Company Overview

The Millstone Company is a St. Louis based real estate and private equity investment company. The company was founded in 2001 with the acquisition of Fountain Lakes Commerce Center, located at the interchange of Highway 370 & Elm Street/New Town Boulevard in the City of St. Charles, Missouri. Today, Fountain Lakes has around 5,000,000 square feet of mixed-use space and 300,000 square feet under development.

Beyond the success of Fountain Lakes Commerce Center, The Millstone Company is a platform for investments in a variety of other projects and businesses. Millstone Capital Advisors is a wholly owned subsidiary that manages our private equity funds www.millstoneca.com. Our mission includes enhancing quality of life and economic development for the people in the companies in which we invest and the communities in which they operate.

Millstone Foundation was established in 1955 by I.E. and Goldie Millstone. As with our private equity funds, we focus our philanthropic resources where we can enhance the impact of our financial contribution with the involvement of the officers and directors of the Foundation. Areas of focus for the Foundation include education, medical, environmental, Jewish and social justice causes.

The Millstone Company Founder

Robert Millstone

Bob Millstone is President and founder of The Millstone Company, a real estate development and private equity company. In 2013, he created Millstone Capital Advisors to manage the private equity fund he established with Fred Flegel and Jim Saitz. Previously, he was President, CEO, and General Counsel at Millstone Bangert, Inc., a premier airport and highway construction company. Bob also worked as a Senior Trial Attorney for the Tax Division of the United States Department of Justice and as an associate at Coburn & Croft. He received his bachelor’s degree in economics in 1985, JD in 1988, and an Executive MBA in 2002, all from Washington University. In addition, Bob is active in a number of business, professional and community organizations and has received numerous honors and awards. Bob is currently a member of the Governance and Education Leadership Committees of the Regional Business Council; member of EDC Business and Community Partners of St Charles County, Missouri; Board member for the Staenberg Foundation (a supporting Foundation of the Jewish Federation of St Louis); Board member for Hawthorn Foundation and, President and Director of the Millstone Foundation. Some of the awards he has received are the Discovery! 370 Visionary Award; the Distinguished Alumni Award from Washington University Law School; and, the Brotherhood and Sisterhood award from the National Conference for Community and Justice in St Louis. Bob and his wife, Colleen, received the Saul Mirowitz Jewish Community School’s Meyer and Marcelle Kranzberg Visionary Award, the Ferring Award for Philanthropy and Bob and his family previously received the Netzach Award from the St. Louis Chapter of the American Jewish Committee.

The Millstone Company Chief Financial Officer

Gary Sahrmann

Mr. Sahrmann began his professional career in 1980 in public accounting working as a CPA for the St. Louis firm of Wolfe, Nilges & Nahorski, which has subsequently been acquired by RSM McGladrey. In 1983, he then joined the Seven Up Company where he was responsible for preparing the budget, financial results and forecasts for the St. Louis bottling facility. In 1985, he joined Sinclair & Rush, Inc., the first portfolio company of Cameron Holdings. This was the start of a 23 year tenure at Cameron Holdings, a family financed private equity firm which was founded by Vincent Gorguze, a former President of Emerson Electric. During his tenure, he held a variety of positions culminating as Senior Vice President of Cameron Holdings. In this position, he was responsible for the operations of the portfolio companies including their financial results, strategic planning and acquisitions. During this time, he led or oversaw 19 acquisitions and divestitures with combined transaction values in excess of $250 million.In 2009, he joined Wiese USA, one of the largest Caterpillar forklift dealerships in the U.S., as the Chief Financial Officer. During his time there, he oversaw growth of over 50% and successfully completed eight acquisitions. Recently, Mr. Sahrmann joined Millstone Capital Advisors as the Chief Financial Officer. In addition to his financial background and experience in M&A transactions, he has a successful track record of working with portfolio companies to achieve their full potential through a process of improved business planning, increased operating results and organizational development.In addition to his professional experience, Mr. Sahrmann is a Board Member for the St. Louis chapter of ACG (Association for Corporate Growth) and YouthBridge Community Foundation, a non-profit which promotes children and youth causes by matching the resources of donors and worthy organizations.