“We are honored to present Paramount Building Solutions with the 2009 Portfolio Company of the Year award,” said NASBIC Chair Holly Huels. “Paramount has a great story to tell and is an example of the extraordinary partnership between portfolio companies and their SBIC investors. We extend heartfelt congratulations and our wishes for continued success to the Paramount team.”
2008 Award Winners
Quiznos
Denver, Colorado
SBIC: Retail & Restaurant Growth Capital, L.P.
Intel Corporation
Santa Clara, CA
SBIC Wells Fargo Investment Company
Inergy, LP
Kansas City, Missouri
SBICs: Kansas City Equity Partners, L.P., Rocky Mountain Capital Partners, LLP, Midstates Capital, L.P., InvestAmerica Investment Advisors, Inc., Kansas Venture Capital, Inc., Diamond State Ventures, Mississippi Valley Capital Company
2007 Award Winner
Heelys, Inc.
Carrollton, Texas
SBIC: Capital Southwest Venture Corporation
2006: No Award Given
2005 Award Winners
Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc.
St. Louis, MO
SBICs: Walnut Capital and Kansas City Equity Partners
McAlister's Corporation
Ridgeland, MS
SBICs: CapSource Fund, L.P., and Capital Across America, L.P.
2004 Award Winners
Lansinoh Laboratories, Inc.
Alexandria, VA
SBIC: Midmark Capital
Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc.
Minneapolis, MN
SBICs: Gemini Investors and Regent Capital Partners
2003 Award Winner
NetSpend Corporation
Austin, TX
SBICs: Gefus SBIC (Gefinor Ventures Fund), Texas Growth Fund, Inter-Atlantic Partners
2002 Award Winner
Inergy, LP
Kansas City, MO
SBICs: Kansas City Equity Partners, L.P., Rocky Mountain Capital Partners, LLP, Midstates Capital, L.P., InvestAmerica Investment Advisors, Inc., Kansas Venture Capital, Inc., Diamond State Ventures, Mississippi Valley Capital Company
2001 Award Winner
People Solutions
Dallas, TX
SBIC: Sagemark Capital
2000 Award Winner
RewardsPlus
Baltimore, MD
SBIC: Piper Jaffray Healthcare Fund III
1999 Award Winner
Extreme Networks, Inc.
Santa Clara, CA
SBICs: AVI Capital Management, Norwest Venture Capital
1998 Award Winner
Metrolina Outreach Mammography
Charlotte, NC
SBIC: NationsBanc SBIC
1997 Award Winners
Kentucky Kingdom, Inc.
Louisville, KY
SBIC: Sirrom Capital Corporation
Steelweld Equipment Company
St. Clair, MO
SBIC: Capital for Business, Inc.
The Merchandising Group, Inc.
New York, NY
SBIC: Sterling/Carl Marks Capital, Inc.
Vivid Technologies, Inc.
Waltham, MA
SBIC: Pioneer Venture Partners
1996 Award Winners
Bright Start, Inc.
St. Paul, MN
SBIC: Hanifen Imhoff Mezzanine Fund, L.P.
DataWorks Corporation
San Diego, CA
SBIC: Pacific Mezzanine Fund, L.P.
Seasafe, Inc.
Lafayette, LA
SBIC: Bank One Equity Investors
1995 Award Winner
Mothers Work, Inc.
Philadelphia, PA
SBIC: Meridian Venture Partners, Philadelphia, PA
1994 Award Winner
Genesis Health Ventures, Inc.
Kennett Square, PA
SBIC: First Capital Corporation of Chicago, Chicago, IL
1993 Award Winner
Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc.
New Canaan, CT
SBIC: Chemical Venture Partners, New York, NY
1992 Award Winner
CTC Distribution Services
Minneapolis, MN
SBIC: Shared Ventures, Inc., Minneapolis, MN
1991 Award Winner
Callaway Golf Company
Carlsbad, CA
SBICs:
National City Capital Corp., Cleveland, OH
Banc One Capital Partners, Dallas, TX
1990 Award Winner
Jostens Learning Corporation
San Diego, CA
SBICs: BancBoston Ventures, Boston, MA
Chemical Venture Partners, New York, NY
1989 Award Winner
EnClean, Inc.
Alvin, TX
SBIC: SBI Capital Corp., Houston, TX
1988 Award Winner
Symbol Technologies, Inc.
Bohemia, NY
SBIC: Harvest Ventures, Inc., New York, NY
1987 Award Winner
Microdynamics, Inc.
Dallas, TX
SBICs:
Sunwestern, Dallas, TX
Capital for Business, Inc., St. Louis, MO
Hickory Venture Capital Corp., Huntsville, AL
MorAmerica, Kansas City, MO
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