Current 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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Avago Technologies Limited
2007 Revenue: $1.55 billion *
Employees: 3,610
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 October 31, 2007
Bharti Infratel Limited
2007 Revenue: None, newly formed company in 2008.
Employees: 416
Chairman: Sunil Bharti Mittal
CEO: Akhil Gupta
Year of Investment (Privately held): 2008
Business: Is a newly formed company created by the 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.
2007 Revenue: $2.1 billion *
Employees: 6,772
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, 2007
BIS Industries Limited

2007 Revenue: A$432 million
Employees: 1,275
Chairman: Mark Luby
CEO: Chris Berkefeld
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.
Dollar General Corporation
2007 Revenue: $9.5 billion
Employees: 69,000
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.
Duales System Deutschland AG
2007 Revenue: €947 million
Employees: 274
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.
Energy Future Holdings Corp.
2007 Revenue: $8.1 billion
Employees: 7,262
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
2007 Revenue: $8.8 billion
Employees: 29,000
Chairman & CEO: Michael D. Capellas
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.
Harmon International Industries, Incorporated
2007 Revenue: $3.8 billion
Employees: 11,688
Chairman: Dr. Sidney Harman
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, 2007)
HCA Inc.
2007 Revenue: $26.9 billion
Employees: 186,000
Chairman & CEO: Jack O. Bovender, Jr.
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.
Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
2007 Revenue: $65 million
Employees: 405
Chairman: Bruce C. Cozadd
CEO: Samuel Saks, M.D.
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.
Laureate Education, Inc.
2007 Revenue: $1.4 billion
Employees: 29,900
Chairman & CEO: Douglas L. Becker
Year of Investment (Privately held): 2007
Business: Leading provider of for-profit post-secondary education in 16 countries worldwide, serving more than 240,000 students through campus-based universities located in Latin America, Europe, and Asia, and through online universities based in the U.S.
Legg Mason, Inc.
2007 Revenue: $4.3 billion
Employees: 4,030
Chairman: Raymond A. “Chip” Mason
CEO: Mark R. Fetting
Year of Investment: 2008
Business: A global asset management firm with nearly $1 trillion in assets under management. Through its domestic and international subsidiaries, the firm serves the institutional, mutual fund, and wealth management markets.
Legrand Holdings S.A.
2007 Revenue: €4.1 billion
Employees: 33,656
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.
Masonite International Corporation
2007 Revenue: $2.2 billion
Employees: 10,863
Chairman: Kenneth W. Freeman
CEO: Frederick Lynch
Year of Investment (Privately held): 2005
Business: Leading global manufacturer of doors and door components, with 82 facilities in 18 countries across North America, Europe, South America, Asia, and Africa.
MedCath Corporation
2007 Revenue: $706 million
Employees: 3,805
Chairman: John T. Casey
President & CEO: O. Edwin French
NASDAQ: MDTH
Year of Investment: 1998
Business: Provides cardiology and cardiovascular services through the development, operation, and management of heart hospitals and other specialized cardiac care facilities, and provides consulting services to physicians.
MMI Holdings Limited
2007 Revenue: $545 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.
The Nielsen Company B.V.
2007 Revenue: $4.7 billion
Employees: 34,577
Chairman & CEO: David L. Calhoun
Year of Investment (Privately held): 2006
Business: A global information and media company active in over 100 countries, with leading market positions and recognized brands in marketing information (ACNielsen), media information (Nielsen Media Research), business publications (Billboard, The Hollywood Reporter, Adweek) and trade shows.
NuVox, Inc.
2007 Revenue: $535 million
Employees: 1,761
Chairman: David L. Solomon
CEO: James W. Akerhielm
Year of Investment (Privately held): 2000
Business: Integrated Communications Provider (ICP) offering a comprehensive selection of voice, data, and security solutions to business customers in 16 states across the Southeast and Midwest.
NXP B.V.
2007 Revenue: €4.6 billion
Employees: 37,627
Chairman: Sir Peter Bonfield
President & CEO: Richard L. Clemmer
Year of Investment (Privately held): 2006
Business: Creates semiconductors, system solutions, and software that deliver better sensory experiences in mobile phones, personal media players, TVs, set-top boxes, identification applications, cars, and a wide range of other electronic devices.
PagesJaunes Groupe S.A.
2007 Revenue: €1.2 billion
Employees: 4,640
Chairman: Jacques Garaïalde
CEO: Michel Datchary
Euronext Paris: PAJ
Year of Investment: 2006
Business: The leading directories and Internet local search portal in France — with smaller directory operations in Spain, Morocco, and Luxembourg.
PRIMEDIA Inc.
2007 Revenue: $326 million
Employees: 1,095
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, auto, and home industries.
ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG
2007 Revenue: €3.2 billion
Employees: 5,943
Chairman: Goetz Maeuser
CEO: Guillaume de Posch
Year of Investment: 2007
Business: One of the largest and most successful pan-European broadcasting groups with 26 commercial TV stations, 24 premium Pay TV channels, and 22 radio networks.
*(pro forma calculation after acquisition of SBS Broadcasting Group in July 2007)
Rockwood Holdings, Inc.
2007 Revenue: $3.1 billion
Employees: 9,525
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.
Sealy Corporation
2007 Revenue: $1.7 billion
Employees: 6,099
Chairman: Paul J. Norris
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.
Seven Media Group
2007 Revenue: A$1.1 billion *
Employees: 2,880
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 FY07 period ended June 30, 2007
Tarkett S.A.
2007 Revenue: €2.1 billion
Employees: 8,856
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, and North America.
TDC A/S
2007 Revenue: DKK 39.3 billion
Employees: 17,390
Chairman: Vagn Sorensen
President & CEO: Jens Alder
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.
2007 Revenue: $1.85 billion RMB
Employees: 3,000
Chairman and CEO: Dr. Xiao Jiaxiang
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.
2007 Revenue: $13.7 billion
Employees: 72,000
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.
U.S. Foodservice, Inc.
2007 Revenue: $20.2 billion
Employees: 27,163
Chairman: Charlie Banks
CEO: Robert Aiken
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
2007 Revenue: S$274.8 million
Employees: 2,700
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.
Yageo Corporation
2007 Revenue: NT$22.4 billion
Employees: 9,750
Chairman: Pierre T.M. Chen
CEO: David J.L. Huang
TAIEX: 2327
Year of Investment: 2007
Business: A worldclass 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.
2007 Revenue: $175 million
Employees: 461
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.
Hospital Corporation of America
HCA is the largest and most diversified investor-owned health care services provider in the U.S. with hospitals and freestanding surgery centers in 20 states and the United Kingdom.
Year of Investment (Privately held): 2006
















































