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Helios Capital brings to the table a proven track record of success. The combination of our entrepreneurial backgrounds and operator experience with the Helios Integral Investment Approach has generated outperforming returns while developing Companies that Matter™.

Every partner company is a new opportunity, and we are continually energized to develop undiscovered value and potential to develop companies with long-term sustainable profitability and those that impact their people, their communities, and the market at large positively.
The following are summary descriptions of a sampling of investments in which the Helios Principals were significantly involved with prior to or concurrently with the formation of Helios Capital.

AD&P

AD&P was a services company in the construction field.

Ameriserv

AmeriServ Food Company was a leading foodservice distributor.

American Crop Services, Inc.

American Crop Services provided outsourced fertilizer and chemical application and spraying services as well as operated 32 “super farm centers” that retailed agricultural inputs.

Belding Hausman

Belding Hausman manufactures specialty textiles; primarily drapery and home furnishing fabrics that require quick turnaround for retailers, like JC Penney and Target, who have JIT inventory programs.

BillMatrix

BillMatrix Corporation is a leading provider of outsourced electronic bill payment services.

Compare Apple

Compare Apple is completely focused on serving the consumer with the most up-to-date information and deals for loans, debt, medical, business services, and real estate.

Envision Gaming Technologies

Envision is a leading developer and manufacturer of electronic games for casinos.

Fresh America Corp

Fresh America Corp., with over $600 million in revenues, provided procurement, processing, repacking, warehousing and distribution services of fresh produce and other refrigerated products for a wide variety of customers in the retail, food service and food distribution businesses.

Hammerman & Gainer (H&G)

Hammerman & Gainer (H&G) is a third party administrator (TPA) providing workers’ compensation claims administration for insurance companies and self-insured clients. H&G also provides risk management consulting, investigation, and multi-line insurance adjusting

Instaff Personnel

InStaff is a leading staffing services company providing temporary employees to light industrial manufacturers and distributors.

JPG

JPG was a full-service marketing agency and customer relationship management firm.

Logex Corporation

Logex served as the nation’s largest independent, over-the-road carrier of cryogenic liquids and compressed gases.

Mango Network

Mango Network provided hosted world-class software for specific vertical markets through a software-as-a-service (SaaS) model.

Mission Valley Textiles

Mission Valley Textiles was a preeminent, vertically-integrated manufacturer and marketer of textile products for the apparel and home fashions markets.

PrimeSource FoodService Equipment, Inc.

PrimeSource is one of the nation's leading turnkey providers for all of a restaurant's equipment and hardware needs.

RabidPop

The RabidPop is a localized online video community providing a voice and identity for teenagers across America.

South America For Less

South America For Less and its subsidiaries form the leading Progressive Tourism firm with a focus solely on South America and a complete price guarantee.

Sun Engine & Transmission Sales, Inc.

Sun Engine was the largest remanufacturer of domestic and foreign automobile engines in the United States.

Synapse Group, Inc.

The Synapse Group was a leading Internet agency working with customers like Hilton Hotels, American Airlines, and Mary Kay Incorporated to build interactive web sites with transaction-processing capabilities.

Trycos Software:

Trycos developed and sold integration software products that allowed manufacturing and distribution firms to enable their Enterprise Resource Planning Management Systems (“ERP”) for eCommerce.

Vasana Media

Vasana Media is focused on being the leading digital, high-definition video firm.

Yellow Checker Cab Company of Dallas/Fort Worth:

Yellow Cab is the result of a roll-up of seven taxicab operations in the North Texas Area. Today, the Company is the leader in its marketplace and one of the five largest taxi operations in the Nation with more than 1,100 cars in its fleet.

PORTFOLIO

South America For Less and its subsidiaries form the leading Progressive Tourism firm with a focus solely on South America and a complete price guarantee. South America For Less is a United States-based, worldwide travel firm devoted to providing the best-value travel packages to Peru, Ecuador, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, and Brazil.

Type of Transaction: Growth Capital

Integral Value:
Helios partnered with an entrepreneur passionate about travel in South America in 2001. Helios’ principals have played and are serving a number of key roles in facilitating the growth of this emerging company. Helios established the core marketing infrastructure that enabled the company to grow at a 50% compounded annual revenue growth rate. Helios also has worked with the team of SAFL in vision, mission, and values exercises and tied all in to key executables. Applying this piece with our Integral CapOps™ has driven SAFL to take massive growth leaps within the last 12 months. Culture and growing in a way that nurtures and supports the unique SAFL culture is very important to the people of SAFL. SAFL is leading the charge to continue to develop sustainable and progressive programs for how it operates; what the company offers its customers; and what the company gives back to the areas it promotes.

SAFL is one of the only U.S. firms to have local operations and offices in South America. It is a company of travelers for travelers, which is one reason the company has some of the strongest testimonials in the market. Additionally, the team has done an excellent job in recruiting, rewarding, and developing talented people. The SAFL team is amongst the top in the industry for knowledge, service, experience, and education. SAFL has worked with over 8,500 travelers as of 2006.

Helios also developed the company’s sales and marketing strategy, expansion strategy, team-building initiatives, and core operational structure initiatives. Along with implementing a comprehensive set of policies, procedures and methodologies; these actions have set the foundation for rapid growth for all of the South American For Less properties.

Revenue: $5 M
Sector: Internet - Travel
Partnering Date: June 2001
Status: Current
Website: www.peruforless.com

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