Inkubook Acquired by Snap MyLife

San Mateo, CA -- (SBWIRE) -- 02/09/2012 -- Bertram Capital announced that Author Solutions, Inc. has sold Inkubook, an online personal photobook publishing service to Snap MyLife, Inc ( http://www.snapmylifeinc.com/ ). Inkubook was developed by Author Solutions, Inc., the world's leading provider of self-publishing services and a portfolio company of Bertram Capital.

"We are pleased to have found a strategic partner with a specific focus on the photobook market who could better maximize the potential of Inkubook, as we focus on continuing to grow the core self-publishing business at Author Solutions, " said Jared Ruger, Partner at Bertram Capital. "Pat Crocker and the MidSpan team did an exceptional job of finding the perfect buyer for Inkubook. Midspan successfully delivered the right results for us and we greatly appreciate their work on our behalf."

Bertram Capital's unique business building approach includes investing in new technology initiatives to expand portfolio company growth opportunities. Inkubook was an internally incubated new product offering that leveraged Author Solutions' core publishing expertise to participate in the fast growing personal photobook segment. While Inkubook ultimately proved to be a non-core asset for AuthorSolutions, the acquisition further enhances Snap MyLife's vision of creating a comprehensive suite of user-generated content applications and photo-centric cloud-services for consumers. As part of the transaction, Snap MyLife will retain the current Inkubook team based in Indianapolis, with plans to further expand the location as a core R&D center for its consumer cloud-service applications.

"We were delighted to work on this project with Bertram Capital to find the right home for Inkubook," said Patrick Crocker, Managing Director at Midspan Partners. "Working closely with Bertram Capital, we were able to utilize our experience and proven approach to deliver a successful outcome where both Bertram Capital and Snap MyLife achieved their goals for Inkubook. Midspan demonstrated our ability to take on a complex project and deliver an outcome that exceeded our client's expectations."

About Midspan Partners
MidSpan Partners is an investment bank focused on mergers & acquisitions, capital raising and advisory services for leading middle market companies, private equity firms, founder/entrepreneurs and corporations. Headquartered in San Francisco, MidSpan specializes in transactions with enterprise values up to $250 million. Industries of focus include Consumer, Retail/Restaurant, Food/Beverage, Business/Government Services, Specialty Industrial, Energy & Environmental, Software, and Transportation & Logistics. For more information, please visit Midspanpartners ( http://www.midspanpartners.com )

About Bertram Capital
Bertram Capital is a San Mateo, CA based private equity investment firm with more than $850 million in capital under management. Founded in 2006, Bertram Capital's mission is to build value for equity holders, employees, customers, and partners by helping already profitable companies realize their full potential. Visit http://www.bertramcapital.com for more information.

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San Mateo, CA -- (SBWIRE) --02/06/2012 -- Jeff Drazan's Bertram Capital was recognized as a top performing buyout fund in a January 17, 2011 PitchBook Data, Inc. analysis of 2006 Vintage U.S. Buyout Funds with Commercial Products Investments. Of the 46 funds analyzed, Bertram Growth Capital I ("BGC-1") ranked number four overall in IRR, representing top deciles performance in relation to its peers. PitchBook is an independent and impartial research firm dedicated to providing premium data, news and analysis to the private equity industry.

"We appreciate the recognition from Pitchbook, which highlights the Bertram Capital team's dedication to achieving our investment goals," said Jeff Drazan ( https://plus.google.com/109623068761846784483/posts ), Managing Partner. "We have strived to distinguish our firm in the private equity community by combining venture capital operating methodologies with private equity financial discipline. Our concentrated buy and build approach allows us to focus the full attention and resources of our diverse team on each of our portfolio company investments."

Bertram targets control investments in middle-market business services, consumer, healthcare and industrial companies with $30-$150M in revenue and seeks to transform them into market leaders through strategic acquisitions, operational improvement initiatives and aggressive business development efforts. The firm is currently investing out of its $500M second fund, Bertram Growth Capital II, which closed in September 2010. Investors in Bertram Capital's funds include major financial institutions, funds of funds, university endowments, charitable foundations, corporate pension funds, state pension funds and sovereign wealth funds spanning the globe."We have been very active on the investment front, completing four new platform acquisitions and five follow-on investments since August 2010 and are actively looking for new investment opportunities."

About Bertram Capital
Bertram Capital is a San Mateo, CA based private equity investment firm with more than $850 million in capital under management. Founded in 2006, Bertram Capital's mission is to build value for equity holders, employees, customers, and partners by helping already profitable companies realize their full potential. Visit http://www.bertramcapital.com for more information.

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San Mateo, CA -- (SBWIRE) -- 12/07/2011 -- Bertram Capital, founded by Jeff Drazan was recognized by PitchBook Data, Inc. as a top performing buyout fund in a recent analysis of 67 US based 2006 vintage buyout funds with investments in the B2C sector. Bertram Capital's first fund, Bertram Growth Capital I ranked #1 overall in TVPI and #3 in IRR. PitchBook is an independent research firm focused on providing premium data, news, commentary and analysis for the private equity market.

"The Bertram Capital team continues to demonstrate true dedication to achieving our investment goals and I couldn't be more pleased to see our hard work recognized, particularly given the difficult economic environment we've faced throughout our investment cycle," said Jeff Drazan, Managing Partner. "We have strived to establish a truly differentiated model for middle-market private equity investing. Our focused buy and build approach enables us to deploy our full attention and resources to working with our portfolio companies on transformational growth initiatives."

Bertram Capital seeks to partner with management to create market leading businesses by providing flexible capital, aggressive business development efforts and operational improvement initiatives. In contrast to the traditional private equity approach, Bertram Capital combines an entrepreneurial team with a low leverage model to drive the growth and change required to build a sustainable leadership position. "We look forward to working in partnership with our management teams to continue to build upon the successes we've achieved to date and hope to be recognized again for superior performance versus our peers," said Jeff Drazan.

About Bertram Capital
Bertram Capital is a San Mateo, CA based private equity investment firm with more than $850 million in capital under management. Founded in 2006, Bertram Capital's mission is to build value for equity holders, employees, customers, and partners by helping already profitable companies realize their full potential. Visit www.bertramcapital.com for more information.

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San Mateo, CA -- (SBWIRE) --12/02/2011 -- Power Distribution, Inc. (PDI), a leading provider of mission-critical power distribution equipment for data centers, alternative energy, industrial, and commercial power markets, and former portfolio company of Bertram Capital, recently announced it ranked Number 300 on Deloitte's Technology Fast 500™ ranking of the 500 fastest growing companies in North America.

"Bertram Capital is proud to have sponsored the team at PDI that produced these outstanding results," said Jeff Drazan, Managing Partner at Bertram Capital. "A significant contributor to PDI achieving this recognition was Bertram Capital's guidance to invest in key business initiatives rather than simply cut costs during the 2009 downturn. The joint efforts of the PDI and Bertram teams played prominently in the company's recent performance."

Bertram Capital previously announced the sale of PDI to Smiths Interconnect, a division of global technology business Smiths Group plc for $235 million in October 2011. Jeff Drazan expressed his sentiments on the successful exit saying, "We started with a well positioned, but under optimized company in the power quality solutions market and created a market leader in less than five years. I am extremely proud of the Bertram Capital team and our partners at PDI for developing and executing the plan. In particular, I'd like to recognize Bertram Capital's Industrial team, led by Kevin Yamashita (Partner), Tim Heston (Vice President) and Chris Brown (Associate). Kevin's strategic vision for the business and superior leadership working with the PDI management team catalyzed the growth and success achieved by PDI, and both Tim and Chris demonstrated their tireless work ethic and unwavering dedication to ensuring a successful outcome for PDI."

Bertram Capital acquired Richmond, VA-based PDI in April 2007 when the company had approximately $30 million in trailing revenue and quickly identified and completed two follow-on acquisitions. The company acquired Marelco Power Systems in January 2008 and Onyx Power in August 2008. Jeff Drazan and the Bertram Capital implemented their growth-focused approach of strategic acquisitions, aggressive business development and internal operational improvements to ultimately grow the business in excess of 4x in less than five years, despite challenging economic conditions.

Mark Jensen, Managing Partner with Deloitte & Touche LLP's technology and venture capital services group previously stated, "We are pleased to honor PDI as a 2011 Technology Fast 500 company. As one of the fastest growing tech companies in North America, PDI has demonstrated excellence in technological innovation, entrepreneurship and rapid growth."

About Bertram Capital
Bertram Capital is a San Mateo, CA based private equity investment firm with more than $850 million in capital under management. Founded in 2006, Bertram Capital's mission is to build value for equity holders, employees, customers, and partners by helping already profitable companies realize their full potential. Visit http://www.bertramcapital.com for more information.

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