Industry / Technology

Delta Capital will focus investments in the following industries:

• Health Care - Several dynamics are driving change in the health care industry:
  

  •	Double-digit increases in health care costs, pressure from payors, and shortages in key health care professions are forcing providers to become more efficient, which is driving changes in processes and systems- both administrative and clinical.
  •	Biotech companies are leveraging the human genome map to develop new therapies for catastrophic diseases.
  •	Genetic level diagnostic testing is leading the industry to personalized medicine.
  •	The high cost of health care is forcing companies to look for innovative ways to reduce their health care costs through new plan designs and direct management of employee health.

  
  Delta Capital will invest in companies with medical products and services that we believe will provide improved health care at a lower cost.
  

• Information Technologies - Since Fairchild Semiconductor started making chips from silicon four decades ago, information technology has exploded. Computers and all the peripherals associated with them are the modern-day equivalent of the Industrial Revolution. Needless to say, this creates huge commercial opportunities. We will be looking for products -- smaller, faster, better, innovative software, Internet technologies -- that will dominate the future in this rapidly changing sector.

• Supply Chain Logistics - At 10% of GDP, logistics is second only to healthcare in its influence on the economy. Everything tangible that is produced is ultimately shipped to a destination. Delta Capital is actively looking for companies that provide solutions to the challenges presented by the integration of all players in the supply chain. Whether these companies provide stand-alone technologies or value-added services, Delta is looking to invest in great companies that are participating in this very large sector of the economy.

• Business Services – The U.S. economy is rapidly becoming a more service oriented economy as manufacturing capacity continues to build in lower cost, off-shore locales. Delta Capital is interested in service companies with recurring revenue streams and healthy growth prospects.

• Industrial Technology – In the manufacturing and industrial arenas, competitive advantages are maintained and enhanced in the U.S. through the deployment of new technologies. Delta Capital will evaluate companies that offer “game-changing” products or services in the manufacturing and industrial setting.

• Energy Technology – With ever increasing energy prices and the U.S. need to develop alternative sources of energy and enhanced delivery of existing resources, Delta Capital is focused on companies that optimize the current energy production chain or offer solutions to alternative energy. Specifically, the firm is interested in service companies that offer competitive solutions to the energy industry.
  

High Growth/High Margins - Delta Capital seeks investments in businesses operating in markets with high growth and high margin potential. To achieve the target returns desired, the company must be able to achieve liquidity with a superior valuation. Significant growth potential is necessary for the company to warrant a superior valuation in the desired three-to-five-year timeframe.

Platform Technology - Several major issues are examined regarding the technology used by the prospective company. Core technology (vs. product technology) is very important to the firm and is often referred to as "platform" technology. Through due diligence, Delta will focus on whether the technology has a variety of product possibilities.