We have included case studies on two of KCO's transformational investments in order to provide readers with a better understanding of our business model.

Kidd & Company formed Chatham in order to exploit inefficiencies and unmet customer needs in the telecommunications products and services markets.

Kidd & Company formed MedSource in order to address significant unmet customer demand for high quality contract manufacturers in the medical device industry.

Kidd & Company formed Empower Health as a strategy to improve the management and treatment of chronic health conditions in a highly inefficient and disjointed market. Empower Health helps health plans and employers provide measurably better healthcare while reducing costs.

Since its acquisition, Kidd & Company has transformed the business from a one-site call center into a global, multi- site, solutions-oriented contact center and customer marketing solutions company.

Kidd & Company created KAA to establish an outcomes-based approach to products and services in the aesthetics market.

APM was formed to exploit inefficiencies in the durable home medical equipment market by developing its own distribution and sourcing channels.

IBE was formed as a vehicle for the acquisition of operating companies that are engaged in the business of sugarcane-based ethanol production and/or sugar processing and related activities. IBE acquired three ethanol and sugar mills in Brazil.