Our Companies
Organic Growth and Disciplined M&A
The Kingsway portfolio of companies includes excellent businesses in the Extended Warranty, Asset Management, and Real Estate markets, and Exits. Kingsway intends to continue to expand its portfolio of high quality operating companies through organic growth and disciplined M&A.
Organic Growth and Disciplined M&A
The Kingsway portfolio of companies includes excellent businesses in the Extended Warranty, Asset Management, and Real Estate markets, and Exits. Kingsway intends to continue to expand its portfolio of high quality operating companies through organic growth and disciplined M&A.
Kingsway Search Xcelerator
The Kingsway Search Xcelerator (KSx) is a unique, new program under the Kingsway umbrella. The program is dedicated to finding talented, early-in-career managers that will source, acquire, and manage their own businesses with Kingsway’s support.
Individuals within this program will actively seek opportunities in industries of interest with the intent to structure an acquisition. Once a business is acquired, with the backing of Kingsway’s executive team, individuals will have the autonomy to build an executive team, set goals, and execute a strategic vision.
Ravix Group
Acquired October 2021
Ravix Group provides outsourced finance, technical and operational accounting, and HR consulting services to venture-backed businesses for short or long term engagements.
CSuite Financial Partners
CSuite Financial Partners is a national, financial executive services firm providing financial management leadership to companies in every industry, regardless of size, throughout the United States.
Secure Nursing Services
Acquired November 2022
Secure Nursing Services employs highly skilled and professional per diem and travel Registered Nurses, Licensed Vocational Nurses, Certified Nurse Assistants and Allied Healthcare Professionals with multiple years of acute care hospital experience.
Extended
Warranty
IWS Acquisition Corporation
Acquired November 2012
IWS is engaged in the marketing and administration of vehicle service agreements (VSA) and guaranteed asset protection (GAP) programs for new and used automobiles throughout the United States. Most of IWS' VSA and GAP products are sold by credit unions.www.iwsgroup.com
Trinity Warranty Solutions
Acquired May 2013
Trinity sells warranty products and provides maintenance support to consumers and businesses in the HVAC, standby generator, commercial LED lighting and refrigeration industries. Trinity distributes its warranty products through original equipment manufacturers, HVAC distributors and commercial and residential contractors. Trinity distributes its maintenance support directly through corporate owners of retail spaces throughout the United States.www.trinitywarranty.com
Penn Warranty Corporation
Acquired March 2019
Geminus primarily sells vehicle service agreements to used car buyers across the United States, through its subsidiaries, The Penn Warranty Corporation ("Penn") and Prime Auto Care, Inc. ("Prime"). Penn and Prime distribute these products in 32 and 40 states, respectively, via independent used car dealerships and franchised car dealerships.www.pennwarranty.com
Prime Autocare
Acquired March 2019
Geminus primarily sells vehicle service agreements to used car buyers across the United States, through its subsidiaries, The Penn Warranty Corporation ("Penn") and Prime Auto Care, Inc. ("Prime"). Penn and Prime distribute these products in 32 and 40 states, respectively, via independent used car dealerships and franchised car dealerships.www.primeautocare.com
Preferred Warranties Inc
Acquired December 2020
PWI sells and administers a full line of extended protection plans for pre-owned vehicles in all fifty states. PWI distributes its products primarily through a network of used car dealers.www.preferredwarranties.com
Asset management
Argo Management Group, LLC
Acquired April 2016
Argo is the manager of a fund dedicated to investing in search funds and their target company acquisitions. The fund has investments in both active searchers and operating companies. Kingsway believes that search funds are a compelling asset class and the experience and results within this space have been compelling. Additionally, our involvement in the search fund community allows access and exposure to a steady stream of exceedingly bright and entrepreneurial young managers.
www.argo-partners.comReal Estate
Kingsway owns a portfolio of investments in credit tenant triple-net lease real estate
Net Lease Investment Grade Portfolio
Net Lease Investment Grade Portfolio LLC (“NLIG”) consists of a portfolio of single tenant triple-net lease properties under long-term lease to credit tenants.
Exits
CMC Industries
Exited December 2022
CMC, through its subsidiaries, owned a large parcel of land in Texas that has been leased on a triple net basis to BNSF Railway Company. In December 2022, the Company sold the assets for net cash proceeds of $21.4 million to the Company.
Professional Warranty Service Corporation
Acquired October 2017
Exited August 2022
In July 2022 Kingsway sold PWSC to PCF Insurance Services of the West, LLC. The sale of PWSC, combined with distributions received from PWSC over the years, represented an approximate 10x return on Kingsway’s investment over 4.5 years.