PRIVATE EQUITY

Portfolio

We work closely with our portfolio companies to drive operational improvements throughout all areas of their businesses. This includes sales and profit growth, market share leadership, innovation and prudent investments in R&D, geographic expansion, cost improvements, and other value-creating activities. Our portfolio companies span 14 industry segments, and are located throughout the U.S., Europe, and Asia.

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Accellent Inc.

Accellent Inc.
HQ: Wilmington, MA
2009 Revenue: $478 million
Employees: 3,004*
Executive Chairman: Kenneth W. Freeman
CEO: Donald J. Spence
Year of Investment (Privately held): 2005
Business: The largest provider of fully integrated outsourced manufacturing and engineering services to the medical device industry.
 
* as of December 31, 2009

Alliance Boots GmbH

Alliance Boots GmbH
HQ: Zug, Switzerland
2009 Revenue: ₤17,195 million*
Employees: 115,000**
Executive Chairman: Stefano Pessina
Group Chief Executive: Andy Hornby
Year of Investment (Privately held): 2007
Business: international pharmacy-led health and beauty group operating in more than 20** countries across the world.
 
* fiscal year end of March 31, 2009
**including associates and joint ventures

Ambea AB

Ambea AB
HQ: Stockholm, Sweden
2009 Revenue: SEK 7 billion
Employees: 10,300
CEO: Matti Bergendahl
Year of Investment (Privately held): 2010
Business: A leading Nordic provider of healthcare and care services.

Aricent Inc.

Aricent Inc.
HQ: Palo Alto, CA and Grand Cayman
2009 Revenue: $484 million*
Employees: 9,500
CEO: Sudip Nandy
Chairman: Joe Forehand
Year of Investment (Privately held): 2006
Business: Aricent is a global innovation, technology and outsourcing company focused exclusively on communications.
 
* fiscal year end of March 31, 2010

A.T.U. - Auto-Teile-Unger Holding GmbH

A.T.U. - Auto-Teile-Unger Holding GmbH
HQ: Weiden, Germany
2009 Revenue: €1,242 million
Employees: 13,000
Chairman: Reinhard Gorenflos
CEO: Michael Kern
Year of Investment (Privately held): 2004
Business: Germany's leading operator of automotive retail stores and repair shops, with an international footprint in a total of six European countries.

Avago Technologies Limited

Avago Technologies Limited
HQ: San Jose, CA and Singapore
2009 Revenue: $1,484 million*
Employees: 3,200
Chairman: Dick Chang
President & CEO: Hock E. Tan
Year of Investment (Privately held): 2005
Business:The world's third largest privately held independent semiconductor company.
 
 
* revenue for period ending November 1, 2009

Bharti Infratel Limited

Bharti Infratel Limited
HQ: New Delhi, India
2010 Revenue: INR 71,550 million (consolidated for its 42% stake in Indus)
Employees: 1810 (Indus and Infratel)
Chairman: Sunil Bharti Mittal
CEO: Prem Pradeep
Year of Investment (Privately held): 2008
Business: A carve out of the mobile tower portfolio of Bharti Airtel, India’s leading mobile communications operator. Infratel owns and operates mobile telecommunications infrastructure and offers its services to Bharti Airtel and other mobile communications operators in India.

Biomet, Inc.

Biomet, Inc.
HQ: Warsaw, IN
2009 Revenue: $2,504.1 million*
Employees: 7000+
CEO: Jeffrey R. Binder
Year of Investment (Privately held): 2007
Business: Designs and manufactures orthopedic medical devices and other products used primarily by surgeons and medical specialists, with distribution in over 70 countries and a product portfolio that encompasses orthopedic joint replacement products, dental reconstructive implants, fixation devices, spinal products and other applications.
 
* fiscal year end of May 31, 2009

BIS Industries Limited

BIS Industries Limited
HQ: North Sydney, Australia
2009 Revenue: A$471 million
Employees: 1,140
Chairman: Mark Luby
CEO: Ian Lynass
Year of Investment: 2006
Business: A leading outsourced supplier of on-site and off-site materials handling and logistics services to the minerals, metals, and coal mining sectors.

BMG

BMG
HQ: Berlin, Germany
2009 Revenue: n/a
Employees: 89
Non Executive Chairman: Thomas Rabe
CEO: Hartwig Masuch
Year of Investment (Privately held): 2009
Business: Global music rights management business

Coffee Day Resorts

CCD
HQ: Bangalore, India
2009 Revenue: n/a
Employees: 11,000
Non Executive Chairman: VG Siddhartha
CEO: VG Siddhartha
Year of Investment (Privately held): 2010
Business: Privately held company with ownership in various operating subsidiaries, including a substantial majority stake in Amalgamated Bean Coffee Trading Company (“ABC”), which is India’s largest food and beverage retailer through its nationwide chain of coffee shops operating under the brand CCD (Café Coffee Day). CCD is one of India’s fastest-growing chain of coffee shops with nearly 915 cafes in 120 cities.

Dollar General Corporation

Dollar General Corporation
HQ: Goodlettsville, TN
2009 Revenue: $11,796 million
Employees: 79,800
Chairman: Michael M. Calbert
CEO: Richard W. Dreiling
Year of Investment (Privately held): 2007
Business: A customer-driven distributor of everyday items, including basic consumable merchandise and other home, apparel and seasonal products, with more than 8,000 stores in 35 states.  
As of February, 2010

Duales System Deutschland GmbH

Duales System Deutschland AG
HQ: Cologne, Germany
2009 Revenue: € 822 million
Employees:300
Chairman: Reinhard Gorenflos
President & CEO: Stefan Schreiter
Year of Investment (Privately held): 2005
Business: Organizes the collection, sorting, and recycling of packaging waste in Germany with the support of a network of local waste management partners.

East Resources Inc.

East Resources Inc.
HQ: Warrendale, PA
2009 Revenue: $127.9
Employees: 447
CEO:  Terrence M. Pegula
Year of Investment (Privately held): 2009
Business:Oil and natural gas exploration and development company

Eastman Kodak

Kodak
HQ: Rochester New York
2009 Revenue: $7,606 million
Employees:20,250
Non-Executive Chairman & CEO: Antonio Perez
Year of Investment: 2009
Business: Diversified group with a broad range of activities principally across film, photography, commercial printing and consumer electronics

Energy Future Holdings Corp.

Energy Future Holdings Corp.
HQ: Dallas, TX
2009 Revenue: $9,456 million
Employees: 9,400
Chairman: Donald L. Evans
CEO: John F. Young
Year of Investment (Privately held): 2007
Business: Manages a portfolio of competitive and regulated energy subsidiaries consisting of TXU Energy, a competitive electricity retailer, Luminant, a competitive power generation business, including mining, wholesale marketing and trading, and construction, and Oncor, a regulated electric distribution and transmission business.

First Data Corporation

First Data Corporation
HQ: Atlanta, GA
2009 Revenue: $9,313 million 
Employees: 24,900
Chairman & CEO: Joe Forehand
Year of Investment (Privately held): 2007
Business: A leading provider of electronic commerce and payment solutions for merchants, financial institutions and card issuers globally, with operations in 38 countries, serving over 5 million merchant locations and 1,900 card issuers.

Harman International Industries, Incorporated

Harmon International Industries, Incorporated
HQ: Stamford, CT
2009 Revenue: $2,800 million*
Employees:9,482
Chairman: Dinesh Paliwal
CEO: Dinesh Paliwal
NYSE: HAR
Year of Investment: 2007
Business: Designs, manufactures, and markets a wide range of audio and infotainment products for the automotive, consumer, and professional markets. Its brands include Harman Kardon®, JBL®, Revel®, Mark Levinson®, Infinity®, Lexicon®, Soundcraft-Studer®, AKG®, Becker®, and QNX®.
 
* fiscal year end of June 30, 2009

HCA Inc.

HCA Inc.
HQ: Nashville, TN
2009 Revenue: : $30 billion
Employees: 190,000
Chairman:Richard M. Bracken
CEO: Richard M. Bracken
Year of Investment (Privately held): 2006
Business:The largest and most diversified investor-owned health care services provider in the U.S. with hospitals and freestanding surgery centers in 20 states, England, and Switzerland.

Inaer

Inaer
HQ: Aeródromo de Mutxamel, Partida La Almaina 92, 03110 Mutxamel, Alicante, Spain
2009 Revenue: €303.1m
Employees: 1,689
Executive Chairman: Luis Minano Sanvalero
CEO: Jorge Diaz-Crespo Cardona
Year of Investment (Privately held): 2010
Business: Europe’s largest provider of mission-critical onshore helicopter services.

International Far Eastern Leasing

International Far Eastern Leasing
HQ: Shanghai
2009 Revenue: US$ 200 million
Employees: 725*
Chairman & CEO: Kong Fanxing
Year of Investment (Privately held): 2009
Business:Leading small and medium enterprise financing company in China and primarily provides equipment lease financing in target sectors with attractive growth potential and steady cashflow characteristics, e.g. medical, education, domestic printing, etcc
 
As of May 31, 2010

Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
HQ: Palo Alto, CA
2009 Revenue: $128.4 million
Employees: 228
Chairman & CEO: Bruce C. Cozadd
NASDAQ: JAZZ
Year of Investment: 2004
Business: Pharmaceutical company focused on the identification, development, and commercialization of pharmaceuticals in focused therapeutic areas, initially in neurology and psychiatry.

KION Group GmbH

KION Group GmbH
HQ: Wiesbaden, Germany
2009 Revenue: €3,084 million
Employees:about 20,000
Chairman:Manfred Wennemer
CEO: Gordon Riske
Year of Investment (Privately held): 2006
Business: A worldwide leading provider of forklifts, warehouse equipment and other industrial tucks.

KSL Holdings

KSL Holdings
HQ: San Diego, CA
2009 Revenue: $116 million
Employees:923
Chairman & CEO: Michael S. Shannon
Year of Investment (Privately held): 2003
Business: Owner/operator of luxury resort hotels, spas, and membership clubs, including the Hotel del Coronado.

Laureate Education, Inc.

Laureate Education, Inc.
HQ: Baltimore, MD
2009 Revenue: $2,300 million
Employees: 47,000
Chairman & CEO: Douglas L. Becker
Year of Investment (Privately held): 2007
Business: Leading provider of for-profit post-secondary education in over 20 countries worldwide, serving approximately 500,000 students through campus-based universities located in Latin America, Europe, and Asia, and through online universities based in the U.S.

Legg Mason, Inc.

Legg Mason, Inc.
HQ: Baltimore, Maryland
2009 Revenue: $2,634.9 million*
Employees: 3,600
Chairman and CEO:Mark R. Fetting
Year of Investment: 2008
Business: A global asset management firm with $685 billion in assets under management. Through its domestic and international subsidiaries, the firm serves the institutional, mutual fund, and wealth management markets.
 
For the year ended March 31, 2010

Legrand Holdings S.A.

Legrand Holdings S.A.
HQ: Limoges, France
2009 Revenue: €3,578 million
Employees: 30,000+
Chairman & CEO: Gilles Schnepp
Euronext Paris: LR
Year of Investment: 2002
Business: World-leading specialist in products and systems for electrical installations and data networks in residential housing, office buildings, and for industrial use; distributes products in more than 160 countries.

Maxeda B.V.

Maxeda B.V.
HQ: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2009 Revenue: €3,088 million
Employees:16,725
Chairman & CEO: Tony De Nunzio
Year of Investment (Privately held): 2004
Business: The leading non-food retailer in Benelux, operating “do-it-yourself” department and specialty stores

MMI Holdings Limited

MMI Holdings Limited
HQ: Singapore
2009 Revenue: $506 million
Employees: 12,000+
Chairman & CEO: Bong Lim Teh
Year of Investment (Privately held): 2007
Business: Engaged in the manufacture of precision machining and assembly components for customers in various industries, such as data storage, photonics, communications, semiconductor equipment, automotive and industrial automation.
 
As of June, 2010

Ma Anshan Modern Farming Co. Ltd.

Ma Anshan Modern Farming Co. Ltd.
HQ: Danyang Town, Maanshan City
2009 Revenue: $77 million
Employees: 2,517*
Chairman: Juqiang Deng
CEO: Lina Gao
Year of Investment (Privately held): 2008-2009
Business: Dairy farming
 
As of May 2010

The Nielsen Company B.V.

The Nielsen Company B.V.
HQ: New York, NY
2009 Revenue: $4,808 million
Employees:33,500
Chairman & CEO: David L. Calhoun
Year of Investment (Privately held): 2006
Business: A global information and measurement company active in over 100 countries, with leading market positions and recognized brands in each of the company’s core segments, including What Consumers Watch (media audience measurement and analytics), What Consumers Buy (consumer purchasing measurement and analytics) and Expositions (trade shows).

Northgate Information Solutions Limited

Northgate Information Solutions Limited
HQ: Hemel Hempstead, United Kingdom
2009 Revenue:£645.6 million
Employees: 7,900 *
Chairman: Christopher Stone
Year of Investment: 2008
Business: Leading global provider of specialist software and outsourcing solutions to the human resources and public service sectors.
 
*As of February 4, 2010

NXP B.V.

NXP B.V.
HQ: Eindhoven, The Netherlands
2009 Revenue: USD 3.8 billion
Employees: approximately 28,000
Chairman: Sir Peter Bonfield
President & CEO: Richard L. Clemmer
Year of Investment (Privately held): 2006
Business: NXP Semiconductors provides High Performance Mixed Signal and Standard Product solutions that leverage its leading RF, Analog, Power Management, Interface, Security and Digital Processing expertise. These innovations are used in a wide range of automotive, identification, wireless infrastructure, lighting, industrial, mobile, consumer and computing applications.

Oriental Brewery

Oriental Brewery
HQ: Seoul, Korea
2009 Revenue:KRW 821 bn
Employees: 1,554
CEO: Nathan Yi
Year of Investment (Privately held): 2009
Business: One of the two leading breweries in South Korea with a dominant position in the Seoul Metropolitan Area and with a strong portfolio of brands including Cass, OB Blue and Cafri.

PagesJaunes Groupe S.A.

PagesJaunes Groupe S.A.
HQ: Sèvres, France
2009 Revenue: €1,163.9 million
Employees: 4,843
Chairman: Jacques Garaïalde
CEO: Jean-Pierre Remy
Euronext Paris: PAJ
Year of Investment: 2006
Business: The leading Internet local information portal in France — with smaller directory operations in Spain and Luxembourg.

Pets at Home

Pets at Home
HQ: Handforth, United Kingdom
2009 Revenue: £404m
Employees: 4,300
Chairman: Tony DeNunzio
CEO: Matthew Davies
Business: Pets at Home is the UK's leading specialist retailer of pet food, pet related products and accessories.

PRIMEDIA Inc.

PRIMEDIA Inc.
HQ: Atlanta, GA
2008 Revenue: $304.1 million
Employees: 1,004
Chairman, CEO & President: Dean B. Nelson
NYSE: PRM
Year of Investment: 1989
Business: The parent company of Consumer Source Inc., a national publisher and distributor of free print and online consumer guides for the apartment and home industries.

ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG

ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG
HQ:Unterföhring, Germany
2009 Revenue:€2,760.8 million
Employees: about 5000
Chairman:Johannes Huth
CEO: Thomas Ebeling
Year of Investment: 2007
Business: One of the largest successful European broadcasting groups reaching more than 78 million households. The Group’s core business is free TV, financed through advertising. Beyond its core business free TV, the company owns numerous Internet brands, has stakes in radio stations, print and new media companies, and works in related business areas such as music business, live event and artist management.

Rockwood Holdings, Inc.

Rockwood Holdings, Inc.
HQ: Princeton, NJ
2009 Revenue: $2,962.9 million
Employees: 9,500*
Chairman & CEO: Seifi Ghasemi
NYSE: ROC
Year of Investment: 2000
Business: Global specialty chemicals and advanced materials company focused on high-value-added niche markets in three primary segments: Specialty Chemicals, Pigments & Additives, and Advanced Materials.
 
As of February 1, 2010

Sealy Corporation

Sealy Corporation
HQ: Trinity, NC
2009 Revenue: $1,498 million
Employees: 4,848
Chairman: Paul J. Norris
CEO:Lawrence J. Rogers
NYSE: ZZ
Year of Investment: 2004
Business: The largest bedding manufacturer in the world. It markets a broad range of mattresses and foundations under the Sealy®, Sealy Posturepedic®, Stearns & Foster®, and Bassett® brands.
 
*As of November 29, 2009

Seven Media Group

Seven Media Group
HQ: Sydney, Australia
2009 Revenue:A$1,484 million *
Employees:2,037
Chairman: Kerry Stokes
CEO: David Leckie
Year of Investment (Privately held): 2006
Business: 50/50 joint venture with Seven Network Limited that consists of Australia’s leading free-to-air TV network (Seven Network), second-largest magazine business (Pacific Magazines), and second most-visited entertainment portal (Yahoo!7) through a 50/50 joint venture that was formed with Yahoo in February 2006.
 
* For the FY09 period ended June 30, 2010

SunGard Data Systems, Inc.

SunGard Data Systems, Inc.
HQ: Wayne, PA
2009 Revenue: $5,508 million
Employees: 20,700
Chairman: Glenn Hutchins
President & CEO: Cristóbal Conde
Year of Investment (Privately held): 2005
Business: Global leader in integrated software and processing solutions.

Tarkett S.A.

Tarkett S.A.
HQ: Nanterre, France
2009 Revenue:€1,708 million  
Employees:8,392
Chairman: Didier Deconinck
CEO: Michel Giannuzzi
Year of Investment (Privately held): 2007
Business: Designs, manufactures, and sells PVC, wood, laminate, sports, and other specialty flooring products for the residential and commercial markets in Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America and Brazil.

TASC

TASC
HQ: Chantilly, VA
2008 Revenue: N/A
Employees: 5,000
President & CEO: Wood Parker
Year of Investment (Privately held): 2009
Business: A premier provider of advanced systems engineering and advisory services across the Intelligence Community, Department of Defense and civilian agencies of the federal government.

TDC A/S

TDC A/S
HQ: Copenhagen, Denmark
2009 Revenue: Dkk 35,939m
Employees: 12,827
Chairman: Vagn Sorensen
President & CEO: Henrik Poulsen
Year of Investment (Privately held): 2006
Business: Leading provider of telecommunications solutions in Denmark and second-largest provider of telecommunications solutions in Switzerland, with a significant presence in selected markets in Northern and Central Europe.

Tianrui Group Cement Co., Ltd.

Tianrui Group Cement Co., Ltd.
HQ: Henan, China
2009 Revenue:$647 million
Employees: 4,890
Chairman:Mr. Li Heping
Year of Investment (Privately held): 2007
Business: One of China’s leading cement producers, Tianrui Cement’s production capacity is entirely based on the dry process New Suspension Pre-heater technology, which is more energy efficient, more environment-friendly and provides a cost advantage over its competitors.

Toys "R" Us, Inc.

Toys "R" Us, Inc.
HQ: Wayne, NJ
2009 Revenue: $13,568 million
Employees: 68,000*
Chairman & CEO: Gerald L. Storch
Year of Investment (Privately held): 2005
Business: One of the leading specialty toy and children's products retailers in the world, selling merchandise through a worldwide network of stores as well as online. Subsidiary Babies "R" Us is the largest baby product specialty store chain in the world.
 
* As of Jan 30, 2010 (figure is 114,000 including full-time and part-time employees during the FY 2009 holiday season)

U.N Ro-Ro

U.N Ro-Ro
HQ: Istanbul, Turkey
2009 Revenue: €130 million
Employees: 359
Chairman: John L. Pfeffer
CEO: Cemil Bayülgen
Year of Investment: 2007
Business: A Mediterranean short-sea roll-on/roll-off (“ro-ro”) ferry operator and market leader for trucked cargo between Turkey and Western Europe.

U.S. Foodservice, Inc.

U.S. Foodservice, Inc.
HQ: Chicago, IL
2009 Revenue: $18,971 million
Employees: 24,687
Chairman: Ed Liddy
CEO:
Year of Investment (Privately held): 2007
Business: The second largest broadline foodservice distributor in the U.S., providing food and related products to independent restaurants, healthcare and hospitality customers, educational institutions and prominent multi-unit restaurant companies.

Unisteel Technology Limited

Unisteel Technology Limited
HQ: Singapore
2009 Revenue: $152.8  million
Employees:12,336
Executive Chairman: Bernard Toh Bee Yong
Year of Investment (Privately held): 2008
Business:A leading precision engineering solutions provider with multi-disciplinary competencies in the areas of fastening systems, stamped, cold forged, and machined metal components, plastics optics, and surface treatment technology. Unisteel serves a diverse range of customers in the hard disk drive, mobile telecommunications, consumer electronics, industrial, and automotive sectors. The Unisteel group has manufacturing facilities in Singapore, Malaysia, and the People's Republic of China.

Van Gansewinkel Groep bv

Van Gansewinkel Groep bv
HQ: Rotterdam, The Netherlands
2009 Revenue: €1,1 billion
Employees: 5,780
Chairman: Reinhard Gorenflos
CEO: Ruud Sondag
Year of Investment(Privately held): 2006
Business: Largest waste management company in the Netherlands.

Visant Corporation

Visant Corporation
HQ: Armonk, NY
2009 Revenue: $1,255.3 million
Employees: 5,250
Chairman & CEO: Marc L. Reisch
Year of Investment (Privately held): 2004
Business: A leading marketing and publishing services enterprise servicing the school affinity, direct marketing, fragrance and cosmetics sampling, and educational and trade publishing segments.

WILD

Wild
HQ: Zug, Switzerland; (main operating locations: Heidelberg, Germany ; Erlanger, USA)
2009 Revenue: N/A
Employees: 1,900
Chairman & CEO : Michael H. Ponder
Year of Investment(Privately held): 2010
Business: The world's leading private producer of natural ingredients for the food and beverage industry.

Yageo Corporation

Yageo Corporation
HQ: Taipei, Taiwan
2009 Revenue:NT$19,129.9 million
Employees: 9,313
Chairman: Pierre T.M. Chen
CEO:Pierre T.M. Chen
TAIEX: 2327
Year of Investment: 2007
Business: A world-class provider of passive-component services with capabilities on a global scale, including production and sales facilities in Asia, Europe, and the Americas.

Zhone Technologies, Inc.

Zhone Technologies, Inc.
HQ: Oakland, CA
2009 Revenue: $126 million
Employees: 334
Chairman & CEO: Mory Ejabat
Nasdaq: ZHNE
Year of Investment: 1999
Business: Designs and manufactures network equipment for telephone companies and cable operators worldwide to deliver a rich array of voice, data, video, and entertainment services.