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Operators who have owned these businesses, and a board that has closed transactions from hundreds of thousands to billions.

More than 100 years of combined experience across operating, finance, law, and accounting.

The operators

Phil Akin
Phil Akin
Industry Expert & Director

Co-founder and CEO of Clean Laundry, a modern retail laundromat chain with 163 locations and growing. Founded Duds ’n Suds, a laundry franchise that ran in 30 states and abroad. Four decades in the business.

Clean Laundry runs a modern retail model: large stores, card payment, attended hours, wash-and-fold. Before that he built Duds ’n Suds into an international franchise across 30 states. Four decades in franchising, marketing, and business development.

Dave Menz
Dave Menz
Industry Expert & Director

Founder of Queen City Laundry, grown from one struggling store into a multi-location operation, and of Laundromat Millionaire, the industry’s leading education platform. Twenty years operating laundromats.

Bought a struggling store and turned it into a multi-location operation, then built Laundromat Millionaire, the consulting and media platform most owners in the industry have read or listened to. One of the strongest partner networks in the category across manufacturers, software, and lenders.

Chad Mayr
Chad Mayr
Industry Expert & Advisor

Founder of Farview Holdings, parent of University Cleaners and Wash-O-Matic Laundry: dry cleaning, laundry, and pickup-and-delivery across multiple locations.

Nearly two decades in executive leadership before becoming an owner-operator. Farview Holdings runs University Cleaners and Wash-O-Matic Laundry: dry cleaning plants, laundromats, and a pickup-and-delivery business, across multiple locations.

Tommy Heffernan
Tommy Heffernan
Industry Expert & Director

Fifteen years as VP and GM of Super Laundry at CSC ServiceWorks, the largest laundry route operator in the United States. Former board member, New England Coin Laundry Association.

More than 30 years in laundry sales and operations. As VP and GM of Super Laundry at CSC ServiceWorks he drove revenue and EBITDA growth across multi-location laundromat investors. Former board member of the New England Coin Laundry Association.

John Tyrrell
John Tyrrell
Industry Expert & Advisor

Owner of Solomatic by CACO Manufacturing, a laundromat infrastructure supplier; former WaveMAX Laundry master franchisee; 25 years in multi-unit operations.

Owner of Solomatic by CACO Manufacturing, a supplier of laundromat infrastructure, and a former WaveMAX Laundry master franchisee. Earlier a Regional Director at Shutterfly Lifetouch overseeing a $140 million region. 25 years in sales leadership and multi-unit operations.

Leadership & board

Thomas C. Wajnert
Thomas C. Wajnert
Chairman of the Board

Former Chairman of Reynolds American, where he led the board through its sale to British American Tobacco. He earlier founded and led AT&T Capital Corporation as Chairman and CEO, and took it public on the NYSE.

Founded AT&T Capital Corporation and grew it into the second largest equipment financing company in the United States, more than $9 billion, before taking it public on the NYSE. Later chaired Reynolds American and led its board through the sale to British American Tobacco.

Michael Rama
Michael Rama
CFO & Executive Director

25 years as CFO of Nasdaq-listed companies. Led over $300M in capital raises at Blink Charging, and helped take NV5 Global public while supporting more than 30 acquisitions. CPA.

25 years as CFO of Nasdaq-listed companies. Led more than $300 million in capital raises at Blink Charging, and helped take NV5 Global public while supporting more than 30 acquisitions. CPA.

Dennis Strieter
Dennis Strieter
Innovation & Growth Advisor

More than 25 years in mission-critical infrastructure and operational scale, advising the platform as it grows.

Wendy L. Hufford
Wendy L. Hufford
Legal Expert & Advisor

More than 25 years as general counsel and corporate secretary of public companies, including Chico's FAS and Ascena Retail Group. JD from Yale Law School. She advises the platform on governance, compliance, and enterprise risk.

More than 25 years as general counsel and corporate secretary of public companies, including Chico’s FAS and Ascena Retail Group. JD, Yale Law School. Advises Valemont on governance, compliance, and enterprise risk.

Arthur B. Gupta
Arthur B. Gupta
Founding Director

Engineer and operator. Built and sold a multi-brand business before Valemont, then set out to build garment care into a national platform. He assembled the board and leads the company.

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Represented by O'Melveny & Myers LLP for legal counsel and Miller Cooper & Co., Ltd. for accounting diligence.

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