THL Partners Investment Firm

American Media, Inc.

Boca Raton, FL
2006 Revenue: $474 million*
CEO: David J. Pecker
Year of Investment: 2003
Leading publisher in the fields of weekly celebrity journalism and health and fitness magazines.
www.americanmediainc.com
*(fiscal year end of March 31, 2007)

Aramark Corporation

Philadelphia, PA
2007 Revenue:  $12.4 billion*
CEO: Joseph Neubauer
Year of Investment: 2007
Leader in professional services, providing award-winning food services, facilities management, and uniform and career apparel to healthcare institutions, universities and school districts, stadiums and arenas, businesses and government departments and agencies worldwide.
www.aramark.com
*(fiscal year end of September 28, 2007)

Ariel Holdings

Hamilton, Bermuda
2007 Revenue: $378 million
CEO: Donald Kramer
Year of Investment: 2005
Bermuda-based insurance company focused on emerging opportunities in the worldwide property casualty insurance market.
www.arielre.com

Ceridian Corporation

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Minneapolis, MN
2007 Revenue: $1.7 billion
CEO: Kathryn Marinello
Year of Investment: 2007
Major provider of outsourced processing services through two principal business segments, Human Resource Solutions and Comdata.
www.ceridian.com

Cumulus Media Partners

Atlanta, GA
CEO: Lewis W. Dickey, Jr.
Year of Investment: 2006
Largest privately-owned radio broadcasting company in the United States.
www.cumulus.com

Dunkin' Brands

Canton, MA
CEO: Jon Luther
Year of Investment: 2006
Premier quick service restaurant franchisor with a leading position in the coffee and ice cream segments of the QSR category through its Dunkin' Donuts and Baskin-Robbins brands.
www.dunkinbrands.com

Fidelity National Information Services

Jacksonville, FL
2007 Revenue: $5.1 Billion*
CEO: Lee A. Kennedy
Year of Investment: 2005
Leading provider of technology solutions, processing services, information services and payment and risk management services to primarily financial institutions.
www.fidelityinfoservices.com
*(pro forma for eFunds acquisition)

Grupo Corporativo Ono

Madrid, Spain
2007 Revenue: €1.6 billion
CEO: Eugenio Galdon
Year of Investment: 2005
Leading cable provider of telephony, broadband Internet and Pay TV services in Spain.
www.ono.es

Hawkeye Energy Holdings

Ames, IA
CEO: Bruce Rastetter
Year of Investment: 2006
Fourth largest ethanol producer in the United States based on production capacity of 215 MMGPY.
www.hawkrenew.com

Michael Foods

Minnetonka, MN
2007 Revenue: $1.5 billion
CEO: David S. Johnson
Year of Investment: 2003
Diversified producer and distributor of value-added egg and potato products to the foodservice, retail and industrial ingredient markets.
www.michaelfoods.com

MoneyGram International, Inc.

MoneyGram International

Minneapolis, MN
2007 Revenue: $1.3 billion*
CEO: Philip W. Milne
Year of Investment: 2008
Leading global payment services company providing money transfer and other payment services through more than 150,000 locations in 180 countries and territories.
www.moneygram.com
* (excluding net securities losses)

The Nielsen Company

New York, NY and Haarlem, The Netherlands
2007 Revenue: $4.7 billion
CEO: David Calhoun
Year of Investment: 2006
Leading global information and media company providing essential marketing and media measurement information, analytics and industry expertise to customers worldwide.
www.nielsen.com

Nortek

Providence, RI
2007 Revenue: $2.4 billion
CEO: Richard L. Bready
Year of Investment: 2004
Leading diversified manufacturer of innovative, branded residential and commercial products, operating in residential ventilation, home technology and air conditioning and heating markets.
www.nortek-inc.com

Progressive Moulded Products

Concord, Ontario, Canada
CEO: Daniel Thiffault
Year of Investment: 2004
Leading automotive plastic interior subsystem supplier in North America.

Sedgwick CMS

Memphis, TN
2007 Revenue: $660 million
CEO:  David A. North
Year of Investment: 2006
Leading provider of outsourced claims and productivity management solutions to major employers specializing in workers compensation, disability and liability claims.
www.sedgwickcms.com

Simmons

Atlanta, GA
2007 Net Revenue:  $1.1 billion
CEO: Charles Eitel
Year of Investment: 2003
Leading manufacturer and distributor of premium branded bedding products under brand names including Simmons® and Beautyrest®.
www.simmons.com

Spectrum Brands

Atlanta, GA
2007 Revenue: $2.7 billion*
CEO: Kent J. Hussey
Year of Investment: 1999
Global consumer products company and a leading supplier of batteries, lawn and garden care products, specialty pet supplies and shaving and grooming products.
www.spectrumbrands.com
*(fiscal year end of September 30, 2007; includes Home and Garden Business)

Univision

Los Angeles, CA
2007 Revenue: $2.1 billion
CEO: Joe Uva
Year of Investment: 2007
The leading Spanish-language media company in the U.S., with #1 market positions in each of its key business segments: Television, Radio, and Internet.
www.univision.net

Vertis

Baltimore, MD
2007 Revenue: $1.4 billion
CEO: Michael DuBose 
Year of Investment: 1999
Leader in full-service targeted advertising and marketing solutions focused primarily on newspaper inserts, direct mail, digital imaging and content management.
www.vertisinc.com

Warner Chilcott

Rockaway, New Jersey
2007 Revenue: $900 million
CEO: Roger M. Boissonneault
Year of Investment: 2005
Leading specialty pharmaceutical company focused on marketing, developing and manufacturing branded prescription pharmaceutical products in women’s health and dermatology.
www.warnerchilcott.com

Warner Music Group

New York, NY
2007 Revenue: $3.4 billion*
CEO: Edgar Bronfman Jr.
Year of Investment: 2004
Third-largest recorded music and third-largest music publishing company in the world.
www.wmg.com
*(fiscal year end of September 30, 2007)

 

West Corporation

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

Omaha, NE
2007 Revenue: $2.1 billion
CEO:  Thomas B. Barker
Year of Investment: 2006
Leading provider of outsourced communication solutions to many of the world's largest companies, organizations and government agencies.
www.west.com