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Mar 2020
Energy Free EXIT signs that never need - Batteries -Lightbulbs -Electricity -Testing. UL924 listed rocks meet building and fire codes. Code required stairwell luminous egress solutions. MN8 develops, markets and sells revolutionary photoluminescent coatings and products that will provide illumination for several hours and stay visible in complete darkness for up to 80 hours. These materials will charge with just a few minutes any light source. There is no need for any external battery, electrical, or energy source other than light. They can be recharged indefinitely.
The firefighting, industrial safety, mining, construction, maritime, and defense industries have no way to illuminate products, tools, and/or personnel in the dark without an active electrical source. Additionally, there is a need to illuminate many areas that may lose external power or not have ready access power. Our products and applications can assist a firefighter with quickly locating dropped tools, identifying other firefighters and searching for victims. Additionally, firefighters typically work in dark environments, our light emitting products and coatings They can illuminating vehicles, tools, and emergency evacuation routes in the mining industry. There are many applications in the construction industry that could greatly benefit from our products ability to identify hazards at night and provide accountability to both individuals, equipment, and machinery. In the maritime industry our products can provide illumination to rope lines, nautical hazards, and help docking procedures at night. The defense sector could greatly benefit from our technologies in both nighttime operations and in providing light alternatives in areas that do not have access to power. Additionally, our products can provide an environmentally friendly lighting source alternative as they do not require any external energy source other than light.
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Dec 2019
A NWBOC certified woman-owned business supplying cylinder and bulk gases on a national level. Based out of Cincinnati, OH, Wright Brothers Global Gas serves the beverage, balloon, bioscience, fabrication, and research industries. Global Gas prides itself on customized, consolidated invoicing and personalized service.
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2025
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Oct 2025
Were an investment holding company built on a simple belief: the best businesses are grown, not just bought.
Our approach comes from decades of building and investing in companies ourselves. We know what it takes to navigate the challenges, seize the opportunities, and create lasting value - because weve been in your shoes. That experience shapes how we think about partnership: were not just providing capital, were rolling up our sleeves alongside you.
We focus on smaller private companies where our hands-on experience makes the biggest difference. Our capital is patient, our approach is flexible, and our commitment extends well beyond the transaction.
2023
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Aug 2023
Headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, The Gorilla Glue Company is a family owned, leading manufacturer of adhesives, moisturizers and tools that are known for high quality. The company manages the Gorilla Glue®, Gorilla Tape®, OKeeffes® and Lutz Tool® Brands. With over 800 employees, the company has seen much success and growth and has been recognized as one of the top places to work by the Cincinnati Enquirer over the last 15 years. This growth reiterates our need to continue to bring in the best people to help run and grow the business.
The Gorilla Glue® and Gorilla Tape® brands are leaders in adhesive solutions for DIYers, woodworkers and professionals. The company revamped the retail adhesive landscape with its 1999 introduction of the wildly popular Gorilla Glue, a unique, all-purpose adhesive with an amazing ability to bond almost any material including wood, ceramic, stone, metal and more. On a mission to make products that deliver impressive results, the company has since expanded its offerings to include Gorilla Tape®, Gorilla™ Super Glue Impact-Tough® Formula, Gorilla™ Wood Glue, and Gorilla™ Epoxy, further solidifying the brand’s reputation as the “go-to” product line FOR THE TOUGHEST JOBS ON PLANET EARTH®.
OKeeffes Company® manufactures and sells Working Hands® and Healthy Feet hand and foot creams to consumers across the USA and Canada. Developed more than 25 years ago by a pharmacist, these creams are targeted to people with severely dry, cracked hands and feet. They are sold in home center and hardware stores, drug, mass and grocery stores.
Gorilla Glue Company products are proudly Made in the U.S.A.
2020
Partner
Jul 2020
RKCA is privately-held, independent merchant bank focused exclusively on serving the middle-market. The firm provides M&A advisory, capital advisory, and direct investment services uniquely tailored to the needs of middle-market businesses. With decades of collective deal experience covering billions in transactional value, our personalized deal teams leverage proven processes to achieve exceptional outcomes for our clients.
RKCA was founded in 1986 on the novel principle that middle-market businesses deserve exceptional capital advisory services. Since then, RKCA’s proven processes have resulted in numerous closed transactions and successful client outcomes. Today, RKCA’s team of investment bankers are proud to continue the firm’s legacy of client-centric, middle-market focused capital advisory.
©2020 Copyright RKCA, Inc. Financial consulting and advisory services provided by RKCA Services LLC and securities services offered through RKCA, Inc., member FINRA/SIPC. 1077 Celestial Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202. Investing involves the risk of loss. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
Board Member
Mar 2020
Energy Free EXIT signs that never need - Batteries -Lightbulbs -Electricity -Testing. UL924 listed rocks meet building and fire codes. Code required stairwell luminous egress solutions. MN8 develops, markets and sells revolutionary photoluminescent coatings and products that will provide illumination for several hours and stay visible in complete darkness for up to 80 hours. These materials will charge with just a few minutes any light source. There is no need for any external battery, electrical, or energy source other than light. They can be recharged indefinitely.
The firefighting, industrial safety, mining, construction, maritime, and defense industries have no way to illuminate products, tools, and/or personnel in the dark without an active electrical source. Additionally, there is a need to illuminate many areas that may lose external power or not have ready access power. Our products and applications can assist a firefighter with quickly locating dropped tools, identifying other firefighters and searching for victims. Additionally, firefighters typically work in dark environments, our light emitting products and coatings They can illuminating vehicles, tools, and emergency evacuation routes in the mining industry. There are many applications in the construction industry that could greatly benefit from our products ability to identify hazards at night and provide accountability to both individuals, equipment, and machinery. In the maritime industry our products can provide illumination to rope lines, nautical hazards, and help docking procedures at night. The defense sector could greatly benefit from our technologies in both nighttime operations and in providing light alternatives in areas that do not have access to power. Additionally, our products can provide an environmentally friendly lighting source alternative as they do not require any external energy source other than light.
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