Past Control Investments

Accelera Wireless, LLC

Accelera Wireless, LLC provides a broad spectrum of services including radio propagation modeling, site acquisition strategies and design and installation management, materials procurement and logistics, and tower development and ownership. Accelera has deployed over $4 billion of network infrastructure for clients such as Nextel, Triton Communications, Omnipoint, CellularOne, and British Telecom.

The Atlantic Baking Group

The Atlantic Baking Group (ABG) was formed to reopen the Pittsburgh manufacturing facility of Nabisco Holding Corporation. ABG produces a diverse array of high quality, reasonably priced private label snacks and crackers. ABG is jointly controlled with Soros Fund Management.

Deyco Distribution Corporation (Realized)

Deyco is a leading distributor of magazines to specialty/alternate magazine wholesalers and retailers throughout the country and currently distributes 1,400 titles on behalf of over 160 publishers. In 2001, GEM's position was sold to Source Interlink generating an annual compound return to GEM of 53%.

Fire-Trol Holdings, LLC (Realized)

Fire-Trol is the leading developer, manufacturer, and distributor of chemicals used to control wild-land & forest fires, and to a lessor degree structure fires, on a worldwide basis. This investment has been realized.

International Telephone & Satellite Corp. (Realized)

International Telephone & Satellite Corp. is an emerging multinational carrier providing national and international long distance service to public telephone companies in Colombia and Guatemala via satellite, fiber, wireless, and other media.

ProCare Automotive Service Solutions LLC (Realized)

ProCare Automotive Service Solutions owns and operates a network of 130 full-service automotive service centers concentrated in Ohio, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and Texas. ProCare offers a wide range of services in the automotive aftermarket repair industry; including complex engine diagnostic service and repair.

Swisher International, Inc. (Realized)

Founded in 1983 in Charlotte, North Carolina, Swisher International, Inc. is the world's leader in commercial restroom hygiene, pest control, paper and chemical products. Swisher owes its success to its outstanding franchise operations and franchise support system throughout the United States, Canada and twenty-one countries worldwide.

TCS Communications, Inc. (Realized)

TCS Communications, Inc. is the leading provider of aggregated long-distance service to independent local exchange carriers (local monopoly telephone companies) in Iowa, Minnesota, Kansas and South Dakota. Operations are based in Houston, TX and Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Tributary Systems, Inc.

Tributary Systems, Inc. is the primary provider of storage solutions for Tandem computers, a wholly owned subsidiary of Compaq Computer Corporation. The company designs, develops, assembles, and integrates peripheral hardware and software data storage products with mid-range and high-end Tandem servers, as well manufactures and markets, under its own label, proprietary hardware and software products for sale through Tandem to its end users.

United Africa Telecom, Inc.

United Africa Telecom, Inc. is an emerging multinational carrier providing telecommunications products and services to emerging markets in Africa, specifically long distance and wireless telephone service. Operations are based in Monrovia, Liberia, and HQ is in New Jersey.