St. Cloud Capital

Cordell Gee is the Controller at St Cloud and is responsible for SEC and SBA reporting and the funds’ cash activities

Prior to joining St Cloud, Mr Gee held a financial analyst position at Provident Financial Holdings Inc , where he performed SEC reporting and internal ad hoc reporting He also has worked at KPMG, LLP and Rothstein Kass &Co, performing public accounting work for financial service companies Mr Gee is a Certified Public Accountant

Mr Gee received his Master of Business Administration Degree from California Baptist University and Bachelor of Science with Accounting Minor from the University of California, Los Angeles

Tami Brinson is the Office Manager and Executive Assistant for St Cloud Previously, Ms Brinson worked in the office of the CEO at Docusource and Tatum, LLC Her prior experience includes hospitality and restaurant operation management positions at various casinos

Francisco Flores is an analyst at St Cloud Previously, Mr Flores interned at AEW Capital Management, a real estate private equity firm, where he managed an industrial portfolio on the Asset Management team Prior to AEW, he interned at Clarion Partners where he worked with both the Acquisitions and Asset Management teams Mr Flores received his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Southern California

St Cloud Capital is a Los Angeles-based private investment firm founded in 2001

St Cloud Capital is a Los Angeles-based private investment firm founded in 2001 to provide growth capital to U S lower middle market companies (companies with annual revenues between $10 million and $150 million) St Cloud has made over 76 portfolio investments in companies across a wide range of industries and in every layer of the capital structure, including senior secured debt, subordinated debt, preferred equity, and common equity

We typically invest between $3 million and $20 million in non-control and control situations, acting as both a financial and strategic partner to strong management teams and industry entrepreneurs in fulfilling their long-term growth plans We are also able to arrange larger financings through relationships with co-investors

St Cloud has managed over $630 million of capital since 2001 St Cloud is currently investing out of its fourth fund targeted at $275 million

Our typical investment is $3 million to $20 million in size, and focused on lower middle market companies that typically fall “below the radar screen” of larger private equity firms and the broader capital markets

We seek opportunities to partner with strong management teams who have built the business delivering proven services or products with substantial growth potential looking for non-dilutive capital to facilitate the company going from good to great We welcome investment referrals from investment banking firms, brokers, lenders, attorneys, accountants, consultants, business executives and other investors All information provided to us is treated confidentially

We support a wide array of transaction types, including, without limitation, expansion and growth capital, recapitalizations, refinancings, management buyouts and change of control transactions, and strategic acquisitions to support a company’s growth

We invest in a wide range of industries, including areas where we have demonstrated experience, such as manufacturing, distribution, business services, logistics, consumer, healthcare, and financial services Our prior experience across a broad range of industries helps us articulate a thoughtful approach toward due diligence and strategic planning

St Cloud provides flexible financing solutions to lower middle market companies including entrepreneur-owned companies, private equity sponsor owned companies, closely held private companies, and micro-cap publicly owned companies

We take an opportunistic and flexible approach providing for a diverse range of transactions We excel in customizing investments to fit the unique financial and strategic characteristics of each transaction We are long term partners with the experience it takes to succeed

Our investments are typically structured as a combination of debt and equity securities The debt portion of our investments may be structured as senior or junior debt Our investments may be in conjunction with other debt or equity investments

We develop close partnerships with the companies in which we make investments Typically, one or more St Cloud principals or advisors will serve on the portfolio company’s Board of Directors In addition, our support for our portfolio companies can involve additional consulting and advisory services from affiliated or third party sources Our common goal with each of our portfolio companies is to maximize performance and value creation

ST. CLOUD’S COMMITMENT TO UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES

Since 2001, St Cloud has invested over $630 million in 76 small businesses across the United States, with a focus on Underserved Communities

• $630mm invested in growing U
• S
• Small Businesses
• 81% of investments are in Underserved Communities
• 58% of investments are located in LMI or SBA HubZones
• 41% of investments are Woman, Minority, or Veteran-owned or operated
• 18,800+ jobs created and/or sustained
• $2
• 0Bn in revenue growth for St
• Cloud Capital investments St Cloud invested in Computer Motion via Series C preferred equity This capital funded Computer Motion’s sales and marketing activities, research and development, and patent related issues Computer Motion, Inc develops, manufactures and markets proprietary robotic and computerized surgical systems that enhance a surgeon’s performance and centralize and simplify the surgeon’s control of the operating room Computer Motion was later acquired by Intuitive Surgical, Inc (Nasdaq: ISRG) As a result, St Cloud exchanged its position in Computer Motion for shares of Intuitive Surgical stock

Compact Power Equipment, Inc ® is headquartered in Fort Mill, SC just outside of Charlotte NC Put simply, they are managers and marketers of commercial and light construction equipment

Compact Power Equipment, Inc ® is comprised of two components: Compact Power Equipment Rental – As a partner of The Home Depot Tool Rental Center, Compact Power Equipment Rental supplements the traditional product offering of tools, trucks and trailers with high quality towable rental equipment such as mini-skids, excavators, skid steers, trenchers and chipper shredders Rental information can be found at compactpowerrents com