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PORTFOLIO
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Catalina Precision Products
Catalina has expertise in lean manufacturing techniques, and has assembled a multinational platform for the development of a Super Tier 2 auto parts manufacturer |
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Red
Mango
Red Mango opened its first non-fat frozen yogurt café in Los Angeles in July 2007. The concept offers non-fat, healthy, authentic frozen yogurt (rich in probiotics) in Original and Green Tea flavors, served with a variety of toppings including fresh fruit, cereal, and granola. Red Mango currently has 23 upscale retail locations, and 20 under construction in 4 states. |
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Jane & Company, Inc.
Makers of high quality value products in the eye, lip, and
face cosmetics category and distributed in mass market retailers
and drug stores nationwide. |
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Emida, Inc.
Emida, Inc. is a global prepayment and value transfer technology
for wireless, long distance, lottery and stored value. |
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Blue Lava Group, Inc.
Blue Lava Group, Inc. is a developer and operator of e-commerce
boutiques including Tinyride.com, Tinybed.com, Powervacs.com,
and EssentialEspresso.com |
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Gumps
Gump’s is a leading national retailer
of luxury gifts, home furnishings, jewelry, and Asian-inspired
products. Located in the prestigious Union Square shopping
district, Gump’s San Francisco flagship store has been
a West Coast tradition for nearly 150 years for those seeking
luxury and service. This brand recognition extends to Gump’s
catalogs and website. |
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Paramount Scaffold, Inc.
Paramount Scaffold, Inc. is a leader in the
Los Angeles commercial scaffold and San Diego maritime scaffold
markets. In addition to scaffolding, Paramount’s other
construction services include re-shoring, forming and rental
of equipment. Offices are in Los Angeles, San Diego and Las
Vegas. |
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Ceyx
Technologies, Inc
Ceyx Technologies, Inc. develops and licenses software-enabled
control systems for light emitting devices. Ceyx's controls
replace analog hardware circuitry with an intelligent digital
software solution. The Company's patented software improves
product functionality and reduces manufacturing costs for a
wide array of products, including diode lasers used in optical
transceivers and liquid crystal displays used in flat panel
TVs. |
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Lighting
Technologies International
Lighting Technologies International (LTI) develops, manufactures,
and sells specialty discharge lamps to industrial and theatrical
OEM customers and distribution partners worldwide. LTI's xenon
and mercury xenon lamps provide very high intensity, pinpoint
sources of light for specific user applications, including cinema
and video projection, exhibition and architectural lighting,
and medical and industrial applications. The company is located
in Baldwin Park, California. |
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Pasta Pomodoro,
Inc.
Based in San Francisco, California, Pasta Pomodoro owns and
operates 46 Italian casual dining restaurants located primarily
in the Bay Area. The concept offers high quality, authentic
Italian trattoria-style food in a modern atmosphere at an
affordable
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Realizations:
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Bioren, Inc.
Bioren has developed proprietary tools to design, discover and optimize new and
existing drugs. Bioren’s platform technology dramatically reduces the
time and cost associated with drug discovery, maximizes the performance of
molecules prior to entering clinical development, strengthens the intellectual
property protection of clinical/commercial candidates, and helps avoid royalties “stacking” issues.
Bioren was sold to Pfizer, Inc. in August, 2005. |
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Cargo Technology,
Inc.
Cargo Technology, based in San Diego, California, has developed
a proprietary and superior alternative to Styrofoam boxes used
to ship perishable cargo by expedited freight. The AirLiner
product is an inflatable insulating liner that easily converts
a cardboard box into a cooler. |
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Lighting
Technologies International
Lighting Technologies International (LTI) develops, manufactures,
and sells specialty discharge lamps to industrial and theatrical
OEM customers and distribution partners worldwide. LTI's xenon
and mercury xenon lamps provide very high intensity, pinpoint
sources of light for specific user applications, including cinema
and video projection, exhibition and architectural lighting,
and medical and industrial applications. The company is located
in Baldwin Park, California. |
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