Founded in 1998, Blue Fang Games is an independent game developer dedicated to creating compelling emotionally engaging games focused on the animal kingdom that set the benchmark for broad-based family entertainment. Blue Fang’s Zoo Tycoon™ franchise has sold over seven million units worldwide and boasts an award-winning legacy including recognition from the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences, Children’s Software and New Media Revue, Scholastic Parent & Child and Parent’s Choice. MCRC provided funding in 2006 to accelerate development of an original video game property being released on the Nintendo Wii™, Nintendo DS™ and PC platforms.

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Founded by Harvard research scientist Francesco Pompei, PhD., Exergen Corporation is the recognized world leader in industrial and medical non-invasive temperature technology.  Exergen creates non-invasive temperature measurement devices providing lower cost, higher accuracy, less invasiveness, and greater reliability than ever previously possible.  The Company created the first temporal artery thermometer - the Temporal Scanner ™, the most efficacious, non-invasive thermometer that takes a temperature in just two seconds.  The Temporal Scanner gauges body temperature by capturing the naturally emitted heat from skin over the temporal artery, which runs across the forehead and is directly connected to the heart via the carotid artery.  Exergen holds over 100 U.S. and foreign patents, and is the only manufacturer of retail medical thermometers in the U.S.  Presently, 30% of hospitals and pediatricians use the Exergen TemporalScanner, and well over 1 million consumers use one at home.  MCRC has supported the rapid growth of the business with 3 investments over the last few years.

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Graphique de France is a premium publisher of calendars, stationery and wall décor. For the past 30 years Graphique de France has maintained its high standard in bringing quality, innovative products with a dedication to fashion forward design to the market. During this time Graphique De France has evolved from a small poster distributor to a multi-national manufacturer offering the best in printed formats of personal expression.  Graphique de France’s excellent reputation in the industry is evidenced by their long standing relationships with many leading retailers, including Barnes and Noble, Borders, Macy’s, Pier 1, and Staples. The company is located in Woburn, MA.  In 2006, Mass. Capital’s subordinated debt financing helped the company complete a recapitalization.

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Harmonix Music Systems is the leading developer of groundbreaking music-oriented videogames.  The Company was founded in 1995 by Alex Rigopulos and Eran Egozy who formed the company to invent new ways for non-musicians to experience the uniqueness that comes from making music.  Harmonix has developed Guitar Hero I and Guitar Hero II games, Karaoke Revolution Party, Amplitude, Frequency, Eyetoy and the Rock Band franchise.  Mass. Capital invested in the Company in 2005 to accelerate development of several videogames.  In 2006, Harmonix was acquired by MTV Games, a subsidiary of Viacom.

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Polar Beverages, the country’s largest independent soft-drink bottler, is a fourth-generation, family-owned business that traces its roots back to 1882.  Its proprietary brands “Polar” and “Adirondack” include over fifty flavors of seltzers, diets, traditional soft drinks and teas.  In addition to its own brands, Polar has the franchise rights to manufacture and distribute many other brands including Snapple, Nantucket Nectars, Monster Energy, Seven-Up, A&W and Sunkist.  Polar is also the leading private-label bottler serving virtually all the major supermarket chains in the Northeast.  Mass. Capital has invested in excess of $10 million in Polar in three separate transactions to support growth in working capital, the acquisition of Adirondack Beverages and the repurchase of stock from retiring family shareholders.

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