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Compass Diversified Holdings operates as a private equity firm owning and managing a diverse group of middle-market businesses across various industries. The company owns controlling interests in branded consumer, industrial, and niche manufacturing businesses including 5.11 Tactical (tactical apparel and gear), BOA Technology (fastening systems for footwear and equipment), Foam Fabricators (foam products), Liberty Safe (safes), and others. Compass Diversified provides capital, strategic guidance, and operational support to its subsidiaries while maintaining decentralized management structures. The company generates returns through operating company cash flows and value appreciation from business building and eventual exits. Organized as a publicly traded partnership and headquartered in Westport, Connecticut, Compass Diversified provides investors with exposure to a diversified portfolio of private equity-style investments. The company benefits from its holdings' leading market positions, recurring revenues, and growth opportunities. Compass Diversified faces execution risks across portfolio companies, capital allocation challenges, leverage, and the need to demonstrate value creation. The company distributes quarterly cash payments to shareholders and continues to manage its businesses, pursue acquisitions, and optimize its portfolio.