Safeguard International seeks to invest its capital in the form of traditional leveraged acquisitions, management buyouts and growth capital where the Fund obtains a control position. The Fund seeks to invest between $10 and $65 million per investment and will lead a group of equity investors for larger transactions. The Fund focuses on investing in companies with operations in North America and Western Europe.

Safeguard International relies on a strict screening process, using the following criteria, to evaluate investment opportunities:

• PROVEN AND MOTIVATED MANAGEMENT who can create, articulate and execute a strategic plan, who have demonstrated the ability to guide the growth of a company and who have achieved results consistently superior to industry averages.
  
  
• TECHNOLOGIES and KNOW HOW unique to a company and unmatched by other industry participants that leads to strong competitive positions and barriers to entry.
  
  
• GLOBAL MARKETPLACE accessible to the companies allowing the Fund’s international expertise to develop international markets.
  
  
• GROWTH POTENTIAL based on increasing demand from favorable market conditions and trends and based on the Fund’s and managements ability to create new markets for existing products.
  
  
• STABLE CASH FLOW companies that can withstand significant cyclical downturns while positioning itself favorably for future upturns.
  
  
• OPERATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS available through incremental investment and cost reduction programs based on greater efficiencies.
  
  
• FRAGMENTED INDUSTRY consisting of many small to medium-sized competitors, which have less capital and resources, providing the opportunity for growth through acquisition.
  
  
• VALUE CREATION opportunities that exist by leveraging the Fund’s expansive resources.

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