ACCO Brands Corporation · Lincolnshire, IL United States ·(NYSE: ABD)

Reach into the recesses of your desk drawer for that trusty box of staples or paperclips, and you've entered the realm of holding company ACCO Brands. The company is the maker of Swingline staplers, Kensington computer accessories, Wilson Jones binders and accounting supplies, Day-Timer personal organizers, and other products. Its other brands include Rexel, NOBO, Quartet, and GBC. ACCO's products are sold to office and computer products retailers, wholesalers, mail order and Internet catalogs, and educational institutions around the world. Ariel Capital Management owns about a 15% stake in ACCO. To read the full description, subscribe now.