Meet Ethan Schwartz: One of the Product Engineers Behind Slingmax Innovations At Slingmax® Rigging Solutions, the people behind the products are just as impressive as the gear they create. One of those people is Ethan Schwartz, a Product Engineer who’s passionate about solving tough challenges and making life easier—and safer—for those in the lifting and rigging industry. Ethan’s journey to becoming an engineer started early. “I was that kid who was always building something,” he says, laughing. Whether it was Legos, erector sets, or working on home improvement projects with his dad, Ethan loved figuring out how things fit together.…

  [April 4, 2023] River Associates Investments, L.P. (“River Associates”), a longstanding lower middle market private equity firm based in Chattanooga, TN, announced the acquisition of I&I Sling, Inc and Slingmax, Inc. (“I&I / Slingmax”).  This acquisition, in addition to River’s purchase of Yale Cordage in 2020, solidifies the combined businesses as an industry leader of innovative custom solutions in synthetic ropes and heavy lift slings serving the Utility/Electric, Energy/Off-shore, Infrastructure/Construction, Arborist, Inland Marine and Commercial Marine industries. Each company will continue to operate autonomously delivering the same level of commitment of relentless focus on serving customers, manufacturing in America,…