Stout served as exclusive financial advisor to CPI Binani, Inc. in connection with the company's sale to Core Molding Technologies, Inc., a manufacturer of sheet molding compound and molder of fiberglass reinforced plastics. CPI, based in Winona, MN, is a premier, technical manufacturer of large fiber-reinforced composite products, primarily for the power sports and recreational vehicles, material handling and logistics, automotive, agriculture, and other industrial and consumer industries.