Portfolio

7Summits is a social business solutions provider founded in 2009 to help companies engage customers, partners and employees to help grow their businesses. 7Summits delivers top line revenue growth and bottom-line productivity improvement by focusing on both consumer influence and employee collaboration. The Company works with dozens of Fortune 500 brands to transform key business processes and become more fully networked enterprises. 7Summits offers deep expertise in social business strategy, community experience design, platform development and integration, as well as community activation. 7Summits is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Cytracom provides cloud-based unified communications (“UCaaS”) software and solutions sold exclusively through the managed service provider (“MSP”) channel. With a proprietary platform built on flexible, cloud-based technology, Cytracom delivers a UCaaS suite tailored to small and medium-sized business needs. The Company’s 100% channel-driven model provides its end users the ease and comfort of working with a local, trusted MSP to deploy, manage, and support Cytracom’s solutions. The Company was founded in 2008 and based in Dallas, TX.

Gener8 designs and manufactures life science instrumentation, complex clinical devices as well as advanced industrial systems, leveraging expertise across a broad array of engineering competencies including microfluidics, optics, electronics and embedded e-systems. Its capabilities include end-to-end design, development, prototype and low-to-medium volume production. Headquartered in Silicon Valley, Gener8 serves a number of venture backed companies as well as a mix of larger public corporate customers to commercialize their technology.

Gorilla Logic provides software development and consulting services through high-performance, distributed Agile software development teams both onshore in the U.S. and nearshore from its development centers in Costa Rica and Colombia. The Company partners with the software development organizations of enterprises to increase their success rate and accelerate their time to market. Gorilla Logic’s capabilities include UI / UX design, front and back end development, DevOps, QA, Security, IoT, and Big Data for both web and mobile applications, with a cloud-first approach as a Microsoft Gold Partner, and an Amazon Web Services (AWS) Consulting Partner. The Company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Boulder, CO.

Gryphon provides a SaaS Sales Intelligence System that automatically captures, controls, and visualizes sales and marketing activity generated from any device or application to increase revenue, improve management effectiveness, and reduce compliance risk. More than a dozen Fortune 100 clients, including some of the largest banks, brokerage, insurance, and consumer services firms, are among Gryphon’s 300+ clients in North America.

Island Medical Management, LLC is a clinically-led, privately-held organization with over 20 years of management experience.  IMM’s unique model offers every advantage of a local community based group, backed by the resources of a national organization.  The group provides services to over 75 hospital programs throughout the United States, with more than 1.6 million patient encounters each year.  IMM is a portfolio company of New Mountain Capital, LLC, a New York based investment firm with over $15 billion in aggregate capital commitments.

In Vitro Sciences (IVS) partners with reproductive endocrinology practices across the United States.  IVS partners to offer strategic opportunities for independent practices, including: implementing creative growth strategies supporting streamlined operational costs, payer alignment, merger and acquisition plans, marketing, and risk management services.  Its unique partnership model enables physicians and physician groups to maintain their independence while leveraging the resources of a national organization.

iWave bundles philanthropic and wealth data into user-friendly subscription (SaaS) software solutions.  iWave’s “360 Search” capabilities allow subscribers to efficiently research individuals and companies across multiple datasets through one unified search and their batch analytics capabilities allow users to screen entire prospect databases at once.  From schools like Yale and Stanford to healthcare and arts organizations like Doctors Without Borders and the Smithsonian Institute, iWave has assisted over 6,000 organizations in the United States, Canada, and overseas.

Med First operates healthcare clinics across North Carolina and South Carolina. The company focuses on rural communities with a hybrid model that provides both primary and urgent care.

Resonetics provides laser micromachining manufacturing services for medical device and diagnostic companies, as well as other markets requiring precision laser processing of polymers and glass. The Company offers the world’s largest capacity for laser micromachining polymers in ultra-violet wavelengths and its expertise with polymers and with features as small as one micron is unmatched. The Company also designs, builds and services purpose-built laser workstations to meet specific customer needs. With more than 25 years of experience and a dedicated development lab staffed with PhDs, optical scientists and process experts, the Company delivers solutions for the most demanding polymer micromachining challenges.

Quest Education Corporation, based in St. Paul, Minnesota, is a provider of career college educational services.  Quest was formed in 2009 as a platform for establishing a regional leader in post-secondary education by executing a growth strategy of acquiring high-quality institutions, opening new campuses, and expanding educational programs.  Quest Education completed its first acquisition of Career Quest Learning Centers, Inc. in December of 2009.  Career Quest currently has three campuses in Lansing, Jackson, and Kalamazoo, Michigan, and offers a variety of vocational programs in administration, allied health, and IT areas.  Career Quest is nationally accredited and participates in federal financial aid programs.

Quest Education is actively seeking acquisition opportunities and welcomes inquiries from career college owners and operators throughout the Midwest region.

Stream Companies is an Integrated Advertising Agency and a SaaS based technology company for the retail and automotive industries. With over 20 years of experience in advertising and digital marketing, Stream Companies uses a data driven and solutions-oriented approach to support businesses across the U.S. with their services.

Synoptek provides information technology management services and support to organizations worldwide. The Company offers a complete suite of managed IT services including 24 x 7 helpdesk support, device management, cloud hosting, disaster recovery, as well as consulting project management services using their advanced IT service management (ITSM) capabilities, automated toolsets, and skilled technologists. Synoptek is headquartered in Irvine, CA with major offices in Denver, Sacramento, San Francisco, and Boise.

US Liner Co. is the industry leading developer and manufacturer of thermoplastic composite solutions for a broad range of applications. Primary industries served include the truck trailer, rail transport, intermodal shipping container and recreational vehicle markets.

Combining continuous glass fibers with tough, corrosion- and moisture-resistant polypropylene, in multilayer laminated structures, U.S. Liner has perfected a new class of versatile sheet materials. From ballistic-grade Bulitex® sheet to new, low-cost Versitex® panels, and special hybids that combine the two technologies.

Developed using a proprietary manufacturing process, these products provide better physical and mechanical properties at an attractive price point in comparison to conventionally used materials such as fiberglass, steel or aluminum and plywood across a variety of applications.

The Company serves an international client base including the largest OEMs in the truck trailer, RV and shipping container industries. US Liner is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

Founded in 1997, WHUSA provides OBGYN, In Vitro Fertilization, and other specialty women’s health practices with a full suite of practice management solutions including payor contracting, revenue cycle management, EMR support, financial & human resources management, merger & acquisition support, ancillary services development, and risk management services.  WHUSA’s unique partnership model enables physicians and physician groups to maintain their independence, while leveraging the resources of a national organization.

With its experienced staff and its Atlanta based state-of-the-art U.L. central station monitoring center, Ackerman Security Systems is able to serve residential and commercial customers’ broad range of security needs.

Established in 1977, Bartech is an industry-leading professional services firm delivering workforce solutions to global firms. Managing more than 25,000 daily work assignments and over $2 billion in annualized billings, Bartech helps large users of non-employee workers achieve greater quality, savings and efficiency while minimizing the risks associated with the management of contracted workers. Bartech was sold in 2015 to the Impellam Group PLC (LON: IPEL).

In October 2005, Sverica acquired a majority interest in Creative Catalog Concepts, a publisher of product catalogs and other print and electronic marketing collateral in the school supply, art materials and specialty toy industries. The company provides independent dealers with a complete multi-channel marketing kit that includes product catalogs, direct mail flyers and postcards, e-commerce websites, and promotional calendars.

Delphon Industries, with divisions Gel-Pak, and Quik-Pak, was formed by management and Sverica in 2004 and is a leading supplier of innovative packaging and handling materials for the semiconductor and other high-tech industries. Delphon will serve as a platform for continued expansion via organic growth and acquisition of packaging and specialized service companies for the service of semiconductor and other technology industries.

Gel-Pak, an ISO 9001:2000 certified company, has developed a family of products designed to protect sensitive devices during transport, processing, inspection, and assembly and offers cost-effective customized solutions where damage during handling must be avoided. Gel-Pak films are widely used for the lapping of Thin Film Heads, Wafer Thinning and Polishing applications, and for protecting delicate surfaces. Headquartered in Hayward, California, Gel-Pak maintains an extensive worldwide sales network to serve the needs of advanced device manufacturers.

Gel-Pak expanded with the Quik-Pak division through the acquisition of SPT, Inc. in San Diego. Quik-Pak serves the needs of design engineers looking for a faster method of packaging prototypes and design verification samples. Using its patented Open-Cavity Package technology, Quik-Pak can now produce IC prototypes in any plastic package at any time. Quik-Pak’s patented Open-Cavity technology and complementary turn-key assembly services provide leading semiconductor manufacturers worldwide, as well as fabless companies, with a strategic advantage for their IC design programs.

As Delphon Industries, Gel-Pak and Quik-Pak provide complete packaging and handling solutions with diverse applications.

Dexmet is a global leader in the development and manufacturing of highly engineered expanded foils and polymeric materials used in aerospace, battery, industrial, and other applications where precision characteristics are required.  With a history dating back to 1948, Dexmet is a pioneer in the development of proprietary material expanding technology and equipment, including industry leading thinness and widths for product-specific applications. Dexmet partners and works closely with its customers to stay at the edge of new industrial technologies and applications.  Dexmet is headquartered in Wallingford, Connecticut.

DocuLynx Inc. is an information technology Company whose mission is to help customers manage and add value to high volume computer output print streams. DocuLynx offers improved organization for document-intensive industries, including banking, insurance, healthcare, telecom, service providers and utilities. Doculynx helps customers efficiently and cost-effectively satisfy the requirements of their clients and ensure regulatory compliance. DocuLynx also provides professional and systems integration services to assist organizations in the adoption of these technologies. DocuLynx fosters a culture that empowers employees and helps them meet the business needs of its customers.

In September 2010, facilitated by an investment from Sverica, Doculynx acquired the analog and digital document processing assets of Anacomp, a Company specializing in business process solutions.  The investment significantly increases DocuLynx’s already robust document archive and retrieval capabilities, allowing them to offer a complete spectrum of document and records management services to customers.

Gainshare Media owned and operated tradeshow and event properties — The Super Floral Show (SFS) and The Administrative Professionals Conference (APC). Both events were industry leaders in their respective market segments, and accumulated a substantial base of repeat exhibitors and attendees over the course of their long operating histories. Over the course of the investment, Sverica made a number of operating improvements to the two events, backed by ongoing industry support and investment in the assets. Gainshare was sold to a strategic buyer in 2005.

iCoat Company, based in Santa Fe Springs, California, is a leading provider of Anti-Reflective coatings for eye wear (AR coatings) in the US. Anti-Reflective coating reduces eye-strain, increases visual acuity, enables safer night driving, and provides aesthetic benefits to the wearer by removing the glare and reflections associated with uncoated optical lenses. The AR market is one of the fastest-growing segments of the US optical market. Throughout its 15-year history, iCoat has been lauded consistently for the quality of its products and its unparalleled level of customer service. Jack Jue, iCoat’s founder, has been a pioneer in commercializing and growing the AR coating industry since its inception in the 1980s. Mr. Jue introduced the industry’s most advanced AR coating process, VIVIX, as well as the first hydrophobic lens coating in the United States. He has recently received honors from the prestigious Optical Laboratories Association for a lifetime of innovation and service in the optical industry.

In 2011, Magellan’s formed a joint venture with Colorado Bag’n Baggage, a subsidiary of The Gart Companies. The combination allows Magellan’s to expand its product distribution by leveraging Colorado Bag’n Baggage’s retail footprint, which includes 30 stores in 9 different states across the U.S.

MC Sign is a leading national sign and lighting Company, meeting customers’ needs from new sign design and manufacturing, installation,  on-demand service as well as lighting upgrades and retrofits.   MC Sign is proactive in its strategic plans by investing time and resources into developing products and services that bring value to its current and potential customers.   The Company’s experienced project managers and customer services representatives provide cost-effective sign and lighting products and services for some of the largest retail, restaurant, hospitality, and financial companies in the United States and Canada. MC Sign was sold in 2015 to Caltius Equity Partners.

Offsite Archive Storage & Integrated Services (OASIS) is an Ireland and UK based Records and Information Management platform. OASIS provides secure offsite records storage and related services to businesses: hard copy paper storage, media storage, imaging, digital archiving, and destruction services.

OASIS serves approximately 600 clients including leading enterprises in the financial, legal, healthcare and government sectors. OASIS is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland with additional offices in Belfast and London.

Created from the merger of Accuvant and FishNet Security, Optiv is the largest comprehensive pure-play cyber security solutions provider in North America. Optiv helps clients plan, build and run successful cyber security programs that achieve business objectives through their depth and breadth of cyber security offerings, extensive capabilities and proven expertise in cyber security strategy, managed security services, incident response, risk and compliance, security consulting, training and support, integration and architecture services, and security technology. The Company has served more than 12,000 clients of various sizes across multiple industries, offers an extensive geographic footprint, and has premium partnerships with more than 300 of the leading security technology manufacturers.  In 2014, Sverica sold a majority interest to Blackstone (NYSE: BX) and sold its remaining stake in the Company to KKR (NYSE: KKR) in 2017.

Pivot Data Centres (formerly Care Factor) is a leading data center solutions provider in Western Canada, specializing in colocation as well as data center design, maintenance, and relocation. Pivot serves leading enterprises across a wide range of industries, including energy, utilities, financial services, online media, and government. In September 2013, Pivot was sold to Rogers Communications.

PROEM is a Phoenix-based event resources company that services three market sectors: Professional Event Management, Commercial Services, and All Occasions. The Company represents the largest event resources company in the Southwest and one of a few turn-key providers in the United States, offering a broad scope of products and services to events of all sizes. PROEM touches over 8 million people each year through its event resources at high-profile sporting and cultural events, corporate meetings and social gatherings. The company offers full-service event management including consulting, logistics, traffic control, security and other event personnel, as well as rental items, including tent structures, table-top items, generators, heating and cooling, ecology services and much more.

An online print services business based in Oakland, CA. Under Sverica’s management, including the leadership of current Sverica Managing Director Frank Young as CEO from 2003-2007, the company experienced accelerated growth, greatly increased profitability, and an improved customer experience, becoming one of the industry leaders in online print services. In July 2011, PsPrint was sold to a strategic buyer.

RestorixHealth is a leading manager of comprehensive wound care treatment centers that offer advanced wound care modalities as well as hyperbaric oxygen therapy (“HBOt”). The Company manages wound care centers nationwide in partnership with local acute care hospitals. RestorixHealth was founded by physicians in 1997 with a focus on establishing in-hospital centers of excellence to treat the growing incidence of severe grade diabetic wounds of the lower extremities and wounds that are unresponsive to general wound care treatments. The Company’s centers have consistently achieved high treatment success rates, resulting in a dramatic increase in patient quality of life and significant cost savings to the healthcare system. Restorix was sold in 2015 to Leonard Green & Partners.

Founded in 1997, Sheet Music Plus (SMP) is the world’s largest online retailer of sheet music. Its website, www.sheetmusicplus.com, offers shoppers over 1 million songbooks, scores, and instructional books.

SMP’s unparalleled selection and availability of products is appreciated by its international customer base and a key point of distinction. Sheet Music Plus stocks over six times the number of products carried by the average print music retailer, and has developed a proprietary system for rapidly sourcing “hard to find” titles. Leveraging its strong relationship with suppliers, Sheet Music Plus has become a print music resource for music hobbyists, students, teachers, directors, librarians, and professionals.  In 2017, Sheet Music Plus was sold to Hal Leonard.

In July 2010, Sverica acquired Vancouver-based Syscon Justice Systems from Securus Technologies, a Dallas-based provider of telecom services. Syscon is an enterprise software provider of public safety tools for local, state, and national governments.

Syscon is a leading international provider of Offender Management Systems, with major deployments in the US, Canada, UK, and Australia. Syscon offers a full suite of solutions, including prison management, jail management, trust accounting, inmate health records, probation and parole monitoring, and risk assessment tools.