Napper Investments LLC Clients Our clients include entrepreneurs, startups, small businesses, venture capital and private equity firms, middle market organizations, and Fortune 500 companies. Since 2003, we have completed more than 200 engagements. The list below is a small sample. Accelerant Networks Accelerant Networks is a fabless semiconductor company delivering intelligent silicon transceivers that unlock new levels of bandwidth from low-cost interconnects. Acquired by Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) in February 2004. Napper Investments LLC ran an auction process for the sale of the semiconductor company. Through Napper Investments LLC's efforts, Accelerant was sold to Synopsis for an eightfigure sum in February 2004. Cryoport Cryoport Systems is a leading manufacturer and distributor of temperature-sensitive, frozen packaging containers for the shipping of biological items. Napper Investments LLC helped develop business plan and financial projections. Dakim, Inc. Founded in 2001, Dakim's mission is to use cognitive stimulation to improve the quality of life for active seniors desiring to maintain their brain health and for those at risk for or suffering from Alzheimer's disease and to help care providers achieve this goal while reducing their cost of resident care. Napper Investments LLC assisted Dakim in the drafting of their business plan and in assessing the market for non-drug Alzheimer s-related products and services via a combination of primary and secondary research. DCIP Digital Cinema Implementation Partners (DCIP) is a joint venture owned by exhibition industry leaders AMC Entertainment Inc., Cinemark USA, INC., and Regal Entertainment Group, representing more than 14,000 movie screens across the U.S. and Canada. Napper Investments LLC assisted in the development of the strategic business plan for the joint venture.
Deutsche Bank Deutsche Bank (NYSE: DB) is one of the largest, diversified financial institutions in the world, with operations in 74 countries employing over 65,000 people. Napper Investments LLC assisted Deutsche Bank in the evaluation of divestiture and/or third party product sales options for the Deutsche Bank global transaction settlement technology platform. Based on Napper Investments LLC's analysis and recommendations, Deutsche Bank secured a third party client for the settlement platform, resulting in revenues to the bank in excess of $50 million annually. Hooters Hooters of America, Inc. is the Atlanta-based operator and franchiser of over 435 Hooters restaurants in 46 states, Argentina, Aruba, Austria, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Costa Rica, England, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru, Singapore, Switzerland, Taiwan, Trinidad and Venezuela. Napper Investments LLC assisted in the development of Hooters franchise expansion plan for the island of Guam. Conducted market research, surveyed competitive landscape and developed detailed use of funds statements. InfoSpace, Inc. InfoSpace, Inc. (NASDAQ:INSP) is a diversified technology and services company that develops Internet and wireless solutions for a wide range of customers. Napper Investments LLC conducted research and analysis of the wireless music industry. Research included the competitive environment, strategies of content players, strategies of wireless carriers, technology opportunities and threats. Integreon Napper Investments LLC helped develop growth business plan for Integreon, a business process outsourcing (BPO) firm. With plan, Integreon was successful in raising first round of venture capital. Since working with Napper Investments LLC, Integreon has grown from 12 to 2,000 employees and is now one of the largest BPOs firms in the world.
McKesson Corporation McKesson Corporation is the leading provider of supply, information and care management products and services designed to reduce costs and improve quality across healthcare. McKesson generates annual revenues in excess of $50 billion. Napper Investments LLC assisted staff at McKesson s (NYSE: MCK) specialty marketing division in evaluating the target market and competitive landscape for an existing (10-year old) service platform via a combination of primary and secondary research. Metrocities Mortgage Metrocities Mortgage is the largest independent privately held retail residential mortgage banker in the country. Ranked among the top 1% of mortgage companies nationwide in closed loan volume, Metrocities closed a record $6.3 billion in 2004. Napper Investments LLC helped develop business expansion plan and financial projections model. MyPublicInfo Designer, developer, and marketer of the premier suite of identity theft protection and management products tools and products. Napper Investments LLC helped develop business plan and financial projections to secure venture capital for leading background check/public information profile service provider. NEC Founded in 1999, the NEC Corporation is one of the world's leading providers of Internet, broadband network and enterprise business solutions worldwide. Napper Investments LLC helped perform due diligence and feasibility study to qualify and quantify market for new biotechnology application developed in NEC labs. Engagement involved analysis of competing technologies, primary interviewing of prospective customers, and marketing and sales plan recommendations.
Paramount Parks Paramount Parks is a leading developer and operator of world-class theme parks and location-based attractions, entertaining more than 13 million guests annually. The company currently owns and operates five of the most popular theme parks in North America. Porsche Design Porsche Design designs and manufacturers accessories that reveal the credo of a technically-oriented luxury brand, consisting of items that demonstrate a confident and systematic approach to their respective applications. Napper Investments LLC helped to design and draft a business plan to extend the Porsche unique male luxury brand positioning into the retail arena -- specifically sunglasses, leather goods, golf, and electronic products. The business plan and findings were presented directly to the Porsche family. Public IP Public IP provides hotspot operators with an extremely simple, highly versatile, open source hotspot solution. The solution is primarily geared towards aiding in the implementation of free WiFi hotspots. Napper Investments LLC helped develop a business plan, financial projects, and capital formation strategy. Sandel Medical Industries Sandel Medical Industries collaborates with healthcare professionals to identify issues leading to the design, development, manufacturing and selling of a variety of innovative, cost-effective medical products and services. Napper Investments LLC helped develop a business plan and financial projections.
Semantic Research, Inc. Semantica - the groundbreaking knowledge representation software from Semantic Research, Inc., is the only software product that enables experts and learners to graph their knowledge in a way that truly represents all of the complex interconnections required for real domain mastery. Napper Investments LLC assisted in the development of strategic business plan and capital formation plan. The Salvation Army The Salvation Army operates in 111 countries and provides services in 175 different languages. After the United Nations, the Salvation Army is the world's largest provider of social aid, with expenditures of $2.6 billion in 2004, helping more than 30 million people. Napper Investments LLC conducted feasibility study for the Salvation Army to evaluate the business opportunity of a U.S.-Mexican border retail center where bulk or highly discounted items transported from other Southern California Salvation Army locations would be sold. Thrombovision ThromboVision, Inc. provides biomedical research and development services. It develops diagnostic solutions for healthcare practitioners for anti-platelet therapy and cardiovascular risk assessment and modification. The company s product, ThromboGuide (T-Guide), provides platelet aggregation measuring services and identifies and monitors the function of platelets and how they are affected by anti-platelet drugs, is in the late-stage development. ThromboVision is based in Houston, Texas. In September 2007, Thrombovision completed a $4 million Series A convertible preferred stock financing. Napper Investments LLC advised on the investor promotion process and introduced Thrombovision to private equity firm National Healthcare Services, who led the round. Webscreen Technology Inc. Webscreen Technology Inc. has developed a product that, when deployed at the perimeter of a network, prevents downtime, enhances network quality of service, and actively secures the network against network-level disruptions (malicious or otherwise) like Network Integrity attacks. Napper Investments LLC critiqued and helped revise and edit a business plan for Englandbased network security development company for the purposes of raising the firm's second venture capital round.
XCom Wireless XCom Wireless (XCom) develops radio frequency (RF) MEMS technology for improved signal routing. Napper Investments LLC drafted the XCOM Wireless business plan and introduced XCOM to a Venture Capital out of Ann Arbor, MI, with whom they completed their Series A financing round.