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Evolution Capital Partners Portfolio Companies named to the 2011 Inc. 500|5000, Inc. Magazine’s annual exclusive list of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies
August, 2011
Evolution Capital Partners (“Evolution”) is proud to announce that two of its current portfolio companies, The Accurate Group and Turf Ventures, have been named to the fifth annual Inc. 500|5000 list. We would like to thank the Presidents of each of these companies, Paul Doman of The Accurate Group and Brian Baker of Turf Ventures, for their tremendous efforts and performance, especially in this unprecedented economic environment. The Accurate Group ranked No. 1153 with three-year sales growth of 257% and within its industry, real estate, it ranked No. 23 of the fastest-growing private companies. Turf Ventures ranked No. 2135 on this exclusive list with three-year sales growth of 117%.
The Inc. 500|5000 represents the most comprehensive look at the most important segment of the economy – America’s independent entrepreneurs. In a stagnant economic environment, median growth rate of 2011 Inc. 500|5000 companies remains an impressive 94 percent. The companies on this year’s list report having created 350,000 jobs in the past three years, and aggregate revenue among the honorees reached $366 billion, up 14 percent from last year.
This third party recognition not only supports, but validates Evolution’s thesis to invest in second stage growth companies. Congratulations to both The Accurate Group and Turf Ventures!
Complete results of the Inc. 5000 can be found at www.inc.com/5000.
About The Accurate Group
Accurate Group (Accurate) provides national real estate transaction services to the financial services industry with a focus on title insurance and searches, loan processing, appraisal and valuation services, and loan due diligence services. Accurate operates from three primary facilities in Charlotte, NC; Houston, TX; and Cleveland, OH, while also maintaining local branch locations throughout the country to meet the strategic needs of its customers and partners. Accurate provides solutions through the following companies or divisions: Accurate Title Group, LLC; Accurate Valuations, LLC; Accurate Equity Group; Accurate Group of Texas, LLC; Accurate Appraisal, Inc. For more information, visit http://www.accurategroup.com.
About Turf Ventures
Turf Ventures is an Addison, Illinois based distribution business that focuses on supplying fertilizers, fungicides and other chemicals to the professional turf industry. Turf Ventures services customers from its five joint venture locations, Chicagoland Turf and Midwest Turf Products (Addison, IL), B&C Turf (Goshen, IN), Keystone Turf Products (Export, PA), and the Hill Company(Erlanger, KY). For more information, visit http://www.turfventures.com.
About Evolution Capital Partners
Evolution is a committed private equity fund investing nationwide in Second Stage Growth Companies generating annual free cash flow of $500,000 to $1,500,000, having a plan to reach $5,000,000 in free cash flow in the next 3-7 years. Evolution provides capital, management, infrastructure and other resources to leverage the time and energy of the business owner to transform their entrepreneurial business into a sustainable and professionally managed organization. For more information, visit http://www.evolutioncp.com.
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