Portfolio Companies
Corporate Synergies Group (www.CorpSyn.com) is a national, independent benefits broker and consulting firm with a strong footprint in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions. It is an innovation leader in its industry and the partner of choice for middle-market growth companies. The firm has a track record of helping employers assess employee benefit options and make key choices that deliver real value to their employees, while managing cost. It has pioneered the creation of employee benefit advocacy services for its clients’ employees, is recognized for its level of service, and has won a number of awards for being one of the top places to work in its core markets.
CrossCheck Compliance (www.CrossCheckCompliance.com) is a professional services firm providing regulatory compliance and due diligence services to banks and mortgage lenders. Built around a core team of industry leaders with deep regulatory compliance, mortgage, internal audit and control expertise, the firm is uniquely positioned to provide a well grounded perspective to help clients navigate core issues, as well as the line experience necessary for high-impact execution. The firm delivers operational risk management solutions including professional resources, project management, consultation, and trusted advisory services.
Gleanster (www.Gleanster.com) is an IT market research firm focused on benchmarking best practices in technology-enabled business initiatives. Gleanster generates actionable insights that allow companies to make smart business decisions and match their needs with vendor solutions. Gleanster's benchmark reports, called Gleansights, can be readily downloaded at no cost. The research, which draws from the experiences of tens of thousands of industry practitioners, is predicated on four guiding principles: specificity, objectivity, brevity and clarity. Gleanster ascertains how Top Performers achieve their desired business objectives — and how Everyone Else can, too.
Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet, LLC (www.KalamazooGourmet.com) is the leading manufacturer and one-stop resource for creating the ultimate outdoor kitchen. From revolutionary hybrid grills that cook with charcoal, wood and gas, to the most powerful and energy efficient outdoor refrigeration available, Kalamazoo makes the best performance and quality outdoor cooking and entertaining equipment in the world. The complete line includes grills, refrigerators, freezers, wine chillers, keg tappers, weather-tight cabinets, wok cooktops, lobster boil pits, martini bars and a countertop pizza oven.
Knowledge Advisors, Inc. (www.KnowledgeAdvisors.com) is the world's largest provider of learning and talent measurement solutions. Leading organizations access the measurement expertise and on-demand software to ensure a high-performing workforce. As the thought leader in Human Capital Analytics, KnowledgeAdvisors provides the most comprehensive analytics solutions available. By combining measurement expertise, on-demand evaluation software, and integrated analytics solutions with benchmarking, organizations gain the necessary insight on how to best develop their workforce.
Mativision (www.Mativision.com) is a software company that helps engage fans, customers, sponsors and advertising partners with an interactive "I Was There" experience. Mativision’s exclusive 360-degree live immersion video technology puts the user in the middle of the action like never before. Whether it is a concert performance, product launch, or live event, users can effortlessly explore every angle and detail from multiple vantage points – All in high fidelity streaming video. It’s the best substitute to being there – only better - because you are in control and you can see it all.
Insurance Noodle (www.InsuranceNoodle.com) Formed in 2000 by insurance agents to meet the needs of insurance agents, InsuranceNoodle is a web-enabled wholesaler of commercial property and casualty insurance products from the nation’s leading insurance companies. InsuranceNoodle offers commercial insurance products for over 1,450 types of business in 49 states and Washington, DC. Agents who use the InsuranceNoodle system get access to a broad range of products from multiple carriers using a single application data entry system. This is backed up with support from a state-of-the-art service center staffed by licensed insurance agents who work with technology and the carriers to place risks and to provide servicing of in-force accounts. InsuranceNoodle was acquired by Willis Group Holdings Limited in June 2007.
The Customer Group (www.CustomerGroup.com) is a leading customer care design and performance improvement company. Leveraging deep expertise in architecting, designing, building, outsourcing, consolidating and improving the operating performance on contact centers, The Customer Group has a distinctive track record of helping improve customer interactions and business performance with clients such as ATT, Bank One, Credit Suisse First Boston, Orbitz, Teletech and UAL Loyalty Services.