Paul Charapata

Nekoosa Holdings, Inc. operates as a holding company that manufactures carbonless coated paper for businesses. It provides spans coating, converting and custom plastic extrusion capabilities, with a product offering that includes carbonless papers, specialty synthetics, and application tapes and extruded films. The company was founded in April 2013 and is headquartered in Nekoosa, WI.

Nekoosa Corp. manufactures specialty paper and film products used in the graphics and commercial print markets. It produces a suite of specialty engineered materials in various key product areas: application and pressure sensitive tapes used to protect and transfer graphics onto surfaces such as store windows and commercial vehicles; specialty synthetic papers that offer a digitally printable tear-and-water-proof alternative to lamination; sheeted digital and offset grade carbonless paper; and extruded film products used in wall panel, credit card, and lighting applications. The company was founded in 1918 and is headquartered in Nekoosa, WI.

Appvion LLC is a private company that specializes in specialty and high-performance coatings. The company is based in Appleton, WI, and has manufacturing operations in two other locations, employing approximately 1,000 people. The company offers coating solutions for a wide variety of flexible substrates, including products from an FDA-compliant facility. The company's primary product offerings include direct thermal labels and film solutions and renewable, fiber-based consumer and industrial packaging solutions. The company produces thermal, carbonless, security, inkjet, digital specialty, and colored papers. The company's direct thermal film solutions offer superior quality barrier properties for unique applications that require high plasticizer content adhesives, while their direct thermal labels provide high excellent barcode contrast, environmental and chemical resistance, and superior printability. Appvion was founded in 1907 by Charles S. Boyd, and Paul Charapata has been the CEO of the company since 2022.

Breck Partners LLC (Breck Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2019 by Brad Brenneman and Brian Steinbrueck. The firm is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

Nekoosa Coated Products LLC provides specialty engineer paper and films. Its products include carbonless paper, digital coated paper, dry toner, and Identifier inkless biometric identification system. The company is headquartered in Nekoosa, WI.