PENTACON

Pentacon is a leading distributor of fasteners and other small parts and provider of related inventory procurement and management services to original equipment manufacturers ("OEMs") on a worldwide basis. Fasteners and small parts include screws, bolts, nuts, washers, pins, rings, fittings, springs, electrical connectors and similar parts. Pentacon was founded in March 1997 to aggressively pursue the consolidation of the highly fragmented fastener distribution industry.