Lubar & Co. News

4.29.13 – Experts predict robust M&A market

Milwaukee-based private investment firm Lubar & Company had a busy 2012 and expects the same for 2013, said partner Vince Shiely, also a panelist at the M&A.
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2.11.13 – Round Two Begins

ChemDesign, Lubar mentioned in CE&N article about the trend of private equity investment in custom chemicals.
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2.2.13 – County government reform is Sheldon Lubar's passion

Spend 90 minutes sitting with Sheldon Lubar in his 12th-floor office overlooking Water St. near Wisconsin Ave., and you're liable to talk about most anything.
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11.27.12 – American Pasteurization processing plant running ahead of schedule

The new American Pasteurization Co. plant in Sacramento, Calif., has opened ahead of schedule.
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11.12.12 – ChemDesign Receives Second National Performance Improvement Honor

ChemDesign of Marinette, Wisconsin, has received a Silver National Performance Improvement Honor from SOCMA (Society of Chemical Manufacturers and Affiliates).
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8.17.12 – American Pasteurization expands

American Pasteurization Co. plans to open a Sacramento, Calif., facility by the end of the year, its first plant outside Milwaukee.
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7.11.12 – Former CEO of Froedtert Health joins ERDMAN board

William Petasnick, who recently retired as president and CEO of Froedtert Health System in Milwaukee, is joining the board of directors of ERDMAN, which specializes in health care consulting, facility planning, development, design and construction. Erdman was acquired in April by Lubar & Co.
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5.18.12 – A call for civility in Wisconsin

Sheldon Lubar, founder and chairman of Lubar & Co., in Milwaukee, received the BizTimes Bravo! Entrepreneur Lifetime Achievement Award Thursday.
Lubar gave a rousing acceptance speech at the luncheon, and he received a standing ovation.
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5.14.12 – The Art of Professional Ownership

Sheldon Lubar is Lifetime Achievement Award recipient
The 2012 BizTimes Bravo! Entrepreneur Lifetime Achievement Award will go to Sheldon Lubar, founder and chairman of Lubar & Co. in Milwaukee.
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4.11.12 – Lubar to receive Bravo! Lifetime Achievement Award

Sheldon Lubar will receive the BizTimes' Bravo! Entrepreneur Lifetime Achievement Award, which recognizes the best traits of entrepreneurship, including willingness to take risk, drive and perseverance, etc.
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12.19.11 – The Hot Seat, Special Report

In Milwaukee Magazine, Sheldon Lubar stresses the need for strong, risk-taking regional leadership.
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8.15.11 - Senator Kohl Visits Company Focused on Food Safety

U.S. Sen. Herb Kohl visited a Milwaukee company Monday that specializes in keeping food safe.

Kohl is a big backer of facilities such as American Pasteurization Co. and recently helped pass a new act to modernize food safety.
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6.24.11 - Lubar & Co. shows confidence in American Pasteurization

American Pasteurization Co. has set its sights on expanding — throughout the Midwest, as well as to the West Coast and the Southeast — now that Lubar & Co., a Milwaukee private investment firm, has taken an ownership stake in the company.
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3.1.11 - Financial Services Industry People in the News

Lubar & Co., a Milwaukee-based private investment firm, has named Vince Shiely as partner. The addition of Shiely will enhance the management and operational capabilities of Lubar & Co. which has been successfully investing in a wide range of private businesses for the past 40 years.
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