SELECTED INVESTMENTS


Engineered Products Co., founded in 1977, is a manufacturer of filter-monitoring devices located in Iowa.   The Company offers a full line of monitors used to monitor air and fuel filters.  The primary product is the patented FilterMinder, a graduated gauge that allows visual determination of remaining air filter life. The gauges are installed primarily on SUVs and heavy duty diesel trucks.

Kiefer Built, LLC
is a manufacturer of horse, livestock and utility trailers.  The Company was started in 1974 and has manufacturing plants in Iowa and Tennessee.  The Kiefer Built trailers are well-respected throughout the United States for their features and quality.  The sizes of horse trailers range from a two-horse bumper-pull trailer to eight-horse slant-load living quarter trailers.  Cargo and livestock trailers range in size from 8 feet to 30 feet in length.  The trailers are sold throughout the United States and Canada through a dealer network.

Rourke Publishing, LLC is a publisher of non-fiction childrenís books sold principally to the school classrooms and libraries.  The Company was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Florida.  The Company is well-known as integrator of published materials into established curriculums.

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Superior Tool, LLC is a precision machine-tooling, job-shop located in Maple Grove, Minnesota. The Company serves a wide-variety of high technology manufacturers in the computer, defense, medical and telecommunications industries.  The Company’s products involve extremely close-tolerance machined components.  The Company’s skilled workforce provides innovative products and services for the high technology industry.

Endres Processing, LLC is a converter of waste bakery product into animal feed located in Minnesota and Iowa. This recycled product is a high-energy ingredient for the diets of poultry and swine.  Endres is able to recycle a wide variety of inedible food products such as cookies, dough, cereal, pasta, crackers, bread and sweets.  The Company began in 1986.

Brice Southern, LLC manufactures standard and custom elevator cabs that are sold throughout the United States.  The Company began in 1968 and is located in Florida.  The Company is known  as a leading supplier of cabs ranging from the most basic hydraulic lifts to elegant and ornate cabs for prestigious projects.

Biovance Technologies, Inc. is a manufacturer of dairy cattle feed additives. These patented formulations are fed to dairy cows to increase milk production and growth rates. Agio provided capital to expand the Company’s production facility and its distribution. The Company was located in Nebraska and Iowa. The Company was sold to a strategic multinational company with well-developed distribution capability.

National Flood Services
is a leading service provider for the flood and homeowners insurance industry. The Company is located in Kalispell, Montana. The Company processes insurance applications and manages claims on behalf of agents and insurance companies. The Company was sold to a large financial services company.

Global Tool, LLC, headquartered in Dallas, was a rapid prototype injection molding toolmaker. The Company is a key supplier to the high-tech manufacturers in the computer and telecommunications industries. The Company was sold to a large competitor.

Electro Source, LLC was a distributor of video games and related products. The Company is located in Los Angeles. Agio provided equity capital for a recapitalization and was sold 4 years later after substantial growth of the business.

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