Business Services Portfolio
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Superior Mailing Services, Inc. |
| Location: |
Bedford Park, IL |
| Website: |
www.superiormailing.com |
| Date of Investment: |
May 2007 |
Business Description:
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Superior Mailing Services, Inc. is a provider of letter-shop services in the direct mail industry. Superior serves the letter-shop needs for a variety of customers including retailers, printers, agencies and non-profits. Superior offers a full service offering including insertion, folding, collating, print customization and postal sort. SC partnered with Mark Majeske to make this investment. Cole Taylor Bank provided the debt financing for this transaction.
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| Company: |
The Glover Park Group |
| Location: |
Washington, D.C. |
| Website: |
www.gloverparkgroup.com |
| Date of Investment: |
November 2006 |
| Business Description: |
The Glover Park Group is a strategic communications company based in Washington and New York. The firm delivers advocacy and image advertising, public affairs services, media relations, issues and crisis management, legislative affairs, research and corporate communications. Named one of the fastest growing private companies in the Washington, D.C. area in 2005, The Glover Park Group provides integrated communications solutions to clients including Fortune 100 companies, non-profit organizations, initiative campaigns and industry coalitions. SC partnered with management and Madison Capital Funding LLC to make this investment. |
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| Company: |
Austin Logistics Incorporated |
| Location: |
Austin, TX |
| Website: |
www.austinlogistics.com |
| Date of Investment: |
February 2004 |
| Business Description: |
Austin Logistics Incorporated is a leading provider of collections and service center analytic software solutions, targeted primarily to the consumer credit divisions of large financial institutions. The Company's suite of products enables its clients to strategically manage their collection strategies, specifically helping to prioritize "who to call" (CallSelect™), "when to call" (CallTech™) and "where to call from" in a distributed call center environment (OnQ™), resulting in more dollars collected, improved cure-rates, and reduced charge-offs. Svoboda Collins invested in the Company with Baird Venture Partners, Apex Venture Partners and North Hill Ventures, the venture capital affiliate of Capital One Financial Corporation. |
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| Company: |
Nth Degree, Inc. |
| Location: |
Stone Mountain, GA |
| Website: |
www.ndegree.com |
| Date of Investment: |
April 2001 |
| Business Description: |
Svoboda, Collins participated in the acquisition of Nth Degree, Inc. along with a group of other investors led by Lake Capital. Based in Stone Mountain, GA, Nth Degree is one of the nation's leading face-to-face marketing companies. The Company offers labor management, trade show program development, meeting services and exposition management, and marketing services worldwide to domestic and multinational clients, and supports proprietary events, trade shows, and event marketing programs. Nth Degree has twenty-three domestic offices and operations or partnerships in Germany, Brazil, Mexico, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Asia. |
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| Company: |
SPS Commerce, Inc. |
| Location: |
St. Paul, MN |
| Website: |
www.spscommerce.com |
| Date of Investment: |
January 2000 |
| Business Description: |
SPS Commerce, based in St. Paul, MN offers a customized supply chain integration service which is a suite of technology and services that helps retailers and distributors extend the breadth and depth of integration within their supply chain. SPS allows companies to achieve 100% enablement within their supply chains by offering even the smallest participants the ability to exchange electronic transactions in EDI, XML and other data formats via the SPS technology platform for a low-cost, monthly fee. SC has invested in the company with other investors including, St. Paul Venture, Adams Street Partners, CID Equity Partners, River Cities Venture Capital and Granite Associates, among others. |
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