This compass points to companies ripe for acquisition. Compass Group Management (The Compass Group) handles the day-to-day operations of Compass Diversified Holdings, which acquires and manages a portfolio of small and midsized businesses in North America, mostly in the service, distribution, and manufacturing sectors. As manager, The Compass Group identifies, evaluates, negotiates, and in some cases consummates acquisitions on behalf of Compass Diversified, which typically seeks interests in companies with a transaction size of about $50 million to $250 million in value. The group also occasionally makes non-control investments that are not affiliated with the trust.