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Key Brand Entertainment Inc.
Date funded: January 2008
Use of Funds: Investing in a private company dedicated to the development, production and distribution of live theatre

Key Brand Entertainment will assume control of Broadway Across America and its Broadway Across Canada division from Live Nation, Inc. as well as eight theatre venues including Toronto’s Canon and Panasonic Theatres.

Key Brand Entertainment intends to build up on the Company’s significant expertise and geographical reach to broaden its production platform while bringing some of the Broadway’s biggest hits to an extended number of cities across the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.



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The Succession Fund, L.P.
Date funded: November 2006
Use of Funds: Private Equity Investment Portfolio
Type of Financing: LP Units
Investment Amount: $2,000,000 CAD
Web site: www.successionfund.com

The Succession Fund is a Canadian private equity fund focused on mid-market Canadian private equity investments.


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Porter Aviation Holdings Inc.
Date funded: May 2006
Use of Funds: Start-up Funding
Type of Financing: Preference Shares
Investment Amount: $5,000,000 CAD
Web site: www.flyporter.com

Porter Aviation Holdings Inc. is the parent Company of Porter Airlines Inc. a new regional airline to be launched later this year from Toronto's City Centre Airport. The airline will provide scheduled service to short haul Canadian and U.S. destinations within a 500 nautical mile radius of the Greater Toronto Area.


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Commercial Alcohols Inc.
Date funded: January 2006
Use of Funds: Follow-on investment for expansion capital
Type of Financing: Common Shares
Investment Amount: $1,800,000 CAD
Web site: www.comalc.com

Commercial Alcohols Inc., from a standing start in 1989, has grown to be the largest manufacturer and supplier of industrial/fuel and beverage grade alcohols (ethyl alcohol/ethanol) in Canada.

In Ontario, Canada, CAI owns and operates a continuous process corn dry milling ethanol distillery in Chatham, a batch process corn dry milling ethanol distillery in Tiverton, and an alcohol-packaging plant in Brampton. In the United States, CAI, through a subsidiary company, owns an alcohol packaging and processing facility in Connecticut - Pharmco Products Inc.


Portfolio Litigation Funding
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Portfolio Litigation Fund
Date funded: September 2005
Use of Funds: Limited Partnership Investment
Type of Financing: LP Units
Investment Amount: $1,000,000 USD

Dancap participated in a limited partnership offering.



Direct Marketing Co
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Direct Marketing Company
Date funded: August 2005
Use of Funds: Working Capital for growth initiatives
Type of Financing: Common Shares
Investment Amount: $2,000,000 USD

Dancap partnered with a larger private equity fund to complete this financing.



Christmas Tradition
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Christmas Tradition
Date funded: August 2005
Use of Funds: To fund acquisition
Type of Financing: Subordinated Debt
Investment Amount: $850,000 CAD
Web site: www.christmas-tradition.com

Christmas Tradition was established in 1983 as a wholesaler of quality giftware and decor. With its roots firmly planted in the traditions and quality of German mouth-blown glass Christmas ornaments, the company very quickly grew to encompass a full range of Christmas products, as well as exciting giftware lines for all seasons.


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Millennium Care Inc.
Date funded: May 2005
Use of Funds: Consolidation of existing facilities and growth capital provision
Type of Financing: Subordinated Debt
Investment Amount: $900,000 CAD
$1,100,000 CAD Standby Facility
Web site: www.millenniumcare.com

Millennium Care Inc., is a Canadian based, global Help Desk Out-tasking organization, with delivery centers in Victoria, British Columbia, Toronto, Ontario and Bombay, India. The Company serves over 200,000 I.T. activities per month originating in 80 countries worldwide with over 25,000 logins per month from end users and I.T. workers around the world.


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Commercial Alcohols Inc.
Date funded: April 2005
Use of Funds: Expansion capital to build a new facility
Type of Financing: Common Shares
Investment Amount: $5,000,000 CAD
Web site: www.comalc.com

Commercial Alcohols Inc., from a standing start in 1989, has grown to be the largest manufacturer and supplier of industrial/fuel and beverage grade alcohols (ethyl alcohol/ethanol) in Canada.

In Ontario, Canada, CAI owns and operates a continuous process corn dry milling ethanol distillery in Chatham, a batch process corn dry milling ethanol distillery in Tiverton, and an alcohol-packaging plant in Brampton. In the United States, CAI, through a subsidiary company, owns an alcohol packaging and processing facility in Connecticut - Pharmco Products Inc.



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BC Decker Inc.
Date funded: July 2004
Use of Funds: Refinancing of existing subordinate debt
Type of Financing: Subordinated Debt
Investment Amount: $1,200,000 USD
Web site: www.bcdecker.com
BC Decker Inc. is a respected publisher of books, journals, and electronic products serving the information needs of professionals and students in a selection of medical and dental disciplines. Since 1981, BC Decker Inc. has engaged leading authors to write on the most timely subjects and publish to the the highest standards in editing, design, and production.

Victess
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Victess Capital Corporation
Date funded: June 2004
Use of Funds: Acquisition
Type of Financing: Subordinate Debt and Preference Shares
Investment Amount: $600,000 CAD
Exit Date: May 2006
Victess Capital Corporation operates full-service general insurance brokerages in Toronto and Barrie Ontario. The company has contracts with five of the top six insurance companies, which distribute their products to the public via independent insurance brokers. Victess Capital is undertaking a strategy to consolidate independent owner operated insurance brokerages across Ontario.

Hetworth Corporation
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Hetworth Corporation
Date funded: August 2003
Use of Funds: Capital additions and move of facility
Type of Financing: Subordinated Debt
Investment Amount: $600,000 CAD
Web site: www.hetworth.com
Founded in 1996, Hetworth is a diversified supplier of industrial services to 140 clients in the Automotive sector. These services include, Coating Removal Services, Manufacturing Process Support Services (MPSS), Container Management Services Chemical Products and Technologies and Emerging Business Services.

Independent Supply Company
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Independent Supply Company
Date funded: August 2003
Use of Funds: Expansion financing to open additional locations
Type of Financing: Subordinated Debt
Investment Amount: $2,000,000 CAD
Web site: www.independentsupply.com
Independent Supply Company is a Canadian based wholesale distributor of refrigeration, heating, and air conditioning parts and equipment that was founded in February 2000. The Company operates from self-serve/full-serve stores located in British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Alberta and Ontario.

Gavel & Gown
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Gavel & Gown
Date funded: July 2003
Use of Funds: Refinancing of exiting subordinate debt
Type of Financing: Subordinated Debt
Investment Amount: $1,000,000 CAD
Web site: www.amicusattorney.com
Gavel & Gown Software Inc. develops and distributes practice management software, a technology designed to make the practice of law more efficient and the lives of legal professionals easier by integrating their information into a sophisticated management system.

Jancee Screw Products
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Jancee Screw Products
Date funded: December 2002
Use of Funds: Refinancing of the balance sheet
Type of Financing: Subordinated Debt
Investment Amount: $1,300,000 CAD
Exit Date: April 2004
Founded in 1955 and privately owned, Jancee Screw Products is a dynamic company that integrates solid technical knowledge, state-of-the-art technology and superior craftsmanship to produce some of the finest precision machined parts in the world.


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