Portfolio Companies

Valenti International


Valenti International is the founder of traditional matchmaking. With world headquarters in Rancho Santa Fe, California and clients worldwide, Valenti International is uniquely positioned to help its elite clientele find that special someone. Valenti International employs dozens of specialists, including a staff of clinical psychologists, to fully exploit modern methods while fusing traditional family core values to match its clientele.
 
In 2007, MKI sold successfully sold its interest in Valenti International, LLC





Isera Group, LLC develops and commercializes sophisticated software to perform complex scheduling and resource management functions for the international military, government and commercial sectors. The Company's software provides customers with an integrated solution to significantly improve efficiency and reduce costs. In addition to providing a robust alternative to manual scheduling and resource management, the software incorporates complex optimization technology that allows users to optimize the allocation of personnel and resources to maximize operational efficiencies.
 
In 2005, MKI sold Isera’s commercial division to ZOLL Data Systems, Inc. and Isera’s Military and Government Division to ENVISAGE Defense Corporation





Headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, Esscentual Brands owns and distributes quality home fragrance, bath & body and personal care products. The company's brands include Claire Burke and Vitabath.



Claire Burke is North America's largest and most well known supplier of upscale home fragrance products such as potpourri, vapourri, fragrance diffusers, candles, simmering oil and others.




Vitabath, created in 1957, is a leading provider of bath and body products. Vitabath products include bath and shower gelées, moisturizing lotions, intensive creams, moisturizing gelée bar soaps, exfoliating sugar scrubs, and moisturizing dry oil sprays.
 
MKI Successfully sold its interest in Claire Burke and Vitabath and Esscentual Brands Canada Corp. in September, 2007



Construction Mortgage Lending (CML) has developed and refined a process for originating, underwriting, funding, servicing and reselling constructions loans for manufactured housing. CML provides construction mortgage loans to home buyers for financing the construction of manufactured homes.

MKI successfully exited from this investment in 2004




Castle Technology Exchange (CTE) is a specialized distribution outlet and exchange venue focused on the needs of telecommunication and data networking equipment suppliers and purchasers. CTE brokers goods and value-added services between equipment buyers and manufacturers worldwide.

CTE merged with ATNI in 2004
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