Sign Up NowThis Month's Tiny Gems - January 2012

Chanticleer Holdings, Inc. (CCLR)
Car Charging Group, Inc. (CCGI)
Careview Communications, Inc. (CRVW)

 

 

 

Chanticleer Holdings, Inc. (CCLR)

 

Chanticleer Holdings, Inc. (CCLR) began as a business development company (2005) and quickly evolved into an operating holding company (2008). During this period, CCLR purchased a minority ownership in Hooters of America, Inc. (HOA) via a deal that emerged from the close relationship between CCLR CEO, Mike Pruitt, and Robert Brooks, the visionary who founded HOA. The $5M deal also placed in Chanticleer's hands first right of refusal to buy HOA in case of future change of ownership.

 

In 2011, Chanticleer executed their strategy to amplify the globally recognized Hooters brand and model, bringing together a powerful array of private equity investors as limited partners to acquire HOA. President of Texas Wings, Inc., Kelly Hall joined with Chanticleer, H.I.G. Capital and KarpReilly, LLC to pull off the deal and today CCLR continues to hold its ownership stake, with Pruitt sitting as a member of the HOA Board. HOA maintains operator/franchisor status over a vast portfolio of 435 locations in 44 states, with 28 more important satellite locations in emerging markets abroad.

 

Management has identified vectors for expansion of the core growth strategy, particularly in Australia (2 locations currently open after the recent Campbelltown location opening on Jan 9) where the Company is currently partnering in franchise territories and South Africa (3 locations open, one opening) where key ownership interests can be readily exploited. CCLR has even engaged award-winning mobile marketing firm CommerceTel Corp. to facilitate mobile marketing/digital display campaigns, beta testing the planned international location rollout via three locations in South Africa.

 

Australia looks great with projected market saturation around 15 stores and negotiations are currently underway to obtain partial ownership in two additional locations as CCLR crystallizes efforts around its newly-formed Australian subsidiary to develop the potential fully. CCLR has also formed a new management company in South Africa to spearhead operations there. Projected cap is around 20 restaurants and having already secured outside investor participation in the initial three restaurants (a limited partnership CCLR intends to later buy out upon closing the capital raise), CCLR intends to start full funding and receiving all profits with the fourth restaurant.

 

 

 

Car Charging Group, Inc. (CCGI)

 

Car Charging Group, Inc. (CCGI) Car Charging Group, Inc. is focused on advancing a clean, sustainable environment and an economically strong, energy-independent America. Headquartered in Miami, Florida, the company is one of the nation's fastest growing providers of EV charging services. Car Charging Group aims to establish a nationwide infrastructure, enabling EV and Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) owners to charge their EVs anytime, anywhere in North America, and ultimately Europe and Asia.

 

By utilizing a unique and highly attractive business model, Car Charging Group is able to provide and install charging stations at no cost to the business/property owner. By adding these stations, hosts are able to provide customers or constituents with the service of convenient car charging while simultaneously benefiting monetarily from a percentage of the revenue from the station. Offering car charging services has also been shown to help businesses grow market share by attracting new customers.

 

Car Charging Group currently has contractual, long-term relationships with 10 property owners that own more than 6.4 million parking spaces, and continues to secure contracts at key parking locations within highly populated urban areas. The company's ChargePoint Network meets the needs of drivers, municipalities, electric utilities and government entities by providing a secure, safe, reliable way to charge their electric vehicles anywhere they park.

 

Over one million plug-in electric vehicles, such as the Nissan LEAF, Chevrolet Volt, Tesla Model S, Ford Focus EV as well as many others, are expected to be on the road in the U.S. by 2015 with estimates calling for more than 40 million electric vehicles worldwide in 2030. All of these cars have one thing in common: they have to be recharged regularly. Knowing that 40% of U.S. residences don't even have a carport, much less a garage, and that electric vehicles have a very limited range, it is easy to see the tremendous growth potential of the rapidly expanding public car charging market.

 

 

 

Careview Communications, Inc. (CRVW)

 

Careview Communications, Inc. (CRVW) has developed a proprietary high-speed data network system for use throughout all types of hospitals, nursing homes, adult living centers and selected outpatient care facilities domestically and internationally. Able to be deployed via existing cable television infrastructure, this network supports CareView's complementary suite of software applications.

 

The CareView System™ brings the information technology of the 21st century directly to patients, families and healthcare providers by connecting them through one easy-to-install and simple-to-use system. In addition to providing convenient in-room entertainment with video conferencing, CareView also provides continual observation and monitoring for use by staff and family.

 

Real-time bedside and point-of-care video monitoring and recording improve efficiency while limiting liability, and entertainment packages and patient education enhance the patient's quality of stay. The CareView System™ also enables facilities to run their own private cable network, allowing for hospital advertisements, pre-procedure and condition education videos, and special broadcasts.

 

The CareView System™ is fully compliant with the Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and can be deployed using existing cable television infrastructure. The company's solutions enable healthcare providers to enhance patient satisfaction, generate additional revenue, increase hospital-to-patient communications and create a safe, well-protected environment for patients, families and staff.