This announcement appears as a matter of record only

The Kraus
Organization, Ltd.

has acquired the assets of

Productivity, Inc.

We served as advisor to
the Kraus Organization, Ltd.

FOCUS was engaged to represent the Kraus Organization, a NYC niche publishing and information services holding company, in acquiring a business into which Quality Resources, a Kraus division, would be tucked. The engagement resulted in the acquisition of Productivity, Inc., the leading provider of lean-manufacturing information and advisory services.