www.lupatech.com.br

Lupatech is divided in three divisions: microfusion, steel injection (precision casting) and production of valves. Headquartered in Caxias do Sul, state of Rio Grande de Sul, the company has plants in the Brazilain states of Rio Grande do Sul, Bahia and São Paulo, as well as in Argentina.. CRP invested in Lupatech through two funds (CRP and CRP Caderi). Whilst it was a company of revenues of US$ 2 million during the period of investment in 1984, Lupatech has transformed itself into a leader in the valve segment in the Brazilian market with significant participation in the Latin America market. The firm´s annual revenues have grown from US$ 10 million in 1987 to US$ 100 million in 2005. Throughout its long history of participation in the company, CRP has led the capitation of such important investors in the private equity investors, as BNDES, GP Investimentos and Natexis/Axxon. CRP sold its position in 2003, and retains its position on the Board of Directors of the firm.

www.cemar.com.br

This 25 years old company from Caxias do Sul operates in the electric components sector and has received capital from the the CRP CADERI Fund in 1999. At the time, the company had annual sales of US$ 5 MM. From then until now, Cemar has presented a vigorous and profitable growth, taking advantage of its high efficiency and productivity, as well as the implementation of an aggressive commercial strategy oriented to the development of channels of distribution. The divestment occurred in 2002, with CRP selling its shares back to the major shareholder. The current annual revenues of the company are US$ 35 million and CRP maintains an excellent relationship with the company.

www.duroline.com.br

Duroline is a manufacturer of brake linings. The company is located in Caxias do Sul, a polo for Gaucho mechanical metal. The firm began in 1989 as a division of Sulcromo S.A., an industrial part of brome plating industry. It received investments from CRP in 1992, through the Fund CRP CADERI when the revenues were US$ 3.2 million. Currently, the company's revenues are US$ 20 million, focusing on the market of heavy vehicles such as trucks and buses. Because of its competitive capacity, the firm is currently exporting to Latin America, United States, and Africa. CRP has maintained close relationships with the entrepreneurs.

www.checkforte.com.br

Check Forte was a subsidiary of Argo Participações S.A., the holding company that integrated Chronos S/A Produtos Eletrônicos and CheckForte Processamento de Dados Ltda. CheckForte was established in 1998 from within Chronos. Its product helped managed the flow of data through the points of sales of Chronos’ clients. In this way, Check Forte provides data capture, switching and POS terminal management as well as network processing services to banks for bill payment transactions initiated at off-premises merchant locations. It also provides check verification services directly to merchants. CRP invested in the holding through the CRP III Fund. In 2007 First Data, a global leader in electronic transactions and payment services, acquired Check Forte. CRP III Fund still has a share of Chronos.

www.uni5.com.br

Uni5 was founded in 2000, by two entrepreneurs, one with experience in finance and the other with experience in IT. The company’s objective was to be a marketplace in the footwear sector, integrating the commercial relationship between the footwear supply chain. The RSTec Fund invested in the company in 2001. In 2006, the company started to develop electronic invoicing, achieving constant revenue growth and maintaining strong profit margins in this business. This growth combined with the success of the cases of the implementation of the electronic invoicing contributed to transforming Uni5 into an attractive asset to a potential buyer. In 2009, the company was acquired by UOL (leading online media portal and Internet company in Brazil), representing its entrance in the electronic invoicing and electronic data interchange segments.