The podcast explores Black Lake’s successful investment in SpinnakerSCA, a provider of supply chain technology services. Publicis Sapient, the digital transformation arm of the Publicis Groupe, the world’s second largest communications firm, acquired SpinnakerSCA in March 2024. The podcast episode includes John Sharkey, CEO of SpinnakerSCA, and Evan McCaig, Founder of SCA Path, as well as Joe Rodgers, Managing Director of Source Capital, a provider of debt and equity co-investment in the transaction.
Fenestration Inflation: Why Door & Window OEMs Need to Balance Cost, Design and Sustainability
OMCO SUMO Insights June 2022 Follow OMCO SUMO on LinkedIn Higher inflation and interest rates, low labor availability, supply chain delays, and other factors are creating a perfect tsunami of higher costs required to build, furnish, and decorate a home or commercial building. Material and commodity costs have risen significantly for home and commercial construction. […]
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Black Lake supports LLS’s race to cure cancer.
Update on Nickel & Stainless Steel Supply and Prices
OMCO SUMO Insights May 2022 In March 2022, trading was halted for Nickel on the London Metals Exchange (LME) as the 3-month Nickel contract jumped from around $25,000 to $100,000 USD per tonne due to supply fears from the Russia-Ukraine war. Nickel price is a major driver of stainless-steel price, and stainless-steel buyers all over […]
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Axial recognize Black Lake Capital among top business service investors.
Stainless Steel & ESG: Why Food & Beverage OEMs Need a Truly Global Supply Chain
OMCO SUMO Insights April 2022 As we head into the summer of 2022, global supply chain and labor issues continue to affect most manufacturers. The war in Ukraine has wide reaching impacts on materials and energy. Covid lockdowns are back in the Shanghai area — the center for China (and global) manufacturing of bearings and […]
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Black Lake’s Managing partner interviewed by Opus Connect.
How Agriculture OEMs Benefit from Buying Customized Bearing Solutions
OMCO SUMO Insights February 2022 The growing global economy and grain prices continue to drive global demand for agricultural equipment. Volumes are increasing. Competition is increasing. While expectations for differentiation, functionality and sustainability are high. However, Agriculture OEMs often buy similar off-the-shelf bearing models for the equipment they manufacture. And many North American agriculture […]
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How Covid Is Accelerating Transformation to Manufacturing Automation
By Marie Wiese, Director of Engineering, OMCO SUMO Jan 17, 2022 Everyone knows first-hand that impacts from Covid have blown out growth forecasts for online shopping and remote/hybrid working, jumping forward 5-10 years. Many employers already had optional work from home policies, usually for 1 or 2 days per week, with the goal of improving […]
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How Covid Is Accelerating Transformation to Manufacturing Automation
By Marie Wiese, Director of Engineering, OMCO SUMO Jan 17, 2022 Everyone knows first-hand that impacts from Covid have blown out growth forecasts for online shopping and remote/hybrid working, jumping forward 5-10 years. Many employers already had optional work from home policies, usually for 1 or 2 days per week, with the goal of improving […]
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Top Five Mistakes Bearing Buyers (Unknowingly) Make to Cut Costs
While a broad range of high quality options exist below the premium threshold, the point of diminishing returns is difficult to identify. If suppliers are continuously pressed for lower prices, the resulting savings eventually accompany trade-offs and risks buyers are not aware of and can’t afford. To read more click here.
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