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Dear Pat: Would you please share your opinion of Mosaic Capital Corp.? Thank you.

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Mosaic Capital Corp., $6.99, symbol M on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 8.5 million; Market cap: $59.3 million; www.mosaicfund.com), acquires majority stakes in small industrial companies in what it sees as mature market niches. Right now, it controls 11 firms, including one commercial real estate investment company, all in Western Canada. These holdings are: Printing Unlimited (100% interest), First West Properties (100%), Remote Waste (98%), Kendall’s Supply (90%), Polar Geomatic (90%), Allied Cathodic (80%), Ambassador Mechanical (75%), Place-Crete Systems (75%), South East Construction (75%), Streamline Mechanical (70%) and Industrial Scaffold Services (67.5%). In the three months ended June 30, 2015, Mosaic’s revenue jumped 42.0%, to $50.1 million from $35.2 million a year earlier. That’s mostly due to contributions from Place-Crete (acquired in September 2014) and South East Construction (November 2014). Mosaic lost $0.32 a share, compared to a $0.14-a-share profit a year ago, but cash flow per share fell only slightly, to $0.62 from $0.63. The company aims to keep growing through small- to mid-sized…