Tampa, FL – September 2025 – KLH Capital (“KLH”) is pleased to announce that it has partnered with the management team of Artmark Products Corp. and Artmark Associates, Inc. (“Artmark” or the “Company”) to complete a management buyout of the Company. Founded in 1945 and headquartered in Doral, FL, Artmark is a leading value-added distributor and global sourcing partner to blue-chip OEM customers across a broad range of industrial and commercial end markets. The Company specializes in the sourcing and procurement of customized flow control components, stampings, steel and brass forgings & castings, electrical hardware, fasteners, and other mission-critical industrial and commercial SKUs through its network of 100+ approved manufacturing partners across the world. Artmark further differentiates itself with value-added supply chain and logistics solutions, including vendor-managed inventory and just-in-time distribution programs and its Free Trade Zone ("FTZ")-designated warehouse near Port Miami, providing customs clearance, duty management, and shipping services worldwide.
With nearly 30 highly tenured employees, Artmark has built an enduring reputation for sourcing top quality components, improving manufacturability, and streamlining the global supply chain for its more than 140 active customers. Artmark’s mission-critical sourcing expertise and strategic global supply chain partnerships position the Company for continued growth across the general industrial, water & wastewater, energy, facility services and commercial contractor supply markets.
“Choosing the right partner for my team was the most important decision I had to make as I wanted to provide the opportunity for them to become owners while they continue to operate and grow Artmark,” said Frank Kiernan, current President and selling shareholder. Jim O’Keefe, current Executive Vice President, stated, “it was immediately clear from the beginning that KLH not only understands our business model, its value-add, and how to grow a company like ours, but has demonstrated an ability to structure a transaction where my team and I became owners in the business that we have been operating throughout the recent past. A gracious ‘thank you’ to both Frank and KLH for facilitating this planned transition and we are eager to get to work with our new value-added partner.”
“We are proud to welcome Frank, Jim, and the Artmark team into our KLH family. Artmark has built a trusted sourcing and supply chain solutions platform that consistently delivers hard-to-replicate value to its OEM customers across critical industries. By pairing global technical‑component sourcing expertise with just‑in‑time inventory distribution, Artmark delivers OEM customers a streamlined, value‑added supply‑chain solution that simplifies management of a complex, fragmented vendor base. We look forward to partnering with Artmark’s leadership team to accelerate growth and broaden its impact across the markets it serves, By pairing global technical‑component sourcing expertise with just‑in‑time inventory distribution, Artmark delivers OEM customers a streamlined, value‑added supply‑chain solution that simplifies management of a complex, fragmented vendor base. We look forward to partnering with Artmark’s leadership team to accelerate growth and broaden its impact across the markets it serves,” said Will Dowden, Managing Partner at KLH Capital.
Frank Kiernan, President and selling shareholder, will transition to Board Advisor and Jim O’Keefe, Executive Vice President, will operate the Company as its CEO. Jim O’Keefe and other members of the senior leadership team will be shareholders in the new partnership with KLH.
For more information about this transaction, please contact Will Dowden (wdowden@klhcapital.com).
