makes items such as aquariums, human models, and other items that teach concepts in many fields of science. Operating through the Scott Resources, Hubbard Scientific, Teaching Tank, and National Teaching Aids divisions, AMEP markets its wares in the US and abroad through catalogs and educational dealers. Rival Nasco International acquired AMEP in mid-2001 and took it private. Nasco merged with Aristotle (medical teaching aids) in 2002 and AMEP became a subsidiary of Aristotle.

Silver Eagle, one of the leading beer wholesalers throughout the entire US, handles mostly Anheuser-Busch products, but it also offers Michelob and Modelo products, such as Corona, Negra Modelo, and Pacifico. It also handles a number of other imported brews, including Kirin, Harbin, St. Pauli Girl, and Tiger. The company serves some 7,500 customers in 16 Texas counties, including the metro areas of Houston and San Antonio.

Chairman Juan Bosco Maldonado Quiroga represents the third generation of his family to run Copamex, which was founded in 1928. Copamex ompany is one of that nation's largest makers of consumer paper products. Products include Scottis facial tissue and napkins; Boreal, Flen, Lovly, Tessy, and Regio toilet paper; Saba feminine pads and liners; and Tena adult incontinence products. It also offers Benefit-brand products for institutional use. In addition, the company makes Fastway and VisionBond office paper; Wow! and Shock notebooks; and graphic arts paper. Copamex has operations throughout Mexico, as well as New Mexico, Nicaragua, Texas, and Costa Rica.

Founded in 1995 by Sara Tremellen, Bravissimo Ltd began in her living room and opened its first retail store four years later. Bravissimo company designs, manufactures, and distributes all types of bras, swimsuits, and other lingerie for particularly chest-endowed women. Sizes range from D-JJ. The intimates apparel company also has introduced a small line of clothing for busty women. Bravissimo sells women's lingerie in the UK through some 15 retail shops, through its Web site, and by mail order catalog.

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