About Us
The partnership of Tobias “Toby” Buck, Van Flamion and AEA aims to create a comprehensive portfolio of manufacturing services, solutions, & capabilities for the worldwide life science marketplace. Our strategy aims to allow for a tailored approach to meet your own specific vision, needs, and goals.
Tobias “Toby”
Buck
Executive Chairman
Toby is a growth-oriented executive who has led and transformed multiple businesses in the medical device and life science industries over his 35+ year career. He has successfully accelerated organic growth, initiated new business units, expanded products, and driven strategic M&A activity.
Toby’s extensive career encompasses diverse roles in industrial engineering and management, notably as Internal Director and Chairman among world-class leaders in the Aerospace and Automotive Industries. A visionary entrepreneur, Toby established Paragon Medical, a globally renowned Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) focusing on orthopedic, case and tray, implant, and instrument markets, and served as CEO until 2018.
Over the course of his career, Toby has sourced and executed 21 distinct M&A transactions.
Van A. Flamion
Executive Director Corporate Strategy
Van has a diverse career spanning Fortune 500 companies and privately held enterprises, gaining extensive experience in executive roles across Aerospace, Automotive, and Life Science sectors. His strategic business acumen, combined with strong technical expertise, has enabled him to support major product launches and expand manufacturing operations globally.
Specific to Life Science and working alongside the leadership of Mr. Buck, as the VP of the Global Development Services division of Paragon Medical, Van supported multiple acquisitions, successfully built strong development teams that leveraged technical innovation towards substantial enterprise growth.
AEA Investors
AEA Investors is a growth-oriented financial sponsor that has been partnering with businesses since 1968. Founded by the world’s leading Industrial families; Rockefeller, Mellon & Harriman with S.G. Warburg, AEA has long focused on supporting small to mid-size industrial companies to support management’s growth initiatives for their business. AEA has a long history of partnering with manufacturing companies focused on the healthcare industry including prior investments in Spectrum Plastics, Rees Scientific, and Numotion, among others.