BNET Industries

Homax Products Inc.

is in the Manufacturing Industry

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$17.5M

Private
US

Dow Jones Description

Homax provides the finest home improvement solutions for contractors and do-it-yourselfers. Our leading brands include Easy Touch Drywall Spray Textures, Rhodes American steel wool, Magic American, Goo Gone, Jasco products, Tile Guard tile care products, Tough As Tile products, and LeadCheck lead test swabs, and many more. We make over 300 products in a growing array of product categories: - Interior Drywall Textures - Wall Patch & Repair - Paint Accessories - Surface Prep - Tile & Flooring - All Purpose Cleaners & Removers - Kitchen & Bath - Odor & Moisture Removal - Fencing - Tarps & Tie-Downs

President

Ross Clawson

Number of Employees 174

Contact Information

200 Westerly Rd

Bellingham, Washington 98226

www.homaxproduc...

(360) 733-9029

Peer Companies

NAICS Code All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing: 339999

News & Analysis

homax products inc. - All News and Analysis

Stamford, Conn.-Based Private Equity Firm to Buy Home Repair Products Firm.

- 2004-02-10

By Richard Lee, The Stamford Advocate, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 10--Stamford-based Olympus Partners, through its Olympus Growth Fund IV L.P. investment fund, has put up more than $100 million in equity to acquire Homax Products Inc. from Harbour Group....

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio)	Position
Ross Clawson	President
Manu Bettegowda	Partner
Louis J. Mischianti	Director
Robert S. Morris	Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio)	Position
Ron Kesselman	Board of Directors

Organization	Position	Status
Homax Products, Inc.	President	Current
Homax Products, Inc.	Owner	Former

Mr. Bettegowda joined Olympus in 1998 as an Analyst. He was promoted to Partner in 2005. He is responsible for new investment solicitation, due diligence, and monitoring several Olympus portfolio companies, which have included Shemin Nurseries and Pennant Foods. Mr. Bettegowda has served on the Boards of Professional Service Industries, Homax Products and Symmetry Medical. Previously, Mr. Bettegowda worked at Bowles Hollowell Conner & Co. where he focused on mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, and refinancings of middle market companies. He received his A.B. from Duke University.

Organization	Position	Status
Olympus Partners	Partner	Current
Olympus Corporation	Partner	Current
Homax Products, Inc.	Partner	Current
Symmetry Medical Inc.	Partner	Current
Bowles Hollowell Conner	Team Member	Current
Pennant Foods	Board Member	Current
Shemin Nurseries, Inc.	Board Member	Current
Olympus Partners	Associate	Current
Duke University	A.B.	Former

Organization	Position	Status
Olympus Partners	Olympus General Partner	Current
Olympus Corporation	Partner	Current
Meridian Rail Services Corp.	Director	Current
Nebraska Book Company	Director	Current
Homax Products, Inc.	Director	Current
The Clipper Group	Co-Founder	Former
Clipper Group	Co-Founder	Former
The First Boston Corporation		Former
Client Distribution Services, Inc.	Director	Former
The Princeton Review, Inc.	Advisory Board	Former
Woodcraft Industries, Inc.	Director	Former
National Technological University	Director	Former
Yale University	A.B.	Former

Organization	Position	Status
Olympus Partners	Founder	Current
Olympus Corporation	Founder	Current
Olympus Partners	Managing Partner	Current
Waterside School	Chairman of the Board	Current
Homax Products, Inc.	Director	Current
Hamilton College	Board of Directors	Current
Club Staffing, Inc.	Director	Current
Shemin Nurseries, Inc.	Director	Current
General Electric Company	Senior Vice President	Former
Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth	Faculty	Former
Olympus Partners	Managing Partner of Olympus Partners	Former
Stanford Graduate School of Business	Faculty	Former
Symmetry Medical Inc.	Chairman	Former
Symmetry Medical Inc.	Board of Directors	Former
Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth	M.B.A.	Former
Dartmouth College	M.B.A	Former
Hamilton College	A.B.	Former