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Direct Equity Division

PORTFOLIO

Selected Current Portfolio Companies

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Accent Fairchild Group, Inc. visit website

A leading supplier and manufacturer of houseware/hardware products sold primarily in Canada.

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Advanced Sleep Concepts, Inc. (Spears Mattress Company) visit website

A Manufacturer of promotional, premium and ultra-premium mattresses and box springs serving the southeastern United States . Advanced Sleep Concepts is the southeastern licensee for Englander mattresses, one of the top ten bedding brands in the U.S.

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American Higher Education Development Corporation. visit website

A for-profit, post-secondary education company that presently operates Stautzenberger College and Rockford Business College.

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Architectural Testing, Inc. visit website

A leading provider of performance testing, certifcation services and related professional services to the building products industry in the United States.

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Best Lighting Products Inc. visit website

A leading supplier of exit signs and emergency lighting products. The Company provides complete outsourcing of these product lines for the leading manufacturers in the lighting industry.

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Casiano Communications, Inc. visit website

The leading publisher of periodicals, magazines and directories in Puerto Rico and a provider of telemarketing, advertising, printing and direct mail services to Puerto Rican and mainland U.S. companies.

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Century Fire Protection, LLC visit website

The leading independent non-union fire & life safety services company, serving the Southeastern region of the United States .

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CTM Group, Inc. visit website

A leading owner and operator of children's coin-operated rides and penny presses in the United States.

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Custom Wood Products, LLC. visit website

Manufacturer of high quality custom cabinetry for kitchens, bathrooms and elsewhere in the home. CWP services primarily the remodelling market through a network of kitchen and bath dealers throughout the United States.

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Freedom Scientific, Inc. visit website

The world's leader in assistive and adaptive technology for individuals who are blind, or have low vision or learning disabilities. The company's products include screen reading software for the blind, magnification software for those with low-vision, and other products for accessible scanning and reading, as well as Braille displays, notetakers, and the world's leading accessible PDA for the blind.

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Microdynamics Corporation. visit website

Custom printer of bank statements, invoices and other customer communications for its clients in banking, credit unions, distribution, transportation and a range of other industries.

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Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams. visit website

Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams is one of the leading manufacturers of high-quality upholstered furniture in the U.S. The company's innovative and stylish products are sold by many of the country's leading specialty home furnishings retailers and premium catalog retailers.

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Teraco, Inc. visit website

A leading provider of PVC loyalty cards, gift cards, hotel key cards and other plastic cards and promotional products.

Wafra Investment Advisory Group, Inc.
345 Park Avenue, 41st Floor New York, New York 10154-0101