Equus Capital Partners Limited

BPG Properties is a family-owned investment management company with roots that date back to 1886. BPG was founded as a coal mining company and evolved to a diversified portfolio of highly successful manufacturing and service companies. BPG's acquisition criteria states that a company must be a leader in its niche market, preferably between $200 million and $400 million in value, before it will consider buying it. Representing several billion dollars in enterprise value, its portfolio, which spans the pharmaceutical, specialty chemical, office and craft, automotive, natural resources and real estate industries, includes Colorcon, Elmer s Products, CRC Industries, National Pen, BPG Properties, Berwind Natural Resources Corporation and Inflection Point Ventures. BPG operates under a decentralized business model, offering management and operating autonomy. BPG Properties is headquartered in Philadelphia.