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www.brandaffinity.net

Brand Affinity Technologies, Inc. ("BAT") is focused on connecting brands and audiences with celebrities and prominent influencers through scalable solutions and interactive content. BAT has created a patented technology platform that has the dedicated tools to effectively and efficiently monetize celebrities’ brand and content from both a consumer and an advertiser perspective. BAT's platform includes a database of 40,000+ celebrities and leverages direct, exclusive relationships with over 4,000 celebrities and prominent influencers.



centritechnology.com

CENTRI Technology provides intelligent endpoint solutions for data networks to enable mobile operators and enterprises to offer premium services across all connected devices and networks. With its patented optimization technology, CENTRI increases visibility, performance, and security of the end-to-end data traffic across mobile, Wi-Fi and broadband networks – to deliver smarter, more efficient networks.



www.colsongroup.com

Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, Colson Group is the market leader in the design, manufacture, and distribution of casters, wheels, and related hardware products. Colson maintains the premier position worldwide in these markets, with a significant North American and global market share. Colson's products comprise a wide range of casters and wheels, including light duty, medium duty, heavy duty and super heavy duty used in industrial, commercial and institutional applications. Colson's manufacturing and distribution infrastructure is the broadest in the industry, with 35 facilities located in 15 countries. Colson's branded product portfolio is recognized as the highest quality in the market, which is critical for end users for whom the cost of failure is high.



www.homemadepizza.com

HomeMade Pizza Company is a rapidly growing take-n-bake pizza concept that uses only all natural ingredients in its delicious pies, salads and desserts. Headquartered in Chicago, HomeMade has 30+ locations in greater Chicago, Washington, D.C., New York/New Jersey and Minneapolis.



www.hugonaturals.com

A rapidly growing marketer of branded all natural personal care products that are handcrafted from only of the highest quality, all-natural ingredients. The company currently markets over 150 SKU’s including: bar and bulk soaps; body and hand lotions; hair care products, face and body scrubs; baby care products; and others. The company's products are sold primarily in the U.S. in the specialty food and independent health and beauty retail channels.



kou.pn

Koupon Media, headquartered in Dallas with additional offices in Chicago, is an innovative and industry leading mobile coupon platform that allows brands and merchants to push single-use coupons for consumer products. Koupon has the unique ability to deliver single-use offers, eliminate fraud from the fulfillment process and allow brands and retailers to apply highly personalized characteristics, such as location, context, behavior and timeliness, to increase the relevance of an offer. Koupon offers are delivered to consumers via QR code, bar code, text message, email, or social media websites.



www.localoffernetwork.com

Local Offer Network (LON) proprietary data, algorithms and technology deliver the right commerce-related content to any consumer, anywhere online, from the very first visit. LON products and services include Catalyst™, a personalization and curation platform that uses content and data from any source in real time; a web-wide distribution network that allows publishers to efficiently generate revenue from a massive feed of shopping content; VoucherPro™, a commerce platform that enables the creation and promotion of prepaid offers; and Dealradar.com™, a one-stop shopping resource for consumers in 190 markets in four countries. LON clients and partners include MasterCard, Time Inc., Tribune Company, Gannett, Supermedia and many other leading brands.



www.mantara.com

Mantara, Inc. is transforming securities trading worldwide through the development and delivery of integrated ultra-low latency desktop trading and pre- at and post-trade risk solutions. With its next-generation, broker-neutral Catalyst EMS and expressWay trading infrastructure, Mantara is paving the way with innovative solutions that meet the rapidly evolving requirements of the global trading community.



www.sharethis.com

ShareThis is the largest market for sharing and influencing across the web, reaching more than 400 million users across nearly 1 million sites. ShareThis makes content more engaging for publishers and marketing more impactful for brands by tapping into its true influence and value. Its team shares a passion for making sharing simple and valuable, and comes from leading Internet, media and social media companies like Advertising.com, Amazon, Current TV, LinkedIn, Yahoo!, and Google.


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www.xosdigital.com

Founded in 1999, XOS Technologies, Inc. is the leading digital content management provider for sports organizations and fans.





 


Investment Characteristics:

  • Industries and markets which are growing and/or fragmented yet not capital intensive
  • Distinct and defensible market position
  • Demonstrated revenue growth rates
  • Well-developed business strategy
  • Quantifiable and predictable business model
  • Experienced, effective and committed management
  • Attractive opportunities for liquidity in a three to seven year time period

Transaction Types:

  • Shareholder Liquidity /Recapitalizations
  • Acquisition and/or Growth Financings
  • Generational transitions
  • Mezzanine or sub-debt
  • Minority and/or majority positions

  • Opportunistically invest in all real estate asset classes in markets across the country

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