1. Our Corporate DNA
   Our DNA is entrepreneurial. We are owners and builders of businesses as well as investors.
    
2. Our Experience
   We are emerging market savvy.  We have been intimately involved in building a number of successful emerging markets companies. Over a 20+ year horizon we have consistently been pioneers in surfacing opportunities that others have missed In the process, we have learned how to scale these companies to become regional champions, and in certain cases, entities with global impact. We have lived the challenges of building businesses in small markets where strategic options are less obvious, and understand the nuances of environments where accessing capital, talent, and exits require unique approaches.
    
3. Our Personal Commitment
   We are a small and committed team who are fully invested in the success of each of our portfolio companies.
    
4. Our Track Record
   Our team has proven that significant capital can be deployed in the Caribbean region and that top quartile returns can be generated.  Our post investment involvement at the operational level produces results:
   • Since acquiring control of National Commercial Bank of Jamaica in 2002, its profits have grown over 1500% from ~$6M in 2001 to ~$100M in 2008.
   • When we invested in Advantage General Insurance in 2008, the company was suffering multi-million dollar operational losses.  The company has been turned around and is on track to make double digit million dollar profits in 2009. 
   • At the time of our initial investment in Columbus International it was providing TV and internet services to a single country.  Today, Columbus is a pan-regional powerhouse and the premier provider of broadband and IP services to 21 countries in the greater Caribbean and Latin American region.

   Through our cumulative investment experience we have gained an understanding of how to exploit the strategic position of the Caribbean and Central America as gateways to larger markets.

5. Our Relationships
   We are connected globally.  Within our geographic focus we enjoy strong relationships with leading businesses and their principals, as well as all levels of government.  Our relationship with sister company Portland Investment Counsel provides us with competitive advantages as it has over $2B in public equity assets under management and administration, a proprietary research desk, and it is a significant investor in many F500 companies, giving us unique access to both information and people.  On all levels, as owners, operators, and investors we have a reputation for being solid business partners and ‘doing good’.

Our vision

We want to be known for:

• Investing in and building exceptional companies
• Making money for our investors
• Making a difference in the communities in which we operate